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

[StefaniJAG]

There's this code, taken from https://www.sonyatv.com/search/index.php/track/rtmpstream/198583, which I want to rip the file from:

{"streamer":"rtmp:\/\/sfrnynvt1jv5x.cloudfront.net\/cfx\/st","filename":"dadc\/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912\/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912_clip.m4a?Expires=1350165295&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJU4DHZ6QF3JK5DXA&Signature=JlDHtfxJKf9tvA8tprIsIjNog7mOLfi1RH-sUwaR9~aQaqSqQ5Izd8P2T3mrX5fnCwbYgmqOmV-94aK5s5g6~XwiXnj6K2wIlfbAngRGZfRwUo75gYRKxy4lmryOLq2BwYfCXKzmPPTrIOp34DpVWMx9oTca0p~tonPY2w9mCfE_"}

(I think it generates a new code every time I open the link)

I tried ripping it by typing the following:

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://sfrnynvt1jv5x.cloudfront.net/cfx/st/dadc/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912_clip.m4a?Expires=1350164840&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJU4DHZ6QF3JK5DXA&Signature=BRCnfzH3nVd~qtdVPYy1Ux3lm3qLtV9MMOKMpvEJEcN0J9EE4qpMgR9w9LLTqfW7iQNo7G3LxLqp8j2EgfGyqUgX2o8DIwooO3QLzsYkOL2m2rA3wRoo9cOBQ18CXpfB1ZC0bmYGcL3ziKsfGG-9TdYa-em1esQtjKKTUSwcZz4_" -o new_file.flv

But all I get is:

ERROR: Closing connection: NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound

What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help me, please?

[MissingInAction]

Here you can try my freeware tools.

Please explain to me how these are your freeware tools ?

[kermit2]

Please explain to me how these are your freeware tools ?

Sorry. I mean this is my personal tools.

[Chug a Bug]

Finally I downloaded the videos. Now I know where the issue is. I have slow connection, token is changed during download and I won't be able to resume the download. Thank you so much for your help.
But if someone has any idea how can I download this video:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zgkcl

in high quality (1500kbps, I only got 480) I'll be many thankful.

use Get iPlayer:

get_iplayer --pid=p00zgkcl --modes=flashhd,flashvhigh,flashhigh --force

Max res available appears to be 832x468 (flashvhigh)

Hi, I'm trying to download a video from
http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/gravityfalls/videos/

I have purchased the episode in HD from itunes, but the quality is much better on the website.

Help would be appreciated.

Edit: I get this error in CooJah:

RTMPE stream detected but parsing failed by CooJah

For RTMPE use RTMPdump and RTMPdumpHelper

There's this code, taken from https://www.sonyatv.com/search/index.php/track/rtmpstream/198583, which I want to rip the file from:

{"streamer":"rtmp:\/\/sfrnynvt1jv5x.cloudfront.net\/cfx\/st","filename":"dadc\/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912\/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912_clip.m4a?Expires=1350165295&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJU4DHZ6QF3JK5DXA&Signature=JlDHtfxJKf9tvA8tprIsIjNog7mOLfi1RH-sUwaR9~aQaqSqQ5Izd8P2T3mrX5fnCwbYgmqOmV-94aK5s5g6~XwiXnj6K2wIlfbAngRGZfRwUo75gYRKxy4lmryOLq2BwYfCXKzmPPTrIOp34DpVWMx9oTca0p~tonPY2w9mCfE_"}

(I think it generates a new code every time I open the link)

I tried ripping it by typing the following:

rtmpdump -r  "rtmp://sfrnynvt1jv5x.cloudfront.net/cfx/st/dadc/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912_clip.m4a?Expires=1350164840&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJU4DHZ6QF3JK5DXA&Signature=BRCnfzH3nVd~qtdVPYy1Ux3lm3qLtV9MMOKMpvEJEcN0J9EE4qpMgR9w9LLTqfW7iQNo7G3LxLqp8j2EgfGyqUgX2o8DIwooO3QLzsYkOL2m2rA3wRoo9cOBQ18CXpfB1ZC0bmYGcL3ziKsfGG-9TdYa-em1esQtjKKTUSwcZz4_"  -o new_file.flv

But all I get is:

ERROR: Closing connection: NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound

What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help me, please?

