Open MatthewDaws opened 4 years ago
I've checked and I get the same result on a different Windows machine running a different distro of Python, and on a linux virtual machine. All from the same internet connection however.
I get the same result on a different Windows machine running a different distro of Python, and on a linux virtual machine. All from the same internet connection however. All from the same internet connection however.
It's definitely not your internet connection. I'm encountering the same issue with the following specs on Windows:
youtube-dl is missing these higher-quality videos.
Since 26/27 Nov 2019, Youtube-dl is also not seeing any of the various lower video resolutions for the (older) main videos at BBC's video page. (I prefer 640x360 SD, since my screen size doesn't usually necessitate HD videos, unless there is tiny text in the video. )
For instance, the full range of video resolutions previously available for this recent-older video (03 Jul 2019) has gone missing, & available video resolution is now limited to just 704x396 SD.
The reason why I quoted an older video is because Youtube-dl is completely broken for all videos published since 28 Nov 2019 on BBC's main video page.
Meanwhile, all video resolutions (384x216 - 1280x720) appear to be still available for new/recent BBC Reel/Ideas/Earth etc. videos.
With PR https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/pull/26821, I can see 960x540 for the test programme.
It's possible that further playlists, eg with .../6/... instead of .../5/... (like the 2 currently used), could be tried to increase the range of formats returned.
With https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/e465b25c1fb0e72b97a032220399d4a959662095, still only 704x396.
See discussion at https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/21870#issuecomment-790001948.
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As you can see from the log above, trying to download this video only finds videos of size 704x396, i.e. "SD" quality. However, visiting that URL in a browser (latest Firefox) and pressing play shows me the HD quality video (1280x720, 5166kps as shown by right clicking in the video window on the iPlayer site). So for some reason youtube-dl is missing these higher-quality videos.
In the past I have had no problem getting the HD videos. And for a different programme, it worked fine yesterday.