Instagram MPD DASH live stream - ExtractorError

[ganego]

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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 ```):

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://instagram.ftxl1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hvideo-ftw1/v/xxxxx-/live-dash/dash-hd/1111111.mpd?_nc_rl=abcdef&oh=ghij&oe=klmn']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out cp1252, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.12.23
[debug] Python version 3.6.1 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg git-2017-12-23-9e5e323, ffprobe N-87867-g0655810072
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] 1111111: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] 1111111: Downloading webpage
[generic] 1111111: Extracting information
ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\program files\python34\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 784, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "c:\program files\python34\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 438, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "c:\program files\python34\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\generic.py", line 2181, in _real_extract
    self._sort_formats(info_dict['formats'])
  File "c:\program files\python34\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1069, in _sort_formats
    raise ExtractorError('No video formats found')
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

This is the mpd that is on the above address:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<MPD
  type="dynamic"
  xmlns="urn:mpeg:dash:schema:mpd:2011"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2011/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="urn:mpeg:DASH:schema:MPD:2011 DASH-MPD.xsd"
  profiles="urn:mpeg:dash:profile:isoff-live:2011"
  availabilityStartTime="2017-12-27T05:24:03-08:00"
  availabilityEndTime="2017-12-27T05:36:51-08:00"
  timeShiftBufferDepth="PT10S"
  suggestedPresentationDelay="PT2S"
  minBufferTime="PT1S"
  publishTime="2017-12-27T05:24:03-08:00"
  minimumUpdatePeriod="PT1S"
  publishFrameTime="0">
  <Period id="dash-hd" start="PT0S">
    <AdaptationSet
      segmentAlignment="true"
      maxWidth="396"
      maxHeight="704"
      maxFrameRate="30">
      <Representation
        id="live-hd-v"
        mimeType="video/mp4"
        codecs="avc1.4d401e"
        width="396"
        height="704"
        frameRate="30"
        startWithSAP="1"
        bandwidth="736441"
        FBQualityClass="sd"
        FBQualityLabel="396p">
        <SegmentTemplate
          presentationTimeOffset="0"
          timescale="1000"
          initialization="../live-hd-v/1111111-init.m4v"
          media="../live-hd-v/1111111-$Time$.m4v">
          <SegmentTimeline>
            <S t="260356" d="1000"/>
            <S t="261356" d="1000"/>
            <S t="262356" d="1034"/>
            <S t="263390" d="1000"/>
            <S t="264390" d="1033"/>
            <S t="265423" d="1000"/>
            <S t="266423" d="1033"/>
            <S t="267456" d="1000"/>
            <S t="268456" d="1000"/>
            <S t="269456" d="1000"/>
          </SegmentTimeline>
        </SegmentTemplate>
      </Representation>
    </AdaptationSet>
    <AdaptationSet segmentAlignment="true">
      <Representation
        id="live-hd-a"
        mimeType="audio/mp4"
        codecs="mp4a.40.2"
        audioSamplingRate="44100"
        startWithSAP="1"
        bandwidth="48563">
        <SegmentTemplate
          presentationTimeOffset="0"
          timescale="1000"
          initialization="../live-hd-a/1111111-init.m4a"
          media="../live-hd-a/1111111-$Time$.m4a">
          <SegmentTimeline>
            <S t="260356" d="1000"/>
            <S t="261356" d="1000"/>
            <S t="262356" d="1034"/>
            <S t="263390" d="1000"/>
            <S t="264390" d="1033"/>
            <S t="265423" d="1000"/>
            <S t="266423" d="1033"/>
            <S t="267456" d="1000"/>
            <S t="268456" d="1000"/>
            <S t="269456" d="1000"/>
          </SegmentTimeline>
        </SegmentTemplate>
      </Representation>
    </AdaptationSet>
  </Period>
</MPD>

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I tried downloading a dash mpd live stream from Instagram, as I was told yt-dl is able to dl mpd dash. I searched through the issues and some old ones say it's not possible, but other reports let me to believe you do now(?).
Anyway I get an ExtractorError for the mpd file above. I cannot give you an URL to test, as live streams only have a duration of a few minutes mostly.
If this cannot be solved with the information above, I could create a live stream and give you the DASH URL for you to test for some time via IRC.

Thank you

[dstftw]

DASH livestreams are not supported.

[ganego]

What is the difference between dash live stream and dash download from YT?
Is it not the same downloading of segments and stitching them?
EDIT: Hm to answer my question and if anyone else cares, since I tested it: Yes it's pretty easy and straightforward, a simple 170 line python script can do it without problems.
Will it be implemented in the future?

Thank you