Can I download mux.com streams?

[abrogard]

I want to download the 'chris hedges report' from substack.

Like this one: https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=s...-post&r=2ld2be

They present a video and my video downloader addon (I suppose) puts a yellow bar under it saying 'download video' but all it does is cause the video to play in a new window.

And doing a right click and 'save video' there just saves a json file. Which I can find no use for.

But the URL I get from that new stream is different. It is like this:

https://stream.mux.com/QS1vt601o026nC4q68BjwlYP4WXQoCF11uIJoriCZ1ROA/high.mp4?token= ... Etc. Massive long string now.

So it looks like it is a stream from 'mux.com'

I can't find any clues on how to save them. Not that I can get to work, anyway. I would like to save it because I want the text, is the thing.

I'd extract the mp3, the audio, and then I'd convert to text. That's what I want.

So if anyone knows a way to go straight to that even without saving the vid that'd be good enough for that's what I want. I find his talks much more valuable and interesting when I can read them with all the benefits of reading and the written page over audio.

[LZAA]

yt-dlp "https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_cam paign=email-half-post&r=2ld2be"

[abrogard]

yt-dlp "https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_cam paign=email-half-post&r=2ld2be"

Hi.. thanks for that. Looked good for a minute but didn't work.

mail&utm_cam paign=email-half-post&r=2ld2be: Downloading webpage
[generic] the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_cam paign=email-half-post&r=2ld2be: Extracting information
[generic] the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?autoplay=1: Requesting header
WARNING: [generic] Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?autoplay=1: Downloading webpage
[generic] the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?autoplay=1: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://chrishedges.substack.com/embed/podcast/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?autoplay=1

[cedric8528]

Neat Download Manager works



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your file

https://www.transfernow.net/dl/202312166HLc8I8Q

[abrogard]

Neat Download Manager works



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your file

https://www.transfernow.net/dl/202312166HLc8I8Q

That is brilliant. That is totally brilliant. Thank you. That'll serve me well. Cream on top would be to find the same for LInux mint.

But I'll settle for what I've got.

p.s. And thanks for taking the trouble to send me the file. That was very thoughtful.

[cedric8528]

you re welcome

Live stream downloader extension for Chrome browser works also

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/live-stream-downloader/looepbdllpjgdmkpdcdffh...mpbcfekj?pli=1


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[abrogard]

you re welcome

Live stream downloader extension for Chrome browser works also

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/live-stream-downloader/looepbdllpjgdmkpdcdffh...mpbcfekj?pli=1


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AND seeing as chrome works on linux mint presumably that'll work on linux mint, too. !! Everything I've ever wished for.

I'm doing great. Thanks a lot.

[LZAA]

https://files.videohelp.com/u/274438/stream.mux.com.gif

[abrogard]

https://files.videohelp.com/u/274438/stream.mux.com.gif

So what's going on there? How come it didn't work for me - any idea?

[iamghost]

N_m3u8DL-RE work fine with download m3u8, not direct m3u8 link

C:\Users\admins>"N_m3u8DL-RE.exe" C:\Users\admins\Downloads\rendition.m3u8
20:31:24.957 INFO : N_m3u8DL-RE (Beta version) 20230628
20:31:24.967 INFO : Loading URL: C:\Users\admins\Downloads\rendition.m3u8
20:31:24.973 INFO : Content Matched: HTTP Live Streaming
20:31:24.974 INFO : Parsing streams...
20:31:24.978 WARN : Writing meta json
20:31:24.981 INFO : Extracted, there are 1 streams, with 1 basic streams, 0 audio streams, 0 subtitle streams
20:31:24.982 INFO : Vid Kbps | 507 Segments | ~42m10s
20:31:24.984 INFO : Selected streams:
20:31:24.985 INFO : Vid Kbps | 507 Segments | ~42m10s
20:31:24.985 WARN : Writing meta json
20:31:24.986 INFO : Save Name: rendition_2023-12-16_20-31-24
20:31:24.992 INFO : Start downloading...Vid Kbps
20:31:25.463 WARN : Reading media info...
20:31:25.528 INFO : [0x100]: Video, h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0]), 1920x1080
20:31:25.529 INFO : [0x101]: Audio, aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0]), 194 kb/s
20:32:04.394 INFO : ffmpeg merging...
20:32:06.327 INFO : Done

[abrogard]

sorry. don't understand.

