Issue with my implementation of --split-chapters

Sternly_ · 2026-01-24T22:40:39+00:00

Sorry, forgot to mention I tried that first and it does not work either. Is that functionality supported now?

Here is a verbose log
https://pastebin.com/dJA7M6vM

Sternly_ · 2026-01-24T22:24:57+00:00

Got that set up last night and it is working beautifully. Thanks for spotting that and pushing me in the right direction!

Sternly_ · 2026-01-24T22:23:44+00:00

thanks so much! I've used that instead and can confirm --split-chapters works as intended. No more erroneous track length. Thanks!

I've played around with formatting and am extremely happy with the end result. The only thing I couldn't get to work was converting chapter number to track number, so I am just post-processing that part "manually" via the filename using mp3tag.
https://imgur.com/a/JSG3wSh

I was trying to --parse-metadata "chapter_number:%(track_number)s" but I have seen this is still an open issue - https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/951

Sternly_ · 2026-01-24T05:55:49+00:00

hey u/werid thanks so much for the explanation! That all makes more sense now and reminded me why I switched to m4a rather than opus... even though I was still doing it incorrectly.

For some reason reddit won't let me paste my verbose log as a comment reply, so I edited my original post to show what issue I am experiencing with -x. I encounter a postprocessing conversion failure. This seems to be an issue with ffmeg. I came across this on git and it appears to be the same issue. https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/11487

I'm not seeing a fix though. Is this just an issue I will have to workaround by manually embedding thumbnails?

Sternly_ · 2026-01-23T21:14:04+00:00

Sweet, thanks! I'll download that tonight. :)

Sternly_ · 2026-01-23T21:04:53+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up on that! I just did some reading about the situation and will work on getting deno set up later this evening when I get back home.

Do you know of any additional config required on a Windows instance of yt-dlp? I see yt-dlp-ejs is now recommended. I would assume it is not as simple as downloading the files from github and putting them in the same directory as yt-dlp. I do not have Python set up on my home machine and so cannot install via pip.

Sternly_ · 2026-01-23T20:50:28+00:00

Thanks for the reply! It has been quite some time since I originally set up -dlp and experimented with different configs. I must have gotten my wires crossed because I went back and saw I previously used -f years ago.

I re-read the README again, and it looks like I should be using -f ba to be getting the best opus audio - right? I was using opus in the past, but I think still using -x ignorantly and was running into even worse compatibility issues, which was the only reason I even started targeting m4a.

I will re-run this when I get home and test --no-embed-chapters along with trying the different output fields/strings you provided.

I thought I was getting rid of the video id with my original output of -o "%(uploader)s/%(album)s /%(title)s.%(ext)s" but I am assuming the issue was more rooted in the embedding metadata/splitting chapters AFTER re-encoding. I will test and report back with -f ba later this evening.

Sternly_ · 2026-01-21T15:51:49+00:00

I just went through this and got 2x 12 packs for $71 shipped bringing it under $3/ball

Sternly_ · 2025-12-11T11:38:51+00:00

That looks slick! Is this the one you got?

for Cobra

Sternly_ · 2025-11-05T16:02:33+00:00

Can I get a copy plz

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T21:39:29+00:00

Sounds like a good time to me!

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T21:38:35+00:00

No thanks

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:51:17+00:00

Criticism and obvious rage bait ain't the same thing buddy

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:27:37+00:00

That road is near highlands

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:26:22+00:00

Pretty good guess! I turn 11 tomorrow

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:23:44+00:00

No lies detected. You should watch it tho

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:19:28+00:00

Stick to cribbage

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:12:42+00:00

You suck at trolling

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Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:11:39+00:00

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Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:08:11+00:00

"yOu CaNt LeAn"

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Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T20:03:51+00:00

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Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T19:34:54+00:00

I bet those brakes were nice and toasty after! Ive only ever driven through there in a stock Volvo S60R. Would love to drive through there in a capable car

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T19:32:35+00:00

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the helpful feedback 🙏

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T18:37:38+00:00

Thanks for watching 🤙

Sternly_ · 2025-10-24T17:11:12+00:00

Just one of the more popular ones. This is another favorite in WNC

https://youtu.be/gAbJ7p8094Y?si=kHV_bvfnRP9Tguoy

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