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You can watch the enhanced 1080p version without a premium account with yt-dlp by just adding: --extractor-args "youtube:player_client=default,ios" to the com

You can watch the enhanced 1080p version without a premium account with yt-dlp by just adding: --extractor-args "youtube:player_client=default,ios" to the command. The ID for the enhanced bitrate 1080p is 616.

rasz 3y ago
random 1080p only upload https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxN56ns8tbM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxN56ns8tbM "Junk or Jewel? The 1974 VW Thing Charity Car Purchase." Mustie1 137 mp4 1920x1080 30 │ 1.59GiB 2686k dash │ avc1.640028 2686k video only 1080p, mp4_dash 270 mp4 1920x1080 30 │ ~ 2.86GiB 4707k m3u8 │ avc1.640028 4707k video only 248 webm 1920x1080 30 │ 801.49MiB 1320k dash │ vp9 1320k video only 1080p, webm_dash 614 mp4 1920x1080 30 │ ~ 2.13GiB 3514k m3u8 │ vp09.00.40.08 3514k video only 616 mp4 1920x1080 30 │ ~ 3.52GiB 5789k m3u8 │ vp09.00.40.08 5789k video only without magic beans only dash 137 and 248 available. ~5-6Mbit 1080 is what Normal Twitch streams are at. Checked 4K one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUm5B-5uQik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUm5B-5uQik "FIRST WIN IN THE SW20!!! MR2 Championship Brands Hatch 2023" DannyDC2 299 mp4 1920x1080 60 │ 2.34GiB 5047k dash │ avc1.64002a 5047k video only 1080p60, mp4_dash 312 mp4 1920x1080 60 │ ~ 3.68GiB 7756k m3u8 │ avc1.64002A 7756k video only 303 webm 1920x1080 60 │ 1.62GiB 3508k dash │ vp9 3508k video only 1080p60, webm_dash 617 mp4 1920x1080 60 │ ~ 2.86GiB 6027k m3u8 │ vp09.00.41.08 6027k video only 308 webm 2560x1440 60 │ 5.17GiB 11168k dash │ vp9 11168k video only 1440p60, webm_dash 623 mp4 2560x1440 60 │ ~ 6.72GiB 14169k m3u8 │ vp09.00.50.08 14169k video only 315 webm 3840x2160 60 │ 11.55GiB 24964k dash │ vp9 24964k video only 2160p60, webm_dash 628 mp4 3840x2160 60 │ ~ 13.42GiB 28319k m3u8 │ vp09.00.51.08 28319k video only Now this is somewhat more interesting. IOS API unlocks higher bitrate m3u8 tracks for all resolutions, even 4K goes from 25 to 28Mbit.

rasz 3y ago

random 1080p only upload https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxN56ns8tbM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxN56ns8tbM "Junk or Jewel? The 1974 VW Thing Charity Car Purchase." Mustie1 137 mp4 1920x1080 30 │ 1.59GiB 2686k dash │ avc1.640028 2686k video only 1080p, mp4_dash 270 mp4 1920x1080 30 │ ~ 2.86GiB 4707k m3u8 │ avc1.640028 4707k video only 248 webm 1920x1080 30 │ 801.49MiB 1320k dash │ vp9 1320k video only 1080p, webm_dash 614 mp4 1920x1080 30 │ ~ 2.13GiB 3514k m3u8 │ vp09.00.40.08 3514k video only 616 mp4 1920x1080 30 │ ~ 3.52GiB 5789k m3u8 │ vp09.00.40.08 5789k video only without magic beans only dash 137 and 248 available. ~5-6Mbit 1080 is what Normal Twitch streams are at. Checked 4K one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUm5B-5uQik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUm5B-5uQik "FIRST WIN IN THE SW20!!! MR2 Championship Brands Hatch 2023" DannyDC2 299 mp4 1920x1080 60 │ 2.34GiB 5047k dash │ avc1.64002a 5047k video only 1080p60, mp4_dash 312 mp4 1920x1080 60 │ ~ 3.68GiB 7756k m3u8 │ avc1.64002A 7756k video only 303 webm 1920x1080 60 │ 1.62GiB 3508k dash │ vp9 3508k video only 1080p60, webm_dash 617 mp4 1920x1080 60 │ ~ 2.86GiB 6027k m3u8 │ vp09.00.41.08 6027k video only 308 webm 2560x1440 60 │ 5.17GiB 11168k dash │ vp9 11168k video only 1440p60, webm_dash 623 mp4 2560x1440 60 │ ~ 6.72GiB 14169k m3u8 │ vp09.00.50.08 14169k video only 315 webm 3840x2160 60 │ 11.55GiB 24964k dash │ vp9 24964k video only 2160p60, webm_dash 628 mp4 3840x2160 60 │ ~ 13.42GiB 28319k m3u8 │ vp09.00.51.08 28319k video only Now this is somewhat more interesting. IOS API unlocks higher bitrate m3u8 tracks for all resolutions, even 4K goes from 25 to 28Mbit.