[iamghost]

use N_m3u8DL-RE with m3u8 URL will give error

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use N_m3u8DL-RE with download m3u8 in your PC

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job done

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[LZAA]

https://files.videohelp.com/u/274438/stream.mux.com_2.gif

[abrogard]

you blokes have dazzled me with science.. I don't know what you're doing..
demonstrating what you can do with a piece of software "N_m3u8DL-RE.exe" which accepts an m3u8 file as an argument?
and an .m3u8 file is a plaintext playlist file?
that's as much as I know.
I don't see where I've got any m3u8 file to content with here.
Is the discussion not relevant to me.. it's just your own thing?

[jack_666]

Try this


1) use browser and go to

https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=2ld2be

2) press F12 to access the Developer Tools, then select Network (Network tab) and then enter m3u8 into the Filter entry box


3) Click on Refresh (Refresh Icon) to refresh the display


4) All the m3u8 links should be displayed now


5) right click on the last entry (rendition.m3u8?......) and select Copy ==> Copy link address


https://manifest-gcp-us-east1-vop1.fastly.mux.com/I02ixw .......


6) add " to the beginning and end of the link url


"https://manifest-gcp-us-east1-vop1.fastly.mux.com/I02ixw ......."


7) Download with yt-dlp


yt-dlp "https://manifest-gcp-us-east1-vop1.fastly.mux.com/I02ixw ......."


you can use the the -P flag to assign a directory and -o flag to assign a title


yt-dlp "https://manifest-gcp-us-east1-vop1.fastly.mux.com/I02ixw ......." -P "my_download_directory" -o "my_download_title.mp4"

[abrogard]

@jack_666

Hi and thanks for that. Makes it all crystal clear. I can see how it's a basic thing I'd be expected to know. Very good info. thanks again.

[abrogard]

Maybe they've been reading our mail.
The m3u8 thing won't work with yt-dlp any more and it won't work with neat downloader either. they both report 403 'forbidden' error.
Here's the neat downloader log for those with the tech savvy to make something of it;

INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:35 PM ( 1706777075 ) Opening LogFile...
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:36 PM ( 1706777076 ) DownloadID = 1 , Protocol = HTTPS , OS = WIN , AppVersion = WinVersion1424
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:36 PM ( 1706777076 ) DownloadEngine State Changed : Unknown -> Starting...
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:36 PM ( 1706777076 ) DownloadEngine is Starting...
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:36 PM ( 1706777076 ) Trying to Start Download for -> https://manifest-gcp-us-east4-vop1.cfcdn.mux.com/VIAEk8SK01otFcqbi5ySyWd8Ny1ckO8n01zC2...1Kws9gtASJGbW8
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:36 PM ( 1706777076 ) New Connection(s) Created, MaxAllowedConnection = 8 And ActiveConnections = 1
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:36 PM ( 1706777076 ) Connection ( 1 ) Connecting to 172.64.145.195:443 ...
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:36 PM ( 1706777076 ) Initializing SSLHandShake for Connection (1 )
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) Connection(1) SSLHandShake ended Successfully
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) SegmentManager Created a New Segment and now has 1 Segments.
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) Connection ( 1 ) HttpState = HTTP_STATE_VOID RoundNumberServer = 0 and RoundNumberProxy = 0
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) Sending Http-GET for Connection ( 1 ) Range = 0-
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) HttpState Changed for Connection (1) HTTP_STATE_VOID -> HTTP_STATE_GET_SENT
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) GET Sent :
<< GET /VIAEk8SK01otFcqbi5ySyWd8Ny1ckO8n01zC2SIZCeBTTcJlMP EUxJXLp2ncVpft1L7k01SMrB9SWBw6qVAkBaOAj2tghOuAeRk/rendition.m3u8?cdn=fastly&expires=1706862360&skid= default&signature=NjViY2E3MThfN2ZiZTI2Y2NhN2Q5YzJi ZmMxZDEyNzk1NGJmN2JkMzliZjc4ZDc3ZWRiM2Q2NWQxMzEyOD JlYjhmOTA2ZGVlMw==&vsid=R23vNptD00Lof4Xg59kq7u2c62 eUy7Hfoh7xGdAgKu3cCIBt8PUfnAHs6niFAj01Kws9gtASJGbW 8https://manifest-gcp-us-east4-vop1.cfcdn.mux.com/VIAEk8SK01otFcqbi5ySyWd8Ny1ckO8n01zC2SIZCeBTTcJlMP EUxJXLp2ncVpft1L7k01SMrB9SWBw6qVAkBaOAj2tghOuAeRk/rendition.m3u8?cdn=fastly&expires=1706862360&skid= default&signature=NjViY2E3MThfN2ZiZTI2Y2NhN2Q5YzJi ZmMxZDEyNzk1NGJmN2JkMzliZjc4ZDc3ZWRiM2Q2NWQxMzEyOD JlYjhmOTA2ZGVlMw==&vsid=R23vNptD00Lof4Xg59kq7u2c62 eUy7Hfoh7xGdAgKu3cCIBt8PUfnAHs6niFAj01Kws9gtASJGbW 8 HTTP/1.1
Host: manifest-gcp-us-east4-vop1.cfcdn.mux.com
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/107.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: identity
Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.9
Accept-Charset: *
Range: bytes=0-

