how to force resolution to download with N_m3u8DL-CLI_v3.0.2?

[colebri]

hello

I'm trying to download some videos from the OG on Max.

Such a topic was already discussed on this (closed) thread:

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/415472-HBO-Max#post2745054

as mentionned on it, it seems that 1080 quality uses L1 (but I don't know how to detect this? anyone of you is able to confirm it?), and 720 uses L3. I tried to decrypt some videos with the L3 CDM I extracted from an AVD, without success. The same with the 720 quality, it seems that this quality also uses L1. But it works for the 576, still better than nothing.

On some videos when I use N_m3u8DL-CLI_v3.0.2 to download them, I have the choice to download a desired quality so I'm able to grab the 576, but for others on the same site I don't have the choice and it downloads the 1080 by default. I tried somme options like --sv, --select-streams or --select but they don't seem to be available options on N_m3u8DL.

I saw however that the 576 exist on the site with yt-dlp and ffmpeg, but I was not able to download anything with the 1st one since it's protected, and the downloaded file with the second one is not possible to decrypt with mp4decrypt (green screen remains green).

here is an example of 2 videos, the 1st one with the choice of quality on N_m3u8DL-CLI_v3.0.2, the 2nd one without (subscrition required to access to the vids):

https://play.max.com/video/watch-olympic-sport/b78345e5-7ffd-5647-9fda-526d70dafc98/e1...e-4d4f080a6e11

https://play.max.com/video/watch-olympic-sport/511ab6ec-c62c-51b5-aca9-9babd0037e2f/15...3-04d1f95e3331

so do you have any idea on how to force the quality to download on the second one?

thanks for answers!

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I wonder why that thread was closed

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/415472-HBO-Max#post2745685

[colebri]

I just saw right now the last comment of a "MEGA Super Moderator"! I guess this is the reason of the closure of the thread. Sorry for the mistake, but my question is more a general one about N_m3u8DL

[larley]

I'm not familiar with N_m3u8DL-CLI, why not use N_m3u8DL-RE?

[colebri]

I'm not familiar with N_m3u8DL-CLI, why not use N_m3u8DL-RE?

this was the solution, I just discovered the differences between CLI and RE and saw your message just after, it works with the second one!

thanks for your contribution!