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@nostupidquestions How do I fix this in yt-dlp?
yt-dlp -S youtube-link always downloads 360p videos but not on newly downloaded videos even when those same videos download best video quality via command yt-dlp link. I have ffmpeg. Does yt-dlp have a history I can clear or a config reset because I can't make sense of this regression happening otherwise since it's not due to updates.

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[–] A32topsL@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Just use yt-dlp.exe url.

Also, there's a dedicated youtube-dl Community, with the Mods with the same names as in Reddit's counterpart, so it's likely them too: !youtubedl@lemm.ee

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That comm looks abandoned? Last post was 9mo ago.

[–] A32topsL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Well, they'll probably see it. I think Lemmy users should post there too to trigger them. The Reddit counterpart Mods with those same names are active in the Subreddit counterpart, not just by Mod activity but they're actually knowledgeable of yt-dlp usage and other programs like Python, and they actually answer/reply there. So hopefully the Lemmy counterpart becomes active too, like at least cross post.

[–] Reshirams_Rad_Slam@mastodo.neoliber.al 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@A32topsL That doesn't download av1 by default no? I've also downloaded some of the videos before with no problems

[–] A32topsL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Ah, alright. Try yt-dlp.exe -S vcodec:av01. Note however, not all YouTube videos have AV1 counterparts, and then other sites use different code for AV1, so I'm not sure if the command would always work for other non-YT sites.

[–] Reshirams_Rad_Slam@mastodo.neoliber.al 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@A32topsL Still forced 360p. I've already added screenshots. Seems -S is the culprit.

[–] A32topsL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
  1. Alright, I checked your screenshot, your results have no single AV1.
  2. Your -S "codec" seems to be not working as you intended anymore. Sometimes the ranking changes too through time, so you must update your command line. Happened to me too before. For example, use -S vcodec:av01. Again, don't forget, your results have no single AV1, hence no AV1 could be downloaded.

@A32topsL I use -S "codec" to download av1 then failing that vp9..... but seems to be impossible now :(

[–] A32topsL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So far works for me. For example Joshua vs Dubois highlight:

yt-dlp.exe -S vcodec:av01 -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZJCDbszAE4

244     webm  854x480     25    │   17.02MiB  689k https │ vp09.00.30.08  689k video only          480p, webm_dash
609     mp4   1280x720    25    │ ~ 43.08MiB 1746k m3u8  │ vp09.00.31.08 1746k video only
247     webm  1280x720    25    │   30.53MiB 1236k https │ vp09.00.31.08 1236k video only          720p, webm_dash
614     mp4   1920x1080   25    │ ~ 70.25MiB 2847k m3u8  │ vp09.00.40.08 2847k video only
616     mp4   1920x1080   25    │ ~143.88MiB 5831k m3u8  │ vp09.00.40.08 5831k video only          Premium
248     webm  1920x1080   25    │   58.60MiB 2372k https │ vp09.00.40.08 2372k video only          1080p, webm_dash
394     mp4   256x144     25    │    1.70MiB   69k https │ av01.0.00M.08   69k video only          144p, mp4_dash
395     mp4   426x240     25    │    3.96MiB  160k https │ av01.0.00M.08  160k video only          240p, mp4_dash
396     mp4   640x360     25    │    7.51MiB  304k https │ av01.0.01M.08  304k video only          360p, mp4_dash
397     mp4   854x480     25    │   13.14MiB  532k https │ av01.0.04M.08  532k video only          480p, mp4_dash
398     mp4   1280x720    25    │   23.01MiB  931k https │ av01.0.05M.08  931k video only          720p, mp4_dash
399     mp4   1920x1080   25    │   43.07MiB 1743k https │ av01.0.08M.08 1743k video only          1080p, mp4_dash

As you can see, the bottom are 399, 398, 397, 396, etc., all AV1 formats. Last is 399 which is 1080p. The last on the list is the one would be downloaded, especially if you have FFmpeg.

[–] Reshirams_Rad_Slam@mastodo.neoliber.al 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

@A32topsL Yeah but for most other videos they download the best but for some God-given already downloaded videos it forces 360p (my commandline)

[–] onTerryO@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Do you have ffmpeg installed?

[–] mumblerfish@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I forget the flags, but I think you can list all formats with the -F, then select the ones you want be downloaded using the id number and the flag -f. and use a + if you want ffmpeg to merge an audio and video track together. Would that help?