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<item><title>MP4 vs MP3: what is the difference?</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/mp4-vs-mp3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/mp4-vs-mp3</guid><description>One carries pictures and sound, the other carries sound alone. That single difference decides everything else about them.</description></item><item><title>Which video quality should you download?</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/which-video-quality-to-choose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/which-video-quality-to-choose</guid><description>Higher is not automatically better. The right resolution depends on the screen you will watch it on and the connection you are downloading over.</description></item><item><title>What is bitrate?</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/what-is-video-bitrate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/what-is-video-bitrate</guid><description>Bitrate is how much data is spent on each second of a file. It is the quality setting that most people never look at, and often matters more than resolution.</description></item><item><title>WebM vs MP4</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/webm-vs-mp4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/webm-vs-mp4</guid><description>WebM usually produces a smaller file at the same visual quality. MP4 plays on devices WebM has never heard of. That is the whole trade.</description></item><item><title>Is downloading YouTube videos safe?</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/is-downloading-youtube-videos-safe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/is-downloading-youtube-videos-safe</guid><description>The file itself is almost never the problem. The sites handing it to you sometimes are. Here is what to actually watch for.</description></item><item><title>Copyright and personal use</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/copyright-and-personal-use</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/copyright-and-personal-use</guid><description>This question has no single answer, because copyright law differs by country. What follows is the general shape of it, not legal advice.</description></item><item><title>&quot;This video is not available in your country&quot;</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/video-not-available-in-your-country</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/video-not-available-in-your-country</guid><description>Region blocking is set by whoever owns the content, not by YouTube. That explains both why it happens and why there is rarely a way around it.</description></item><item><title>How to download YouTube Shorts</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/download-youtube-shorts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/download-youtube-shorts</guid><description>A Short is a normal YouTube video presented differently. Its link works the same way as any other, with one thing worth knowing about the result.</description></item><item><title>How to download a YouTube playlist</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/download-youtube-playlist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/download-youtube-playlist</guid><description>Paste the playlist address and you get the list of what is in it. From there you pick the videos you want, one at a time.</description></item><item><title>Can you download a live stream?</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/can-you-download-a-live-stream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/can-you-download-a-live-stream</guid><description>Not while it is live. The reason is simple: there is no finished file yet, only a broadcast still being produced.</description></item><item><title>How YouTube stores video, and why it matters</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/youtube-video-formats-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/youtube-video-formats-explained</guid><description>A single YouTube video is not one file. Understanding how it is actually stored explains most of what a download tool does.</description></item><item><title>What is 60fps?</title><link>https://downlo.net/en/articles/what-is-60fps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://downlo.net/en/articles/what-is-60fps</guid><description>Frame rate is how many still images make up each second of video. It affects how motion feels, which is a different thing from how sharp the picture is.</description></item></channel></rss>