SunnysideUK
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Having missed Frozen Planet II - Episode 3: Frozen Peaks, I used Qtube to download a source from BBC's iPlayer.
Using -F I ascertained that the best was 1280x720, while the two previously recorded Freeview broadcasts were better at full HD (1920x1080p).
Detail:
youtube-dl version: 2023.10.04
youtube-dl URL: youtube -F argument...
Source selected:
Video: mf_cloudfront-5510-1 mp4 1280x720 5510k , avc1.640020@5070k, 50.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k (best) /downloaded @~13.7Mbps
Audio: mf_cloudfront-audio_eng_1=128000-1 m4a audio only [en] DASH audio 128k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz) /downloaded @~1.63Mbps
Download:
Video: Frozen_Planet_II_Series_1_Frozen_Peaks.fmf_cloudfront-5510-1.mp4 /2.15 GiB
Audio: Frozen_Planet_II_Series_1_Frozen_Peaks.fmf_cloudfront-audio_eng_1=128000-1.m4a /54.00 MiB
Frozen_Planet_II_Series_1_Frozen_Peaks.temp.mp4 /339.76 MiB
Merge: Frozen Planet II 3-6 Frozen Peaks (2022).mp4 (renamed) /2.09 GiB
Plays OK but video quality looks poorer and has a permanent small faded "BBC" DOG (Digital On-screen Graphics) at the TLC.
Freeview HD is clean: The previous Freeview files are 1920x1080p, 1.5 to 1.6GiB in size (after minor-crop & compressing) 57min, NO DOG.
Q. Is this normal for iPlayer to have poorer quality source than Freeview broadcasts and have DOG's?
Having missed Frozen Planet II - Episode 3: Frozen Peaks, I used Qtube to download a source from BBC's iPlayer.
Using -F I ascertained that the best was 1280x720, while the two previously recorded Freeview broadcasts were better at full HD (1920x1080p).
Detail:
youtube-dl version: 2023.10.04
youtube-dl URL: youtube -F argument...
Source selected:
Video: mf_cloudfront-5510-1 mp4 1280x720 5510k , avc1.640020@5070k, 50.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k (best) /downloaded @~13.7Mbps
Audio: mf_cloudfront-audio_eng_1=128000-1 m4a audio only [en] DASH audio 128k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz) /downloaded @~1.63Mbps
Download:
Video: Frozen_Planet_II_Series_1_Frozen_Peaks.fmf_cloudfront-5510-1.mp4 /2.15 GiB
Audio: Frozen_Planet_II_Series_1_Frozen_Peaks.fmf_cloudfront-audio_eng_1=128000-1.m4a /54.00 MiB
Frozen_Planet_II_Series_1_Frozen_Peaks.temp.mp4 /339.76 MiB
Merge: Frozen Planet II 3-6 Frozen Peaks (2022).mp4 (renamed) /2.09 GiB
Plays OK but video quality looks poorer and has a permanent small faded "BBC" DOG (Digital On-screen Graphics) at the TLC.
Freeview HD is clean: The previous Freeview files are 1920x1080p, 1.5 to 1.6GiB in size (after minor-crop & compressing) 57min, NO DOG.
Q. Is this normal for iPlayer to have poorer quality source than Freeview broadcasts and have DOG's?
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