Help downloading from UKTVPlay

[JustTheWayItIs]

Hi everyone.

I am brand new to downloading so don't have a lot of experience with coding etc.

I have got yt-dlp, and I am looking to download Taggart from UKTVPlay streaming website:
https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/taggart/watch-online

However, it is DRM protected. I have tried various commands including allow-unplayable-formats but it just downloads an unplayable file.

The biggest file size it will download, is 1.67GB, however I know that the first episode of Taggart (https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/taggart/watch-online/5818536596001) is 2.70GB and when downloaded from UKTVPlay stream, the file name is called Taggart - Killer (06_09_1983)-6248909895001.mp4

However, I can't figure out how to download that particular file.

Can anyone please help me with how to do it in easy steps?

Thanks so much.

[Sorenb]

dev tools in your browser, find mpd
copy the url
with yt-dlp
yt-dlp -F --allow-u <mpd url>
you'll get a list of streams, audio ony and video only
use
yt-dlp --allow-u <mpd url>
to download the default best audio and video streams
use
yt-dlp -f <stream-id> --allow-u <mpd url>
to download individual streams.

[JustTheWayItIs]

dev tools in your browser, find mpd
copy the url
with yt-dlp
yt-dlp -F --allow-u <mpd url>
you'll get a list of streams, audio ony and video only
use
yt-dlp --allow-u <mpd url>
to download the default best audio and video streams
use
yt-dlp -f <stream-id> --allow-u <mpd url>
to download individual streams.

Thanks for replying.

Got it working with FireFox. Yay!

So now that I have the video and audio, how do I now decrypt them?

[Sorenb]

You'll need your own CDM. Don't even bother asking me, I've none to give.

mp4decrypt
and ffmpeg to merge. or avidemux or mkvmerge or countless video editors

[cedric8528]

Use Notaghost's site

http://getwvkeys.cc/

It works well to find your keys.


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[A_n_g_e_l_a]

You do know that Taggart is available on stv.tv and is not DRM protected there? yt-dlp works fine.

The only hassle - there are 104 programmes - is getting all the links as STV try to hide them.
I wrote a python wrapper for my own use that parses json __NEXT_DATA__. to get the links That works well in STVs 'summary' html pages, yt-dlp just works through the list without the need to create an intermediate batch file.. But if there are series on the summary page only the initial series gets picked up. I reverted to doing it by hand.

[Sorenb]

Stv usually works with the url, no need to go looking for mpd. At least in my experience of STV.

Edit: Looks like some things have changed over at STV. Ignore that earlier response.

[T33V33]

Stv usually works with the url, no need to go looking for mpd. At least in my experience of STV.

Edit: Looks like some things have changed over at STV. Ignore that earlier response.

Yes some things are now DRM'ed there. Super simple one to do though.

[Sorenb]

manifest instead of mpd.
The URL address will give you hints as to what is or isn't drm'd too.