On 13/12/2017 10:19 PM, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Hi Nick,
>
>> I have noticed, on numerous pids, that if I download them using
>> --tvmode=best then the highest quality 25fps stream that is found is
>> dvfxhigh (704x396 25fps).
>>
>> However, if I explicitly use --tvmode=hlshd, then I get the 1280x720
>> 25fps stream.
> I too am unclear on how the `better', `best', etc., map to modes.  You
> might want to experiment with the --fps50 option as that seems to
> influence the definition of `best' and friends.
Yes, if I use --fps50 with --tvmode=best then I get the 1280x720 50fps
stream. However, I have yet to view a program where I thought that 50fps
gave an advantage over 25fps, so from my point of view using it means
having to download files of twice the size for no visible advantage.

Nick


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