[pokemon.com] HTTP error 404 when downloading later Pokémon episodes

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• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2017.01.14
• At least skimmed through README and most notably FAQ and BUGS sections
• Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

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• Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
• Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)

$ youtube-dl http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_18-unlocking-some-respect/ -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_18-unlocking-some-respect/', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.01.14
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.2.2, ffprobe 3.2.2, rtmpdump 2.3
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Pokemon] unlocking-some-respect: Downloading webpage
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading PlaylistService getPlaylistByMediaId JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading API properties JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading PlaylistService getMobilePlaylistByMediaId JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4'
ERROR: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp3qowwuez\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1699, in process_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp3qowwuez\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1641, in dl
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp3qowwuez\build\youtube_dl\downloader\common.py", line 353, in download
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp3qowwuez\build\youtube_dl\downloader\http.py", line 61, in real_download
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp3qowwuez\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2001, in urlopen
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 470, in open
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 580, in http_response
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 508, in error
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 442, in _call_chain
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 588, in http_error_default
urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
...
<end of log>

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• Single video: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_18-unlocking-some-respect/

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The issue starts with the URL for S19E18 and continues to S20E02:

• http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_18-unlocking-some-respect/ | HTTP BROKEN
• http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/20_02-the-guardians-challenge/ | HTTP BROKEN

S19E17 and previous episodes work fine:

• http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_17-an-electrifying-rage/ | HTTP WORKING ✓

Extracting the URL with -g shows that the URL format changed to http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/smedia/{stuff}:

• http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/d1f21ff3ddd14ce6972dd82d017d696a/4520de627f5b431ba5b9e1d1bb1f4173/1917_pokemon_xyz_an-electrifying-rage.mp4
• http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4

Listing all formats with -F and selecting rtmp-1600 instead of http-1600 (best) works fine:

$ youtube-dl -F -v  http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_18-unlocking-some-respect/
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-F', '-v', 'http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_18-unlocking-some-respect/']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.01.14
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.2.2, ffprobe 3.2.2, rtmpdump 2.3
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Pokemon] unlocking-some-respect: Downloading webpage
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading PlaylistService getPlaylistByMediaId JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading API properties JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading PlaylistService getMobilePlaylistByMediaId JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] Available formats for ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1:
format code             extension  resolution note
HttpLiveStreaming-meta  mp4        multiple   Quality selection URL
MobileH264              mp4        unknown
HttpLiveStreaming-206   mp4        720x408     206k , avc1.66.30, mp4a.40.2
rtmp-128                flv        720x408     224k video@ 128k, 29.97fps, audio@ 96k
http-128                mp4        720x408     224k video@ 128k, 29.97fps, audio@ 96k
rtmp-322                flv        720x408     450k video@ 322k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
http-322                mp4        720x408     450k video@ 322k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
HttpLiveStreaming-480   mp4        720x408     480k , avc1.66.30, mp4a.40.2
rtmp-472                flv        720x408     600k video@ 472k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
http-472                mp4        720x408     600k video@ 472k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
HttpLiveStreaming-736   mp4        720x408     736k , avc1.66.30, mp4a.40.2
rtmp-832                flv        720x408     960k video@ 832k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
http-832                mp4        720x408     960k video@ 832k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
HttpLiveStreaming-1088  mp4        720x408    1088k , avc1.66.30, mp4a.40.2
rtmp-1072               flv        720x408    1200k video@1072k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
http-1072               mp4        720x408    1200k video@1072k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
HttpLiveStreaming-1296  mp4        720x408    1296k , avc1.66.30, mp4a.40.2
HttpLiveStreaming-1456  mp4        720x408    1456k , avc1.77.30, mp4a.40.2
rtmp-1328               flv        720x408    1456k video@1328k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
http-1328               mp4        720x408    1456k video@1328k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
HttpLiveStreaming-1728  mp4        720x408    1728k , avc1.77.30, mp4a.40.2
rtmp-1600               flv        720x408    1728k video@1600k, 29.97fps, audio@128k
http-1600               mp4        720x408    1728k video@1600k, 29.97fps, audio@128k (best)

