yt-dlp file formatting

[Jay123210599]

How do I get yt-dlp to download videos in mp4 or other video file formats?

[Tom Saurus]

You find a YouTube video url and you launch yt-dlp.

Type the following:

yt-dlp -F video url
press enter
you will see a list of resolutions
For a test 360p video you could type the following:

yt-dlp -f "18" video url
press enter
After the download is finished check your folder and test the video.

[Jay123210599]

You find a YouTube video url and you launch yt-dlp.

Type the following:

yt-dlp -F video url
press enter
you will see a list of resolutions
For a test 360p video you could type the following:

yt-dlp -f "18" video url
press enter
After the download is finished check your folder and test the video.

What about playlists?

[lomero]

maybe you could use google for these simple answers

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

maybe you could use google for these simple answers

He appears to be a serial time waster and has already been pointed to yt-dlp documentation. https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/412409-Batch-Download-Videos-from-Streaming-Websites#post2713302

[Karoolus]

maybe you could use google for these simple answers

He appears to be a serial time waster and has already been pointed to yt-dlp documentation. https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/412409-Batch-Download-Videos-from-Streaming-Websites#post2713302

Serial time waster? I need to write that one down

[Tom Saurus]

How to download Playlists:

Just find the url for the Playlist and use the -F command to displays resolutions as you do a single file. Then decide on your resolution and do as you did for a single file. There are other options and you need to read what you can at the yt-dlp Github page which you can find a link to going to the Tool Section here and finding YT-DLP and chose "visit develper's website".

You need to practice and keep a document of things you learn. Some things you eventually memorize but I find it good to have a word document as I copy and paste a fair bit into yt-dlp

Have you had success on a single file yet? There is more things to learn about selecting resolutions but you need to master some basics and please give us a progress report.