Download or extract video only

[Amoki]

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Hi,
I would like to know if it is possible to only get the video (without sound) of any type of video? (Not just DASH Youtube)
Or must I use ffmpeg in addition to youtube-dl to extract the video?

Thanks!

[dstftw]

When no bestvideo format present, yes you should use ffmpeg.