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youtube-dl downloads only low-quality video from Dailymotion #10

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opened 2026-02-20 22:23:12 -05:00 by deekerman · 6 comments

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Originally created by @rg3 on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010).

Was: http://bitbucket.org/rg3/youtube-dl/issue/186/

Hello. youtube-dl downloads only the low-quality video of a Dailymotion page while a Firefox add-on (DownloadHelper) downloads the "normal" quality.

As youtube-dl is meant to be a youtube-downloader I set the type of this issue as "enchancement" and not bug.

Originally created by @rg3 on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010). Was: http://bitbucket.org/rg3/youtube-dl/issue/186/ Hello. youtube-dl downloads only the low-quality video of a Dailymotion page while a Firefox add-on (DownloadHelper) downloads the "normal" quality. As youtube-dl is meant to be a youtube-downloader I set the type of this issue as "enchancement" and not bug.

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2026-02-20 22:23:16 -05:00

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@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010):

I may not implement this immediately, but I'll leave the issue open as a reminder. Thanks for reporting.

@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010): I may not implement this immediately, but I'll leave the issue open as a reminder. Thanks for reporting.

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2026-02-20 22:23:16 -05:00

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@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010):

Originally by anonymous:

Hi.

If you happen to need an example of a video that is available in a higher quality setting than the one that current youtube-dl grabs, try the one with id 3lEOX6BB4GQ.

I should mention that this is a regression, since older versions did grab that version of the video.

Thanks.

Just to give some more details, the video above is available, for instance, in format 18, but youtube-dl only grabs the video in format 34.

@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010): Originally by anonymous: Hi. If you happen to need an example of a video that is available in a higher quality setting than the one that current youtube-dl grabs, try the one with id 3lEOX6BB4GQ. I should mention that this is a regression, since older versions did grab that version of the video. Thanks. Just to give some more details, the video above is available, for instance, in format 18, but youtube-dl only grabs the video in format 34.

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2026-02-20 22:23:16 -05:00

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@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010):

Are you talking about YouTube or Dailymotion? This issue is about Dailymotion, not about Youtube.

@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010): Are you talking about YouTube or Dailymotion? This issue is about Dailymotion, not about Youtube.

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@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010):

Originally by anonymous:

I was talking about Youtube. Not sure what the other anonymous was talking about. [:)] Feel free to clone this bug (I'm not familiar with bitbucket).

Regarding the youtube video that I was talking about, it does work if I force youtube-dl to use -f 18 option.

Is there any way to print some debugging messages regarding the videos? From a quick glance, it doesn't seem to.

Thanks.

@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010): Originally by anonymous: I was talking about Youtube. Not sure what the other anonymous was talking about. [:)] Feel free to clone this bug (I'm not familiar with bitbucket). Regarding the youtube video that I was talking about, it does work if I force youtube-dl to use -f 18 option. Is there any way to print some debugging messages regarding the videos? From a quick glance, it doesn't seem to. Thanks.

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2026-02-20 22:23:17 -05:00

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@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010):

I already addressed the problem recently in issue number 183 [note: from bitbucket.org], but I have just added an entry to the FAQ mentioning it, just in case more people wonder why they are not getting the best quality for a specific video.

@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2010): I already addressed the problem recently in issue number 183 [note: from bitbucket.org], but I have just added an entry to the FAQ mentioning it, just in case more people wonder why they are not getting the best quality for a specific video.

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@FiloSottile commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2012):

Closing: now DailymotionIE grabs the best available quality

@FiloSottile commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2012): Closing: now DailymotionIE grabs the best available quality

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