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Diffstat (limited to 'yt_dlp')
| -rw-r--r-- | yt_dlp/downloader/external.py | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | yt_dlp/options.py | 14 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/downloader/external.py b/yt_dlp/downloader/external.py index 4bef3bf52..5d9639076 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/downloader/external.py +++ b/yt_dlp/downloader/external.py @@ -398,7 +398,10 @@ class FFmpegFD(ExternalFD): args += ['-fs', compat_str(self._TEST_FILE_SIZE)] if protocol in ('m3u8', 'm3u8_native'): - if self.params.get('hls_use_mpegts', False) or tmpfilename == '-': + use_mpegts = (tmpfilename == '-') or self.params.get('hls_use_mpegts') + if use_mpegts is None: + use_mpegts = info_dict.get('is_live') + if use_mpegts: args += ['-f', 'mpegts'] else: args += ['-f', 'mp4'] diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py index c47f6ea50..88f74ff36 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/options.py +++ b/yt_dlp/options.py @@ -634,10 +634,18 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None): help='Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS downloader') downloader.add_option( '--hls-use-mpegts', - dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true', + dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true', default=None, help=( - 'Use the mpegts container for HLS videos, allowing to play the ' - 'video while downloading (some players may not be able to play it)')) + 'Use the mpegts container for HLS videos; ' + 'allowing some players to play the video while downloading, ' + 'and reducing the chance of file corruption if download is interrupted. ' + 'This is enabled by default for live streams')) + downloader.add_option( + '--no-hls-use-mpegts', + dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_false', + help=( + 'Do not use the mpegts container for HLS videos. ' + 'This is default when not downloading live streams')) downloader.add_option( '--external-downloader', dest='external_downloader', metavar='NAME', |