Okay looks like your format spec should look something like 'bv*[ext=mp4][vcodec!^=av01]+ba[ext=m4a]/b[ext=mp4][vcodec!^=av01]'. Single quotes needed to keep shell expansion from fighting me, not sure if that will be an issue for you. You may have intended this, but the extension restriction does mean that you’ll sometimes skip “better” formats like VP9 if they are webms or something, and you can specify an output mux if that is what you are trying to achieve.

I think you would want to include [vcodec!=av1] somewhere in your format specifications. Let me try it and see.

No particular experience with the VPN issue so feel free to completely ignore this idea, but if you do have to stick with something resembling your current solution it could make sense to put it in a VM or container so that the process of rebuilding it is not so burdensome.

Maybe also add -v for verbose? I just tried it on my admittedly very different EndeavourOS system and the original command started right up downloading a video

Meanwhile I’m out here like “wow I hope I submitted my receipt correctly and do not get banished to the shadow realm”

I saw https://opencut.app/ recently, could be worth a try.

Hello! Is this something you run, or just a project you are enthusiastic about? We have some users who are reporting this because it does read a bit like an advertisement, so if you could clarify that would be helpful. Thanks!

Mentioned elsewhere in the thread I think but not in a direct reply so making sure you see it, Lutris has the game specific scripts but also ones to set up environments for Origin/EA App. I’ve used those before with Sims 4 with both several expansion packs and some custom content.

I’ve been using EOS for about a year and a half, and for the year and a half I used Manjaro, and this is spot on. EOS is just a better experience, plus they’ve got much cooler default backgrounds!

https://xkcd.com/327/

If you’re willing to roll your own a bit, whisper.cpp is pretty good