Streaming Capture Masterpost

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The Streaming Video Capture Masterpost

This list will be updated as I figure out more services.

YouTube:
Install youtube-dl. Download the highest-quality video. If it’s delivered with a DASH manifest, you also need to download the audio file. Combine the two in ffmpeg:

ffmpeg -i “audiofile” -i “videofile” -c copy ytdownload.mp4

For protected videos, open the link in the YouTube mobile app and use the technique below.

Television:
Many TV companies have a mobile app (iPlayer, 4oD, Watch ABC, etc.). Apple requires use of HLS in mobile apps, and it's easier than RTMP. For most apps, using a development proxy on your computer like mitmproxy (command line), Charles (Mac), or Fiddler (Windows) will reveal an M3U8 file. Using ffmpeg, download all the segments:

ffmpeg -i “hlsmanifest” -c copy video.ts

Special Apps:
—WatchESPN delivers authentication tokens in a JSON file.
—Viacom-owned channels (like Spike and MTV) deliver multiple manifests, one for each segment cut by ads.

Vimeo:
Open your browser’s web inspector and search “mp4”. Download the tokenised akamaihd.net mp4 link. The highest quality available will be downloaded.

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