What video are you trying to download exactly? Thats only part of a video stream data and it's not the correct parameters for RTMPdump (auth string will have expired too)

[supagui1]

For RTMPE use RTMPdump and RTMPdumpHelper

Thanks for replying. I tried that and got this error:

WARNING: HandShake: Type mismatch: client sent 6, server answered 9
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header

[Chug a Bug]

Whats the version of RTMPdump you're using? Type 9 handshakes weren't supported in earlier versions (try this version: https://github.com/K-S-V/Scripts/downloads)

Post the RTMPdump command line (open command.bat with Notepad in the rtmpdump folder) and post the result here please

[supagui1]

Whats the version of RTMPdump you're using? Type 9 handshakes weren't supported in earlier versions (try this version: https://github.com/K-S-V/Scripts/downloads)

Post the RTMPdump command line (open command.bat with Notepad in the rtmpdump folder) and post the result here please

Tried that and got the same exact error.

rtmpdump -r "rtmpe://videodolimgfs.fplive.net:1935/videodolimg" -a "videodolimg" -f "WIN 11,4,402,287" -W "http://vp.disney.go.com/player/latest/flash/kdp3.swf" -p "http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/gravityfalls/videos/" -y "mp4:channel_longform/gravityfalls/929072/132158-pgravityfalls_e1-12-f012_tdm_h929072_fprhq_v1080p23_a16x9-178_leng-h264m_aac_1280x720_2904x96.mp4" -o "17-10-12_01-21-36_132158-pgravityfalls_e1-12-f012_tdm_h929072_fprhq_v1080p23_a16x9-178_leng-h264m_aac_1280x720_2904x96.flv"

[murko]

How to gain connection data from video without playback? I cannot download video without it.
Video:
http://voyo.markiza.sk/produkt/relacie/6854-modre-z-neba-17-10-2012-20-00

[kermit2]

How to gain connection data from video without playback? I cannot download video without it.

Of course you can not! The player start connection.

[sakli]

Hi, please help me for this side:
http://www.kissfm.ro/kisstv/live/
I use rtmpexplorer and streamin working olny 6 second than I give this error:

Streaming on rtmp://0.0.0.0:1935
WARNING: Trying different position for client digest!

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://fms42.mediadirect.ro:1935/live/kiss" -a "live/kiss?id=720092
02&publisher=32" -f "WIN 11,4,402,287" -W "http://static1.mediadirect.ro/player-
preload/swf/kisstv_online_1081/player.swf?inst=BgwXGg==&publisher=Xlc=&app=FlUZR
g0NHxc=&data=BgwXGhUSNh0LDx0DAA==&str=BgwXGg" -p "http://www.kissfm.ro/kisstv/li
ve/" -y "kiss?id=72009202&publisher=32" -o kiss.flv

Closing connection... done!

RTMPDump v2.4-47-gc26c541
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
Starting download at: 0.000 kB
INFO: Metadata:
INFO: width 768.00
INFO: height 572.00
INFO: fps 25.00
3202.464 kB / 17.13 sec
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
3314.340 kB / 17.65 sec
Download complete

Please help me, Thanks

[betopope]

Hi,
I'm new in the forum, but I've read almost this entire thread.
I'm having problems to download the video from this site http://media.mtvnservices.com/player/prime/mediaplayerprime.1.12.1.swf?uri=mgid:arc:episodepike.com:4ff86bb9-0b36-45fe-bb27-f9740bb7f6cc, the server has geo-location restriction, so I'm using a proxy to watch in the web browser, but I want to download the video and until now I've been tried all versions of rtmpDump posted on this thread.
My command-line is this:

rtmpdump -r "rtmpte://cp22372.edgefcs.net:1935/ondemand?ovpfv=2.1.4" -a "ondemand?ovpfv=2.1.4" -W "http://media.mtvnservices.com/player/prime/mediaplayerprime.1.12.1.swf" -y "mp4:mtvnorigin/gsp.spike-assets/spikecomstor/media/web/mma_uncensored/s01/e28/mma_uncensored_128_act1_1280x720_3500_h32.mp4" -o mma_uncensored_128_act1_1280x720_3500_h32.flv -V

I will appreciate any help.

