Freevine - A downloader for free streaming services (discontinued)

[Grimbarian]

Hi everyone, can anyone have a guide or can you tell me the page number to install everything on Ubuntu? Thanks, I'm new and would like to learn

I asked my Tech Agony Aunt for you:

Certainly, Paul! Here's a guide tailored for Ubuntu users to install Git, clone a repository, and set up a Python virtual environment.

### Installing Git on Ubuntu

1. **Open Terminal:**
- You can open the Terminal by pressing `Ctrl + Alt + T` or by searching for it in the applications menu.

2. **Install Git:**
- First, update your package list with:
```
sudo apt update
```
- Then, install Git using:
```
sudo apt install git
```

3. **Verify Installation:**
- Check that Git is installed correctly by running:
```
git --version
```
- This should display the installed Git version.

### Cloning the Repository

1. **Navigate to Desired Directory:**
- Use the `cd` command to navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.

2. **Clone the Repository:**
- Run the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/stabbedbybrick/freevine.git
```
- This will create a folder named "freevine" and download the contents of the repository into it.

### Setting Up a Python Virtual Environment on Ubuntu

1. **Install Python:**
- Ubuntu typically comes with Python pre-installed. Check if Python is installed and its version by running:
```
python3 --version
```
- If Python is not installed, you can install it via:
```
sudo apt install python3
```

2. **Install the Python Package Manager (pip):**
- You might also need to install pip (if not already installed):
```
sudo apt install python3-pip
```

3. **Navigate to the Repository Directory:**
- Change to the directory of the cloned repository:
```
cd freevine
```

4. **Create a Virtual Environment:**
- Run the following command to create a virtual environment named 'venv':
```
python3 -m venv venv
```

5. **Activate the Virtual Environment:**
- Activate the environment with:
```
source venv/bin/activate
```
- Your prompt should change to indicate that the virtual environment is active.

6. **Install Required Packages (if any):**
- If the repository has a `requirements.txt` file, you can install all required dependencies using:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

7. **Deactivate the Virtual Environment:**
- To exit the virtual environment, simply type:
```
deactivate
```

This guide should enable an Ubuntu user to install Git, clone a repository, and set up a Python virtual environment. These steps are generally straightforward, but can vary slightly depending on specific system configurations or project requirements.

[stabbedbybrick]

Getting this error on a few downloads from ITV.

# python3.11 freevine.py --debug get -e S01E01 https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-magoo/2a5701

❯_freevine v1.1.5
19:15:32.750 WARN : Response status code does not indicate success: 404 (Not Found).
19:15:32.794 ERROR: Download first segment failed!

The audio and video get downloaded, but the subtitles don't appear to, which seems to be the issue. Adding:

 -ds all

lets me download it, but obviously without the subtitles. The subtitles play fine on the website.

Are you sure you're getting subtitles on these episode in the web player? Because I'm not getting any. The links to them exist, but they're inaccessible both in the player and through the API.

Either way, I'm in the process of implementing a proper subtitle converter so that they can be handled outside of N_m3u8DL. So at the very least, the downloads won't error out if the subtitles are broken.

[iamghost]

Hi everyone, can anyone have a guide or can you tell me the page number to install everything on Ubuntu? Thanks, I'm new and would like to learn

here thats what you need
https://github.com/stabbedbybrick/freevine

[ser87]

Hi everyone, can anyone have a guide or can you tell me the page number to install everything on Ubuntu? Thanks, I'm new and would like to learn

I asked my Tech Agony Aunt for you:

Certainly, Paul! Here's a guide tailored for Ubuntu users to install Git, clone a repository, and set up a Python virtual environment.

### Installing Git on Ubuntu

1. **Open Terminal:**
- You can open the Terminal by pressing `Ctrl + Alt + T` or by searching for it in the applications menu.

2. **Install Git:**
- First, update your package list with:
```
sudo apt update
```
- Then, install Git using:
```
sudo apt install git
```

3. **Verify Installation:**
- Check that Git is installed correctly by running:
```
git --version
```
- This should display the installed Git version.

### Cloning the Repository

1. **Navigate to Desired Directory:**
- Use the `cd` command to navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.

2. **Clone the Repository:**
- Run the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/stabbedbybrick/freevine.git
```
- This will create a folder named "freevine" and download the contents of the repository into it.

