[Reddit video] Defaults to less than best quality

[Fironet]

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['-o', 'N:\\Videos\\%(title)s [%(uploader)s, %(extractor)s].%(ext)s', '--console-title', '--no-mtim
e']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/739xm8/myself_at_the_local_ditch_spot/', '-
v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.10.01
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-8.1-6.3.9600
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-81592-g2793ebd, ffprobe N-81592-g2793ebd, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[RedditR] 739xm8: Downloading JSON metadata
[Reddit] u6l3tkxbdvoz: Downloading m3u8 information
[Reddit] u6l3tkxbdvoz: Downloading MPD manifest
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://v.redd.it/u6l3tkxbdvoz/DASH_600_K'
[download] Destination: N:\Videos\Myself at the local ditch spot [lukiegstring, Reddit].fdash-VIDEO-4.mp4
[download] 100% of 520.54KiB in 00:00
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://v.redd.it/u6l3tkxbdvoz/audio'
[download] Destination: N:\Videos\Myself at the local ditch spot [lukiegstring, Reddit].fdash-AUDIO-1.m4a
[download] 100% of 103.87KiB in 00:00
[ffmpeg] Merging formats into "N:\Videos\Myself at the local ditch spot [lukiegstring, Reddit].mp4"
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffmpeg -y -i "file:N:\Videos\Myself at the local ditch spot [lukiegstring, Reddit].fdash-VI
DEO-4.mp4" -i "file:N:\Videos\Myself at the local ditch spot [lukiegstring, Reddit].fdash-AUDIO-1.m4a" -c copy -map "0:v
:0" -map "1:a:0" "file:N:\Videos\Myself at the local ditch spot [lukiegstring, Reddit].temp.mp4"
Deleting original file N:\Videos\Myself at the local ditch spot [lukiegstring, Reddit].fdash-VIDEO-4.mp4 (pass -k to kee
p)
Deleting original file N:\Videos\Myself at the local ditch spot [lukiegstring, Reddit].fdash-AUDIO-1.m4a (pass -k to kee
p)

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While attempting to save this Reddit-hosted video youtube-dl didn't default to the highest quality video when using youtube-dl <url>, instead defaulting to downloading the 240x240 resolution (dash-VIDEO-4) when the best available quality is 720x720 (dash-VIDEO-3). See below results of -F.

Tested with another video—this time 16:9 ratio—and it too was downloaded at the lower resolution.

[info] Available formats for u6l3tkxbdvoz:
format code      extension  resolution note
audio-0-Default  mp4        audio only
audio-1-Default  mp4        audio only
hls-2020         mp4        432x432    2020k , avc1.4d001e, video only
hls-3082         mp4        640x640    3082k , avc1.4d001f, video only
hls-1060         mp4        320x320    1060k , avc1.42001e, video only
hls-957          mp4        320x320     957k , avc1.42001e, video only
hls-80           mp4        audio only   80k , mp4a.40.5
dash-VIDEO-1     mp4        480x480    DASH video 2614k , avc1.4d401f, 30fps, video only
dash-VIDEO-2     mp4        360x360    DASH video 1334k , avc1.4d401e, 30fps, video only
dash-VIDEO-3     mp4        720x720    DASH video 5160k , avc1.4d401f, 30fps, video only
dash-VIDEO-4     mp4        240x240    DASH video  669k , avc1.4d401e, 30fps, video only
dash-AUDIO-1     m4a        audio only DASH audio  131k , mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz) (best)

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[Fironet]

@dstftw any clarification why this issue was closed? Is it due to youtube-dl having some fixed method of detecting the best quality that can't be tweaked per-site?

[jaykay12]

@Fironet Issue has been resolved..!!
It will be present in the next release version of youtube-dl.

Follow these commands, if you want to check the status now:
git clone https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl.git
cd youtube-dl
python -m youtube_dl <YOUR_DESIRED_REDDIT_LINK> --verbose

Your Video will be downloaded in the best quality available 👍

[Fironet]

@jaykay12 ah, cheers!