[Youtube] Can not download vertical videos of 1080p or 4k for mp4 format

[sushipan]

From two week ago the youtube-dl can not download 2160x3840 or 1080x1920 mp4 format,but webm format is available , who can help me ?

This is the log

[root@host ~]# youtube-dl --update
Updating to version 2018.01.14 ...
Updated youtube-dl. Restart youtube-dl to use the new version.
[root@host ~]# youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45TbbVa-12Y
[youtube] 45TbbVa-12Y: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 45TbbVa-12Y: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] 45TbbVa-12Y: Extracting video information
[info] Available formats for 45TbbVa-12Y:
format code extension resolution note
249 webm audio only DASH audio 60k , opus @ 50k, 1.22MiB
250 webm audio only DASH audio 80k , opus @ 70k, 1.61MiB
140 m4a audio only DASH audio 128k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2@128k, 3.11MiB
171 webm audio only DASH audio 139k , vorbis@128k, 3.06MiB
251 webm audio only DASH audio 159k , opus @160k, 3.16MiB
160 mp4 82x144 144p 38k , avc1.4d500b, 24fps, video only, 910.35KiB
278 webm 82x144 144p 43k , webm container, vp9, 24fps, video only, 909.39KiB
133 mp4 136x240 144p 81k , avc1.4d400c, 24fps, video only, 1.94MiB
242 webm 136x240 144p 91k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 1.90MiB
243 webm 202x360 240p 162k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 3.41MiB
134 mp4 202x360 240p 204k , avc1.4d400d, 24fps, video only, 4.89MiB
244 webm 270x480 240p 293k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 6.18MiB
135 mp4 270x480 240p 376k , avc1.4d4015, 24fps, video only, 8.97MiB
247 webm 406x720 360p 531k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 11.89MiB
136 mp4 406x720 360p 749k , avc1.4d401e, 24fps, video only, 17.89MiB
248 webm 608x1080 480p 925k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 20.88MiB
137 mp4 608x1080 480p 1408k , avc1.64001f, 24fps, video only, 33.37MiB
271 webm 810x1440 720p 2875k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 67.61MiB
264 mp4 810x1440 720p 3364k , avc1.640020, 24fps, video only, 79.16MiB
313 webm 1216x2160 1080p 5602k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 133.66MiB
272 webm 2160x3840 2160p 8246k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 141.98MiB
17 3gp 176x144 small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2@ 24k
36 3gp 136x240 small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2
18 mp4 202x360 small , avc1.42001E, mp4a.40.2@ 96k
43 webm 640x360 medium , vp8.0, vorbis@128k
22 mp4 406x720 medium , avc1.64001F, mp4a.40.2@192k (best)

[Hrxn]

It's entirely possible (for newer videos, for example) that YouTube does not provide all resolutions in all formats. Not that surprising that they prefer their own formats (VP9, WEBM).

[dstftw]

mp4 higher than 720p does not exist for this video.

[sushipan]

Thank you @Hrxn @dstftw

I've tried many video urls . Found that, if the video is vertical, youtube-dl can not get 1080x1920 or higher of mp4 ,but if the video is horizontal,youtube-dl can get 1080x1920 or higher of mp4

This is the horizontal video,and uploaded these days:

[root@host ~]# youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDOB3hgKPJ8
[youtube] NDOB3hgKPJ8: Downloading webpage
[youtube] NDOB3hgKPJ8: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] NDOB3hgKPJ8: Extracting video information
[info] Available formats for NDOB3hgKPJ8:
format code extension resolution note
249 webm audio only DASH audio 43k , opus @ 50k, 1.12MiB
250 webm audio only DASH audio 54k , opus @ 70k, 1.40MiB
171 webm audio only DASH audio 89k , vorbis@128k, 2.25MiB
251 webm audio only DASH audio 97k , opus @160k, 2.55MiB
140 m4a audio only DASH audio 127k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2@128k, 3.40MiB
278 webm 256x144 144p 105k , webm container, vp9, 30fps, video only, 2.59MiB
160 mp4 256x144 144p 112k , avc1.4d400c, 30fps, video only, 2.98MiB
242 webm 426x240 240p 230k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 5.95MiB
133 mp4 426x240 240p 248k , avc1.4d4015, 30fps, video only, 6.55MiB
243 webm 640x360 360p 449k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 10.98MiB
134 mp4 640x360 360p 640k , avc1.4d401e, 30fps, video only, 16.79MiB
244 webm 854x480 480p 764k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 20.14MiB
135 mp4 854x480 480p 1193k , avc1.4d401f, 30fps, video only, 31.02MiB
247 webm 1280x720 720p 1545k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 40.16MiB
136 mp4 1280x720 720p 2371k , avc1.4d401f, 30fps, video only, 60.68MiB
248 webm 1920x1080 1080p 2699k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 70.51MiB
137 mp4 1920x1080 1080p 4439k , avc1.640028, 30fps, video only, 108.91MiB
271 webm 2560x1440 1440p 8945k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 233.24MiB
264 mp4 2560x1440 1440p 10719k , avc1.640032, 30fps, video only, 217.31MiB
313 webm 3840x2160 2160p 17926k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 467.46MiB
17 3gp 176x144 small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2@ 24k
36 3gp 320x180 small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2
43 webm 640x360 medium , vp8.0, vorbis@128k
18 mp4 640x360 medium , avc1.42001E, mp4a.40.2@ 96k
22 mp4 1280x720 hd720 , avc1.64001F, mp4a.40.2@192k (best)

This is the vertical video logs:
[root@host ~]# youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8dXmeiCVOU
[youtube] A8dXmeiCVOU: Downloading webpage
[youtube] A8dXmeiCVOU: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] A8dXmeiCVOU: Extracting video information
[info] Available formats for A8dXmeiCVOU:
format code extension resolution note
249 webm audio only DASH audio 56k , opus @ 50k, 1.06MiB
250 webm audio only DASH audio 71k , opus @ 70k, 1.37MiB
171 webm audio only DASH audio 119k , vorbis@128k, 2.59MiB
140 m4a audio only DASH audio 127k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2@128k, 2.93MiB
251 webm audio only DASH audio 134k , opus @160k, 2.86MiB
160 mp4 82x144 144p 38k , avc1.4d400b, 30fps, video only, 879.77KiB
278 webm 82x144 144p 42k , webm container, vp9, 30fps, video only, 819.54KiB
133 mp4 136x240 144p 81k , avc1.4d400c, 30fps, video only, 1.86MiB
242 webm 136x240 144p 87k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 1.74MiB
243 webm 202x360 240p 151k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 3.13MiB
134 mp4 202x360 240p 204k , avc1.4d400d, 30fps, video only, 4.66MiB
244 webm 270x480 240p 269k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 5.66MiB
135 mp4 270x480 240p 374k , avc1.4d4015, 30fps, video only, 8.52MiB
247 webm 406x720 360p 504k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 11.07MiB
136 mp4 406x720 360p 749k , avc1.4d401e, 30fps, video only, 17.03MiB
302 webm 406x720 360p60 852k , vp9, 60fps, video only, 19.41MiB
248 webm 608x1080 480p 867k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 19.44MiB
298 mp4 406x720 360p60 1108k , avc1.4d401f, 60fps, video only, 25.49MiB
137 mp4 608x1080 480p 1394k , avc1.64001f, 30fps, video only, 31.73MiB
303 webm 608x1080 480p60 1441k , vp9, 60fps, video only, 32.34MiB
299 mp4 608x1080 480p60 1843k , avc1.640020, 60fps, video only, 42.27MiB
271 webm 810x1440 720p 2791k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 63.67MiB
264 mp4 810x1440 720p 3355k , avc1.640020, 30fps, video only, 74.76MiB
308 webm 810x1440 720p60 4238k , vp9, 60fps, video only, 96.38MiB
313 webm 1216x2160 1080p 5578k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 127.37MiB
272 webm 2160x3840 2160p60 6580k , vp9, 60fps, video only, 141.37MiB
315 webm 1216x2160 1080p60 8549k , vp9, 60fps, video only, 193.06MiB
17 3gp 176x144 small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2@ 24k
36 3gp 136x240 small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2
18 mp4 202x360 small , avc1.42001E, mp4a.40.2@ 96k
43 webm 640x360 medium , vp8.0, vorbis@128k
22 mp4 406x720 medium , avc1.64001F, mp4a.40.2@192k (best)