Devine - Modular Movie, TV, and Music Archival Software

[WhiskeyJack]

Hello there. I've been trying out devine for a while now.

I've been ripping anything from CBC Gem, but however some titles including one i'm trying to grab doesn't work.

devine dl --acodec DD+ cbc https://gem.cbc.ca/summit-72

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     Service Config loaded
     Loaded Cdm Widevine CDM: 4464 (L3)
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     No episodes found for: Summit '72
     No titles returned, nothing to download...

It's some miniseries on CBC Gem that i'm trying to rip. If anyone has solutions for this, let me know! Thanks!

something has changed. If you have yt-dlp, do it manually adding the episode to the url.

yt-dlp -F "https://gem.cbc.ca/summit-72/s01e01"
[gem.cbc.ca] Extracting URL: https://gem.cbc.ca/summit-72/s01e01
[gem.cbc.ca] summit-72/s01e01: Downloading JSON metadata
[gem.cbc.ca] summit-72/s01e01: Downloading JSON metadata
[gem.cbc.ca] summit-72/s01e01: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] Available formats for summit-72/s01e01:
ID                                EXT RESOLUTION FPS │   FILESIZE   TBR PROTO │ VCODEC        VBR ACODEC     MORE INFO
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
hls-audio_0-English__Descriptive_ mp4 audio only     │                  m3u8  │ audio only        mp4a.40.2  [eng] English (Descriptive)
hls-audio_1-English__Descriptive_ mp4 audio only     │                  m3u8  │ audio only        mp4a.40.2  [eng] English (Descriptive)
hls-audio_2-English__Descriptive_ mp4 audio only     │                  m3u8  │ audio only        mp4a.40.2  [eng] English (Descriptive)
hls-audio_1-English               mp4 audio only     │                  m3u8  │ audio only        mp4a.40.2  [eng] English, low
hls-audio_0-English               mp4 audio only     │                  m3u8  │ audio only        mp4a.40.2  [eng] English
hls-audio_2-English               mp4 audio only     │                  m3u8  │ audio only        mp4a.40.2  [eng] English, high
hls-321                           mp4 416x234     10 │ ~101.38MiB  321k m3u8  │ avc1.42C00C  321k video only
hls-431                           mp4 416x234     15 │ ~136.11MiB  431k m3u8  │ avc1.42C00C  431k video only
hls-651                           mp4 416x234     30 │ ~205.56MiB  651k m3u8  │ avc1.42C00D  651k video only
hls-871                           mp4 640x360     30 │ ~275.00MiB  871k m3u8  │ avc1.42C01E  871k video only
hls-1311                          mp4 640x360     30 │ ~413.89MiB 1311k m3u8  │ avc1.42C01E 1311k video only
hls-2191                          mp4 960x540     30 │ ~691.67MiB 2191k m3u8  │ avc1.4D401F 2191k video only
hls-2961                          mp4 1280x720    30 │ ~934.72MiB 2961k m3u8  │ avc1.4D401F 2961k video only
hls-3951                          mp4 1280x720    30 │ ~  1.22GiB 3951k m3u8  │ avc1.4D401F 3951k video only
hls-6811                          mp4 1920x1080   30 │ ~  2.10GiB 6811k m3u8  │ avc1.640028 6811k video only

[Tom Saurus]

I tried:

Devine dl --list titles for that mini series and got ryanvo2000 was referring to. I did a Devine dl --list-titles for "Son Of A Critch" and it listed all the episodes available. With yt-dlp I think for things to work you have to delve in a get the session cookie or whatever it is I have forgotten. Though with BBC I sign in and I go to the episode I want and it plays and VideoDownload Helper when I go into the hit details gives me the detailed url and I get the spec info with the -F command. Then I use -f "video id + audio id" plus detailed url and I can get the episode. Maybe I should try that for CBC?

[Wilkies]

I tried:

Devine dl --list titles for that mini series and got ryanvo2000 was referring to. I did a Devine dl --list-titles for "Son Of A Critch" and it listed all the episodes available. With yt-dlp I think for things to work you have to delve in a get the session cookie or whatever it is I have forgotten. Though with BBC I sign in and I go to the episode I want and it plays and VideoDownload Helper when I go into the hit details gives me the detailed url and I get the spec info with the -F command. Then I use -f "video id + audio id" plus detailed url and I can get the episode. Maybe I should try that for CBC?

Do you know how to get the url for each episode from the devine --list-titles?