[StefaniJAG]

There's this code, taken from https://www.sonyatv.com/search/index.php/track/rtmpstream/198583, which I want to rip the file from:

{"streamer":"rtmp:\/\/sfrnynvt1jv5x.cloudfront.net\/cfx\/st","filename":"dadc\/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912\/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912_clip.m4a?Expires=1350165295&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJU4DHZ6QF3JK5DXA&Signature=JlDHtfxJKf9tvA8tprIsIjNog7mOLfi1RH-sUwaR9~aQaqSqQ5Izd8P2T3mrX5fnCwbYgmqOmV-94aK5s5g6~XwiXnj6K2wIlfbAngRGZfRwUo75gYRKxy4lmryOLq2BwYfCXKzmPPTrIOp34DpVWMx9oTca0p~tonPY2w9mCfE_"}

(I think it generates a new code every time I open the link)

I tried ripping it by typing the following:

rtmpdump -r  "rtmp://sfrnynvt1jv5x.cloudfront.net/cfx/st/dadc/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912/EU00000000000000000000000000000011694912_clip.m4a?Expires=1350164840&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJU4DHZ6QF3JK5DXA&Signature=BRCnfzH3nVd~qtdVPYy1Ux3lm3qLtV9MMOKMpvEJEcN0J9EE4qpMgR9w9LLTqfW7iQNo7G3LxLqp8j2EgfGyqUgX2o8DIwooO3QLzsYkOL2m2rA3wRoo9cOBQ18CXpfB1ZC0bmYGcL3ziKsfGG-9TdYa-em1esQtjKKTUSwcZz4_"  -o new_file.flv

But all I get is:

ERROR: Closing connection: NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound

What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help me, please?

What video are you trying to download exactly? Thats only part of a video stream data and it's not the correct parameters for RTMPdump (auth string will have expired too)

It's not a video. It's an audio file.

I'm not talking about a specific file. Just any file that you can stream from that site.

What are the correct parameters, by the way? It seems very complicated.

[Chug a Bug]

Hi, please help me for this side:
http://www.kissfm.ro/kisstv/live/
I use rtmpexplorer and streamin working olny 6 second than I give this error:

Streaming on rtmp://0.0.0.0:1935
WARNING: Trying different position for client digest!

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://fms42.mediadirect.ro:1935/live/kiss" -a "live/kiss?id=720092
02&publisher=32" -f "WIN 11,4,402,287" -W "http://static1.mediadirect.ro/player-
preload/swf/kisstv_online_1081/player.swf?inst=BgwXGg==&publisher=Xlc=&app=FlUZR
g0NHxc=&data=BgwXGhUSNh0LDx0DAA==&str=BgwXGg" -p "http://www.kissfm.ro/kisstv/li
ve/" -y "kiss?id=72009202&publisher=32" -o kiss.flv

Closing connection... done!

RTMPDump v2.4-47-gc26c541
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
Starting download at: 0.000 kB
INFO: Metadata:
INFO: width 768.00
INFO: height 572.00
INFO: fps 25.00
3202.464 kB / 17.13 sec
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
3314.340 kB / 17.65 sec
Download complete

Please help me, Thanks

RtmpDumpExplorer doesn't work anymore, use RtmpDumpHelper instead (place in same folder as RtmpDump/RtmpSrv). Leave video playing in browser.

