How to download flash video RTMP/RTMPE streams using free software

[Rock123]

Hey all,

When we use RTMPExplorer on a website, when the admin looks at what browser was used what does it track? Does it see it as RTMPExplorer? Or as IE? And if IE which version of IE?

All my websites use statcounter to determine, among other things, the browser used in accessing the sites.

Visit one of my redundant websites, http://udk-tuts.blogspot.co.uk/ and I will tell you what it reports.

Rock

[Rock123]

Just saw that someone from St. Petersburg visited my site. They were using Firefox 34, Win 7, screen resolution 1280x1024, ISP Skynet (and an IP address). Was that you smapstar?

Rock

[smapstar]

Just saw that someone from St. Petersburg visited my site. They were using Firefox 34, Win 7, screen resolution 1280x1024, ISP Skynet (and an IP address). Was that you smapstar?

Rock

Rock: I just went to your website now at 10:53 or 10:54 am central standard time using RTMPExplorer. Can't wait to hear what it comes back as.

Thank you!

[jairovital]

For those who knows how to grab the right URL from Yahoo sites and use it with ffmpeg:

As I learned here before, using AdBlockPlus as urls sniffer and UserAgent as iPhone 3.0 was able to grab videos from Yahoo.

The common string to ffmpeg was like this:

ffmpeg -i "https://hls.video.query.yahoo.com/c21ce00c-5c96-36d8-84bb-5b92ddf94872.m3u8?site=news&region=BR&lang=pt-BR&plrs=HI8fYMRh9ohnYELB7ug7ns" -c copy video.ts

I think they changed the things there and the string is no longer in that way. Now, the string is like this:

https://video.media.yql.yahoo.com/v1/hls/94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.m3u8?region=BR&site=news&lang=pt-BR

and ffmpeg comes with an error:

  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf56.15.104
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 ([7][0][0][0] / 0x0007), yuv420p, 640x360 [SAR 1:1
DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 25 fps, 1k tbn, 90k tbc
    Metadata:
      variant_bitrate : 564000
    Stream #0:1: Audio: aac ([10][0][0][0] / 0x000A), 44100 Hz, stereo, 97 kb/s
    Metadata:
      variant_bitrate : 495000
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:2 -> #0:0 (copy)
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[flv @ 0422c8e0] Malformed AAC bitstream detected: use the audio bitstream filte
r 'aac_adtstoasc' to fix it ('-bsf:a aac_adtstoasc' option with ffmpeg)
av_interleaved_write_frame(): Invalid data found when processing input
[flv @ 0422c8e0] Malformed AAC bitstream detected: use the audio bitstream filte
r 'aac_adtstoasc' to fix it ('-bsf:a aac_adtstoasc' option with ffmpeg)
frame=    2 fps=0.0 q=-1.0 Lsize=      15kB time=00:00:00.04 bitrate=2711.8kbits
/s
video:15kB audio:1kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:1kB muxing ov
erhead: unknown
Conversion failed!

Please, how to get videos from Yahoo from now on?

[vhelp]

use youtube-dl. it is my new swiss army knife of video downloading. no more loading up firefox for youtube videos. plus, youtube-dl does many other video sites, not only youtube. you know. anyway.

i always start youtube-dl like this, so i can decide which "quality" format i want to download. i don't always want the highest quality, just good enough for viewing since my fastest interneting is DSL. the following only takes but a second or two:

D:\tools\youtube-dl\youtube-dl -F URL

and then i use:

D:\tools\youtube-dl\youtube-dl --write-description --write-thumbnail -l -t --no-part -f [quality format] URL

the only videos i can't download are ones that are not in my region. you will get an error message of some sort. sometimes the message is plain, but other times not. so, if you can't download the video through the URL you pass it, then just google the video in the hopes another video hosting site has it.

tip 1: for your video, it wants the ffmpeg.exe file be sure to add that to your youtube-dl folder.
tip 2: add the rtmpdump.exe file to that folder as well. some videos can't be extracted w/out tougher external utilities like this.

[jairovital]

@vhelp

I'm trying to get this video:
https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/video/cobra-mata-tigre-branco-raro-163000810.html


Using iPhone 3.0 User Agent, I got this URL:
https://video.media.yql.yahoo.com/v1/hls/94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.m3u8?reg...ews&lang=pt-BR


Using youtube-dl with -F parameter, I got this error:

D:\tools\ffmpeg-20141212\bin>youtube-dl -F https://video.media.yql.yahoo.com/v1/hls/94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.m3u8?reg...ews&lang=pt-BR
[generic] 94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] 94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314: Downloading webpage
WARNING: URL could be a direct video link, returning it as such.
[info] Available formats for 94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314:
format code extension resolution  note
0           m3u8      unknown
'site' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file error.
'lang' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file error.

