But if you pick something like Very low definition (240 lines) and a video stream containing 240p is not available it will load up the closest one that is 360p.
VLC DOWNLOAD YOUTUBE 1080P 720P
So, 720p will be the maximum resolution and it won’t go for 1080p. Suppose you choose HD 720p, VLC will pick a resolution that is closest to 720p and it won’t go higher than 720p. Then, switch to the Media tab and choose the Open Network Stream option from the drop-down menu. Step 2: Launch VLC media player to access its interface.
Click on All under Show settings for advanced preferences. Here are the detailed steps: Step 1: Go to YouTube and copy the video link in the address bar. Take the MKV file into VLC media player and use Convert/Save to reduce the size. Preferences -> All -> Input / Codecs -> video codecs -> ffmpeg -> if the hardware decoding is checked, uncheck it, if it is already unchecked, try checking it.