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What is the -f "(137/136)+(141/140)" format option for youtube-dl doing? Could you elaborate on that part?

jjdb
– jjdb

2017-05-31 06:07:38 +00:00
Commented May 31, 2017 at 6:07
@jjdb the man/help page will tell you all about -f but but basically its selecting the mp4 format from the youtube API. ( see "Comparison of YouTube media encoding options " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube#Quality_and_formats )

user1133275
– user1133275

2017-05-31 20:35:16 +00:00
Commented May 31, 2017 at 20:35
Still, the code is cryptic to me. And also: As far as I understand it, your proposal essentially involves a download that has to be removed later. So it is not actually a streaming solution, is it?

jjdb
– jjdb

2017-06-02 05:26:36 +00:00
Commented Jun 2, 2017 at 5:26
@jjdb clearly my answer offers both options, obviously if streaming is unreliable a more stable cache can be used and can be scripted to automatically remove the file when done.

user1133275
– user1133275

2017-06-02 20:10:11 +00:00
Commented Jun 2, 2017 at 20:10
Well, it is not really a streaming solution, as I have to wait for the whole video to be downloaded in order to be able to play it correctly: with mpv, audio does not work properly.

jjdb
– jjdb

2017-06-02 21:34:10 +00:00
Commented Jun 2, 2017 at 21:34

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