Vimeo extracter not returning valid mp4 URLs

[smithb1994]

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$ youtube-dl --get-url --format=mp4 https://vimeo.com/221447808 -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--get-url', u'--format=mp4', u'https://vimeo.com/221447808', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.06.18
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Linux-4.8.0-54-generic-x86_64-with-LinuxMint-18.1-serena
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, ffprobe 2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}  
  
https://skyfire.vimeocdn.com/1497896520-0x6d08e294d0eac34d6cae41733e4ed3f3458152b5/221447808/video/773179232,773179234,773179233,773179230/../
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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I'm trying to get an mp4 url link back from vimeo, but every time when I do the command youtube-dl --get-url --format=mp4 <vimeo_link> with any new vimeo links, I get either an invalid url, or I get an m3u8 file.

Example:
Command
youtube-dl --get-url --format=mp4 https://vimeo.com/221447808
Output
https://skyfire.vimeocdn.com/1497897157-0x477f5dd17b9b6623dfd7dbf5970927e83b093a95/221447808/video/773179232,773179234,773179233,773179230/../

Command
youtube-dl --get-url --format=mp4 https://vimeo.com/221901475
Output
https://skyfire.vimeocdn.com/1497897059-0xb2edd2c6fc153178cb65f717f57188e326ca6d8c/221901475/video/774640155/playlist.m3u8

And yes, I'm on an up to date version 2017.06.18

[dstftw]

Best quality mp4 for https://vimeo.com/221447808 served as DASH so you get base URL to DASH manifest.
Best quality mp4 for https://vimeo.com/221901475 served as m3u8 so you get URL to m3u8 manifest.

[smithb1994]

@dstftw But how do I get just a regular .mp4 file link with youtube-dl. Some links give me it, and some don't. I just want the url to an mp4 file when I ask for mp4 format, instead I'm getting an m3u8. Is there a command in youtube-dl to just get the raw mp4 link? I couldn't find an answer to this going through the docs, or the past github issues. Can you answer it here for future reference?

[dstftw]

-f '([protocol=https]/[protocol=http])[ext=mp4]'. Read FAQ.