### Setting Up a Python Virtual Environment on Ubuntu

1. **Install Python:**
- Ubuntu typically comes with Python pre-installed. Check if Python is installed and its version by running:
```
python3 --version
```
- If Python is not installed, you can install it via:
```
sudo apt install python3
```

2. **Install the Python Package Manager (pip):**
- You might also need to install pip (if not already installed):
```
sudo apt install python3-pip
```

3. **Navigate to the Repository Directory:**
- Change to the directory of the cloned repository:
```
cd freevine
```

4. **Create a Virtual Environment:**
- Run the following command to create a virtual environment named 'venv':
```
python3 -m venv venv
```

5. **Activate the Virtual Environment:**
- Activate the environment with:
```
source venv/bin/activate
```
- Your prompt should change to indicate that the virtual environment is active.

6. **Install Required Packages (if any):**
- If the repository has a `requirements.txt` file, you can install all required dependencies using:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

7. **Deactivate the Virtual Environment:**
- To exit the virtual environment, simply type:
```
deactivate
```

This guide should enable an Ubuntu user to install Git, clone a repository, and set up a Python virtual environment. These steps are generally straightforward, but can vary slightly depending on specific system configurations or project requirements.

Thanks

[fma15]

did you do what brick said?
download the latest version of freevine and put it into a new folder and run it again. eg. C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine-1.1.5

it works fine for me

python freevine.py get --episode s01e06 https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/series/baggage-on-the-road/details

❯_freevine v1.1.5

09:32:37.065 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : ←[1mPlutoTV←[0m
09:32:39.678 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Baggage on the Road: 1 Season(s), 20 Episode(s)

09:32:45.846 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Baggage on the Road S01E06 Looking for my Jay Z

09:32:45.957 INFO : N_m3u8DL-RE (Beta version) 20230628
09:32:45.974 INFO : Loading URL: http://silo-hybrik.pluto.tv.s3.amazonaws.com/235_pluto/clip/61d89e1a12f2e7001abb3b97_Looking_for_my_Jay_Z/720p/20220107_121004/hls/0-end/master.m3u8
09:32:46.526 INFO : Content Matched: HTTP Live Streaming
09:32:46.526 INFO : Parsing streams...
09:32:46.527 WARN : Master List detected, try parse all streams
09:32:46.530 WARN : Writing meta json
09:32:46.531 INFO : Extracted, there are 6 streams, with 5 basic streams, 0 audio streams, 1 subtitle streams
09:32:46.531 INFO : Vid 1280x720 | 2470 Kbps | 30 | avc1.64001f,mp4a.40.2
09:32:46.532 INFO : Vid 854x480 | 1735 Kbps | 30 | avc1.64001f,mp4a.40.2
09:32:46.532 INFO : Vid 854x480 | 1133 Kbps | 30 | avc1.64001f,mp4a.40.2
09:32:46.533 INFO : Vid 640x360 | 735 Kbps | 30 | avc1.64001f,mp4a.40.2
09:32:46.534 INFO : Vid 426x240 | 434 Kbps | 30 | avc1.64001f,mp4a.40.2
09:32:46.534 INFO : Sub subs | en | English
09:32:46.535 INFO : Parsing streams...
09:32:59.328 INFO : Selected streams:
09:32:59.328 INFO : Vid *AES_128 1280x720 | 2470 Kbps | 30 | avc1.64001f,mp4a.40.2 | 252 Segments | ~20m55s
09:32:59.328 INFO : Sub subs | en | English | 252 Segments | ~20m55s
09:32:59.329 WARN : Writing meta json
09:32:59.331 INFO : Save Name: Baggage.on.the.Road.S01E06.Looking.for.my.Jay.Z.720p.PLUTO.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264
......

(notice how i included the command used and put it all in code tags...)

