How to know the resolution of a video ?

[Zacki]

Hello,

i don't want to download a video, i just want to know the resolution of a video so i can know if a video on a streaming service is in 1080p.
I see on the website "Just Watch" that it is indicated that the show "Beverly Hills 90210" is in HD on paramount +.
But even if the quality of the video is good, i have some doubt about the fact it's 1080p quality. So i would like to check but i have no idea how to find this information. Usually i see that on the m3u8 file but there is no m3u8 on paramount +.

If anyone can help me.
Thank you.

[[ss]vegeta]

Usually i see that on the m3u8 file but there is no m3u8 on paramount +.

Is there mpd/manifest?
The information might be there!

[Zacki]

There is a mpd :

https://secure-dcr.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/gn?prd=dcr&ci=us-700144&ch=us-700144_c01_P...370&rnd=251619



but nothing happen when i click on this link :/

[lomero]

with

yt-dlp -F https://mpd

you get a full list of available video and audio format

[Zacki]

with

yt-dlp -F https://mpd

you get a full list of available video and audio format

I have to put this on my terminal (i am on mac) ? Because i tried and nothing happened

[[ss]vegeta]

There is a mpd :
but nothing happen when i click on this link :/

Try to see the response of that in developer tools -> network

[Zacki]

There is a mpd :
but nothing happen when i click on this link :/

Try to see the response of that in developer tools -> network

Sadly there is nothing.

[Sorenb]

Hello,

i don't want to download a video, i just want to know the resolution of a video so i can know if a video on a streaming service is in 1080p.
I see on the website "Just Watch" that it is indicated that the show "Beverly Hills 90210" is in HD on paramount +.
But even if the quality of the video is good, i have some doubt about the fact it's 1080p quality. So i would like to check but i have no idea how to find this information. Usually i see that on the m3u8 file but there is no m3u8 on paramount +.

If anyone can help me.
Thank you.

You're gonna need to post the main url and not the mpd. In relation to the quality, even the mpd will not help you, it may show a video stream with 1080p, but like many other streamers hosting pre-HD content that could simply be an upscale, and likely not a very good one. You'll need other tools to find out the bitrate and res of an online stream, downloaded it's easy with mediainfo (or similar apps using the same backend.)
In other words, the mpd isn't gonna help you here for what you want to find out with you condition of "i don't want to download a video" you're gonna have to play it on the service and see for yourself, or go to a Beverly Hills 90210 forum (I'm sure there are such things.) and ask there if Paramount+ are streaming at 1080p

[Zacki]

You're gonna need to post the main url and not the mpd.

The main url is :
https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/beverly-hills-90210/video/1C54FFD7-9365-67DF-2097-...0-laying-pipe/

If i understand, to use mediainfo, i need to download the video ? I can't use mediainfo with just the url, right ?

[Anonymous84]

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[Sorenb]

You're gonna need to post the main url and not the mpd.

The main url is :
https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/beverly-hills-90210/video/1C54FFD7-9365-67DF-2097-...0-laying-pipe/

If i understand, to use mediainfo, i need to download the video ? I can't use mediainfo with just the url, right ?

Yep, mediainfo needs the file downloaded. So, unless someone can give you the name of a tool which can check stream resolution and bitrate (i'm sure one exists, whether it'll work on encrypted content is a different story.) You'll need to find out elsewhere.

[Zacki]

To OP:
I very much doubt it is in HD, even Amazon doesn't sell this tv series on Blu-Rays, best what they have is "complete collection" on DVDs.
I guess it's upscaled or only one season in HD.
I wouldn't see the point for old tv series to premiere in HD on streaming service than on Blu-Ray, unless this is soap opera with more than 1000 episodes.

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, is now in real 1080p on HBOMax, and not available on blu-ray (for example). Same with The Nanny and other shows.
For Beverly Hills 90210, the quality of the video is way better than the DVDs or the Amazon Prime files. But i have some doubt about being real 1080p. For example, i found the Sister Sister and Kenan & Kel rips on a website, coming from Paramount +, and the resolution is 1280x950 - so 720p.
Sadly, nobody got the good idea of uploading the Beverly Hills 90210 episodes, coming from Paramount +, online lol.

[[ss]vegeta]

Sadly, nobody got the good idea of uploading the Beverly Hills 90210 episodes, coming from Paramount +, online lol.

This is what I get with ytdlp from mpd in Chrome browser for S10E01

ID            EXT   RESOLUTION │   TBR PROTO │ VCODEC        VBR ACODEC      ABR     ASR MORE INFO
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
thumb_160x90  mhtml unknown    │       mhtml │ images                                    DASH storyboards (jpeg)
thumb_320x180 mhtml unknown    │       mhtml │ images                                    DASH storyboards (jpeg)
1             m4a              │  129k dash  │ audio only        mp4a.40.2  129k 48000Hz [en] DASH audio, m4a_dash
3             mp4   640x480    │  528k dash  │ avc1.640028  528k video only              DASH video, mp4_dash
7             mp4   720x544    │ 1047k dash  │ avc1.640028 1047k video only              DASH video, mp4_dash
6             mp4   720x544    │ 2022k dash  │ avc1.640028 2022k video only              DASH video, mp4_dash
4             mp4   720x544    │ 2836k dash  │ avc1.640028 2836k video only              DASH video, mp4_dash
5             mp4   720x544    │ 3911k dash  │ avc1.640028 3911k video only              DASH video, mp4_dash
2             mp4   720x544    │ 6010k dash  │ avc1.640028 6010k video only              DASH video, mp4_dash

Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media
Codec ID                                 : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size                                : 1.38 GiB
Duration                                 : 42 min 49 s
Overall bit rate                         : 4 611 kb/s
Writing application                      : Lavf58.45.100

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L4
Format settings                          : CABAC / 5 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames        : 5 frames
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 42 min 49 s
Bit rate                                 : 4 500 kb/s
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 544 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.479
Stream size                              : 1.34 GiB (97%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 155
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=8 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / stitchable=1 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=48 / keyint_min=4 / scenecut=0 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=48 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=4500 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=5400 / vbv_bufsize=4500 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Codec configuration box                  : avcC

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC LC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID                                 : mp4a-40-2
Duration                                 : 42 min 49 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 125 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate                               : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 38.2 MiB (3%)
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Alternate group                          : 1

Here's a sample
https://we.tl/t-6grhtALIuA
God knows what they did to this, there is some disturbing interlacing
https://forum.videohelp.com/images/imgfiles/Fr1yXJJ.jpg
I don't see HD being mentioned anywhere on P+

[Sorenb]

2 mp4 720x544 │ 6010k dash │ avc1.640028 6010k video only DASH video, mp4_dash

decent bitrate but it is a 540p. Better bitrate than the original sd analogue broadcast, and dvd copies. But that's about the only improvement it has over what's already out there.

but

1 m4a │ 129k dash │ audio only mp4a.40.2 129k 48000Hz [en] DASH audio, m4a_dash

Audio is shite compared to every other source re DVD

[Zacki]

Thank you so much [ss]vegeta !!!!

So it's not even 720p aha
I can't believe Kenan & Kel show got a 720p quality and not a big show like Beverly Hills lmao

God knows what they did to this, there is some disturbing interlacing
I don't see HD being mentioned anywhere on P+

Yes, i also noticed about the disturbing interlacing but the quality is better than the DVDs or any other version i can find anywhere else.

Not mentioned on P+, but on Just Watch.