SonyLIV videos with original bitrate

[theincognito-inc]

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Hi,

Earlier there was an issue with SonyLIV free to play videos not able to download via youtube-dl.
This was fixed by @remitamine in this commit.

Now, I found something interesting. After this commit, for the videos with fairplay encryption, I could download the "source" video(See the commit mentioned above for more details). This is a huge development(atleast in my eyes 🥇 ) since the SonyLIV bitrates are abysmal (1199 kb/s at 720p -that's their maximum quality) and the source video was having ~5000 kb/s at 1080p.

I tried editing the brightcove.py using the commit mentioned earlier, by copying the relevant portion just outside the "if not formats:" line. This resulted in some more videos having the formats we normally get, along with "source" formats. However, it's not working for all videos. I am a python noob, so I dunno much. I am a paid member of that site and is willing to share my login details, if required.

Sample URLs getting source video:

1. In the current commit - https://www.sonyliv.com/details/highlights/5806567196001/

2. After the my edit to brightcove.py - https://www.sonyliv.com/details/highlights/5806741959001/

3. Still not getting source video - https://www.sonyliv.com/details/clips/5804733675001/

Note, I am getting regular video formats for all videos without any hassles. I know this is an enhancement and if this is not possible, please let me know and close this ticket.

Thanks and Regards!

[theincognito-inc]

@dstftw @remitamine

[dstftw]

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