What determines the resolution GiP selects for download?

Dave Liquorice allsorts at howhill.com
Mon May 2 12:47:36 PDT 2016


On Sun, 1 May 2016 09:32:49 +1000, Nick Payne wrote:

> I retried one of the downloads that was only 704x396, using the same 
> command line with the addition of --force, and the second time it 
> downloaded at 832x468, so I'm wondering how GiP determines what 
> resolution to download?

Live stuff takes time to appear in all resolutions, the lower ones tending 
to appear first. Waiting 24 hours and trying a --force might get you a 
higher resolution version. If it doesn't after 48 hours it proably never 
will.

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Cheers
Dave.





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