Feature : Please add a command line option (--no-OPTION) to disable one parameter already set in the "youtube-dl.conf" file (--OPTION value).

[sebma]

Hi,

I have the "--embed-thumbnail" option set in my "youtube-dl.conf".

The problem is when I download the audio of a youtube stream, youtube-dl embeds the thumbnail but I don't want the thumbnails in my audio files otherwise my hardware won't be to play them, see the last line of this output :

$ youtube-dl -f best -x -k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLYggpNyQuo
[youtube] NLYggpNyQuo: Downloading webpage
[youtube] NLYggpNyQuo: Extracting video information
[youtube] NLYggpNyQuo: Downloading DASH manifest
[info] Writing video description to: Kacou_Severin_-Le_secret_de_l_onction_1__22__NLYggpNyQuo.description
[youtube] NLYggpNyQuo: Downloading thumbnail ...
[youtube] NLYggpNyQuo: Writing thumbnail to: Kacou_Severin_-Le_secret_de_l_onction_1__22__NLYggpNyQuo.jpg
[download] Kacou_Severin_-Le_secret_de_l_onction_1__22__NLYggpNyQuo.mp4 has already been downloaded
[download] 100% of 377.53MiB
[ffmpeg] Adding metadata to 'Kacou_Severin_-Le_secret_de_l_onction_1__22__NLYggpNyQuo.mp4'
[avconv] Destination: Kacou_Severin_-Le_secret_de_l_onction_1__22__NLYggpNyQuo.m4a
[ffmpeg] Subtitles can only be embedded in mp4 or mkv files
[atomicparsley] Adding thumbnail to "Kacou_Severin_-Le_secret_de_l_onction_1__22__NLYggpNyQuo.m4a"

$ avprobe Kacou_Severin_-Le_secret_de_l_onction_1__22__NLYggpNyQuo.m4a 2>&1 | egrep "Input|Duration:|Stream"
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Kacou_Severin_-Le_secret_de_l_onction_1__22__NLYggpNyQuo.m4a':
Duration: 02:28:30.14, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 194 kb/s
Stream #0.0(und): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 191 kb/s (default)
Stream #0.1: Video: mjpeg, yuvj420p, 1440x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 90k tbn

A work around would be to specify another configuration file dedicated to audio downloads, such as :

--config=FILE Specify the location of a startup file you wish to use.

Can you help ?

[yan12125]

You should remove --embed-thumbnail from youtube-dl.conf if it's not always used.

Note there are already some options starting with '--no-', for example --no-playlist and --no-check-certificate. Introducing such a feature can be a problem.

[sebma]

Actually, I can't remove the "--embed-thumbnail" option because I want all my MP4 videos to have a thumbnail.

Can you propose a "--no-embed-thumbnail" or a "--config=FILE" option ?

[yan12125]

Just a clarification. You want embedded thumbnails in all videos but not in audios?

[sebma]

Yes, that's it :)