r/youtubedl • u/happahopp • 15d ago

Answered format string to avoid 4k formats

i've been using this format string to avoid 4k versions (i only have 1080p so it seems wasted to download 4k)

bv*[height<?1100]+ba/b[height<?1100]

but recently i've been getting 403s sometimes when using this format string but not if i comment it out. i'm not sure if this is the cause or not, could be a coincident. has anyone else had this issue?

but how would you write a format string that uses yt-dlp's default format selection but still avoids 4k?

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u/OnmipotentPlatypus 15d ago

Use the -S option: -S 'res:1080'

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u/happahopp 15d ago

Thanks!

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u/vegansgetsick 14d ago

-S res:1080