@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.

  • Arc🌰@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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: [email protected]

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        3 months 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.

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        3 months ago

        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.