I did do what brick said. When I type in exactly what you did

freevine v1.1.5python freevine.py get --episode s01e06 https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/series/baggage-on-the-road/details

This is the error I got

Desktop\freevine 1.1.5>python freevine.py get --episode s01e06 https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/series/baggage-on-the-road/details

❯_freevine v1.1.5

07:02:17.016 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : ←[1mPlutoTV←[0m
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine 1.1.5\freevine.py", line 15, in <module>
    cli()
  File "C:\Users\super\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1157, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1078, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1688, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1434, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages\click\core.py", line 783, in invoke
    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine 1.1.5\utils\commands.py", line 90, in get
    Service(config, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine 1.1.5\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 58, in __init__
    self.get_options()
  File "C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine 1.1.5\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 340, in get_options
    downloads, title = get_downloads(self)
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine 1.1.5\utils\options.py", line 163, in get_downloads
    content, title = stream.get_content(stream.url)
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine 1.1.5\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 321, in get_content
    content = self.get_series(url)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine 1.1.5\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 112, in get_series
    data = self.get_data(url)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\super\Desktop\freevine 1.1.5\services\pluto\pluto.py", line 107, in get_data
    raise ConnectionError(f"{r.status_code} - {r.json().get('message')}")
ConnectionError: 404 - Not found

[iamghost]

no problem here. im from uk use US vpn. where you from, did you use vpn?

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[SB47x]

Are you sure you're getting subtitles on these episode in the web player?

I thought I was, but checking now, it's not working. Digging out the URL from the subtitles, it gives a 404 so I guess they're missing on the web player.

[PSXman_uk]

you need wvd, so here
https://files.videohelp.com/u/301156/wvd.zip

Sorry forgot to thank you for the files

[PSXman_uk]

So because we keep some specific proxy settings in config.yaml my old update script wasn't any good because that downloads a new config.yaml file with blank proxy settings, so here's a powershell update script which will replace your proxy settings back into the new config.yaml file:

Save as update_repo.ps1 for example:

# PowerShell script
$gitRepoPath = "D:\Videos\Freevine" # The path to your Git repository

# Navigate to the repository
Set-Location -Path $gitRepoPath

# Read the current config settings
$configFile = Get-Content "$gitRepoPath\config.yaml"
$proxySetting = $configFile[56] # Adjust the line number if needed
$usernameSetting = $configFile[60] # Adjust the line number if needed
$passwordSetting = $configFile[61] # Adjust the line number if needed

# Update the repository
git fetch
git reset --hard HEAD
git checkout main
git stash
git pull origin main
git stash pop

# Reapply the saved settings
$configFile[56] = $proxySetting
$configFile[60] = $usernameSetting
$configFile[61] = $passwordSetting

# Write the changes back to the config file
$configFile | Set-Content "$gitRepoPath\config.yaml"

# Confirmation
Write-Host "config.yaml has been updated with the original settings."

(don't forget to update the path in line two with your Freevine directory not mine!)

Then if you want a batch file so you can run the update just by double clicking save this as something like Update_Repo.bat

@echo off
PowerShell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "update_repo.ps1"
pause

Thanks for this updated today fine on my installs

[durmonator]

Hey, I updated to the latest build just now and installed the requirements as usual, and I am suddenly getting a

 no modules named subby error

I checked and it was a zip file, so I downloaded it and installed via pip, but I am still getting the error, in my venv it is installed in the lib folder

[SB47x]

Yeah the requirements have changed to include subby so you'll need to run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

again to make sure everything the tool needs is installed.

[durmonator]

It was a corrupt venv! I forgot I changed the directory for it and as such pip3 was not working correctly, I opened it with VS Code and changed the directory and voila! All working again!

