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-rwxr-xr-xyoutube_dl/YoutubeDL.py4
-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py5
-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/options.py6
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index a89a71a25..055433362 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -260,7 +260,9 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
The following options determine which downloader is picked:
external_downloader: Executable of the external downloader to call.
None or unset for standard (built-in) downloader.
- hls_prefer_native: Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg/avconv.
+ hls_prefer_native: Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg/avconv
+ if True, otherwise use ffmpeg/avconv if False, otherwise
+ use downloader suggested by extractor if None.
The following parameters are not used by YoutubeDL itself, they are used by
the downloader (see youtube_dl/downloader/common.py):
diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
index 73b34fdae..817591d97 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/__init__.py
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ def get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params={}):
if ed.can_download(info_dict):
return ed
- if protocol == 'm3u8' and params.get('hls_prefer_native'):
+ if protocol == 'm3u8' and params.get('hls_prefer_native') is True:
return HlsFD
+ if protocol == 'm3u8_native' and params.get('hls_prefer_native') is False:
+ return FFmpegFD
+
return PROTOCOL_MAP.get(protocol, HttpFD)
diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index b60a723c5..d1f8d1331 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -425,9 +425,13 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize (experimental)')
downloader.add_option(
'--hls-prefer-native',
- dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true',
+ dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true', default=None,
help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg')
downloader.add_option(
+ '--hls-prefer-ffmpeg',
+ dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_false', default=None,
+ help='Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS downloader')
+ downloader.add_option(
'--hls-use-mpegts',
dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true',
help='Use the mpegts container for HLS videos, allowing to play the '