Download from URL without index.m3u8

[naoto89]

I've got some .m3u8 files with streaming links that I want to download. It have the format IP/play/XXXX/index.m3u8 and I can download from these with almost any CLI tool (as yt-dlp or Streamlink), but I can't do it when the links it doesn't have "index.m3u8". However, such links can be played in MPC-HC and VLC. What is the problem with not being able to download then?

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

Video URL?

[naoto89]

Video URL?

This is one of those links that does not have "/index.m3u8" at the end of URL. Something I didn't mention before is that I've already tried adding "index.m3u8" to those links but it don't work that way.

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

? Are you using the latest yt-dlp

yt-dlp http://190.60.49.242:4000/play/a09k
[generic] Extracting URL: http://190.60.49.242:4000/play/a09k
[generic] a09k: Downloading webpage
WARNING: [generic] Falling back on generic information extractor
WARNING: [generic] URL could be a direct video link, returning it as such.
[info] a09k: Downloading 1 format(s): 0
[download] Destination: a09k [a09k].unknown_video
[download] 1017.49KiB at  161.39KiB/s (00:00:06)

[Obo]

That seems to be simply a ts stream:

ffprobe output
[mpegts @ 0x137010c00] PES packet size mismatch
[mpegts @ 0x137010c00] Packet corrupt (stream = 1, dts = 2922651928).
Input #0, mpegts, from 'output':
  Duration: 00:00:07.79, start: 32467.142311, bitrate: 1413 kb/s
  Program 1051 
    Metadata:
      service_name    : ECUAVISA
      service_provider: 
  Stream #0:0[0x4d0]: Video: mpeg2video (Main) ([2][0][0][0] / 0x0002), yuv420p(tv, top first), 720x480 [SAR 32:27 DAR 16:9], Closed Captions, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn, 59.94 tbc
    Side data:
      cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 15000000/0/0 buffer size: 1835008 vbv_delay: N/A
  Stream #0:1[0x4d2](spa): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 128 kb/s

m3u8 files or mpd files contain links to video fragements; a stream contains the whole video file itself, like a mp4 file. ts or "Transport Stream" is the format used for DVB transmissions. So nothing special with the format - you can simply "curl --output output.ts <your url>" to download the stream.

[naoto89]

? Are you using the latest yt-dlp

yt-dlp http://190.60.49.242:4000/play/a09k
[generic] Extracting URL: http://190.60.49.242:4000/play/a09k
[generic] a09k: Downloading webpage
WARNING: [generic] Falling back on generic information extractor
WARNING: [generic] URL could be a direct video link, returning it as such.
[info] a09k: Downloading 1 format(s): 0
[download] Destination: a09k [a09k].unknown_video
[download] 1017.49KiB at  161.39KiB/s (00:00:06)

I tried it with yt-dlp but it seems to download slowly and it stops at any moment instead of keeping the connection , that's why I go for other tools but none of them recognize the link unless it had a ".m3u8" at the end.

[LZAA]

ffmpeg -i http://190.60.49.242:4000/play/a09k -c copy video.ts

[naoto89]

ffmpeg -i http://190.60.49.242:4000/play/a09k -c copy video.ts

Are there options to reconnect and try to keep the connection?

[LZAA]

Use 'IDM'.