[Tom Saurus]

I tried:

Devine dl --list titles for that mini series and got ryanvo2000 was referring to. I did a Devine dl --list-titles for "Son Of A Critch" and it listed all the episodes available. With yt-dlp I think for things to work you have to delve in a get the session cookie or whatever it is I have forgotten. Though with BBC I sign in and I go to the episode I want and it plays and VideoDownload Helper when I go into the hit details gives me the detailed url and I get the spec info with the -F command. Then I use -f "video id + audio id" plus detailed url and I can get the episode. Maybe I should try that for CBC?

Do you know how to get the url for each episode from the devine --list-titles?

I don't know how to do that. Devine list episodes is handy as it shows the episode range. For example I just got the first episode of a certain show and I know there is twelve episodes left in that season from the list function so I would know to put this:

devine dl -q 540 -w S01E02-S02E13 CBC url for the series

Let's hope that this is a rare thing with CBC and other services. It is nice to just let Devine do its work and get what you want instead of having to do go back every ten to fifteen minutes and setting up to get another episode. It isn't so bad if it is a short series but when it comes to Plex and Knot's Landing getting one episode and then doing it all over again for so many episodes it just gets a bit overwhelming. Which reminds me I should get that done?

I hope in Unshackle that someone makes a service for Plex and Global TV Freeplay which has old gems like Super Dave. Not that I have started trying to get Unshackle set up yet. I am trying with Ozivine but I have hit a roadblock and it seems to be the .yaml

[princeconsort]

On a slightly different note, has anybody successfully created a Devine service for Sky Arts and/or other channels available through NowTV? I've not been able to find any references to these in the forums.

[peterb999]

On a slightly different note, has anybody successfully created a Devine service for Sky Arts and/or other channels available through NowTV? I've not been able to find any references to these in the forums.

It is against forum rules to discuss accessing paid subscription services. Look at the highlighted message at the top of this and every page.

"Please don't discuss paid subscription services! Everyone should be able to view the video. Read the Sticky threads in the Video Streaming Download sections"

[princeconsort]

On a slightly different note, has anybody successfully created a Devine service for Sky Arts and/or other channels available through NowTV? I've not been able to find any references to these in the forums.

It is against forum rules to discuss accessing paid subscription services. Look at the highlighted message at the top of this and every page.

"Please don't discuss paid subscription services! Everyone should be able to view the video. Read the Sticky threads in the Video Streaming Download sections"

My apologies –*I missed that! Consider the question withdrawn.

[PunchDrunkL0ve]

Hi,

Just wondered if a service for PLEX's free content exists or can be created.

[Tom Saurus]

Hi,

Just wondered if a service for PLEX's free content exists or can be created.

There was a Plex service via Freevine for awhile. I have been writing off and on about how I hope someone makes a Plex Service. A new whipersnapper over at the Unshackle thread is making a service for a different service via AI so maybe there is hope someone will take the time to make a service for Plex. I advocate for a Plex service because it would be nice to have it for shows such as Knots Landing that have many episodes. Thankfully you can get the episodes via WidevineProxy 2.

[dorpspeed82]

Hey, what's going on with ITVX? There are some things I'm trying to download from ITVX using devine, and for whatever reason, some things are in 1280x720 and others are in 1920x1080. It's very inconsistent it seems.

For example:
https://www.itv.com/watch/itv-news-at-ten/2a4409 - This is something Devine is able to download in 1920x1080

https://www.itv.com/watch/futurama/10a7000 - But this is something Devine is only downloading in 1280x720

What's going on? Is it possible to download that show in 1920x1080?

[billybanana]

Hey, what's going on with ITVX? There are some things I'm trying to download from ITVX using devine, and for whatever reason, some things are in 1280x720 and others are in 1920x1080. It's very inconsistent it seems.

For example:
https://www.itv.com/watch/itv-news-at-ten/2a4409 - This is something Devine is able to download in 1920x1080

https://www.itv.com/watch/futurama/10a7000 - But this is something Devine is only downloading in 1280x720

What's going on? Is it possible to download that show in 1920x1080?

Simply put, not all shows are uploaded in 1080p. If you use one of the Futurama episodes as an example then 720 is the max available: https://www.itv.com/watch/futurama/10a7000/10a7000a0008

Nothing to do with Devine, that's on ITV.

