[youtube] Only 360p is available as best format, can't download 720p

[Hashim-mansoor]

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youtube-dl --list-formats neKpRbljK-w --verbose                                                                                                                      
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--list-formats', 'neKpRbljK-w', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.09.10
[debug] Python version 3.7.0 (CPython) - Linux-4.18.7-1-surface-x86_64-with-arch-Manjaro-Linux
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg n4.0.2, ffprobe n4.0.2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] neKpRbljK-w: Downloading webpage
[youtube] neKpRbljK-w: Downloading video info webpage
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {18} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
[youtube] neKpRbljK-w: Downloading player https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player_ias-vflO6bER2/en_US/base.js
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {36} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {17} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {137} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {248} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {136} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {247} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {135} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {244} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {134} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {243} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {133} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {242} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {160} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {278} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {140} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {171} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {249} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {250} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] {251} signature length 46.40, html5 player None
[info] Available formats for neKpRbljK-w:
format code  extension  resolution note
249          webm       audio only DASH audio   72k , opus @ 50k, 1.35MiB
250          webm       audio only DASH audio  103k , opus @ 70k, 1.84MiB
171          webm       audio only DASH audio  118k , vorbis@128k, 2.48MiB
140          m4a        audio only DASH audio  128k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2@128k, 3.03MiB
251          webm       audio only DASH audio  177k , opus @160k, 4.05MiB
160          mp4        256x144    144p  112k , avc1.4d400c, 25fps, video only, 2.52MiB
278          webm       256x144    144p  124k , webm container, vp9, 13fps, video only, 2.51MiB
133          mp4        426x240    240p  249k , avc1.4d4015, 25fps, video only, 5.24MiB
242          webm       426x240    240p  256k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 5.66MiB
243          webm       640x360    360p  491k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 10.38MiB
134          mp4        640x360    360p  649k , avc1.4d401e, 25fps, video only, 13.17MiB
244          webm       854x480    480p  913k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 19.08MiB
135          mp4        854x480    480p 1205k , avc1.4d401e, 25fps, video only, 25.44MiB
247          webm       1280x720   720p 1758k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 37.39MiB
136          mp4        1280x720   720p 2416k , avc1.4d401f, 25fps, video only, 48.95MiB
248          webm       1920x1080  1080p 3157k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 65.84MiB
137          mp4        1920x1080  1080p 4521k , avc1.640028, 25fps, video only, 90.29MiB
17           3gp        176x144    small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2@ 24k, 1.94MiB
36           3gp        320x180    small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2, 5.40MiB
18           mp4        640x360    medium , avc1.42001E, mp4a.40.2@ 96k, 17.46MiB (best)

Hello, I am facing this issue for most of the videos, the best available video format is 360p.

[dstftw]

So what? 360p is max audiovideo format available for this video.

[Hashim-mansoor]

You can clearly see in the following screenshot that there are higher formats available.

https://prnt.sc/kwq48w

Not working:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neKpRbljK-w&gl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrUpuDFBUxw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FadaqXeQlNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmM0653YvXU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYlcytsBdE

Working:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcJtL7QggTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xfA6BKFVvs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXb3EKWsInQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBNSpMSX-Ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBNSpMSX-Ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMxgov6_5TA

Mostly this issue occurs on videos containing music. Any explanation is much appreciated. Thanks

[dstftw]

Again: 360p is max quality available as single file media. All formats with higher quality are formats with separate video and audio.

[CWftw]

@dstftw This has changed across almost all videos in the last couple days - the absence of itag 22 (720p). Any idea why this has happened? What is the best way forward?

[dstftw]

Youtube constantly changes things. Way forward what?

[Cokiii]

I kind of managed that, downloading the best video only file plus any audio file and merging on the video player.