get direct download links for merged videos

[ganeendra]

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Hi,

can i know is there anyway for me to generate a direct download link for merged videos (video + audio )? I already know there is a mereged video available with best quality but I need to know is there anyway for me to select video and audio format and get url for that in order for me to stream it.

youtube-dl -f 255+160 URL

following code will merge the video + audio but it generates file not a stream url. I need know is there anyway for me to get a stream link without creating a temp file while merging

Thanks

[dstftw]

Youtube does not store merged videos.

[ganeendra]

Thanks for your reply

Okay but how does youtube-dl generates a best merged video ? I just need to know is there anyway for me to do that by myself?

Thanks

[dstftw]

By muxing video and audio with ffmpeg.

[ganeendra]

Thanks.

Could you please provide me a sample code ? I mean how does it output a link after merging with ffmpeg. ?

Thanks in adavance

[dstftw]

Again: it does not output link. Files are muxed on your local filesystem.