Please, what the rigth way to use youtube-dl for that video?

[chapun67]

@vhelp

I'm trying to get this video:
https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/video/cobra-mata-tigre-branco-raro-163000810.html

try
http://pastebin.com/WwtMi5vq

[jairovital]

Hey, chapun67, how did you get that URL?

Please, do the same for this other one:
https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/video/retrospectiva-2014-os-virais-que-180101384.html

[chapun67]

Hey, chapun67, how did you get that URL?

Please, do the same for this other one:
https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/video/retrospectiva-2014-os-virais-que-180101384.html

https://video.media.yql.yahoo.com/v1/video/sapi/streams/1344fe29-56f6-3757-af8c-4a57a84fe6ca?format=mp4b%2Cwebm%2Ch264&protocol=http%2Crtsp&rt=html&plrs=gaWRri.Acy6MV4GjByrqSZ&acctid=715&plidl=brazilnewspostroll&pspid=958511482&offnetwork=false&site=news&lang=pt-BR&region=BR&override=none&plist=&hlspre=false&ssl=false&synd=&callback=YUI.Env.JSONP.yui_3_9_1_1_1420132162299_732

[vhelp]

@jairovital, here is the youtube-dl methods. if your video link(s) don't work, it is probably restricted and you have to obtain another way or tool for get your videos.

step 1 - test url link, if successfull, will get all video formmats -- ( format code; extension; resolution; note; )

D:\tools\youtube-dl\youtube-dl -F https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/video/cobra-mata-tigre-branco-raro-163000810.html

step 2 - results of step 1, select the one you want to use in step 1, i.e., (0 or 1)

[Yahoo] cobra-mata-tigre-branco-raro: Downloading webpage
[Yahoo] cobra-mata-tigre-branco-raro: Downloading video info
[info] Available formats for 94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314:
format code extension resolution  note 
0           mp4       426x240      495k  (worst)
1           mp4       640x360      564k  (best)

step 3 - params for downloading the video, there were only two selctions from step 2,
lets use (format code 1)

D:\tools\youtube-dl\youtube-dl --write-description --write-thumbnail -l -t --no-part -f 1 https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/video/cobra-mata-tigre-branco-raro-163000810.html

step 4 - results of the finished download.

[Yahoo] cobra-mata-tigre-branco-raro: Downloading webpage
[Yahoo] cobra-mata-tigre-branco-raro: Downloading video info
[info] Writing video description to: Cobra mata tigre branco raro em zoológico na Índia-94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.mp4.description
[Yahoo] 94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314: Downloading thumbnail ...
[Yahoo] 94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314: Writing thumbnail to: Cobra mata tigre branco raro em zoológico na Índia-94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.jpg
[download] Destination: Cobra mata tigre branco raro em zoológico na Índia-94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.mp4

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[download] 100% of 3.29MiB in 00:29

step 5 - the files produced

Cobra mata tigre branco raro em zoológico na Índia-94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.jpg
Cobra mata tigre branco raro em zoológico na Índia-94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.mp4.description.txt
Cobra mata tigre branco raro em zoológico na Índia-94007540-2af1-3e7e-9c93-383f8e1e5314.mp4

note, i add the .txt to the description file. also, for some reason the downloaded file is save as its original datestamp. so, when you list your files, sometimes you can't find it and have to search your folder for it. it could have several years old datestamps. i do not know how to tell youtube-dl to use a new or today's datestamp for the video file.

[jairovital]

@jairovital, here is the youtube-dl methods. if your video link(s) don't work, it is probably restricted and you have to obtain another way or tool for get your videos.

Excellent!

vhelp, my friend, your explanations was perfect!
My mistake: I used the url string from User Agent. Don't!
I must use the primary url.

Happy New Year, mate!
You too, chapun67, and everyone here!

[20_eusebio]

can help create embed code to put it on the site?

rtmp://$OPT:rtmp-raw=rtmp://37.72.171.90:80/pub playpath=QJL0bEpgCAgyW1N2TQN4 swfUrl=http://www.castto.me/_.swf live=1 pageUrl=http://static.castto.me/embed.php?channel=590842101&vw=700&vh=480

[justrs]

Can someone PM me about how to get USANetwork videos downloaded? I don't want to paste a link and then you give me the m3u8 URL to download, because then I'd be pasting lots of links.. (Teach a man to fish, etc.)

