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Re:YouTube to limit default video quality around the world f... by eastbayjake on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @04:32PM (#22678685)
I wish more ASMR content were available on music streaming services instead of with bulky videos on YouTube!
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Re:YouTube to limit default video quality around the world f... by jdminhbg on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @04:52PM (#22678888)
You can use youtube-dl to pull down audio-only tracks. I do this frequently for talks without much in the way of visual presentation that I then listen to as podcasts.

    youtube-dl -F https://youtube.com/video-url
That will give you a list of formats, pick an audio-only one, and use the -f flag to download that format.
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Re:YouTube to limit default video quality around the world f... by James_STT on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @05:42PM (#22679347)
the 'bestaudio' format is particularly useful, you can't be certain of the container it serves you but it avoids having to check '-F'
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Re:YouTube to limit default video quality around the world f... by qwerty456127 on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @04:45PM (#22678808)
The video channel plays a serious role in ASMR.
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