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ytdl: Simple wrapper to yt-dlp with only a subset of options. (github.com)

submitted 6 months ago by thingsiplay@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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ytdl is a small script for Linux as an alternative interface to yt-dlp (which itself is a fork from youtube-dl, to download YouTube videos). My goal is to make some of its functionality a bit more accessible for the daily usage. This includes predefined settings and narrowing it down to options I care most about.

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[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

All I do is

For 360p, yt-dlp -f 134+250 URL

For 720p, yt-dlp -f 136+250 URL

If I want the maximum audio quality that YouTube never makes available, change 250 to 251.

This gives me AV1 encoded video stream with OPUS 64kbps audio (or 128kbps for code 251). Anything beyond 720p encoded by Google is usually a waste, unless there is some specific reason you need 1080 or 2K marginally better resolution increase. The VMAF cutoff for YouTube encoded videos is optimal around 720p AV1.

If I need to ensure whatever I am downloading works on some TV via a USB pendrive, instead of AV1, I will select the VP9 video stream (243 or 247 codes). Verifying quickly via yt-dlp -F URL helps.