One *example* link is http://www.usanetwork.com/suits/videos/this-is-rome

Thanks much!

[carriecountry]

Hi,

Here I am...the dreaded beginner. Haha.

After hours of researching all day yesterday and the night before, because instructions I found just got to be too technical for me, I have finally given up and decided to ask for help here. I know that some of you probably get tired of us newbies always needing videos downloaded, but in my defense, I did try to educate myself and attempt several programs (including reading a lot of old threads on here)...but it's just not something that I can easily do without someone physically here to help me understand the code better.

Also, I hope I'm posting in the right thread. I didn't want to bump an old thread and get in trouble for it.

So here is my current situation...

I'm trying to download some video clips from ABC (as I need them for a past due project), but as you know, they switched to all the m3u8 stuff (which I had never heard about until all this researching). I tried several programs, but only two of them would work. The problem was that it was a trial version and would only download low quality (and I need 720 HD). And because I can't afford any software, I started looking into the ffmpeg, etc. IDM gave me a list of .ts files, but it wouldn't work because of copyrights. Using Inspect Element in Firefox, and through this website's instructions, I was able to find the m3u8 file I need (at least I think so).

I also used this link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wuri22X1nw - to test the m3u8/uplynk and I knew that it registered somehow, because the Jw player showed the correct video time length on the player, but it would not play anything in Firefox or IE. It actually forced IE to re-open (probably more of a problem with my IE). But it having the correct video time length made me think that it meant I had the right m3u8 link. Of the m3u8 links in the Inspector/Console, I chose the first one, as was instructed in an earlier post on this site.

So after a couple of tries, I finally got a code posted here on that same page to work in FFmpeg. Once I hit enter, it started loading a bunch of files (I believe .ts files, if I remember correctly). I knew that it had to be somewhat of a correct step on my part, since the very last file was the very last second of the video (so all the files added up to the length of the video), but after it loaded all of them, it didn't do anything else. And I didn't know if I was supposed to enter another code after that. I also tried to open FF play through the .exe file to see if I could use it, but it just popped open a cmd prompt, which closed immediately. I tried to open it through the cmd prompt itself, but I wasn't able to get all the right codes in. My MS DOS knowledge is limited and it's been a long time since I used it, so I also downloaded WinFF, to see if the interface would help me better, but I could not find an option to download from a link (I only saw options to convert from files on your computer).

So do I need a couple of videos as soon as possible? Yes, but I also don't want to burden people the next time I need a video or on short notice, so I would like to be able to learn how to do it....but in an easier way. To put it bluntly, I don't understand code talk very well. Haha.

Although I wish I could just afford the add on package of ChrisPC or another software and be done with all this, I can't right now. Which, as far as I know, leaves me with ffmpeg. Because I looked up alternatives to ChrisPC that were free and couldn't really find anything other than another one that also limited me to a trial version (low quality).

If all those files loaded in ffmpeg, with the -i -copy c t.s (I think I have that code a little wrong...I'm going off of memory), was I supposed to enter another code after that? Loading those files was as far as I got, so I'm kind of stuck at this moment. And yes, I can paste a URL to the videos if you need them, but just don't make fun of me for my fangirl crime drama needs. Haha.

Thank you for any help in advance. It's greatly appreciated. I may ask questions that seem stupid or need baby step instructions, but I am trying.

[Endoro]

Give link.

[rbl82]

can anyone, please help with this?
http://www.rtlxl.nl/#!/goede-tijden-slechte-tijden-10821/78ca297c-4cea-3e18-a8f4-b008d1646717

I used this yesterday:

ffmpeg -i "http://manifest.us.rtl.nl/10/v166/aes/adaptive/components/soaps/gtst/279883/78ca297c-4cea-3e18-a8f4-b008d1646717.ssm/78ca297c-4cea-3e18-a8f4-b008d1646717-audio=128000-video=4250000.m3u8" -c copy -absf aac_adtstoasc 5054.mp4

and I downloaded the video without problems, but today is not working anymore

and I can't download any videos from this site anymore

EDIT: never mind, it's working again

[Myself36]

Hi!