12:30:41.292 INFO : N_m3u8DL-RE (Beta version) 20241203
12:30:41.318 INFO : Loading URL: https://vod-blue-irdeto-cw.fastly.content.itv.com/jwt/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InByZDE3IiwidHlwIjoiSldUIn0.eyJleHAiOjE3NTUxNjkxOTksIm1hbl9maWx0ZXIiOiIyNjczYmIwMWM3ZTBlOTg4ZGQ1OTc1NDBjYTFhOTIzZCIsInBhdGgiOiIvMTAtNzAwMC0wMDA4LTAwMS8zNC8xXzBfMS9WQVIwNzUtQUQtSEQtUy8xMC03MDAwLTAwMDgtMDAxXzM0XzFfVkFSMDc1LUFELUhELVMuaXNtLyIsInN1YiI6IjY4YzJmNDM4LTI4NzMtNGMwYS04NTU5LTc1NTcxZGM2YTNiNyIsImlwIjoiMTA5LjIwMy45Ni4yNTAiLCJtaXAiOiJsb2cifQ.a99dcePawhydcUXi73UeLuK_0uHqZNR4wLg81rXvmDU/10-7000-0008-001/34/1_0_1/VAR075-AD-HD-S/10-7000-0008-001_34_1_VAR075-AD-HD-S.ism/.mpd?filter=%28%28type%3D%3D%22video%22%26%26DisplayHeight%3C%3D720%29%7C%7C%28type%21%3D%22video%22%29%29
12:30:42.329 INFO : Content Matched: Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
12:30:42.330 INFO : Parsing streams...
12:30:42.351 WARN : Writing meta json
12:30:42.358 INFO : Extracted, there are 7 streams, with 5 basic streams, 2 audio streams, 0 subtitle streams
12:30:42.359 INFO : Vid *CENC 1280x720 | 1428 Kbps | video=1428440 | avc1.640028 | 234 Segments | Main | ~23m21s
12:30:42.359 INFO : Vid *CENC 1024x576 | 916 Kbps | video=916144 | avc1.64001F | 234 Segments | Main | ~23m21s
12:30:42.359 INFO : Vid *CENC 1024x576 | 715 Kbps | video=715506 | avc1.64001F | 234 Segments | Main | ~23m21s
12:30:42.360 INFO : Vid *CENC 704x396 | 435 Kbps | video=435259 | avc1.64001F | 234 Segments | Main | ~23m21s
12:30:42.360 INFO : Vid *CENC 704x396 | 347 Kbps | video=347661 | avc1.64001F | 234 Segments | Main | ~23m21s
12:30:42.360 INFO : Aud *CENC AudioDescription=125368 | 125 Kbps | mp4a.40.2 | en | 2CH | 236 Segments | Description |
~23m32s
12:30:42.361 INFO : Aud *CENC audio=96000 | 96 Kbps | mp4a.40.2 | 2CH | 234 Segments | Main | ~23m21s
Please select what you want to download:

[F1sav28]

The Disney shows now on ITVX seem to be 720p maximum.

[iamghost]

widevine L3 - disney 720p
playready - disney 4K

[LastResort]

Hi Chaps,

A quick question concerning subtitles... I know how to get subtitles but when a prog has been downloaded and during the encoding process the subs are set to not run automatically.... (hope that makes sense). I was hoping to get devine and mkvtoolnix to encode with subs set to run. instead of having to re-encode them again. example i would use is the following as an example
: devine dl -q 720 --vcodec H.265 itv https://www.itv.com/watch/fat-friends/Ya2169/Ya2169a0014
Is there anything I could add so the subs are set to auto run. I'm not sure if it's Default track flag, or forced display flag. thanks for any help chaps.

[sipho]

It's the forced display flag but unless you're playing the video on your TV directly, a decent media player such as VLC will do this for you.

[dwk33]

It depends on the program you're using to play the video, but make sure that the "forced display" flag is off. VLC will play the subtitles automatically, but TVs (using a USB stick) may be more picky, especially if there's more than one subtitle track. You can adjust the subtitle flags with mkvtoolnix.

[PunchDrunkL0ve]

Hi Chaps,

A quick question concerning subtitles... I know how to get subtitles but when a prog has been downloaded and during the encoding process the subs are set to not run automatically.... (hope that makes sense). I was hoping to get devine and mkvtoolnix to encode with subs set to run. instead of having to re-encode them again. example i would use is the following as an example
: devine dl -q 720 --vcodec H.265 itv https://www.itv.com/watch/fat-friends/Ya2169/Ya2169a0014
Is there anything I could add so the subs are set to auto run. I'm not sure if it's Default track flag, or forced display flag. thanks for any help chaps.

There is no need to re-encode. It's just a simple command line:

mkvpropedit your-file.mkv --edit track:s1 --set flag-default=1 --set flag-forced=1

[LastResort]

Thank you all for the replies.... I realised after going to bed the mistake i made in not saying how they were being replayed. It's kodi on an nvidia shield via a nas drive. Yes all quite correct,... vlc plays them back automatically. Thankyou for the command line PunchDrunkL0ve,..... It will save me from having to knob about with toolknix.