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-rw-r--r--README.md6
-rw-r--r--youtube-dl.16
-rw-r--r--youtube-dl.bash-completion2
-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/PostProcessor.py10
-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/__init__.py8
5 files changed, 23 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05f437db9..51501684b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
-r, --rate-limit LIMIT download rate limit (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
-R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10)
--dump-user-agent display the current browser identification
+ --user-agent None specify a custom user agent
--list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they
would handle
@@ -93,8 +94,9 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)
--audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", or "wav";
best by default
- --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio bitrate specification, 128k by
- default
+ --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a
+ value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a
+ specific bitrate like 128K (default 5)
-k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the post-
processing; the video is erased by default
diff --git a/youtube-dl.1 b/youtube-dl.1
index 09bb843f4..1220a3a57 100644
--- a/youtube-dl.1
+++ b/youtube-dl.1
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
-r,\ --rate-limit\ LIMIT\ \ \ download\ rate\ limit\ (e.g.\ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
-R,\ --retries\ RETRIES\ \ \ \ number\ of\ retries\ (default\ is\ 10)
--dump-user-agent\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ the\ current\ browser\ identification
+--user-agent\ None\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ user\ agent
--list-extractors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ List\ all\ supported\ extractors\ and\ the\ URLs\ they
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ would\ handle
\f[]
@@ -121,8 +122,9 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ffmpeg\ or\ avconv\ and\ ffprobe\ or\ avprobe)
--audio-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ "best",\ "aac",\ "vorbis",\ "mp3",\ "m4a",\ or\ "wav";
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ best\ by\ default
---audio-quality\ QUALITY\ \ ffmpeg/avconv\ audio\ bitrate\ specification,\ 128k\ by
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default
+--audio-quality\ QUALITY\ \ ffmpeg/avconv\ audio\ quality\ specification,\ insert\ a
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ value\ between\ 0\ (better)\ and\ 9\ (worse)\ for\ VBR\ or\ a
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specific\ bitrate\ like\ 128K\ (default\ 5)
-k,\ --keep-video\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ keeps\ the\ video\ file\ on\ disk\ after\ the\ post-
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ processing;\ the\ video\ is\ erased\ by\ default
\f[]
diff --git a/youtube-dl.bash-completion b/youtube-dl.bash-completion
index 8704d0fd3..1eca2adf3 100644
--- a/youtube-dl.bash-completion
+++ b/youtube-dl.bash-completion
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ __youtube-dl()
local cur prev opts
COMPREPLY=()
cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
- opts="--all-formats --audio-format --audio-quality --auto-number --batch-file --console-title --continue --cookies --dump-user-agent --extract-audio --format --get-description --get-filename --get-format --get-thumbnail --get-title --get-url --help --ignore-errors --keep-video --list-extractors --list-formats --literal --match-title --max-downloads --max-quality --netrc --no-continue --no-mtime --no-overwrites --no-part --no-progress --output --password --playlist-end --playlist-start --prefer-free-formats --quiet --rate-limit --reject-title --retries --simulate --skip-download --srt-lang --title --update --username --verbose --version --write-description --write-info-json --write-srt"
+ opts="--all-formats --audio-format --audio-quality --auto-number --batch-file --console-title --continue --cookies --dump-user-agent --extract-audio --format --get-description --get-filename --get-format --get-thumbnail --get-title --get-url --help --ignore-errors --keep-video --list-extractors --list-formats --literal --match-title --max-downloads --max-quality --netrc --no-continue --no-mtime --no-overwrites --no-part --no-progress --output --password --playlist-end --playlist-start --prefer-free-formats --quiet --rate-limit --reject-title --retries --simulate --skip-download --srt-lang --title --update --user-agent --username --verbose --version --write-description --write-info-json --write-srt"
if [[ ${cur} == * ]] ; then
COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" -- ${cur}) )
diff --git a/youtube_dl/PostProcessor.py b/youtube_dl/PostProcessor.py
index 527dc3a3d..375da1aa3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/PostProcessor.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/PostProcessor.py
@@ -142,14 +142,20 @@ class FFmpegExtractAudioPP(PostProcessor):
extension = 'mp3'
more_opts = []
if self._preferredquality is not None:
- more_opts += [self._exes['avconv'] and '-b:a' or '-ab', self._preferredquality]
+ if int(self._preferredquality) < 10:
+ more_opts += [self._exes['avconv'] and '-q:a' or '-aq', self._preferredquality]
+ else:
+ more_opts += [self._exes['avconv'] and '-b:a' or '-ab', self._preferredquality]
else:
# We convert the audio (lossy)
acodec = {'mp3': 'libmp3lame', 'aac': 'aac', 'm4a': 'aac', 'vorbis': 'libvorbis', 'wav': None}[self._preferredcodec]
extension = self._preferredcodec
more_opts = []
if self._preferredquality is not None:
- more_opts += [self._exes['avconv'] and '-b:a' or '-ab', self._preferredquality]
+ if int(self._preferredquality) < 10:
+ more_opts += [self._exes['avconv'] and '-q:a' or '-aq', self._preferredquality]
+ else:
+ more_opts += [self._exes['avconv'] and '-b:a' or '-ab', self._preferredquality]
if self._preferredcodec == 'aac':
more_opts += ['-f', 'adts']
if self._preferredcodec == 'm4a':
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 180a0707d..3b3a9a4f4 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ def parseOpts():
help='convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)')
postproc.add_option('--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best',
help='"best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", or "wav"; best by default')
- postproc.add_option('--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY', dest='audioquality', default='128K',
- help='ffmpeg/avconv audio bitrate specification, 128k by default')
+ postproc.add_option('--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY', dest='audioquality', default='5',
+ help='ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default 5)')
postproc.add_option('-k', '--keep-video', action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False,
help='keeps the video file on disk after the post-processing; the video is erased by default')
@@ -451,6 +451,10 @@ def _real_main():
if opts.extractaudio:
if opts.audioformat not in ['best', 'aac', 'mp3', 'vorbis', 'm4a', 'wav']:
parser.error(u'invalid audio format specified')
+ if opts.audioquality:
+ opts.audioquality = opts.audioquality.strip('k').strip('K')
+ if not opts.audioquality.isdigit():
+ parser.error(u'invalid audio quality specified')
# File downloader
fd = FileDownloader({