+    def select_format(self, format_spec, available_formats):
+        if format_spec == 'best' or format_spec is None:
+            return available_formats[-1]
+        elif format_spec == 'worst':
+            return available_formats[0]
+        elif format_spec == 'bestaudio':
+            audio_formats = [
+                f for f in available_formats
+                if f.get('vcodec') == 'none']
+            if audio_formats:
+                return audio_formats[-1]
+        elif format_spec == 'worstaudio':
+            audio_formats = [
+                f for f in available_formats
+                if f.get('vcodec') == 'none']
+            if audio_formats:
+                return audio_formats[0]
+        elif format_spec == 'bestvideo':
+            video_formats = [
+                f for f in available_formats
+                if f.get('acodec') == 'none']
+            if video_formats:
+                return video_formats[-1]
+        elif format_spec == 'worstvideo':
+            video_formats = [
+                f for f in available_formats
+                if f.get('acodec') == 'none']
+            if video_formats:
+                return video_formats[0]
+        else:
+            extensions = ['mp4', 'flv', 'webm', '3gp', 'm4a', 'mp3', 'ogg', 'aac', 'wav']
+            if format_spec in extensions:
+                filter_f = lambda f: f['ext'] == format_spec
+            else:
+                filter_f = lambda f: f['format_id'] == format_spec
+            matches = list(filter(filter_f, available_formats))
+            if matches:
+                return matches[-1]
+        return None
+
+    def process_video_result(self, info_dict, download=True):
+        assert info_dict.get('_type', 'video') == 'video'
+
+        if 'id' not in info_dict:
+            raise ExtractorError('Missing "id" field in extractor result')
+        if 'title' not in info_dict:
+            raise ExtractorError('Missing "title" field in extractor result')
+
+        if 'playlist' not in info_dict:
+            # It isn't part of a playlist
+            info_dict['playlist'] = None
+            info_dict['playlist_index'] = None
+
+        thumbnails = info_dict.get('thumbnails')
+        if thumbnails:
+            thumbnails.sort(key=lambda t: (
+                t.get('width'), t.get('height'), t.get('url')))
+            for t in thumbnails:
+                if 'width' in t and 'height' in t:
+                    t['resolution'] = '%dx%d' % (t['width'], t['height'])
+
+        if thumbnails and 'thumbnail' not in info_dict:
+            info_dict['thumbnail'] = thumbnails[-1]['url']
+
+        if 'display_id' not in info_dict and 'id' in info_dict:
+            info_dict['display_id'] = info_dict['id']
+
+        if info_dict.get('upload_date') is None and info_dict.get('timestamp') is not None:
+            # Working around negative timestamps in Windows
+            # (see http://bugs.python.org/issue1646728)
+            if info_dict['timestamp'] < 0 and os.name == 'nt':
+                info_dict['timestamp'] = 0
+            upload_date = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
+                info_dict['timestamp'])
+            info_dict['upload_date'] = upload_date.strftime('%Y%m%d')
+
+        # This extractors handle format selection themselves
+        if info_dict['extractor'] in ['Youku']:
+            if download:
+                self.process_info(info_dict)
+            return info_dict
+
+        # We now pick which formats have to be downloaded
+        if info_dict.get('formats') is None:
+            # There's only one format available
+            formats = [info_dict]
+        else:
+            formats = info_dict['formats']
+
+        if not formats:
+            raise ExtractorError('No video formats found!')
+
+        # We check that all the formats have the format and format_id fields
+        for i, format in enumerate(formats):
+            if 'url' not in format:
+                raise ExtractorError('Missing "url" key in result (index %d)' % i)
+
+            if format.get('format_id') is None:
+                format['format_id'] = compat_str(i)
+            if format.get('format') is None:
+                format['format'] = '{id} - {res}{note}'.format(
+                    id=format['format_id'],
+                    res=self.format_resolution(format),
+                    note=' ({0})'.format(format['format_note']) if format.get('format_note') is not None else '',
+                )
+            # Automatically determine file extension if missing
+            if 'ext' not in format:
+                format['ext'] = determine_ext(format['url']).lower()
+
+        format_limit = self.params.get('format_limit', None)
+        if format_limit:
+            formats = list(takewhile_inclusive(
+                lambda f: f['format_id'] != format_limit, formats
+            ))
+
+        # TODO Central sorting goes here
+
+        if formats[0] is not info_dict:
+            # only set the 'formats' fields if the original info_dict list them
+            # otherwise we end up with a circular reference, the first (and unique)
+            # element in the 'formats' field in info_dict is info_dict itself,
+            # wich can't be exported to json
+            info_dict['formats'] = formats
+        if self.params.get('listformats', None):
+            self.list_formats(info_dict)
+            return
+
+        req_format = self.params.get('format')
+        if req_format is None:
+            req_format = 'best'
+        formats_to_download = []
+        # The -1 is for supporting YoutubeIE
+        if req_format in ('-1', 'all'):
+            formats_to_download = formats
+        else:
+            for rfstr in req_format.split(','):
+                # We can accept formats requested in the format: 34/5/best, we pick
+                # the first that is available, starting from left
+                req_formats = rfstr.split('/')
+                for rf in req_formats:
+                    if re.match(r'.+?\+.+?', rf) is not None:
+                        # Two formats have been requested like '137+139'
+                        format_1, format_2 = rf.split('+')
+                        formats_info = (self.select_format(format_1, formats),
+                                        self.select_format(format_2, formats))
+                        if all(formats_info):
+                            # The first format must contain the video and the
+                            # second the audio
+                            if formats_info[0].get('vcodec') == 'none':
+                                self.report_error('The first format must '
+                                                  'contain the video, try using '
+                                                  '"-f %s+%s"' % (format_2, format_1))
+                                return
+                            output_ext = (
+                                formats_info[0]['ext']
+                                if self.params.get('merge_output_format') is None
+                                else self.params['merge_output_format'])
+                            selected_format = {
+                                'requested_formats': formats_info,
+                                'format': rf,
+                                'ext': formats_info[0]['ext'],
+                                'width': formats_info[0].get('width'),
+                                'height': formats_info[0].get('height'),
+                                'resolution': formats_info[0].get('resolution'),
+                                'fps': formats_info[0].get('fps'),
+                                'vcodec': formats_info[0].get('vcodec'),
+                                'vbr': formats_info[0].get('vbr'),
+                                'stretched_ratio': formats_info[0].get('stretched_ratio'),
+                                'acodec': formats_info[1].get('acodec'),
+                                'abr': formats_info[1].get('abr'),
+                                'ext': output_ext,
+                            }
+                        else:
+                            selected_format = None
+                    else:
+                        selected_format = self.select_format(rf, formats)
+                    if selected_format is not None:
+                        formats_to_download.append(selected_format)
+                        break
+        if not formats_to_download:
+            raise ExtractorError('requested format not available',
+                                 expected=True)
+
+        if download:
+            if len(formats_to_download) > 1:
+                self.to_screen('[info] %s: downloading video in %s formats' % (info_dict['id'], len(formats_to_download)))
+            for format in formats_to_download:
+                new_info = dict(info_dict)
+                new_info.update(format)
+                self.process_info(new_info)
+        # We update the info dict with the best quality format (backwards compatibility)
+        info_dict.update(formats_to_download[-1])
+        return info_dict
+