Video download file sizes

[C E Macfarlane]

Please see below ...

www.macfh.co.uk/CEMH.html

>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org]On
>     Behalf Of Clive
>     Sent: 11 May 2016 19:37
>     To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
>     Subject: Video download file sizes
>
>     The Hollow Crown, Henry VI Pt 1 is available in many sizes.
>     --info tells
>     me that flashhd1 is 1910MB and flashvhigh2 is 1198MB. I have
>     downloaded
>     it twice as both versions and they are both the same size
>     (1.3GB) with
>     VLC reporting the same resolution (832x468). Can anyone
>     explain this to
>     me please and is there a way I can get the higher resolution? I
>     downloaded the first four when they were broadcast the first time and
>     they are clearly bigger and better.

Downloaded here as 1.93 GB (2,074,241,016 bytes), 1280 x 720.  AFAICR the
command-line parameters given were:
	--type tv --tvmode flashhd,hlshd,flashvhigh,hlsvhigh --pid-recursive --pid
p00s90hz --file-prefix "Hollow Crown, The - <episodenum> <episodeshort>" -g