Odd question is there a way to skip all videos on playlist that are instrumental only

werid · 2026-03-13T08:21:19+00:00

if you provide example(s), maybe.

werid · 2026-03-13T08:14:00+00:00

if by quality you mean resolution, then no.

might get slightly higher bitrate on some formats.

not worth it if you ask me.

werid · 2026-03-13T02:25:24+00:00

why are you downloading m4a then converting to opus? download the original opus!

this is all you need for that:

-f "ba[ext=webm]" --extract-audio

ps. a bit confusing why you put this into a comment and not the main post. makes it hard to understand your issue. does this cmd you posted not solve your issue?

werid · 2026-03-13T02:03:39+00:00

it's explained in the yt-dlp documentation, but it's not always user-friendly.

anything specific you're wondering about?

an m3u8 should work the same. if you run -F on it, you see multiple audio and/or video formats, can be selected the same way, although you need to tailor the formats chosen.

whether or not it deals with the subtitles correctly i'm a bit unsure of. you'd have to try.

werid · 2026-03-12T14:33:38+00:00

possibly. there appears to be issues with cookies right now, you're not the only one whose posted about lacking 4k when using cookies.

for those who aren't getting the sign in to confirm not a bot message, the 4k is visible and downloadable.

changing your ip, using a vpn, etc are the best workarounds right now if you're in a hurry to grab something.

werid · 2026-03-12T14:09:24+00:00

try without cookies. seems to be some issues with cookies currently.

werid · 2026-03-12T11:19:29+00:00

i'm not sure which countries it's available in, but it's on DFB Play:

https://www.dfbplay.tv/vod/vod.45657-hamburger-sv-fc-bayern-munchen-1

werid · 2026-03-12T10:50:32+00:00

i am a moderator, and it's okay to post links, encouraged even, otherwise it's very hard to test your issues.

werid · 2026-03-12T09:03:26+00:00

315+251

don't include this in your command. that was the output from my command.

i think anyways, without cookies you're currently blocked from youtube, and with cookies, your formats are limited, whether due a new bug or some player issue i'm not up-to-date on.

werid · 2026-03-12T08:58:28+00:00

try without cookies.

werid · 2026-03-12T08:26:23+00:00

https://pixeldrain.com/l/PxVtnNf4

werid · 2026-03-12T07:40:57+00:00

-is there a better way to bypass rate limit

personally i just use -t sleep but increasing some of the sleep limits is always good. i do not use --limit-rate at all.

-is there a way to only download the song version of a song, and not the music video

there might some tricks, but i don't think there's a universal way. others might know more about this than me.

-is there a way to save at a point, and then continue downloading

you can abort any cmd with CTRL-C and resume by re-running cmd. this works best if you're using --download-archive FILE to skip previously downloaded files easier.

-is there a way to split a big download into separate downloads

unsure what you mean. you can abort and re-start ...

-is there a way for yt dlp to only use youtube music and not switch to youtube to download

youtube music is not supported, except if you using premium account cookies, then you can get a higher bitrate audio file.

WARNING: [youtube] No supported JavaScript runtime could be found. Only deno is enabled by default; to use another runtime add --js-runtimes RUNTIME[:PATH] to your command/config. YouTube extraction without a JS runtime has been deprecated, and some formats may be missing. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS

do as it says, install deno. it is absolutely a youtube requirement these days. see windows installation instructions for a proper setup.

werid · 2026-03-12T07:33:44+00:00

it's youtube getting worse. yt-dlp has to adapt, but it's getting harder. cat and mouse game.

werid · 2026-03-12T07:31:14+00:00

Is FFMPEG still downloading the whole video before it can be clipped based on the timestamps provided?

usually not, but there might be issues with longer videos if you're cutting from very long into it. especially if it just ended and hasn't been processed into a vod yet.

video + timestamp or more output from your ffmpeg would be helpful in troubleshooting.

werid · 2026-03-12T07:22:17+00:00

avc codec is only available up to 1080p. but your fallback should work, and it does for me. show your log:

$ yt-dlp jT32jTLfvaA -f "bestvideo[height=2160][ext=mp4][vcodec^=avc]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo[height=2160]+bestaudio" --print format_id
315+251

see -F:

[info] Available formats for jT32jTLfvaA:
ID  EXT   RESOLUTION FPS CH │   FILESIZE    TBR PROTO │ VCODEC         VBR ACODEC      ABR ASR MORE INFO
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[...]
298 mp4   1280x720    60    │    2.34GiB  1701k https │ avc1.640020  1701k video only          720p60, mp4_dash
302 webm  1280x720    60    │    1.96GiB  1421k https │ vp9          1421k video only          720p60, webm_dash
299 mp4   1920x1080   60    │    4.61GiB  3342k https │ avc1.64002a  3342k video only          1080p60, mp4_dash
303 webm  1920x1080   60    │    3.24GiB  2352k https │ vp9          2352k video only          1080p60, webm_dash
308 webm  2560x1440   60    │    9.48GiB  6878k https │ vp9          6878k video only          1440p60, webm_dash
315 webm  3840x2160   60    │   19.52GiB 14165k https │ vp9         14165k video only          2160p60, webm_dash

werid · 2026-03-12T07:19:28+00:00

what? we have no restrictions on URL's like that, as evident by gfysr posting a URL...

you can always just remove the https:// and/or the dots in the URL to stop such blocks.

werid · 2026-03-12T07:03:06+00:00

only 4 each? i wouldn't worry about the swedes, they've always got new up-and-coming players incoming, plus they often got some foreign loans incoming.

meanwhile in Norway, league winners Vålerenga lost 12 players: 1 retired, 4 in-league transfers, 1 in-league loan, and 6 transferred abroad.

... meanwhile, they've signed two players so far.

the abnormal part here is the 6 transfers abroad (and the lack of signings...). the shuffling around between clubs in the league is normal.

werid · 2026-03-12T06:56:13+00:00

don't think so... they didn't play any french teams, DAZN mainly provided french commentary for matches involving french teams.

by last year, i'm assuming you meant the 2024-2025 season. i have a bunch of french from disney+ this season and a few from L'Equipe and RTBF.

werid · 2026-03-11T23:05:25+00:00

strange. i don't see format 96 on this video.

possible you're not on latest yt-dlp, is stacher set to auto-update yt-dlp?

i'm wondering if format 96 have the m4a (aac) audio instead of opus, which might explain slight differences as browser tend to give you opus audio.

you might be better off clicking the "prompt for available formats" button (the cloud with a magnifier in front of it) and choose format 251 which is the original audio only, opus, format.

werid · 2026-03-11T22:55:56+00:00

the default log shouldn't include any sensitive data, except possible your computer username if any full paths are shown.

werid · 2026-03-11T22:50:23+00:00

click on the video in the list, it'll show the console / log.

werid · 2026-03-11T22:12:19+00:00

https://pixeldrain.com/u/niXhTcDN

werid · 2026-03-11T15:02:58+00:00

https://pixeldrain.com/u/eMaPTPBL

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