>>
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) All Response Headers For Connection ( 1 ) :
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 )
<<HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:44:37 GMT
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 17
Connection: keep-alive
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
X-CF-Ray: 84e8e9dfadb055f2
Set-Cookie: __cf_bm=UJypCjU01eBhi3_JTJ9EiYA1iMwwl65A1eqdY.2xk6 M-1706777077-1-AQc00CHKXlBakmpfEHA47LOoBFYrVzUxmkQlSi48xbwZhhaDlm D/IiUTsenFp/yZOeZhfUclUg79Ms2aHCeVZrM=; path=/; expires=Thu, 01-Feb-24 09:14:37 GMT; domain=.manifest-gcp-us-east4-vop1.cfcdn.mux.com; HttpOnly; Secure; SameSite=None
Vary: Accept-Encoding
Server: cloudflare
CF-RAY: 84e8e9dfadb055f2-ADL>>

DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) HttpState Changed for Connection (1) HTTP_STATE_GET_SENT -> HTTP_STATE_PARSING_HTTP_HEADER
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) Status Code For Connection (1) = 403
ERROR 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) Handling Error - Connection ( 1 ) - ConnectionState = HTTP_STATE_PARSING_HTTP_HEADER ErrorText = HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
ERROR 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) DownloadEngine State Changed : Starting... ( 4 ) -> Error
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) Connection ( 1 ) All Headers have been Parsed, HttpState = HTTP_STATE_PARSING_HTTP_HEADER And StatusCode = 403
ERROR 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) Error Occurred. HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) DownloadEngine Is Terminating, EngineState = Error.
DEBUG 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) HttpState Changed for Connection (1) HTTP_STATE_PARSING_HTTP_HEADER -> HTTP_STATE_VOID
INFO 2024-02-01 7:14:37 PM ( 1706777077 ) Closing LogFile.

[LZAA]

yt-dlp "https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_cam paign=email-half-post&r=2ld2be"
[Substack] Extracting URL: https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=s...-post&r=2ld2be
[Substack] the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar: Downloading webpage
[info] 139786567: Downloading 1 format(s): 0
[download] Destination: The Chris Hedges Report with attorney Liz Komar on the decay of the American legal system, the criminalization of poverty and the crisis of mass incarceration. [139786567].unknown_video
[download] 100% of 38.61MiB in 00:00:07 at 5.34MiB/s

[abrogard]

yt-dlp "https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_cam paign=email-half-post&r=2ld2be"
[Substack] Extracting URL: https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar?utm_source=s...-post&r=2ld2be
[Substack] the-chris-hedges-report-with-liz-komar: Downloading webpage
[info] 139786567: Downloading 1 format(s): 0
[download] Destination: The Chris Hedges Report with attorney Liz Komar on the decay of the American legal system, the criminalization of poverty and the crisis of mass incarceration. [139786567].unknown_video
[download] 100% of 38.61MiB in 00:00:07 at 5.34MiB/s

That's not the one I was trying to get.

But this is:

PS C:\ytdlp> .\yt-dlp "https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-death-of-israel-a-talk-given?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=778851&post_id=140954683&utm_ campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2ld2be&utm_medium=email"
[Substack] Extracting URL: https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-death-of-israel-a-talk-given?utm_source=post-em...m_medium=email
[Substack] the-death-of-israel-a-talk-given: Downloading webpage
[info] 140954683: Downloading 1 format(s): 0
[download] Destination: ＂The Death of Israel＂ - A talk Given by Chris Hedges at The Islamic Society of Central New Jersey [140954683].unknown_video
[download] 100% of 72.83MiB in 00:00:33 at 2.16MiB/s
PS C:\ytdlp>

And goddammit... it got it !!! You're exactly right ! No fuss, no bother, just the first URL straight in there and we're done.. no m3u8's or third parties or anything needed...

