--audio-only

[RS]

On 13/03/18 12:21, RS wrote:
> On 13/03/18 12:06, I wrote:
>> I was pleased that Dinky implemented the --audio-only option because 
>> it can be can be useful for discussion programmes on a slow or metered 
>> connection.
>>
>> Is there any way to force it to 128kbit/s?  I have just downloaded 
>> Sunday's Andrew Marr, b09w2zj2, with --tvmode=hvflow --audio-only.  I 
>> got a bit rate 317kbit/s and a file nearly three times as large as I 
>> wanted.
>>
> It seems I can get a smaller download with --tvmode=dvflow --audio-only. 
>   I then get 94kbit/s.  I also get the SBR extension (HE-AAC v1) which I 
> did not really want either since most of my players do not support it.
> 
The answer seems to be --tvmode=dvfhigh --audio-only.  That gives me 
126kbit/s without SBR.