Opened the pip3 file it generated

[PSXman_uk]

PS C:\freevine> python freevine.py get -e https://www.channel4.com/programmes/to-catch-a-copper

❯_freevine v1.1.6

21:36:36.557 INFO : ALL4
21:36:36.653 INFO : Cache is empty, aquiring new tokens...
21:36:36.653 ERROR : Required credentials were not found. See 'freevine.py profile --help'
PS C:\freevine> python profile --help
C:\Users\psxma\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Pytho n312\python.exe: can't open file 'C:\\freevine\\profile': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[ElCap]

PS C:\freevine> python freevine.py get -e https://www.channel4.com/programmes/to-catch-a-copper

❯_freevine v1.1.6

21:36:36.557 INFO : ALL4
21:36:36.653 INFO : Cache is empty, aquiring new tokens...
21:36:36.653 ERROR : Required credentials were not found. See 'freevine.py profile --help'
PS C:\freevine> python profile --help
C:\Users\psxma\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Pytho n312\python.exe: can't open file 'C:\\freevine\\profile': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

try re-reading what you wrote and you should be able to figure out the problem

[PSXman_uk]

it wouldn't let me save the credentials think I've fixed it now though thanks

[peterb999]

Hi,

I installed the new version, installed subby and get the following error :

ImportError: cannot import name 'CommonIssuesFixer' from 'subby' (C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\P ython311\Lib\site-packages\subby\__init__.py)

when downloading from iPlayer. Any ideas? Thanks

[PSXman_uk]

Hi,

I installed the new version, installed subby and get the following error :

ImportError: cannot import name 'CommonIssuesFixer' from 'subby' (C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\P ython311\Lib\site-packages\subby\__init__.py)

when downloading from iPlayer. Any ideas? Thanks

pip install -r requirements.txt fixes that

[peterb999]

Thanks. However, when I run requirements.txt it errors with :

ERROR: No .egg-info directory found in C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-pip-egg-info-4tjw4fjx

[peterb999]

Thanks. However, when I run requirements.txt it errors with :

ERROR: No .egg-info directory found in C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-pip-egg-info-4tjw4fjx

Got it working. I had to run pip uninstall setuptools and then it worked fine again.

[Vidd]

---

[ringy9]

Seem to be having an issue with Subby. I have pip install -r requirements.txt again to be sure. Should the subby-main folder just sit within the freevine 1.1.6 folder?

(env) C:\ffmpeg\bin\env\freevine-1.1.6>python freevine.py get --episode https://iview.abc.net.au/video/ZW3786A001S00

❯_freevine v1.1.6

12:35:49.961 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : ←[1mABC iView←[0m
12:35:49.961 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : + Adding service profile
12:35:52.149 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Darby And Joan S01E01

12:35:52.149 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Subtitles: https://cdn.iview.abc.net.au/cc/zw/ZW3786A001S00MA1D1_658a8bc3adaf0.vtt
12:35:52.680 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Skipped subtitle at index 1: No content
12:35:52.680 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Skipped subtitle at index 1: No content
12:35:52.680 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Skipped subtitle at index 38: No content
12:35:52.680 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Skipped subtitle at index 732: No content
12:35:52.805 INFO : N_m3u8DL-RE (Beta version) 20230628
12:35:52.819 INFO : Loading URL: tmp\manifest.mpd
12:35:52.820 ERROR: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

[pauli3]

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/car-sos

Having issues with this episode, comes up with some list error. Everything else on channel4 works fine. Perhaps bug? tried with --movie, -s11, anything i could think of but comes up with the same error. Anyone else manage to get it with freevine?

Just fixed this in the main branch. The error came from the subtitle list being empty, so if you're not getting any subtitles it's because there aren't any.

Appreciate the fix, it works although it only seems to pickup the web version with that show? or there is no android version/5k.

[ElCap]

Seem to be having an issue with Subby. I have pip install -r requirements.txt again to be sure. Should the subby-main folder just sit within the freevine 1.1.6 folder?

(env) C:\ffmpeg\bin\env\freevine-1.1.6>python freevine.py get --episode https://iview.abc.net.au/video/ZW3786A001S00

❯_freevine v1.1.6

12:35:49.961 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : ←[1mABC iView←[0m
12:35:49.961 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : + Adding service profile
12:35:52.149 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Darby And Joan S01E01

12:35:52.149 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Subtitles: https://cdn.iview.abc.net.au/cc/zw/ZW3786A001S00MA1D1_658a8bc3adaf0.vtt
12:35:52.680 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Skipped subtitle at index 1: No content
12:35:52.680 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Skipped subtitle at index 1: No content
12:35:52.680 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Skipped subtitle at index 38: No content
12:35:52.680 ←[4m←[32mINFO←[0m : Skipped subtitle at index 732: No content
12:35:52.805 INFO : N_m3u8DL-RE (Beta version) 20230628
12:35:52.819 INFO : Loading URL: tmp\manifest.mpd
12:35:52.820 ERROR: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

im getting the same error with 1.1.6 but it ran fine with 1.1.5

[ringy9]