$ youtube-dl http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_18-unlocking-some-respect/ -f rtmp-1600 -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/19_18-unlocking-some-respect/', '-f', 'rtmp-1600', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.01.14
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.2.2, ffprobe 3.2.2, rtmpdump 2.3
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Pokemon] unlocking-some-respect: Downloading webpage
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading PlaylistService getPlaylistByMediaId JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading API properties JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading PlaylistService getMobilePlaylistByMediaId JSON
[limelight] ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'rtmp://s2.csl.video.llnw.net/a8329/l1'
[download] Destination: Unlocking Some Respect!-ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1.flv
[debug] rtmpdump command line: rtmpdump --verbose -r rtmp://s2.csl.video.llnw.net/a8329/l1 -o 'Unlocking Some Respect!-ef8f8a711e8c4d8789bb3891d60c42d1.flv.part' --app a8329/l1 --playpath mp4:smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4 --resume --skip 1
[rtmpdump] RTMPDump v2.3
[rtmpdump] (c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Parsing...
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Parsed protocol: 0
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Parsed host    : s2.csl.video.llnw.net
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Parsed app     : a8329
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Number of skipped key frames for resume: 1
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Protocol : RTMP
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Hostname : s2.csl.video.llnw.net
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Port     : 1935
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Playpath : mp4:smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: tcUrl    : rtmp://s2.csl.video.llnw.net:1935/a8329/l1
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: app      : a8329/l1
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: live     : no
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: timeout  : 30 sec
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Setting buffer time to: 36000000ms
[rtmpdump] Connecting ...
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_Connect1, ... connected, handshaking
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandShake: Type Answer   : 03
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandShake: Server Uptime : 1611385359
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandShake: FMS Version   : 4.0.3.1
[rtmpdump] WARNING: HandShake: client signature does not match!
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandShake: Handshaking finished....
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_Connect1, handshaked
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Invoking connect
[rtmpdump] INFO: Connected...
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleServerBW: server BW = 2500000
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleClientBW: client BW = 2500000 2
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleChangeChunkSize, received: chunk size change to 4096
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 242 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:             fmsVer, STRING:  FMS/4,0,3,4044>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:       capabilities, NUMBER:  255.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:               mode, NUMBER:  1.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:              level, STRING:  status>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:               code, STRING:  NetConnection.Connect.Success>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:        description, STRING:  Connection succeeded.>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:     objectEncoding, NUMBER:  0.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:               data, OBJECT>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:            version, STRING:  4,0,3,4044>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_result>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, received result for method call <connect>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: sending ctrl. type: 0x0003
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Invoking createStream
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 21 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: NULL
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <onBWDone>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Invoking _checkbw
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 29 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: NULL
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_result>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, received result for method call <createStream>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: SendPlay, seekTime=0, stopTime=0, sending play: mp4:smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Invoking play
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: sending ctrl. type: 0x0003
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 16419 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: NULL
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_onbwcheck>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Invoking _result
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 57 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: NULL
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <onBWDone>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 40 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: NULL
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_onbwdone>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleCtrl, received ctrl. type: 4, len: 6
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleCtrl, Stream IsRecorded 1
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleChangeChunkSize, received: chunk size change to 4096
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleCtrl, received ctrl. type: 0, len: 6
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleCtrl, Stream Begin 1
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 408 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: NULL
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:              level, STRING:  status>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:               code, STRING:  NetStream.Play.Reset>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:        description, STRING:  Playing and resetting smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4.>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:            details, STRING:  smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:           clientid, STRING:  pAAogLWA>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <onStatus>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, onStatus: NetStream.Play.Reset
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 402 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: NULL
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:              level, STRING:  status>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:               code, STRING:  NetStream.Play.Start>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:        description, STRING:  Started playing smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4.>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:            details, STRING:  smedia/4953336d7f544f678a12270b176ea386/D8/g3D4QglQkADn00w3DjLAn6pAHnO3C-Gfi5zd2RxIg/1918_pokemon_xyz_unlocking-some-respect_rev1.mp4>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:           clientid, STRING:  pAAogLWA>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <onStatus>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: HandleInvoke, onStatus: NetStream.Play.Start
[rtmpdump] Starting download at: 0.000 kB
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: notify 24 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: ignoring too small audio packet: size: 0
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: notify 44 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:               code, STRING:  NetStream.Data.Start>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: notify 531 bytes
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:           duration, NUMBER:  1279.30>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:       moovPosition, NUMBER:  40.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:              width, NUMBER:  720.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:             height, NUMBER:  408.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:       videocodecid, STRING:  avc1>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:       audiocodecid, STRING:  mp4a>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:         avcprofile, NUMBER:  100.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:           avclevel, NUMBER:  30.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:             aacaot, NUMBER:  2.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:     videoframerate, NUMBER:  29.97>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:    audiosamplerate, NUMBER:  48000.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:      audiochannels, NUMBER:  2.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:               tags, OBJECT>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:              ��too, STRING:  Lavf54.63.105>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:          trackinfo, OBJECT>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:             length, NUMBER:  15335200.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:          timescale, NUMBER:  11988.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:           language, STRING:  eng>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:  sampledescription, OBJECT>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:         sampletype, STRING:  avc1>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:             length, NUMBER:  61406208.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:          timescale, NUMBER:  48000.00>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:           language, STRING:  eng>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:  sampledescription, OBJECT>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object begin)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: Property: <Name:         sampletype, STRING:  mp4a>
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] DEBUG: (object end)
[rtmpdump] INFO: Metadata:
[rtmpdump] INFO:   duration              1279.30
[rtmpdump] INFO:   moovPosition          40.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   width                 720.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   height                408.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   videocodecid          avc1
[rtmpdump] INFO:   audiocodecid          mp4a
[rtmpdump] INFO:   avcprofile            100.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   avclevel              30.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   aacaot                2.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   videoframerate        29.97
[rtmpdump] INFO:   audiosamplerate       48000.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   audiochannels         2.00
[rtmpdump] INFO: tags:
[rtmpdump] INFO:   ��too                 Lavf54.63.105
[rtmpdump] INFO: trackinfo:
[rtmpdump] INFO:   length                15335200.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   timescale             11988.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   language              eng
[rtmpdump] INFO: sampledescription:
[rtmpdump] INFO:   sampletype            avc1
[rtmpdump] INFO:   length                61406208.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   timescale             48000.00
[rtmpdump] INFO:   language              eng
[rtmpdump] INFO: sampledescription:
[rtmpdump] INFO:   sampletype            mp4a
[download]   0.1% of ~458.09MiB at 34.98KiB/s ETA Unknown ETA
ERROR: Interrupted by user