Allegedly, on or about 25 October 2017, JD sent:
I was also wondering if youtube-dl can transcode the video to
1920x1080 if it is not already in that resolution.
Wouldn't it be better to simply download the file as-is? Then, when
you play it, later on, let your player do its magic.
That way, there's less transcoding of files, and whatever your current
player is can do what it does best, as opposed to whatever abilities
your downloader had some time ago.
Having said that, it's only really worth considering if you're keeping
the downloaded files for posterity.
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[tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp
Linux 4.13.5-200.fc26.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Oct 5 16:53:13 UTC 2017 x86_64
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It seems the modern trend with Linux programmers is to change existing software
so that it's more annoying to use (e.g. making reboots required, when they
never used to be), then denying that *that* is a nuisance, then saying it's
necessary (ignoring that several years of prior versions didn't have that
stupid requirement), then complaining about being criticised for making things
worse. Don't try giving me an Emperor's New Clothes routine, it won't wash.