Thanks @ElCap I've already deleted 1.1.5 but also I checked just now the downloads folder and the actual .srt file is there, it doesn't seem to continue on for the video

[ElCap]

Thanks @ElCap I've already deleted 1.1.5 but also I checked just now the downloads folder and the actual .srt file is there, it doesn't seem to continue on for the video

Line 269 of the download function

self.manifest = manifest if not subtitle else self.tmp / "manifest.mpd"

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if a subtitle exists, self.manifest is set to "tmp/manifest.mpd" but that file doesnt exist.

in version 1.1.5, the function get_mediainfo used to have this code

        if subtitle is not None:
            self.soup = add_subtitles(self.soup, subtitle)
            with open(self.tmp / "manifest.mpd", "w") as f:
                f.write(str(self.soup.prettify()))

where it would save the manifest to tmp/manifest.mpd if a subtitle exists, but that is missing from 1.1.6.

so depending on why the if statement exists on line 269, a fix could be just to modify line 269 to

self.manifest = manifest

[stabbedbybrick]

Just pushed a new update(v1.1.7) to fix the iView issue. Apologies for another release so soon, but iView was basically broken and had to be fixed. It's working as intended now.

From here on out, I'll reserve the actual version releases for major changes only. I'd urge everyone to git clone the repository to keep things neat and easily fetch new fixes and updates as they roll out.

And big thanks to everyone helping out with support! It's much appreciated.

[SE14man]

Thanks Stabbed for update. I'll give that a go.

On Freevine 1.1.5 still and getting errors with every movie from plex globally using various VPNs and no VPN.

Heres an example:

[stabbedbybrick]

@SE14man:

That error indicates that you're not using proper URLs.

[PSXman_uk]

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/car-sos

Having issues with this episode, comes up with some list error. Everything else on channel4 works fine. Perhaps bug? tried with --movie, -s11, anything i could think of but comes up with the same error. Anyone else manage to get it with freevine?

Just fixed this in the main branch. The error came from the subtitle list being empty, so if you're not getting any subtitles it's because there aren't any.

Appreciate the fix, it works although it only seems to pickup the web version with that show? or there is no android version/5k.

10:48:07.801 INFO : [0x1]: Audio, aac (mp4a), 128 kb/s
10:48:09.354 INFO : Binary merging...
10:48:09.897 INFO : Decrypting...
10:48:17.100 INFO : Binary merging...
10:48:18.890 INFO : Decrypting...
10:48:25.342 WARN : Car.S.O.S.S11E02.Ford.Mustang.1080p.ALL4.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264.mp4
10:48:25.342 WARN : Car.S.O.S.S11E02.Ford.Mustang.1080p.ALL4.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264.m4a
10:48:25.343 WARN : Car.S.O.S.S11E02.Ford.Mustang.1080p.ALL4.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264.srt
10:48:25.343 WARN : Muxing to Car.S.O.S.S11E02.Ford.Mustang.1080p.ALL4.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264.MUX.mkv
10:48:28.841 WARN : Cleaning files...
10:48:28.940 WARN : Rename to Car.S.O.S.S11E02.Ford.Mustang.1080p.ALL4.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264.mkv
10:48:28.941 INFO : Done

PS G:\freevine>

[stabbedbybrick]

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/car-sos

Having issues with this episode, comes up with some list error. Everything else on channel4 works fine. Perhaps bug? tried with --movie, -s11, anything i could think of but comes up with the same error. Anyone else manage to get it with freevine?

Just fixed this in the main branch. The error came from the subtitle list being empty, so if you're not getting any subtitles it's because there aren't any.

Appreciate the fix, it works although it only seems to pickup the web version with that show? or there is no android version/5k.

If it grabs the web version, it means that 1080p is missing from the android endpoint.