Hi,
I'm new in the forum, but I've read almost this entire thread.
I'm having problems to download the video from this site http://media.mtvnservices.com/player/prime/mediaplayerprime.1.12.1.swf?uri=mgid:arc:episodepike.com:4ff86bb9-0b36-45fe-bb27-f9740bb7f6cc, the server has geo-location restriction, so I'm using a proxy to watch in the web browser, but I want to download the video and until now I've been tried all versions of rtmpDump posted on this thread.
My command-line is this:

rtmpdump -r "rtmpte://cp22372.edgefcs.net:1935/ondemand?ovpfv=2.1.4" -a "ondemand?ovpfv=2.1.4" -W "http://media.mtvnservices.com/player/prime/mediaplayerprime.1.12.1.swf" -y "mp4:mtvnorigin/gsp.spike-assets/spikecomstor/media/web/mma_uncensored/s01/e28/mma_uncensored_128_act1_1280x720_3500_h32.mp4" -o mma_uncensored_128_act1_1280x720_3500_h32.flv -V

I will appreciate any help.

For RTMPE streams try RtmpDumpHelper as above

It's not a video. It's an audio file.

I'm not talking about a specific file. Just any file that you can stream from that site.

What are the correct parameters, by the way? It seems very complicated.

Can't seem to access that site, requires a subscription?

Parameters are here: http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/rtmpdump.1.html

Its really not as complicated as it seems, 90% of the parameters look like this:

rtmpdump -r

[server/port/app] [app?auth string] [flash ver] [swf URL] [web page] [conn data] [playpath] [output file]

seems daunting at first but once you get some experiance in knowing how each part breaks down it's really not that difficult (requires some practise though). Getting the correct strings for the parameters is actually the difficult part which is why it's easier to use RtmpDumpHelper (or RtmpSrv on Linux). It's quicker too (auth strings tend to time out rapidly)

[Seeker47]

Its really not as complicated as it seems, 90% of the parameters look like this:

rtmpdump -r

[server/port/app] [app?auth string] [flash ver] [swf URL] [web page] [conn data] [playpath] [output file]

seems daunting at first but once you get some experiance in knowing how each part breaks down it's really not that difficult (requires some practise though). Getting the correct strings for the parameters is actually the difficult part which is why it's easier to use RtmpDumpHelper (or RtmpSrv on Linux). It's quicker too (auth strings tend to time out rapidly)

I don't really know -- because, as I've noted here before, there haven't been many online videos that I felt like chasing -- but for a lot of the URLs that people post here, I'm left wondering about a few things:

Are you making this way too complicated, with all this command line stuff with the arcane syntax, when there might be a much easier way ?

Did you try Tubedigger or Mediabox or GetFLV first ? If they all failed, then yeah -- go for it !

[Chug a Bug]

He was asking about parameters, so I told him. Of course there are easier ways that I've already pointed out, why make life difficult for yourself?

But, sometimes, y'know, like maths, even if you use a calculator its a good idea to know how to use a pencil and paper - just in case.

Of course GetFLV and Tubedigger will likely work but the whole point of this thread is about stuff that works for free.

[Tom Saurus]

At what point do you just give up and accept that there are certain streams you just can't record?

[Chug a Bug]

Everytime theres a question that doesn't have an reply...

even then theres always an answer, it's just not obvious yet.

(You can use screen recording software of course, but that always feels like a defeat.)

[Seeker47]

He was asking about parameters, so I told him. Of course there are easier ways that I've already pointed out, why make life difficult for yourself?

But, sometimes, y'know, like maths, even if you use a calculator its a good idea to know how to use a pencil and paper - just in case.

Of course GetFLV and Tubedigger will likely work but the whole point of this thread is about stuff that works for free.

O.K., fair enough. But, of those three I mentioned, Mediabox is free, and Tubedigger has had this "temporarily free" thing going on for awhile, though we have no clue as to how long that will last. Whenever they do change their policy, it appears that the versions that have been free (I've had 3.1, 3.2, and most recently 4.1) will continue working as they did before, and it may only affect versions beyond the change.

