How to stop downloading live stream in N_m3u8?

[Samudragupta]

I am downloading a live stream in N_m3u8. Now, how can I stop the download after
a> specific time say 1 hour & 20 minutes has passed?
b> occupying a specific space say 120 mb?

[lomero]

--live-record-limit 01:20:00

[Samudragupta]

--live-record-limit 01:20:00

thanks. and any way to limit by storage?

[lomero]

nope. only for time or segments (like --custom-range 0-100)

[Samudragupta]

--live-record-limit 01:20:00

Can I set the start time. Like start recording after 1:00:00 and till 1:10:00?

[white_snake]

--live-record-limit 01:20:00

Can I set the start time. Like start recording after 1:00:00 and till 1:10:00?

>N_m3u8DL-RE --morehelp custom-range
More Help:

  --custom-range

Download only part of the segments when downloading vod content.

Examples:
# Download [0,10], a total of 11 segments
--custom-range 0-10
# Download subsequent segments starting from index 10
--custom-range 10-
# Download the first 100 segments
--custom-range -99
# Download content from the 05:00 to 20:00
--custom-range 05:00-20:00

The timestamps here refer to the exact moments in the video, not your local time of course.

To do scheduling you can use:

--task-start-at <yyyyMMddHHmmss>

[Samudragupta]

--live-record-limit 01:20:00

Can I set the start time. Like start recording after 1:00:00 and till 1:10:00?

>N_m3u8DL-RE --morehelp custom-range
More Help:

  --custom-range

Download only part of the segments when downloading vod content.

Examples:
# Download [0,10], a total of 11 segments
--custom-range 0-10
# Download subsequent segments starting from index 10
--custom-range 10-
# Download the first 100 segments
--custom-range -99
# Download content from the 05:00 to 20:00
--custom-range 05:00-20:00

The timestamps here refer to the exact moments in the video, not your local time of course.

To do scheduling you can use:

--task-start-at <yyyyMMddHHmmss>

I want to record a stream in chunks. I want to mux every 10 segments. Once I do --custom-range 0-9 I download 9 segments. Now, i want to download from this 9th segment. But after some time the earlier segments are lost and 9th segment might have become 8th or 7h or even 5th. How to download in chunks such that every muxed mp4 has say 10 segments each.

[white_snake]

I want to record a stream in chunks. I want to mux every 10 segments. Once I do --custom-range 0-9 I download 9 segments. Now, i want to download from this 9th segment. But after some time the earlier segments are lost and 9th segment might have become 8th or 7h or even 5th. How to download in chunks such that every muxed mp4 has say 10 segments each.

Not sure what you're trying to accomplish here, but --custom-range (while it can still work) is certainly not meant to be used with live streams, but rather with VODs, which already have a fixed segment count. If you want to record a live stream just use --live-pipe-mux.

[Samudragupta]

Not sure what you're trying to accomplish here, but --custom-range (while it can still work) is certainly not meant to be used with live streams, but rather with VODs, which already have a fixed segment count. If you want to record a live stream just use --live-pipe-mux.

Any way to download streams in chunks. That is, create a new mp4 for every 10th segment?

[timetunnel]

To do scheduling you can use:

--task-start-at <yyyyMMddHHmmss>

that's an interesting post.
if for example I want to record a live stream starting at 11:00 this day for 1 hour what is the correct syntax?
N_m3u8DL-RE https://nameofthestream.mpd --use-shaka-packager --live-pipe-mux --live-record-limit 01:00:00 --task-start-at <20250418110000> --save-name pippo
doesn't run

[cedric8528]

remove "<" and ">"

[timetunnel]

remove "<" and ">"

yes it starts in this way but start immediately not a later time

EDIT i made a mistake, it start at the desired time.

Thanks a lot! Fantastic!

[cedric8528]

Add to your command

-sv best -sa best

Glad it works

[timetunnel]

EDIT

it wait and start later, but then it ask me the resolution.
Supposed that I must write it before?
Am I correct? And how?

EDIT
You just replied before!
Thanks again, solved.