YouTube YouTube max resolution seems to be 1080p

[Stan001]

If I recall, in doing standard YouTube videos, streamfab supported at least 4k.
According to their own website >here< the YouTube downloader supports up to 8k.
(quoted from the website, 'Download videos in up to 8K resolution.')

I am one of those with little or minor issues, and I can't seem to get any YouTube videos higher than 1080p.
I checked in browsers, and the 4k shows are available as in the screenshot below.
I also decided to go back as far as 6230, and also no 2160p option for downloading. Going back to much further streamfab versions, they won't even analyze YouTube.
As there was a major issue with YT videos in those earlier versions, and was fixed around version(s) 6229, 6230.

It is even noted in 6235 again:
Some improvements on the YouTube Downloader download engine.
Some improvements on downloading videos from YouTube.
And in 6229:
Some improvements on the YouTube Downloader download engine.

I will NEVER rent/buy videos/movies from YT, so I can't ever speak for the YouTube Movies Downloader, but I did decide to look now, and that only claims max of 1080p.
Did they just forget to update the site to say the standard YT downloader only does up to 1080p now?

I thought I would post and see, as I have not seen much of anything lately posted about YT issues.

I DID want to ADD, that yes, I know about other YT downloaders and YES all videos in 2160p 4k get downloaded with those downloaders in full 2160p 4k.

SCREENSHOT

[Germania]

>1080p is not offered in H264 (or never found by me) ..
.. but with VP9 or AV1 I see no problem

[Germania]

>1080p is not offered in H264 (or never found by me) ..
.. but with VP9 or AV1 I see no problem

[Stan001]

Well, thanks so much for that info, Germania. Now, don't I feel stupid. Never thought it was the H264 and that's what the downloader defaults to.
So now I will have to make a note to change to AV1, each time I want to download from YT.

[MrGrackle]

Well, thanks so much for that info, Germania. Now, don't I feel stupid. Never thought it was the H264 and that's what the downloader defaults to.
So now I will have to make a note to change to AV1, each time I want to download from YT.


This can be locked/closed. I did mark it answered.

Yes, I agree, there should be a default favorites setting or something. Every video I analyze I have to click av1.
H264 can support 4K SDR, but seldom do they use that out in the wild.