diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 19f0579..6c79831 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ interface ClipVideoBaseParams {
   url: string;
   start?: number | string;
   end?: number | string;
+  postprocessorExecutablePath?: string;
 }
 
 interface ClipYouTubeVideoParams extends ClipVideoBaseParams {
   downloaderExecutablePath?: string;
-  postprocessorExecutablePath?: string;
 }
 
 interface ClipVideoParams extends ClipYouTubeVideoParams {
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ const convertDurationToSeconds = (d: string) => {
   return (Number(hh) * 3600) + (Number(mm) * 60) + Number(ss);
 };
 
+const normalizeStartSeconds = (start?: number | string) => {
+  if (typeof start === 'undefined') {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (typeof start === 'string') {
+    return convertDurationToSeconds(start);
+  }
+
+  return start;
+};
+
+const getCacheFilename = () => {
+  const time = new Date().getTime();
+  return `output-${time}.mkv`;
+};
+
 export interface ClipEventEmitter extends EventEmitter {
   process(): void;
 }
@@ -47,33 +63,96 @@ class YouTubeVideoClipEventEmitter extends EventEmitter implements ClipEventEmit
     super();
   }
 
-  process() {
-    if (!this.params.downloaderExecutablePath) {
-      this.emit('error', new Error('Downloader not found.'));
-      this.emit('end', null);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (!this.params.postprocessorExecutablePath) {
-      this.emit('error', new Error('ffmpeg not found.'));
-      this.emit('end', null);
-      return;
-    }
+  private constructDefaultDownloadArgs(cacheFilename: string) {
+    const startSeconds = normalizeStartSeconds(this.params.start);
 
     const downloadArgs = [
       '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest',
       '-f', 'bestvideo+bestaudio',
-      '-g', this.params.url,
+      '--fragment-retries', 'infinite',
     ];
+
+    if (typeof this.params.end !== 'undefined') {
+      downloadArgs.push('--download-sections');
+      const endSeconds = (
+        typeof this.params.end === 'string'
+          ? convertDurationToSeconds(this.params.end)
+          : this.params.end
+      );
+      downloadArgs.push(
+        `*${convertSecondsToDuration(startSeconds)}-${convertSecondsToDuration(endSeconds)}`,
+      );
+      downloadArgs.push('-o');
+      downloadArgs.push(cacheFilename);
+      downloadArgs.push('--force-keyframes-at-cuts');
+      if (startSeconds > 0) {
+        downloadArgs.push(`${this.params.url}?t=${startSeconds}`);
+      } else {
+        downloadArgs.push(this.params.url);
+      }
+    } else if (startSeconds > 0) {
+      downloadArgs.push('--download-sections');
+      downloadArgs.push(`*${convertSecondsToDuration(startSeconds)}-inf`);
+      downloadArgs.push('-o');
+      downloadArgs.push(cacheFilename);
+      downloadArgs.push('--force-keyframes-at-cuts');
+      downloadArgs.push(`${this.params.url}?t=${startSeconds}`);
+    } else {
+      downloadArgs.push('-o');
+      downloadArgs.push(cacheFilename);
+      downloadArgs.push(this.params.url);
+    }
+
+    return downloadArgs;
+  }
+
+  private doDownloadProcess(downloadArgs: string[]) {
     this.emit('process', {
       type: 'download',
       phase: 'start',
-      command: `${this.params.downloaderExecutablePath} ${downloadArgs.join(' ')}`,
+      command: `${this.params.downloaderExecutablePath as string} ${downloadArgs.join(' ')}`,
     });
-    const downloaderProcess = spawnSync(this.params.downloaderExecutablePath, downloadArgs);
+    const downloaderProcess = spawnSync(
+      this.params.downloaderExecutablePath as string,
+      downloadArgs,
+    );
     if (downloaderProcess.error) {
       this.emit('error', new Error('Downloader error.', { cause: downloaderProcess.error }));
       this.emit('end', null);
+      return null;
+    }
+    return downloaderProcess;
+  }
+
+  private processDefault() {
+    const cacheFilename = getCacheFilename(); // todo label this on the cache
+    const downloadArgs = this.constructDefaultDownloadArgs(cacheFilename);
+    const downloaderProcess = this.doDownloadProcess(downloadArgs);
+    if (!downloaderProcess) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.emit('process', {
+      type: 'download',
+      phase: 'success',
+    });
+
+    const output = readFileSync(cacheFilename);
+    unlinkSync(cacheFilename);
+    this.emit('success', {
+      output,
+    });
+    this.emit('end');
+  }
+
+  private processWithPostprocessing() {
+    const downloadArgs = [
+      '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest',
+      '-f', 'bestvideo+bestaudio',
+      '-g', this.params.url,
+    ];
+    const downloaderProcess = this.doDownloadProcess(downloadArgs);
+    if (!downloaderProcess) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -87,15 +166,7 @@ class YouTubeVideoClipEventEmitter extends EventEmitter implements ClipEventEmit
       },
     });
 
