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<h1 id="download_yt">download_yt</h1>
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<h2 id="description">Description</h2>
<p>Downloads or rips video and audio content from YouTube (or other compatible platforms) and prepares it for processing inside Videobeaux workflows.</p>
<h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2>
<p><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">download_yt</code> is a quick-ingest utility that brings online source media into your local Videobeaux environment.<br />
This is useful when you need:</p>
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<li>reference clips for editing or remixing,</li>
<li>footage for analysis or research,</li>
<li>material for glitch, collage, or experimental video art,</li>
<li>assets for transformation inside other Videobeaux programs.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-it-works">How It Works</h2>
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<li><strong>URL Retrieval</strong><br />
Videobeaux (via external download tools) fetches the highest-available quality or a configured preferred resolution/format.</li>
<li><strong>Muxing &amp; Cleanup</strong><br />
Audio and video streams are combined into a standardized container suitable for immediate downstream processing.</li>
<li><strong>Global Output Handling</strong><br />
Because <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">download_yt</code> has no program-specific arguments, all settings (filename, codecs, mapping, etc.) follow Videobeaux global defaults.</li>
<li><strong>Output</strong><br />
The resulting video file is written to the path specified with <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-o</code>.</li>
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<h2 id="program-template">Program Template</h2>
<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>videobeaux -P download_yt \
-i input.mp4 \
-o output.mp4
</code></pre></div></div>
<h2 id="arguments">Arguments</h2>
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<li><em>(No program-specific arguments — this program relies entirely on global Videobeaux input/output configuration and downloader behavior.)</em></li>
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<h2 id="real-world-example">Real World Example</h2>
<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>videobeaux -P download_yt \
-i myvideo.mp4 \
-o download_yt_styled.mp4
</code></pre></div></div>
<h2 id="technical-notes">Technical Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Quality of the downloaded media depends on what the source service provides (YouTube DASH streams, format variants, etc.).</li>
<li>If separate audio/video streams are delivered by the platform, Videobeaux muxes them into a single file.</li>
<li>Output format is determined by your global settings — typically MP4 unless changed.</li>
<li>For archival purposes, consider remuxing into MKV to preserve metadata.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="recommended-usage">Recommended Usage</h2>
<ul>
<li>Bringing online clips into your Videobeaux workflow for editing, glitching, or processing.</li>
<li>Preparing material for LUT application, tonemapping, interpolation, or compositing.</li>
<li>Rapid prototyping of creative projects using found or reference footage.</li>
<li>Downloading assets for offline study or frame-by-frame analysis.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="quality-tips">Quality Tips</h2>
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<li>Always inspect resolution and bitrate of the downloaded file before high-end processing.</li>
<li>If audio quality matters, check whether the source provides separate high-quality audio tracks.</li>
<li>Consider transcoding to a mezzanine codec (e.g., ProRes) for grading or VFX workflows.</li>
<li>Large downloads benefit from using SSD storage to avoid bottlenecks.</li>
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