{
  "id": 16185353,
  "title": "Why Reddit Videos Download Without Sound — And How to Fix It with FFmpeg",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/why-reddit-videos-download-without-sound-and-how-to-fix-it-with-ffmpeg",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:46:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/webdev1/why-reddit-videos-download-without-sound-and-how-to-fix-it-with-ffmpeg-4n2d"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Have you ever downloaded a video from Reddit, opened the MP4 file, and discovered that it had absolutely no sound? The video plays perfectly. The quality looks fine. But the audio is completely missing. At first, this might seem like a bug in your browser or video player. However, the real explanation is much more interesting. Reddit often delivers video and audio as separate streams. While…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}