Fix MTV/GameTrailers "Bad Request" error

[youtube-dl] / README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 230c12a881094b476a693d32e9bc3235b78f7bd0..cae61a855c079c67f9b2815c1b7024c7805d5afc 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,17 +131,19 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                      %(upload_date)s for the upload date
                                      (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
                                      (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the
-                                     video id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the
+                                     video id, %(playlist_title)s,
+                                     %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if
+                                     present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the
                                      video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the
-                                     position in the playlist and %% for a
-                                     literal percent. %(height)s and %(width)s
-                                     for the width and height of the video
-                                     format. %(resolution)s for a textual
+                                     position in the playlist. %(height)s and
+                                     %(width)s for the width and height of the
+                                     video format. %(resolution)s for a textual
                                      description of the resolution of the video
-                                     format. Use - to output to stdout. Can also
-                                     be used to download to a different
-                                     directory, for example with -o '/my/downloa
-                                     ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
+                                     format. %% for a literal percent. Use - to
+                                     output to stdout. Can also be used to
+                                     download to a different directory, for
+                                     example with -o '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s
+                                     /%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
     --autonumber-size NUMBER         Specifies the number of digits in
                                      %(autonumber)s when it is present in output
                                      filename template or --auto-number option
@@ -239,8 +241,13 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                      "worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By
                                      default, youtube-dl will pick the best
                                      quality. Use commas to download multiple
-                                     audio formats, such as  -f
-                                     136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio
+                                     audio formats, such as -f
+                                     136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.
+                                     You can merge the video and audio of two
+                                     formats into a single file using -f <video-
+                                     format>+<audio-format> (requires ffmpeg or
+                                     avconv), for example -f
+                                     bestvideo+bestaudio.
     --all-formats                    download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats            prefer free video formats unless a specific
                                      one is requested
@@ -381,7 +388,7 @@ Again, from then on you'll be able to update with `sudo youtube-dl -U`.
 
 YouTube changed their playlist format in March 2014 and later on, so you'll need at least youtube-dl 2014.07.25 to download all YouTube videos.
 
-If you have installed youtube-dl with a package manager, pip, setup.py or a tarball, please use that to update. Note that Ubuntu packages do not seem to get updated anymore. Since we are not affiliated with Ubuntu, there is little we can do. Feel free to report bugs to the Ubuntu packaging guys - all they have to do is update the package to a somewhat recent version. See above for a way to update.
+If you have installed youtube-dl with a package manager, pip, setup.py or a tarball, please use that to update. Note that Ubuntu packages do not seem to get updated anymore. Since we are not affiliated with Ubuntu, there is little we can do. Feel free to [report bugs](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+filebug) to the [Ubuntu packaging guys](mailto:ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com?subject=outdated%20version%20of%20youtube-dl) - all they have to do is update the package to a somewhat recent version. See above for a way to update.
 
 ### Do I always have to pass in `--max-quality FORMAT`, or `-citw`?