Best news I've had all day. Thanks a lot for that. I would never have gone back and tried that basic 'first step' option again. I would have just kept getting more and more convoluted and straying further and further away...

Now I can sit back, relax and enjoy some of Hedges at leisure.....

Don't understand his platform though: why have a bit notice there 'download video' that doesn't download it?

Ah well.

thanks.

p.s.



except that it came down as type únknown video''. I added 'mp4' to the filename and software opened it up but nothing displayed. Black screen. No sound. ??? First time whatever player windows 10 chose. Second time VLC.

[LZAA]

You're just lucky that 'yt-dlp' does this.

[abrogard]

You're just lucky that 'yt-dlp' does this.

did you see my p.s. to my post ?

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

https://ufile.io/f/6hvpg

[abrogard]

https://ufile.io/f/6hvpg

thank you for that. but: . downloads fail, never even really get started ( on free slow rate )
. if possible I really would like to be able to get them myself.

but I did join up with them ( on the free thing )

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

if possible I really would like to be able to get them myself.

Get the stream detector addon. Refresh page. Get the rendition.m3u8 link.

yt-dlp.exe "m3u8_link"

Edit: This works? https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20240201NrtdGWRx
I dunno which service is the best to share stuff without giving my email.

[LZAA]

abrogard
I do not believe. Make a video.

[abrogard]

abrogard
I do not believe. Make a video.

you mean of me clicking on the downloaded file and it opening and playing a blank silent nothing?

I can do that.

[abrogard]

if possible I really would like to be able to get them myself.

Get the stream detector addon. Refresh page. Get the rendition.m3u8 link.

yt-dlp.exe "m3u8_link"

Edit: This works? https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20240201NrtdGWRx
I dunno which service is the best to share stuff without giving my email.

this is a worry sometimes. we don't want to stick our email addresses out there where everyone can see them. i have various sites and blogs. does/could that help at all? like i have a blog at abrogard.com/blog I don't know that it does. I guess sites where you can PM are best. If you know the best thing/way please tell. I'd like to know.

p.s. thanks for the link. i've added it. good thing.

[abrogard]

abrogard
I do not believe. Make a video.

I think no need to make a video. I just downloaded from " 2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi" his link and they're perfect. More to the point they're files over 1G. My download that didn't work is on another machine, I can't look at them right now but I know they were much smaller.

So it was an incomplete download and VLC and whatever have not flagged it but have just attempted to load and play the fragment I pointed them to.

I'd say.

Sorry if my post perhaps appeared to cast doubt on the validity of your offering. That's not at all what I mean, you understand. I was simply reporting my own experience. All good now.

Anyone got any idea why Chris Hedges would have his offering flagged 'download video' but the download doesn't work? Does he know what he's doing? Is he doing it or he's in the hands of 'managers' who're doing it? It's all a mistake? What?

[abrogard]

Here I am back again. yt-dlp not doing the chris hedges thing. and I couldn't update my yt-dlp either.
I'm just reporting this to the community for interest's sake.
I'll try third party things and whatever, I'm not giving up right away.
I already tried the m3u8 and it didn't work.
Here's what i just got:

.\yt-dlp.exe "https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-human?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=778851&post_id=141303631&utm_ campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2ld2be&utm_medium=email"
[Substack] Extracting URL: https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-chris-hedges-report-with-human?utm_source=post-...m_medium=email
[Substack] the-chris-hedges-report-with-human: Downloading webpage
ERROR: [Substack] the-chris-hedges-report-with-human: Unable to extract preloads; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

Here I am back again. yt-dlp not doing the chris hedges thing. and I couldn't update my yt-dlp either.
I'm just reporting this to the community for interest's sake.
I'll try third party things and whatever, I'm not giving up right away.
I already tried the m3u8 and it didn't work.
Here's what i just got:

I only added the english subtitle since the other 2 are broken. The french one is 99% english and the spanish one has a single line repeating for 30 minutes. Nice site.
https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20240204jYHW5FCb