output template for download list

[Rush2088]

when using --batch-file is there a way to specify a customized name(ie Output template) for each file.
Hence I can give a meaning full name for each downloaded file.

[phihag]

There is no such feature, but I'd be hesitant to add them without more context. The -o option is very powerful. Can you elaborate with an example of how you want your files to be named?

[Rush2088]

If I use the manual url method instead of batch file, I would name the output file as follow
youtube-dl -o "Episode 73 Aug15-2014" http://vimeo.com/105761794
youtube-dl -o "Royal Show Aug20-2014" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfsWeyNx624
Note: the list consists of over 20 urls with a customized file names
suggestion:
What If there is a feature in the batch file add an optional output template in that way one can prepare a batch file in following format.
http://vimeo.com/105761794 "Episode 73 Aug15-2014"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfsWeyNx624 "Royal Show Aug20-2014"

[phihag]

Oh, so the filenames bear no relation to the titles of the videos. Why aren't you simply invoking youtube-dl multiple times? Batch files are usually used for automatic input (say, a script that downloads the newest videos of a channel every day), but the source of your videos seems to be a human.

[Rush2088]

Yes,at the moment i'm using matlab to run the batch commands to call up youtube-dl.
It would be good, if there's an optional parameter within youtube-dl batch file like, --file-name

[phihag]

Well, then who enters the names into matlab? And why are you writing a batch file in Matlab, instead of calling youtube-dl directly?

[Rush2088]

That site has file names in proper order, with an embeded dailymotion and vimeo videos.I use matlab to scrape a webpage with 2nd level links.Hence I can feed youtube-dl readable urls and file names extracted from the webpage.

[phihag]

Well, then it looks like youtube-dl should be fed that site in the first place, shouldn't it? Can you name an example URL?

[Rush2088]

I found a way around this.
Step 1> Save url and output file names is a CSV file.
Step 2> type the following in, cmd prompt

for /f "delims=; tokens=1,2" %a in (urls.csv) do @youtube-dl -i -o "%b" "%a"