How to use Livestreamer to download from PBS

[Oscram]

Can someone please help me download a file from PBS using Livestreamer? I've used it before but have forgotten how to use it. Are there any detailed instructions someone can point me to?

I would like it in as high quality I can get. This is the program I want to capture:

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365783217/

Thanks.

[Anonymous84347344]

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365783217/

YOUTUBE-DL:

youtube-dl -F "http://www.pbs.org/video/2365783217/"
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading video info JSON
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading widget/partnerplayer page
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading portalplayer page
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading hls-400-2500k-16x9 video url info
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading m3u8 information
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading mp4-baseline-16x9 video url info
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading hls-800k-16x9 video url info
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] Available formats for 2365783217:
format code        extension  resolution note
hls-meta-0         mp4        multiple   Quality selection URL
hls-meta-1         mp4        multiple   Quality selection URL
mp4-baseline-16x9  mp4        unknown
hls-424            mp4        416x234     424k , avc1.64000d, mp4a.40.5
hls-1087           mp4        480x270    1087k , avc1.640015, mp4a.40.2
http-1087          mp4        480x270    1087k , avc1.640015, mp4a.40.2
hls-2070           mp4        640x360    2070k , avc1.64001e, mp4a.40.2
http-2070          mp4        640x360    2070k , avc1.64001e, mp4a.40.2
hls-3204           mp4        768x432    3204k , avc1.64001e, mp4a.40.2
http-3204          mp4        768x432    3204k , avc1.64001e, mp4a.40.2
hls-6796           mp4        1280x720   6796k , avc1.64001f, mp4a.40.2
http-6796          mp4        1280x720   6796k , avc1.64001f, mp4a.40.2 (best)

[Oscram]

Thanks, nullacht.

I got it with this:

youtube-dl -f http-2070 "http://www.pbs.org/video/2365783217/"

Anything higher than 640x360 caused the message "ERROR: Requested format not available." I don't know if it's possible to get anything higher, or if the limitation is inherent in the source.

I had previously grabbed info using youtube-dl, and then plugged that info into livestreamer to actually grab the video. I still don't really know when and when not to do it that way. Any guidance or links would be appreciated.

Anyway, I did get the video.

[Anonymous84347344]

I had previously grabbed info using youtube-dl, and then plugged that info into livestreamer to actually grab the video. I still don't really know when and when not to do it that way. Any guidance or links would be appreciated.

Try it this way ...

youtube-dl -f http-6796 -g "http://www.pbs.org/video/2365783217/"
http://ga.video.cdn.pbs.org/videos/greeks/51f48e8d-50d6-407a-b3f6-f8e522378832/247925/hd-mezzanine-16x9/1a59a974_tgks0101-16x9-mp4-2500k.mp4

livestreamer "httpstream://ga.video.cdn.pbs.org/videos/greeks/51f48e8d-50d6-407a-b3f6-f8e522378832/247925/hd-mezzanine-16x9/1a59a974_tgks0101-16x9-mp4-2500k.mp4" best -o 1a59a974_tgks0101-16x9-mp4-2500k.mp4
[cli][info] Found matching plugin stream for URL httpstream://ga.video.cdn.pbs.org/videos/greeks/51f48e8d-50d6-407a-b3f6-f8e522378832/247925/hd-mezzanine-16x9/1a59a974_tgks0101-16x9-mp4-2500k.mp4
[cli][info] Available streams: live (worst, best)
[cli][info] Opening stream: live (http)

Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280x720 29.97fps 2395kbps [V: h264 high L3.1, yuv420p, 1280x720, 2395 kb/s]
Audio: AAC 48000Hz stereo 127kbps [A: English [eng] (aac lc, 48000 Hz, stereo, 127 kb/s)]

... or download it directly with YOUTUBE-DL.

youtube-dl -f http-6796 "http://www.pbs.org/video/2365783217/"
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading video info JSON
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading widget/partnerplayer page
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading portalplayer page
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading hls-400-2500k-16x9 video url info
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading m3u8 information
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading mp4-baseline-16x9 video url info
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading hls-800k-16x9 video url info
[pbs] 2365783217: Downloading m3u8 information
[download] Destination: The Greeks - Episode 1 _ Cavemen to Kings-2365783217.mp4

[Oscram]

OK.

I got it both ways.

I thought I had previously tried:

youtube-dl -f http-6796 "http://www.pbs.org/video/2365783217/"

... and got an error message. I must've had a typo. Maybe I used "hls-6796" instead of "http-6796".
It does work with "http-6796".

Thanks very much.