-f does not respect non 3D formats

[oinkl]

When I select a non-3D format for a 3D enabled youtube video, youtube-dl persists in downloading in 3D. I have tried -f 22, -f 18, and -f 84.

The downloaded format is mp4 which I have tried playing in both vlc and media player classic.

Attached below is a sample of the output:

C:\Users\User\Desktop>C:\Python27\python.exe --version
Python 2.7.6

C:\Users\User\Desktop>C:\Python27\python.exe youtube-dl --version
2014.03.04.1

C:\Users\User\Desktop>C:\Python27\python.exe youtube-dl -F -v http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-7Xo5QPeY
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-F', '-v', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-7Xo5Q
PeY']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'cp1252', fs 'mbcs', out 'cp437', pref: 'cp1252'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.03.04.1
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] lL-7Xo5QPeY: Downloading webpage
[youtube] lL-7Xo5QPeY: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] lL-7Xo5QPeY: Extracting video information
[info] Available formats for lL-7Xo5QPeY:
format code extension resolution  note
171         webm      audio only  DASH webm audio , audio@ 48k (worst)
140         m4a       audio only  DASH audio , audio@128k
160         mp4       192p        DASH video
133         mp4       240p        DASH video
134         mp4       360p        DASH video
135         mp4       480p        DASH video
136         mp4       720p        DASH video
137         mp4       1080p       DASH video
100         webm      360p        3D
82          mp4       360p        3D
83          mp4       480p        3D
84          mp4       720p        3D
17          3gp       176x144
36          3gp       320x240
5           flv       400x240
43          webm      640x360
18          mp4       640x360
22          mp4       1280x720    (best)

C:\Users\User\Desktop\>C:\Python27\python.exe youtube-dl -f 22 -v http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-7Xo5QPeY
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-f', '22', '-v', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL
-7Xo5QPeY']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'cp1252', fs 'mbcs', out 'cp437', pref: 'cp1252'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.03.04.1
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] lL-7Xo5QPeY: Downloading webpage
[youtube] lL-7Xo5QPeY: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] lL-7Xo5QPeY: Extracting video information
[download] Destination: Paperman (full HD) - John Kahrs-lL-7Xo5QPeY.mp4
[download] 100% of 61.68MiB in 00:39

[jaimeMF]

I think that that's "normal", the uploader uploaded the video in that format so that's what we get from youtube, it seems that their player use the same file for viewing both in 3D and non-3D mode.

[phihag]

Yes, the uploader has uploaded the video that way. I see the same result on the webpage.