-    let startSeconds: number;
-    if (typeof this.params.start === 'undefined') {
-      startSeconds = 0;
-    } else if (typeof this.params.start === 'string') {
-      startSeconds = convertDurationToSeconds(this.params.start);
-    } else {
-      startSeconds = this.params.start;
-    }
-
+    const startSeconds = normalizeStartSeconds(this.params.start);
     const ffmpegProcessVideoStreamArgs = [
       '-ss', (this.params.start ?? '00:00:00').toString(),
       '-i', videoUrlStream,
@@ -124,7 +195,7 @@ class YouTubeVideoClipEventEmitter extends EventEmitter implements ClipEventEmit
       ffmpegProcessAudioStreamArgs.push(clipDuration);
     }
 
-    const cacheFilename = 'output.webm'; // todo label this on the cache
+    const cacheFilename = getCacheFilename(); // todo label this on the cache
     const ffmpegProcessArgs = [
       ...ffmpegProcessVideoStreamArgs,
       ...ffmpegProcessAudioStreamArgs,
@@ -135,23 +206,42 @@ class YouTubeVideoClipEventEmitter extends EventEmitter implements ClipEventEmit
     this.emit('process', {
       type: 'postprocess',
       phase: 'start',
-      command: `${this.params.postprocessorExecutablePath} ${ffmpegProcessArgs.join(' ')}`,
+      command: `${this.params.postprocessorExecutablePath as string} ${ffmpegProcessArgs.join(' ')}`,
     });
-    const ffmpegProcess = spawnSync(this.params.postprocessorExecutablePath, ffmpegProcessArgs);
+    const ffmpegProcess = spawnSync(
+      this.params.postprocessorExecutablePath as string,
+      ffmpegProcessArgs,
+    );
     if (ffmpegProcess.error) {
       this.emit('error', new Error('ffmpeg error.', { cause: ffmpegProcess.error }));
       this.emit('end');
       return;
     }
-    const output = readFileSync(cacheFilename);
-    unlinkSync(cacheFilename);
     this.emit('process', {
       type: 'postprocess',
       phase: 'success',
+    });
+    const output = readFileSync(cacheFilename);
+    unlinkSync(cacheFilename);
+    this.emit('success', {
       output,
     });
     this.emit('end');
   }
+
+  process() {
+    if (!this.params.downloaderExecutablePath) {
+      this.emit('error', new Error('Downloader not found.'));
+      this.emit('end', null);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (this.params.postprocessorExecutablePath) {
+      this.processWithPostprocessing();
+      return;
+    }
+    this.processDefault();
+  }
 }
 
 export const createVideoClipper = (params: ClipVideoParams) => {
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 60b08ea..07453e3 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -20,87 +20,152 @@ describe('createVideoClipper', () => {
     (readFileSync as Mock).mockReturnValueOnce(Buffer.from(''));
   });
 
-  let clipper: ClipEventEmitter;
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    clipper = webVideoClipCore.createVideoClipper({
-      downloaderExecutablePath: 'yt-dlp',
-      postprocessorExecutablePath: 'ffmpeg',
-      type: webVideoClipCore.VideoType.YOUTUBE,
-      url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc',
-      start: 0,
-      end: 0,
+  describe('with postprocessing', () => {
+    let clipper: ClipEventEmitter;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      clipper = webVideoClipCore.createVideoClipper({
+        downloaderExecutablePath: 'yt-dlp',
+        postprocessorExecutablePath: 'ffmpeg',
+        type: webVideoClipCore.VideoType.YOUTUBE,
+        url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc',
+        start: 0,
+        end: 0,
+      });
     });
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    (spawnSync as Mock).mockReset();
-  });
-
-  it('calls the downloader function', () => new Promise((done) => {
-    (spawnSync as Mock)
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({});
-
-    clipper.on('end', done);
-    clipper.process();
-    expect(spawnSync).nthCalledWith(1, 'yt-dlp', expect.anything());
-  }));
-
-  it('emits downloader errors', () => new Promise((done) => {
-    const causeError = new Error('generic downloader message');
-    (spawnSync as Mock)
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({ error: causeError })
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({});
 
-    clipper.on('error', (err: Error) => {
-      expect(err.cause).toHaveProperty('message', causeError.message);
+    afterEach(() => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock).mockReset();
     });
-    clipper.on('end', done);
-    clipper.process();
-  }));
-
-  it('calls the postprocess function', () => new Promise((done) => {
-    (spawnSync as Mock)
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({});
-
-    clipper.on('end', done);
-    clipper.process();
-    expect(spawnSync).nthCalledWith(2, 'ffmpeg', expect.anything());
-  }));
-
-  it('emits postprocess errors', () => new Promise((done) => {
-    const causeError = new Error('generic postprocessor message');
-    (spawnSync as Mock)
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({ error: causeError });
-
-    clipper.on('error', (err: Error) => {
-      expect(err.cause).toHaveProperty('message', causeError.message);
-    });
-    clipper.on('end', done);
-    clipper.process();
-  }));
-
-  it('calls the buffer extract function', () => new Promise((done) => {
-    (spawnSync as Mock)
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({});
 
-    clipper.on('end', done);
-    clipper.process();
-
-    expect(readFileSync).toBeCalled();
-  }));
+    it('calls the downloader function', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+      expect(spawnSync).nthCalledWith(1, 'yt-dlp', expect.anything());
+    }));
+
+    it('emits downloader errors', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      const causeError = new Error('generic downloader message');
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ error: causeError })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('error', (err: Error) => {
+        expect(err.cause).toHaveProperty('message', causeError.message);
+      });
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+    }));
+
+    it('calls the postprocess function', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+      expect(spawnSync).nthCalledWith(2, 'ffmpeg', expect.anything());
+    }));
+
+    it('emits postprocess errors', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      const causeError = new Error('generic postprocessor message');
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ error: causeError });
+
+      clipper.on('error', (err: Error) => {
+        expect(err.cause).toHaveProperty('message', causeError.message);
+      });
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+    }));
+
+    it('calls the buffer extract function', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+
+      expect(readFileSync).toBeCalled();
+    }));
+
+    it('calls the cleanup function', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+
+      expect(unlinkSync).toBeCalled();
+    }));
+  });
 
-  it('calls the cleanup function', () => new Promise((done) => {
-    (spawnSync as Mock)
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
-      .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+  describe('without postprocessing', () => {
+    let clipper: ClipEventEmitter;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      clipper = webVideoClipCore.createVideoClipper({
+        downloaderExecutablePath: 'yt-dlp',
+        type: webVideoClipCore.VideoType.YOUTUBE,
+        url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc',
+        start: 0,
+        end: 0,
+      });
+    });
 
-    clipper.on('end', done);
-    clipper.process();
+    afterEach(() => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock).mockReset();
+    });
 
-    expect(unlinkSync).toBeCalled();
-  }));
+    it('calls the downloader function', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+      expect(spawnSync).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(spawnSync).nthCalledWith(1, 'yt-dlp', expect.anything());
+    }));
+
+    it('emits downloader errors', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      const causeError = new Error('generic downloader message');
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ error: causeError })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('error', (err: Error) => {
+        expect(err.cause).toHaveProperty('message', causeError.message);
+      });
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+    }));
+
+    it('calls the buffer extract function', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+
+      expect(readFileSync).toBeCalled();
+    }));
+
+    it('calls the cleanup function', () => new Promise((done) => {
+      (spawnSync as Mock)
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({ stdout: Buffer.from('') })
+        .mockReturnValueOnce({});
+
+      clipper.on('end', done);
+      clipper.process();
+
+      expect(unlinkSync).toBeCalled();
+    }));
+  });
 });