@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ The major new features from the latest release of [blackjack4494/yt-dlc](https:/
* **Merged with youtube-dl v2021.01.24.1** : You get all the latest features and patches of [youtube-dl ](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl ) in addition to all the features of [youtube-dlc ](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc )
* **Merged with animelover1984/youtube-dl** : You get most of the features and improvements from [animelover1984/youtube-dl ](https://github.com/animelover1984/youtube-dl ) including `--get-comments` , `BiliBiliSearch` , `BilibiliChannel` , Embedding thumbnail in mp4/ogg/opus, Playlist infojson etc. Note that the NicoNico improvements are not available. See [#31 ](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlp/pull/31 ) for details.
* **Youtube improvements** :
* All Youtube Feeds (`:ytfav`, `:ytwatchlater` , `:ytsubs` , `:ythistory` , `:ytrec` ) works correctly and support downloading multiple pages of content
* Youtube search works correctly (`ytsearch:`, `ytsearchdate:` ) along with Search URLs
* Redirect channel's home URL automatically to `/video` to preserve the old behaviour
* **New extractors** : AnimeLab, Philo MSO, Rcs, Gedi, bitwave.tv, mildom
* **New extractors** : AnimeLab, Philo MSO, Rcs, Gedi, bitwave.tv, mildom, audius
* **Fixed extractors** : archive.org, roosterteeth.com, skyit, instagram, itv, SouthparkDe, spreaker, Vlive, tiktok, akamai, ina
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* **Portable Configuration** : Configuration files are automatically loaded from the home and root directories. See [configuration ](#configuration ) for details
* **Other new options** : `-- list-formats-as-table`, `--write-link` , `--force-download-archive` , `--force-overwrites` , `--break-on-reject` etc
* **Other new options** : `-- parse-metadata`, `-- list-formats-as-table`, `--write-link` , `--force-download-archive` , `--force-overwrites` , `--break-on-reject` etc
* **Improvements** : Multiple `--postprocessor-args` and `--external-downloader-args` , `%(duration_string)s` in `-o` , faster archive checking, more [format selection options ](#format-selection ) etc
See [changelog ](Changelog.md ) or [commits ](https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlp/commits ) for the full list of changes
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--downloader-args NAME:ARGS Give these arguments to the external
downloader. Specify the downloader name and
the arguments separated by a colon ":". You
can use this option multiple times (Alias:
--external-downloader-args)
can use this option multiple times
(Alias: --external-downloader-args)
## Filesystem Options:
-a, --batch-file FILE File containing URLs to download ('-' for
@ -511,17 +514,17 @@ Then simply type this
--list-formats-old Present the output of -F in the old form
(Alias: --no-list-formats-as-table)
--youtube-include-dash-manifest Download the DASH manifests and related
data on YouTube videos (default) (Alias:
--no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest)
data on YouTube videos (default)
(Alias: --no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest)
--youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifests and
related data on YouTube videos (Alias:
--no-youtube-include-dash-manifest)
related data on YouTube videos
(Alias: --no-youtube-include-dash-manifest)
--youtube-include-hls-manifest Download the HLS manifests and related data
on YouTube videos (default) (Alias:
--no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest)
on YouTube videos (default)
(Alias: --no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest)
--youtube-skip-hls-manifest Do not download the HLS manifests and
related data on YouTube videos (Alias:
--no-youtube-include-hls-manifest)
related data on YouTube videos
(Alias: --no-youtube-include-hls-manifest)
--merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g.
bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given
container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg,
@ -575,15 +578,16 @@ Then simply type this
VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K
(default 5)
--remux-video FORMAT Remux the video into another container if
necessary (currently supported: mp4|mkv).
If target container does not support the
necessary (currently supported: mp4|mkv|flv
|webm|mov|avi|mp3|mka|m4a|ogg|opus). If
target container does not support the
video/audio codec, remuxing will fail. You
can specify multiple rules; eg.
"aac>m4a/mov>mp4/mkv" will remux aac to
m4a, mov to mp4 and anything else to mkv.
--recode-video FORMAT Re-encode the video into another format if
re-encoding is necessary (currently
supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv|avi)
re-encoding is necessary. The supported
formats are the same as --remux-video
--postprocessor-args NAME:ARGS Give these arguments to the postprocessors.
Specify the postprocessor/executable name
and the arguments separated by a colon ":"
@ -619,12 +623,13 @@ Then simply type this
--parse-metadata FIELD:FORMAT Parse additional metadata like title/artist
from other fields. Give field name to
extract data from, and format of the field
seperated by a ":". The format syntax is
the same as --output. Regular expression
with named capture groups may also be used.
The parsed parameters replace existing
values. This option can be used multiple
times. Example: --parse-metadata
seperated by a ":". Either regular
expression with named capture groups or a
similar syntax to the output template can
also be used. The parsed parameters replace
any existing values and can be use in
output templateThis option can be used
multiple times. Example: --parse-metadata
"title:%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a
title like "Coldplay - Paradise". Example
(regex): --parse-metadata
@ -771,7 +776,7 @@ The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single f
- `is_live` (boolean): Whether this video is a live stream or a fixed-length video
- `start_time` (numeric): Time in seconds where the reproduction should start, as specified in the URL
- `end_time` (numeric): Time in seconds where the reproduction should end, as specified in the URL
- `format` (string): A human-readable description of the format
- `format` (string): A human-readable description of the format
- `format_id` (string): Format code specified by `--format`
- `format_note` (string): Additional info about the format
- `width` (numeric): Width of the video
pukkandan
4 years ago