Using yt-dlp: A Guide to Worst Quality Downloads
Have you ever wanted to download a video or audio file from the internet, but only wanted the lowest quality available? Look no further than yt-dlp, a fork of the popular youtube-dl project, which includes many new features and improvements. In this guide, we will focus on how to use yt-dlp to download the worst quality files available.
Default Behavior of yt-dlp
By default, yt-dlp tries to download the best available quality and does not require any options to be passed. This behavior is generally equivalent to using the -f bestvideo*+bestaudio/best option. However, in this guide, we will focus on how to download the worst quality files instead.
Downloading the Worst Quality Files
To download the worst quality files available, you can use the -f worst option in yt-dlp. This option tells the program to download the file with the lowest available quality.
$ yt-dlp -f worst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
In the example above, we are downloading the worst quality version of the popular "Rick Roll" video. This will result in a very small file size and low quality video and audio.
Additional Options for Worst Quality Downloads
In addition to the -f worst option, there are a few other options that can be useful when downloading the worst quality files. Here are a few examples:
-r: This option sets the frame rate of the output video. By default, yt-dlp will try to match the frame rate of the original video. However, if you want to force a lower frame rate to further reduce the quality, you can use this option.-s: This option sets the size of the output video. By default, yt-dlp will try to download the video at its original size. However, if you want to force a smaller size, you can use this option.-x: This option extracts the audio from the video and saves it as a separate file. This can be useful if you only want the audio and not the video.
In this guide, we have covered how to use yt-dlp to download the worst quality files available. By using the -f worst option, you can download the file with the lowest available quality. Additionally, there are several other options that can be useful when downloading the worst quality files, such as -r, -s, and -x.