[Chug a Bug]

If anybody knows of any better/easier and free ways of downloading these various videos that other people are having trouble with on an individual basis then feel free to chime in, I think we're all up for easier/better (and free) ways of doing these things.

[jairovital]

Seeker47 or Bahman, if you could send download strings for this video, would be very nice:

http://g1.globo.com/globo-news/milenio/videos/t/programas/v/escritor-paul-gilding-fala...cemos/2215316/

[bolaoito]

@jairovital try TubeDigger , it `s work for that video , i cathed

[doraz]

I could use some help with RTMPdumphelper. I'm trying to grab some videos from colbertnation.com, so I start the program and then play the video. It downloads the advertisement that plays before the video I want, but then it stops and gives me an error message:

WARNING: HandShake: Type mismatch: client sent 6, server answered 9

INFO: Connected...
ERROR: rtmp server sent error
ERROR: rtmp server requested close


Edited to add:

One of the videos I want to grab is at the following link:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420710/november-01-2012/david-b...---st--vincent

And using rtmpsrv I get the following code:
rtmpdump
-r "rtmpe://viacomccstrmfs.fplive.net:1935/viacomccstrm"
-a "viacomccstrm"
-f "WIN 11,4,402,278"
-W "http://media.mtvnservices.com/player/prime/mediaplayerprime.2.3.6.swf"
-p "http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420710/november-01-2012/david-byrne---st--vincent"
-C B:0 -C S:mp4:gsp.comedystor/com/colbert/season_09/episode_018/cr_09018_04_1280x720_3500_h32.mp4
-y "mp4:gsp.comedystor/com/colbert/season_09/episode_018/cr_09018_04_960x540_2200_m31.mp4"
-o "02-11-12_01-51-28_cr_09018_04_960x540_2200_m31.flv"

If I make a bat file using that code I get the same warning as above.

[mgh]

One of the videos I want to grab is at the following link:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420710/november-01-2012/david-b...---st--vincent

It uses handshake 10- will work only with rtmpdump.exe version 2.5

[doraz]

Thanks mgh, do you have a download link for version 2.5?


Edit:
Never mind, I found it. Thanks again

[Disneychannelfan]

Hi, can someone help me on how to download videos on disneychannel.com and watchdisneychannel.com, similarly with the sister sites disneyxd.com and watchdisneyxd.com.

Please help.
thanks.

[aliakrep]

Hi, can someone help me on how to download videos on disneychannel.com and watchdisneychannel.com, similarly with the sister sites disneyxd.com and watchdisneyxd.com.

Please help.
thanks.

i send you private message.

[Disneychannelfan]

Hi, can someone help me on how to download videos on disneychannel.com and watchdisneychannel.com, similarly with the sister sites disneyxd.com and watchdisneyxd.com.

Please help.
thanks.

i send you private message.

Hi, i sent you one back.

[andrewcrawford]

can someone give me a hand with this one http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team-specials/4od#3412042

it seems to be using adobe hds

http://ais.channel4.com/asset/3412042?1346634890

no matter what i have tried i only get the ads

i also tried via perl script to download the fragments but the assest link doesnt have slist tag so the perl script cant download it

[mgh]

can someone give me a hand with this one http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team-specials/4od#3412042

it seems to be using adobe hds

http://ais.channel4.com/asset/3412042?1346634890

no matter what i have tried i only get the ads

i also tried via perl script to download the fragments but the assest link doesnt have slist tag so the perl script cant download it

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/342430-F4F-capturing-converting

[Brenton Nicholson]

Does anyone know what's happening with National Geographic's streaming videos? It's easy to find the URL but it's only for about the first minute of the video. This can be downloaded but after that - nothing. Have they changed to HDS for the remainder? SBS on Demand in Australia recently chaged to HDS and someone wrote a brilliant program to cope with this but they changed back to RTMP after about a month. Any thoughts? Can you combine RTMP and HDS in the one video?