Fix yt-dlp issues with youtube and embed thumbnails/metadata in video downloads

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Michael Campagnaro 2025-08-19 18:59:36 -04:00
parent 121d451982
commit dcf670070d

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@ -437,6 +437,9 @@ download_youtube_vid() {
return return
fi fi
printf "${BOLD}${RED}USING TEMP FIX FOR YOUTUBE FORMAT ISSUES BY SETTING THE CLIENT TO tv_simply. SEE https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13930\n\n${NORMAL}"
opts+=" --extractor-args youtube:player-client=default,tv_simply"
if [[ $shortname == "1" || $transcribe == "1" ]]; then if [[ $shortname == "1" || $transcribe == "1" ]]; then
printf "${BOLD}Downloading Youtube vid " printf "${BOLD}Downloading Youtube vid "
if [[ $shortname == "1" ]]; then printf "| ${YELLOW}using short name${NORMAL}${BOLD} "; fi if [[ $shortname == "1" ]]; then printf "| ${YELLOW}using short name${NORMAL}${BOLD} "; fi
@ -448,13 +451,10 @@ download_youtube_vid() {
if [[ $format == "" ]]; then if [[ $format == "" ]]; then
printf "${BOLD}No format given; using best available.${NORMAL}\n" printf "${BOLD}No format given; using best available.${NORMAL}\n"
# Download best mp4 video. # Download best mp4 video, best audio then merge.
format="bv*[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]" format="bv[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]"
fi fi
# We're assuming we'll always have an mp4 video only and audio track to merge.
opts+=" --merge-output-format mp4 --write-subs --sub-lang en --embed-subs"
if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then
make_vid_dir_and_cd_into $url "" make_vid_dir_and_cd_into $url ""
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ download_youtube_vid() {
printf "filename: $filename\n" printf "filename: $filename\n"
# Download the video. # Download the video.
# We're assuming we'll always have an mp4 video only and audio track to merge.
opts+=" --merge-output-format mp4 --write-subs --sub-lang en --embed-subs --embed-thumbnail --embed-metadata"
local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $format -o \"$filename\" $opts $url" local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $format -o \"$filename\" $opts $url"
eval $cmd # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string. eval $cmd # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string.
error=$? error=$?
@ -508,20 +511,22 @@ download_youtube_playlist() {
local url="$2" local url="$2"
local dir_name="$3" local dir_name="$3"
shift 3 shift 3
local opts="$@ --write-sub --sub-lang en --embed-subs" local opts="$@"
if [[ $url == "" || $dir_name == "" ]]; then if [[ $url == "" || $dir_name == "" ]]; then
error "Usage: <url> <directory name> <optional args>" error "Usage: <url> <directory name> <optional args>"
return return
fi fi
printf "${BOLD}${RED}USING TEMP FIX FOR YOUTUBE FORMAT ISSUES BY SETTING THE CLIENT TO tv_simply. SEE https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13930\n\n${NORMAL}"
opts+=" --extractor-args youtube:player-client=default,tv_simply"
printf "${BOLD}Downloading Youtube playlist\n\n${NORMAL}" printf "${BOLD}Downloading Youtube playlist\n\n${NORMAL}"
if [[ $format == "" ]]; then if [[ $format == "" ]]; then
printf "${BOLD}No format given; using best available.${NORMAL}\n" printf "${BOLD}No format given; using best available.${NORMAL}\n"
# Download best mp4 video and best m4a audio, then merge. # Download best mp4 video, best audio then merge.
format="bv*[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]" format="bv[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]"
opts+=" --merge-output-format mp4"
fi fi
make_vid_dir_and_cd_into $url "$dir_name" make_vid_dir_and_cd_into $url "$dir_name"
@ -529,6 +534,9 @@ download_youtube_playlist() {
return return
fi fi
# We're assuming we'll always have an mp4 video only and audio track to merge.
opts+=" --merge-output-format mp4 --write-subs --sub-lang en --embed-subs --embed-thumbnail --embed-metadata"
local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $format -o \"%(playlist_index)03d--%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s-%(title)s-yt-%(id)s.%(ext)s\" $opts $url" local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $format -o \"%(playlist_index)03d--%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s-%(title)s-yt-%(id)s.%(ext)s\" $opts $url"
eval $cmd # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string. eval $cmd # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string.
@ -598,6 +606,9 @@ function download_youtube_audio() {
return return
fi fi
printf "${BOLD}${RED}USING TEMP FIX FOR YOUTUBE FORMAT ISSUES BY SETTING THE CLIENT TO tv_simply. SEE https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13930\n\n${NORMAL}"
opts+=" --extractor-args youtube:player-client=default,tv_simply"
printf "${BOLD}Downloading Youtube audio\n\n${NORMAL}" printf "${BOLD}Downloading Youtube audio\n\n${NORMAL}"
if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then if [[ $make_folder == "1" ]]; then
@ -680,7 +691,7 @@ download_twitch_chat() {
# `tw-1080p60 <url> --cookies /c/<cookie_path>/twitch_cookies.txt` # `tw-1080p60 <url> --cookies /c/<cookie_path>/twitch_cookies.txt`
# #
# To extract a portion of a video, you have to first download the entire file and then use the # To extract a portion of a video, you have to first download the entire file and then use the
# `trim-video` or `compress-video-and-trim` scripts. # `trim-video` or `compress-video' with a time range.
# #
download_twitch_vid() { download_twitch_vid() {
local format="$1" local format="$1"
@ -758,6 +769,8 @@ download_twitch_vid() {
local cmd="streamlink.exe --twitch-low-latency --twitch-disable-ads --twitch-disable-hosting --force --progress=force $opts $url $streamlink_format -O | ffmpeg -i pipe:0 -c copy \"$filename\"" local cmd="streamlink.exe --twitch-low-latency --twitch-disable-ads --twitch-disable-hosting --force --progress=force $opts $url $streamlink_format -O | ffmpeg -i pipe:0 -c copy \"$filename\""
else else
printf "${YELLOW}${BOLD}\nUsing yt-dlp to download...${NORMAL}\n" printf "${YELLOW}${BOLD}\nUsing yt-dlp to download...${NORMAL}\n"
opts+=" --embed-thumbnail --embed-metadata"
local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $yt_dlp_format -o \"$filename\" $opts $url" local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $yt_dlp_format -o \"$filename\" $opts $url"
fi fi
@ -810,10 +823,13 @@ download_vimeo_vid() {
if [[ $format == "" ]]; then if [[ $format == "" ]]; then
printf "${BOLD}No format given; using best available.${NORMAL}\n" printf "${BOLD}No format given; using best available.${NORMAL}\n"
# Download best mp4 video. # Download best mp4 video, best audio then merge.
format="bv*[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]" format="bv[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]"
fi fi
# We're assuming we'll always have an mp4 video only and audio track to merge.
opts+=" --merge-output-format mp4 --write-subs --sub-lang en --embed-subs --embed-thumbnail --embed-metadata"
if [[ $shortname == "1" || $compress == "1" || $transcribe == "1" ]]; then if [[ $shortname == "1" || $compress == "1" || $transcribe == "1" ]]; then
printf "${BOLD}Downloading Vimeo vid " printf "${BOLD}Downloading Vimeo vid "
if [[ $shortname == "1" ]]; then printf "| ${YELLOW}using short name${NORMAL}${BOLD} "; fi if [[ $shortname == "1" ]]; then printf "| ${YELLOW}using short name${NORMAL}${BOLD} "; fi
@ -926,6 +942,7 @@ download_twitter_vid() {
printf "filename: $filename\n" printf "filename: $filename\n"
# Download the video. # Download the video.
opts+=" --embed-thumbnail --embed-metadata"
local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $format -o \"$filename\" $opts $url" local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $format -o \"$filename\" $opts $url"
eval $cmd # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string. eval $cmd # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string.
@ -990,6 +1007,7 @@ download_instagram_vid() {
printf "filename: $filename\n" printf "filename: $filename\n"
# Download the video. # Download the video.
opts+=" --embed-thumbnail --embed-metadata"
local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $format -o \"$filename\" $opts $url" local cmd="yt-dlp.exe -f $format -o \"$filename\" $opts $url"
eval $cmd # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string. eval $cmd # Need to eval in order to preserve the quotes wrapping the filename format string.
@ -1247,28 +1265,13 @@ alias download-audio-from-m3u8='echo Use download-audio-from-stream instead.'
# Video Compression # Video Compression
#################################################################################################### ####################################################################################################
function _compress_video_hard() {
local crf=35
local name="$1"
local out="$2"
if [[ name == "" || out == "" ]]; then
error "Usage: cmd <source> <dest>"
return
fi
# 0=cpu, 1=gpu
compress-video-with-crf $crf "$name" "$out" 0
}
alias compress-video-hard='_compress_video_hard'
alias cv='compress-video' alias cv='compress-video'
alias cvh='compress-video-hard'
alias jv='join-video' alias jv='join-video'
alias av='analyze-volume' alias av='analyze-volume'
alias aa='analyze-volume' alias aa='analyze-volume'
alias nv='normalize-volume' alias nv='normalize-volume'
alias na='normalize-volume' alias na='normalize-volume'
alias tv='trim-video-vbr' alias tv='echo can just do a cv with a time range...' #trim-video-vbr'
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# Git # Git