trying to download embedded vimeo video, all efforts have failed

[sampras]

hello
trying to download an embedded vimeo video

in the page source code, I found direct link to video, the structure of the URL is
https://player.vimeo.com/video/some_numbers

I have tried:
download helper extension > result: complete failure
youtube-dl in cmd after spending hours trying to figure out how to use cmd > result: complete failure
yt-dlp in cmd > result: it downloaded 2 files. gave an error ffmpg is not available so files won't be merged. but both files it downloaded are corrupt and will not play.
I tried downloading ffmpg and putting it in the same folder as yt-dlp, same error.
jdownloader > complete failure, download won't even start

[[ss]vegeta]

but both files it downloaded are corrupt and will not play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izhkppDNKqE
...they are encrypted?

[sampras]

but both files it downloaded are corrupt and will not play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izhkppDNKqE
...they are encrypted?

I tried again. seems like windows 10 native audio player doesn't play it, but vlc plays it. However, somewhere in the middle, the audio goes silent, even though the original video has audio all the way through.

[lomero]

yt-dlp have built extractor for vimeo
so run only yt-dlp https://link
(with ffmpeg on same folder with yt-dlp)

If it still doesn't work for you, write your video link here

[sampras]

yt-dlp have built extractor for vimeo
so run only yt-dlp https://link
(with ffmpeg on same folder with yt-dlp)

If it still doesn't work for you, write your video link here

I dont know how to download ffmpeg
when I go to that link and I click on windows 64 bit I get a .7z file I think it's called ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
what am I supposed to do with this file?

[Sorenb]

yt-dlp have built extractor for vimeo
so run only yt-dlp https://link
(with ffmpeg on same folder with yt-dlp)

If it still doesn't work for you, write your video link here

I dont know how to download ffmpeg
when I go to that link and I click on windows 64 bit I get a .7z file I think it's called ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
what am I supposed to do with this file?

Where are you downloading it from?
Here's the projects homepage.
https://ffmpeg.org/download.html


and since you say it's wndows you're n, this is the required build, windows 64bit master with full dependencies
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl.zip

[sampras]

yt-dlp have built extractor for vimeo
so run only yt-dlp https://link
(with ffmpeg on same folder with yt-dlp)

If it still doesn't work for you, write your video link here

I dont know how to download ffmpeg
when I go to that link and I click on windows 64 bit I get a .7z file I think it's called ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
what am I supposed to do with this file?

Where are you downloading it from?
Here's the projects homepage.
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases

I downloaded from https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
so in github i click on Source code (zip) ?

[Sorenb]

yt-dlp have built extractor for vimeo
so run only yt-dlp https://link
(with ffmpeg on same folder with yt-dlp)

If it still doesn't work for you, write your video link here

I dont know how to download ffmpeg
when I go to that link and I click on windows 64 bit I get a .7z file I think it's called ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
what am I supposed to do with this file?

Where are you downloading it from?
Here's the projects homepage.
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases

I downloaded from https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
so in github i click on Source code (zip) ?

since you say it's wndows you're n, this is the required build, windows 64bit master with full dependencies
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl.zip

[sampras]

yt-dlp have built extractor for vimeo
so run only yt-dlp https://link
(with ffmpeg on same folder with yt-dlp)

If it still doesn't work for you, write your video link here

I dont know how to download ffmpeg
when I go to that link and I click on windows 64 bit I get a .7z file I think it's called ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
what am I supposed to do with this file?

Where are you downloading it from?
Here's the projects homepage.
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases

I downloaded from https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
so in github i click on Source code (zip) ?

since you say it's wndows you're n, this is the required build, windows 64bit master with full dependencies
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl.zip

thanks, so I put the .zip file in the same folder as yt-dlp?

[Sorenb]

yt-dlp have built extractor for vimeo
so run only yt-dlp https://link
(with ffmpeg on same folder with yt-dlp)

If it still doesn't work for you, write your video link here

I dont know how to download ffmpeg
when I go to that link and I click on windows 64 bit I get a .7z file I think it's called ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
what am I supposed to do with this file?

Where are you downloading it from?
Here's the projects homepage.
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases

I downloaded from https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
so in github i click on Source code (zip) ?

since you say it's wndows you're n, this is the required build, windows 64bit master with full dependencies
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl.zip

thanks, so I put the .zip file in the same folder as yt-dlp?

Eh, no.
Extract the archive with winzip or similar. and place the .exe file with yt-dlp (I don't know why this is the preferred approach on here, surely adding the binary to the system $PATH is a much more sane and flexible solution.)

[sampras]

yt-dlp have built extractor for vimeo
so run only yt-dlp https://link
(with ffmpeg on same folder with yt-dlp)

If it still doesn't work for you, write your video link here

I dont know how to download ffmpeg
when I go to that link and I click on windows 64 bit I get a .7z file I think it's called ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
what am I supposed to do with this file?

Where are you downloading it from?
Here's the projects homepage.
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases

I downloaded from https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-5.1.2-full_build.7z
so in github i click on Source code (zip) ?

since you say it's wndows you're n, this is the required build, windows 64bit master with full dependencies
https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/latest/ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl.zip

thanks, so I put the .zip file in the same folder as yt-dlp?

Eh, no.
Extract the archive with winzip or similar. and place the .exe file with yt-dlp (I don't know why this is the preferred approach on here, surely adding the binary to the system $PATH is a much more sane and flexible solution.)

hello
successfully downloaded video by placing ffmpeg.exe in the same folder as yt-dlp
weird, opens fine in vlc, but in windows 10 native mp4 player video is silent.
I am guessing this is the preferred approach because idiots like me wouldn't know how to add to system $PATH and they would rather just copy paste that file
edit: when I download using applian media catcher demo trial, which only allows me to download 50% of the video unless I pay, the resulting mp4 opens with sound in windows 10 native mp4 player

[lomero]

VLC have some codecs that the bad window player does not have. simply

maybe if you convert your track audio of your video, also win player can play. and isn't hard to do this. if you need, write your request here

I am guessing this is the preferred approach because idiots like me wouldn't know how to add to system $PATH and they would rather just copy paste that file

this is the best approach, but it isn't essential. the important thing (as you already understood) is have ffmpeg.exe on same folder with yt-dlp

[Sorenb]

VLC have some codecs that the bad window player does not have. simply

maybe if you convert your track audio of your video, also win player can play. and isn't hard to do this. if you need, write your request here

I am guessing this is the preferred approach because idiots like me wouldn't know how to add to system $PATH and they would rather just copy paste that file

this is the best approach, but it isn't essential. the important thing (as you already understood) is have ffmpeg.exe on same folder with yt-dlp

Or he could add a codec pack. K-Lite mega codec pack used to be the go to installation recommendation.

[[ss]vegeta]

Oh man, the years I was messing around with CCCP and K-lite... the years when codecs broke my system... bad times.

Sorry for off topic.

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Does anyone know how to play/download a vimeo private video from the downloaded html of the page it was on? (They took the page down but I have the html.) Attached

[LZAA]

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