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Asked: 2013-06-12 13:15:46 +0800 CST

Can I specify video format and pixels orientation when using clive for downloading Youtube videos?

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Can I specify video format and pixels orientation when using clive for downloading Youtube videos?

If yes, what is command?

command-line

2 Answers

  1. I used the following command for testing youtube (urls).

    clive --format=best http:// yt-url

    or

    clive -f best http:// yt-url

    It started downloading the video in .webm format (~ 1.8 times the size of default .flv format for my example).

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  2. There is an extensive list of command line options available here, and it looks like some may answer your question (albeit, not exactly what you requested):

    http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/karmic/man1/clive.1p.html

    (.. in particular, it looks like the --format option and sub-section explaining how the provider has some control over what resolution and such that clive can utilize)

    Here's a 720p/MP4 format download off of YouTube, but the Man shown above is essential as a reference, as the switch variables (fmt22/etc) can vary between providers or formats a lot:

    $ clive -f fmt22 "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnaojlfdUbs"
Checking ...done.
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100 15.1M  100 15.1M    0     0  1143k      0  0:00:13  0:00:13 --:--:-- 1149k

    I verified the file played afterwards, and was properly saved in the format requested (1280x720p).

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