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communication:bandwidth_conservation [2020/05/21 12:10]
frater_secessus [video frugality] 		communication:bandwidth_conservation [2020/05/21 12:16]
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 **Streaming is evil** when bandwidth is limited. Some networking gear is socket-limited;  there is a certain number of "slots" available for users.  When web browsing, reading email, etc, a user will take one of the slots for active data then release it.  //Streaming holds a monopoly on the socket//, which can block other users from using the resource. **Streaming is evil** when bandwidth is limited. Some networking gear is socket-limited;  there is a certain number of "slots" available for users.  When web browsing, reading email, etc, a user will take one of the slots for active data then release it.  //Streaming holds a monopoly on the socket//, which can block other users from using the resource.
  
-If you must stream use the minimum video quality you can tolerate.  You can [[source:youtube-dl|see what resolutions are available with the ''-F'' flag]].+If you can, download the media during off-hours;  this is the kindest to the provider and to other users.
  
 +=== YouTube frugality ===
  
 +Force YouTube video quality down as far as you can stand.  You can also configure a downloading tool like [[https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#installation|youtube-dl]] to pull down videos for watching later. 
  
 +You can [[source:youtube-dl|see what resolutions are available with the ''-F'' flag]], and request the lowest-resolution complete video with something like:
  
 +  youtube-dl -f '160/278/133/18/22' [url]
  
-If you can, download the media during off-hours;  this is the kindest to the provider and to other users. 
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-=== YouTube frugality === 
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-Force YouTube video quality down as far as you can stand.  You can also configure a downloading tool like [[https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#installation|youtube-dl]] to pull down videos for watching later.  
  
 For "talking head" type videos you can download the audio only, using something like: For "talking head" type videos you can download the audio only, using something like:
communication/bandwidth_conservation.txt ยท Last modified: 2021/12/17 22:53 by princess_fluffypants

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