newest / best format would be AV1, but my computer doesn’t support it completely. VP9 is completely supported.

the command I’ve been using: yt-dlp -f bv*[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]/b[ext=mp4] -S height:1080 --all-subs --no-warnings -v https://www.youtube.com/watchx

this command downloads the best available video up to 1080p, but if the best video format available is AV1, it will download it. I need a command that downloads the best video but up to VP9.

Help appreciated.

  • Peffse@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I learned the VP9 sort after I saw how randomly abysmal the encoding is for AV1.

    Just look at these numbers:

    and a direct comparison, same frame from AV1:

    and then VP9: