No mpeg-dash or streams > 720p

[anxdpanic]

dashmpd url not returned by get_video_info for vods

get_video_info parameter 'el'

no longer working (Invalid Parameters):
'default'
'info'
'vevo'

working w/ no dashmpd url:
'leanback'
'embedded'
'detailpage'
'editpage'
'adunit'
'previewpage'
'profilepage'

[greystashh]

Can you say whether this can be fixed?

[anxdpanic]

Wish I could. The 'el' parameter values 'default', 'info', and 'vevo' now all return invalid where they worked previously. And the working ones, 'leanback', 'embedded', 'detailpage', 'editpage' are not returning the dash url. It's also not found via the watch?v= page.

[anxdpanic]

It looks like it is still returned for live content and for drm protected content.

[greystashh]

Live content was still working with dash. Can you give an example for DRM content?

[anxdpanic]

drm content (Purchases/rentals) is staged but isn't ready for the add-on yet, inputstream.adaptive updates are required first.

https://github.com/anxdpanic/plugin.video.youtube/releases/tag/purchases-test
https://github.com/anxdpanic/plugin.video.youtube/tree/purchases

[greystashh]

Can't you adapt this for the the vods?

[anxdpanic]

The request for vod/live/drm are the same, only now for vod there is no dash url being returned with any of the 'el' parameters that I'm aware of.

[Schtek]

Is there any reason why it would not be possible to create our own mpd file and feed that to inputstream.adaptive? After all it seams that most of the information is there, with the streams in adaptive_fmts.

[anxdpanic]

Not able to dump valid manifest and start playback from the local file. As far as I can tell this isn't an option. :\

[Schtek]

I managed to generate a MPD file that worked on VLC 3.0.0 rc6. However, I lack the knowledge on how to test it in Kodi.

[anxdpanic]

https://github.com/Schtek/plugin.video.youtube/commits/mpd-file is the working generated file?
I can cherry pick and try in kodi.

[Schtek]

Yes, I added some code in bottom of resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/helper/video_info.py that genereates a MPD-file from the data in adaptive_fmts.

[anxdpanic]

They are not working in Kodi, also confirmed they are working with 3.0.0 rc6 like you mentioned. https://github.com/anxdpanic/plugin.video.youtube/tree/generated_mpd

[Schtek]

https://github.com/anxdpanic/plugin.video.youtube/tree/generated_mpd
That one works for me on kodi, to some degree. Seems that only a few of the streams are working.

I have reason to belive that it is only the stream first selected by inputstream.adaptive that works. So if the stream is switched early in the playback it does not work at all. But don't hold me on that one.

[anxdpanic]

Do you have an example of a video id that's working with in Kodi?

[Schtek]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgIqRwvaBw4
Every video I have tried has worked, but most, like this one, start with no audio. This I can work around by toggling the audio stream in the settings.

Maybe it depends on inputstream adaptive settings.

[anxdpanic]

inputstream adaptive errors on loading the local file for me everytime. Do you happen to be testing videos under My Channel? Can you post a debug log?

[Schtek]

kodi_part.log

Here is a log from when the playback starts.

I am testing videos from many different channels.

[anxdpanic]

Thanks. It's an issue with filesystems that use \'s

[greystashh]

Wouldnt that be possible for temporary workaround?

[anxdpanic]

Possibly, I've staged a basic proxy for hosting up the local mpd's to overcome the filesystem shortcoming.
https://github.com/anxdpanic/plugin.video.youtube/tree/generated_mpd

Issue now at least for me, all I can get is low quality with no audio.

[anxdpanic]

#235 generates the mpd, and serves it by proxy.

The audio and video issues were due to unsupported codecs. Allowing only 'video/mp4' and 'audio/mp4' resolved issues with quality and sound.

I have another issue to look at and then I will bump the alpha zip. The changes are in master now though if you'd like to try it.

Thanks again @Schtek 👍

[Schtek]

It works great on my end now.
Thanks to you too for integrating it so soon!

[anxdpanic]

https://github.com/jdf76/plugin.video.youtube/releases