YouTube Format IDs

ksec 116 points 56 comments August 26, 2026
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RankingMember

I feel like I'm missing some context. Cool that there's someone cataloging this though.

throw0101d

"4320p"? Huh: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8K_resolution

throw0101d

> HFR stands for "High Framerate", which means up to 60 FPS, whereas non-HFR is limited to 30 FPS Personally I find most ((almost?) all?) >30fps generally unnecessary and just chews through bandwidth, monthly (mobile) data caps, and processing/batteries. Are there specific cases where "HFR" videos are really improving the viewing experience of particular (types of) content? (Note: in the table it's about support for HFR content, and does not necessarily mean that content is HFR.)

bithammerthunde

Is this in anyway related to the 403 issue with yt-dlp that's been happening for at least a week?

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