axcore
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1 year ago First step is always to check that the video is actually available in the format you want. Looks like you've already done that; for anyone else reading this thread, in Tartube's Videos tab you can right-click a video and select Fetch > Available formats. The output will be visible in the Output tab.
In the download options window (Edit > General download options...), you can use the box Additional download options to specify an unusual format directly. For example:
-f hls-4026
You can tweak this line to specify several preferred formats, if you want; see the yt-dlp documentation.
I tested your video and got a 110Mb file, rather than the 180Mb default download, so it appears to be working as expected.
Some videos on odysee has the original file in 1080p and then another one in 1080p-144p using a codec, so it's smaller size (I'll add a screenshot showing the formats)
Problem is, i can't seem to find a option for prioritizing the ones with a codec. And the format id's are different on odysee and they're not supported in the app so i can't type it in manually, instead of just numbers they're "hls-" and 3 or 4 numbers (hls-4026) is 1080p.
I've tried the hls 1080 option but it still grabs the original 1080 file.
How can i get tartube to grab the correct file for me? Are there any workarounds i could use to get the result i want?
This is an example video that has both types of files https://odysee.com/@SunnyV2:7/the-rapper-who-got-a-20-anne-frank-face:1