In Streamate (free chat) the rtmp url are always like this: rtmp://fcs61-1.streamate.com/reflect/4171057837;0

How those urls are when u are in Pvt? I noticed that in some other webs they have the same rtmp url (in free chat and in Pvt chat)

Could someone please tell me an example of a Pvt rtmp url in streamate??

Thanks in advanced!!

[carriecountry]

Give link.

I sent you a PM. If you can, I'd like them in .mp4 format, which I forgot to mention. By the way, I apologize if you get any PM more than once. I tried to send a reply to it (to add the mp4 note) and for some reason, it sent it to myself both times. I just assumed it would let me reply to the original recipient...guess not. lol

I really really appreciate your help, but if you get some time soon, or if anyone else reading this does, I'd still love to learn how to use ffmpeg for this specific reason, so I can grab them myself in the future.

[ceppu36]

http://www.aliakrep.com/austin-and-ally-s3e08-critics-confidence/

please help me...

[rbl82]

http://www.aliakrep.com/austin-and-ally-s3e08-critics-confidence/

please help me...

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://videodolimgfs.fplive.net/videodolimg" -a "videodolimg" -f "WIN 16,0,0,235" -W "http://p.jwpcdn.com/6/11/jwplayer.flash.swf" -p "http://www.aliakrep.com/austin-and-ally-s3e08-critics-confidence/" -y "mp4:production/secure/channel_longform/austinandally/928771/a5346a-paustinandally_e3-08-f053_tdm_h928771_fprhq_v1080p23_a16x9-178_leng-h264h_aac_1920x1080_7840x160.mp4" -o video.flv

[ceppu36]

http://www.aliakrep.com/austin-and-ally-s3e08-critics-confidence/

please help me...

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://videodolimgfs.fplive.net/videodolimg" -a "videodolimg" -f "win 16,0,0,235" -w "http://p.jwpcdn.com/6/11/jwplayer.flash.swf" -p "http://www.aliakrep.com/austin-and-ally-s3e08-critics-confidence/" -y "mp4:production/secure/channel_longform/austinandally/928771/a5346a-paustinandally_e3-08-f053_tdm_h928771_fprhq_v1080p23_a16x9-178_leng-h264h_aac_1920x1080_7840x160.mp4" -o video.flv

Thank you...

[miked76]

Can someone PM me about how to get USANetwork videos downloaded? I don't want to paste a link and then you give me the m3u8 URL to download, because then I'd be pasting lots of links.. (Teach a man to fish, etc.)

One *example* link is http://www.usanetwork.com/suits/videos/this-is-rome

Thanks much!

Download from USANetwork and other US sites work with ChrisPC Free VideoTube Downloader.

[jairovital]

How to grab this?
http://www.businessinsider.com/map-how-indo-european-languages-evolved-2014-12

Nothing worked:
IDM, Firefox DownloadHelper, youtube-dl, ChrisPC Free VideoTube Downloader, AtresDownloader, ffmpeg...

[CristianoA]

How to grab this?
http://www.businessinsider.com/map-how-indo-european-languages-evolved-2014-12

Nothing worked:
IDM, Firefox DownloadHelper, youtube-dl, ChrisPC Free VideoTube Downloader, AtresDownloader, ffmpeg...

IDM works i'm using version 6.21 build 17

[jairovital]

IDM works i'm using version 6.21 build 17

You're right!
My mistake. I'm using 2 computers with different versions.
I tried before with older version of IDM, 6.11.
Version 6.21 is OK.

[vhelp]

... also, for some reason the downloaded file is save as its original date-stamp. so, when you list your files, sometimes you can't find it and have to search your folder for it. it could have several years old date-stamps. i do not know how to tell youtube-dl to use a new or today's datestamp for the video file.

just wanted to mention that i solved how to include the current (todays) date-stamp of the finished download file.

use --no-mtime at the start of the parameter line, ie youtube-dl.exe --no-mtime ...

[jairovital]

just wanted to mention that i solved how to include the current (todays) date-stamp of the finished download file.

use --no-mtime at the start of the parameter line, ie youtube-dl.exe --no-mtime ...

Copy that!

[carriecountry]

Give link.

Haven't heard back from you. Sent you another pm.

Thanks!

[soul18reaver@gmail.com]

Hello,
Can anyone help me to download this?
http://protvplus.ro/produs/i-like-it/video/3105-i-like-it-5-octombrie-2013

Thanks!

[CristianoA]

Hello,
Can anyone help me to download this?
http://protvplus.ro/produs/i-like-it/video/3105-i-like-it-5-octombrie-2013

Thanks!

use IDM