Unable to download from ABC iView (Australia)

[simonoldfield]

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Add the -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (youtube-dl -v <your command line>), copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

 youtube-dl -c --verbose http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/full-out-2015/ZW0846A001S00
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-c', u'--verbose', u'http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/full-out-2015/ZW0846A001S00']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.11.06
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-17.2.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.4, ffprobe 3.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[abc.net.au:iview] ZW0846A001S00: Downloading webpage
[abc.net.au:iview] ZW0846A001S00: Downloading f4m manifest
WARNING: Unable to download f4m manifest: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[abc.net.au:iview] ZW0846A001S00: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 784, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 437, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/abc.py", line 143, in _real_extract
    self._sort_formats(formats)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1075, in _sort_formats
    raise ExtractorError('No video formats found')
ExtractorError: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

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• Single video: https://youtu.be/BaW_jenozKc
• Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc

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[jamiestraks]

I have also noticed that a lot of iview shows are unable to be downloaded. I also get the same error messages.

youtube-dl --verbose http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/baby-jake/ZX9920A005S00
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/baby-jake/ZX9920A005S00']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.11.06
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-16.7.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-88681-gdd435c9-tessus, ffprobe N-88681-gdd435c9-tessus
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[abc.net.au:iview] ZX9920A005S00: Downloading webpage
[abc.net.au:iview] ZX9920A005S00: Downloading f4m manifest
WARNING: Unable to download f4m manifest: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[abc.net.au:iview] ZX9920A005S00: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 784, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 437, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/abc.py", line 143, in _real_extract
    self._sort_formats(formats)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1075, in _sort_formats
    raise ExtractorError('No video formats found')
ExtractorError: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[section83]

I have found something similar with iView. I get the same warnings BUT, the download continues anyway:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--restrict-filenames', u'--no-overwrites', u'--verbose', u'-o', u'%(series)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s', u'http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/australian-story/NC1701Q038S00']
[debug] Encodings: locale US-ASCII, fs utf-8, out None, pref US-ASCII
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.11.06
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-16.7.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.4-tessus, ffprobe 3.4-tessus
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[abc.net.au:iview] NC1701Q038S00: Downloading webpage
[abc.net.au:iview] NC1701Q038S00: Downloading f4m manifest
WARNING: Unable to download f4m manifest: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[abc.net.au:iview] NC1701Q038S00: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[abc.net.au:iview] NC1701Q038S00: Downloading f4m manifest
[abc.net.au:iview] NC1701Q038S00: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'http://iviewum-vh.akamaihd.net/i/playback/_definst_/_video/nc170/NC1701Q038S00MA2D1_20171030184222_,1500000,1000000,650000,500000,220000,.mp4.csmil/index_0_av.m3u8'
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
[hlsnative] Total fragments: 181
[download] Destination: Australian_Story-Balancing_The_Scales.mp4
[download]   0.0% of ~232.16MiB at 273.67KiB/s ETA 11:35:18

The download continues to completion - the resulting file is a perfectly playable mp4 format file:

download]  99.7% of ~522.89MiB at 729.82KiB/s ETA 00:05
[download]  99.7% of ~522.89MiB at 729.82KiB/s ETA 00:05[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 1 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 2 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 3 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 4 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 5 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 6 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 7 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 8 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 9 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found. Retrying fragment 325 (attempt 10 of 10)...
[download] Skipping fragment 325...

[download] 100% of 521.28MiB in 29:18
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffprobe -show_streams 'file:Catalyst-Series_18_It_039_s_A_Twin_Thing.mp4'
[ffmpeg] Fixing malformed AAC bitstream in "Catalyst-Series_18_It_039_s_A_Twin_Thing.mp4"
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffmpeg -y -i 'file:Catalyst-Series_18_It_039_s_A_Twin_Thing.mp4' -c copy -f mp4 '-bsf:a' aac_adtstoasc 'file:Catalyst-Series_18_It_039_s_A_Twin_Thing.temp.mp4'

[ringofyre]

Can confirm - #14963

[Knightfall007]

Same issue has just started for me, though ABC iView was working with youtube-dl up until a couple of days ago. My output is shown below:

user@Host ~ $ youtube-dl -F -v http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/back-roads/FA1627V003S00
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-F', u'-v', u'http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/back-roads/FA1627V003S00']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.12.10
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Linux-3.13.0-24-generic-x86_64-with-LinuxMint-17-qiana
[debug] exe versions: avconv 9.20-6, avprobe 9.20-6
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[abc.net.au:iview] FA1627V003S00: Downloading webpage
[abc.net.au:iview] FA1627V003S00: Downloading f4m manifest
WARNING: Unable to download f4m manifest: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[abc.net.au:iview] FA1627V003S00: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[abc.net.au:iview] FA1627V003S00: Downloading f4m manifest
WARNING: Unable to download f4m manifest: <urlopen error [Errno 110] Connection timed out>
[abc.net.au:iview] FA1627V003S00: Downloading m3u8 information
WARNING: Failed to download m3u8 information: <urlopen error [Errno 110] Connection timed out>
ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 784, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 437, in extract
ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/abc.py", line 143, in _real_extract
self._sort_formats(formats)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1067, in _sort_formats
raise ExtractorError('No video formats found')
ExtractorError: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[pcspeak]

Windows 10 x64.
Have the same problem. Same lines in the python scripts.
Cheers.

abc01.log