[ThePlatform] Doesn't extract all available formats

[TRox1972]

Example URL: http://www.eonline.com/videos/252773/kiefer-sutherland-becomes-prez-for-designated-survivor

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: [u'--prefer-ffmpeg']
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-vF', u'http://www.eonline.com/videos/252773/kiefer-sutherland-becomes-prez-for-designated-survivor']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.09.19
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Darwin-15.3.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: avconv 11.4, avprobe 11.4, ffmpeg N-44264-gd4b36be, ffprobe N-44264-gd4b36be, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] kiefer-sutherland-becomes-prez-for-designated-survivor: Requesting header
WARNING: Could not send HEAD request to http://www.eonline.com/videos/252773/kiefer-sutherland-becomes-prez-for-designated-survivor: HTTP Error 405: Method Not Allowed
[generic] kiefer-sutherland-becomes-prez-for-designated-survivor: Downloading webpage
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] kiefer-sutherland-becomes-prez-for-designated-survivor: Extracting information
[download] Downloading playlist: Kiefer Sutherland Becomes Prez for Designated Survivor
[generic] playlist Kiefer Sutherland Becomes Prez for Designated Survivor: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video 1 of 1
[ThePlatform] eIyLuaN5h5Td: Downloading SMIL data
[ThePlatform] eIyLuaN5h5Td: Downloading JSON metadata
[info] Available formats for eIyLuaN5h5Td:
format code  extension  resolution note
rtmp-1687    flv        1280x720   1687k
[download] Finished downloading playlist: Kiefer Sutherland Becomes Prez for Designated Survivor

When in web browser, an mp4 format is served

[yan12125]

The mp4 format is available in http://link.theplatform.com/s/BdHJDC/eIyLuaN5h5Td?formats=mpeg4&format=SMIL, while youtube-dl uses http://link.theplatform.com/s/BdHJDC/eIyLuaN5h5Td?mbr=true

/cc @remitamine, who is more familiar with ThePlatform.

[remitamine]

it's difficult to create a generic solution for the platform that will always extract the best formats because the formats served in the manifests can be controled in multiple ways(tpPdk.js,plugins,inline and external scripts in the player page) and it depend also on the configuration done by the owner.

[yan12125]

Thanks. I guess in this case a dedicated extractor is necessary?

[remitamine]

yes.

[yan12125]

Got it. Closing for duplicating #4191.