![]() The video we will use will be “ Dire Straits – Money for Nothing 24 Bit Sound 2K Video”. There are numerous ways to test this, but let’s use a free online tool called “YouTube Video Info”. Once a video reaches a certain amount of views and becomes “popular”, Youtube will automatically re-encode a WebM/Opus version of the video, which can be only slightly higher in quality (156 vs 126 kbps). Note: You can also try to manually determine the Bitrate of any audio file yourself. So even if you upload a video with 24/96 lossless audio, Youtube will convert it to 126 kbps AAC in an MP4 container. This is regardless of the audio source format being uploaded because Youtube will automatically re-encode videos to use their format. For Opus, it can be between 56 kbps and 165 kbps. Youtube uses two types of audio formats – AAC (wrapped in an MP4 container) or Opus in a WebM container.įor AAC, Youtube will play a maximum audio bitrate of around 126 kbps. What Audio Bitrate does YouTube Stream In? #įor starters, Youtube does not play audio at 320kbps, even on the highest video resolution. ![]() If you aren’t much of an audiophile, and you don’t care about things like MP3 bitrates, this article isn’t for you – but if you’re someone who frequently uses website converters to download “320kbps” MP3s from Youtube videos, read on to find out why you’re wasting your time. ![]()
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