m3u8 url problem OR n_m3u8dl-re

[xangetsue]

Hey everyone, need anyone's help with subs being not in sync and sometimes audio is not in sync with video
the platform is partially free, the link I'm posting is from the free plan

I got this warning while downloading the movie

[vist#0:0/h264 @ 000001d1438ee8c0] timestamp discontinuity (stream id=481): -5040000, new offset= 5040000

The movie url

https://hilalplay.com/en/detail/little-archer-iskender-victory

The m3u8 url

https://content.hilalplay.com/v2/media/a5fd372e-d9ef-4da0-a2c7-33259f8ec627/master.m3u8

The n_m3u8dl-re command I used

N_m3u8DL-RE "https://content.hilalplay.com/v2/media/a5fd372e-d9ef-4da0-a2c7-33259f8ec627/master.m3u8" --tmp-dir "temp" --no-log -mt -M format=mkv --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory"

I tried many commands (added flags removed flags and none worked) like...

format=mkv:muxer=mkvmerge
format=mkv:muxer=ffmpeg
format=mkv:muxer_args="-fflags +genpts"
--ffmpeg-binary-path ffmpeg
--binary-merge

I really appreciate any help, thanks

[sesamap159]

You can try this:

N_m3u8DL-RE "URL" --tmp-dir "temp" --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory" -M format=mkv:muxer=ffmpeg --muxer-args "-fflags +genpts -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -copyts"

or

--muxer-args "-fflags +genpts -vsync 1 -async 1"

Most Stable Working Command (Recommended)

N_m3u8DL-RE "URL" -mt --tmp-dir "temp" --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory" -M format=ts

ffmpeg -fflags +genpts -i IskenderVictory.ts -map 0 -c copy IskenderVictory.mkv

This fixes 90% of HLS timestamp discontinuity problems.

[xangetsue]

You can try this:

N_m3u8DL-RE "URL" --tmp-dir "temp" --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory" -M format=mkv:muxer=ffmpeg --muxer-args "-fflags +genpts -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -copyts"

or

--muxer-args "-fflags +genpts -vsync 1 -async 1"

ERROR

Unrecognized command or argument '--muxer-args'.
Unrecognized command or argument '-fflags +genpts -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -copyts'.
Unrecognized command or argument '-fflags +genpts -vsync 1 -async 1'.

Most Stable Working Command (Recommended)

N_m3u8DL-RE "URL" -mt --tmp-dir "temp" --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory" -M format=ts

ffmpeg -fflags +genpts -i IskenderVictory.ts -map 0 -c copy IskenderVictory.mkv

This fixes 90% of HLS timestamp discontinuity problems.

ERROR

format=ts not valid

and of course if I changed format again to mkv or mp4 same problem happens

[october262]

You can try this:

N_m3u8DL-RE "URL" --tmp-dir "temp" --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory" -M format=mkv:muxer=ffmpeg --muxer-args "-fflags +genpts -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -copyts"

or

--muxer-args "-fflags +genpts -vsync 1 -async 1"

ERROR

Unrecognized command or argument '--muxer-args'.
Unrecognized command or argument '-fflags +genpts -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -copyts'.
Unrecognized command or argument '-fflags +genpts -vsync 1 -async 1'.

Most Stable Working Command (Recommended)

N_m3u8DL-RE "URL" -mt --tmp-dir "temp" --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory" -M format=ts

ffmpeg -fflags +genpts -i IskenderVictory.ts -map 0 -c copy IskenderVictory.mkv

This fixes 90% of HLS timestamp discontinuity problems.

ERROR

format=ts not valid

and of course if I changed format again to mkv or mp4 same problem happens

try this command - N_m3u8DL-RE -M format=mkv "https://content.hilalplay.com/v2/media/a5fd372e-d9ef-4da0-a2c7-33259f8ec627/master.m3u8" --save-name rick

[xangetsue]

You can try this:

N_m3u8DL-RE "URL" --tmp-dir "temp" --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory" -M format=mkv:muxer=ffmpeg --muxer-args "-fflags +genpts -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -copyts"

or

--muxer-args "-fflags +genpts -vsync 1 -async 1"

ERROR

Unrecognized command or argument '--muxer-args'.
Unrecognized command or argument '-fflags +genpts -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -copyts'.
Unrecognized command or argument '-fflags +genpts -vsync 1 -async 1'.

Most Stable Working Command (Recommended)

N_m3u8DL-RE "URL" -mt --tmp-dir "temp" --save-dir "downloads" --save-name "IskenderVictory" -M format=ts

ffmpeg -fflags +genpts -i IskenderVictory.ts -map 0 -c copy IskenderVictory.mkv

This fixes 90% of HLS timestamp discontinuity problems.

ERROR

format=ts not valid

and of course if I changed format again to mkv or mp4 same problem happens

try this command - N_m3u8DL-RE -M format=mkv "https://content.hilalplay.com/v2/media/a5fd372e-d9ef-4da0-a2c7-33259f8ec627/master.m3u8" --save-name rick

same error again
tried yt-dlp & ffmpeg same result

[Frieren]

ffmpeg -i "https://content.hilalplay.com/v2/media/a5fd372e-d9ef-4da0-a2c7-33259f8ec627/master.m3u8" "IskenderVictory.mkv"

There will be many errors, ignore it, let the video download finish.

For subs, you have to manually download

[xangetsue]

ffmpeg -i "https://content.hilalplay.com/v2/media/a5fd372e-d9ef-4da0-a2c7-33259f8ec627/master.m3u8" "IskenderVictory.mkv"

There will be many errors, ignore it, let the video download finish.

For subs, you have to manually download

Already tried that, but thanks anyways
I don’t understand in the website everything works fine
But after downloading (glitches, audio/sub out of sync) all appears

Thank you all for trying to help appreciate your time