debian 12.11, yt-dlp stable@2025.06.30.

I used this argument: “-f bv*[ext=mp4]+ba[ext=m4a]/b[ext=mp4]”

and it works: it downloads the best available video, audio and ffmpeg merges both in a single file. Automatically.

Except that the maximum resolution I need is 1920 x 1080 p. Best available video is oftentimes 4096 x 2160 p, too much for the target hardware.

Using -F to check different resolutions to then select one (like -f 299 or -f 148) is tiresome.

How do I do that? Ideally for whole playlists involving between 25 and 50 videos.