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[tvnow] 1080p possible with m3u8 from page source #21201
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As a side note it is also possible to download premium episodes (i.e. unavailable without registration) by using the last link & substituting the episode ID with the one you need. Though first you will need to get said ID by feeding the episode link into youtube-dl and using the -g command with it. You can't get that link normally, but you can get around it by using the link to any episode that is open & changing the last number in it to the episode specific ID (it is different from the ID that you need to download the episode & it can be found in the link to episodes picture/thumbnail or in the video id property in the source). Episode 2, which is available to all. After that .\youtube-dl https://www.tvnow.de/serien/wir-sind-jetzt-17556/staffel-1/episode-4-bitches-andere-nebensaechlichkeiten-1629471 -g (It's the way the link changes if you open it in browser, and you'll need to do that to get specific ID for the episode, otherwise it'll just give you them all... Which might not too bad either, ha) |
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Do you know what fairplay mean? |
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They are not DRM protected & download perfectly well. And yes, they also play in VLC. They might be region locked though, but a VPN can help with that. That being said i'm not in Germany and they work well without it for me. |
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OK - thank you for the info. |
Example URL
https://www.tvnow.de/serien/wir-sind-jetzt-17556/staffel-1/episode-2-hangover-bullenreiten-und-ein-daniel-im-gebuesch-1584891
Feeding the above link directly into youtube-dl limits the download options to this (a few separate audio/video tracks too, but that doesn't seem to be relevant), essentially limiting the video downloaded to ~1 gigabyte 540p with 3300k bitrate.
hls-666 mp4 640x360 666k , avc1.4D001F@ 500k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
hls-1196 mp4 640x360 1196k , avc1.4D001F@1000k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
hls-1726 mp4 960x540 1726k , avc1.4D001F@1500k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
hls-3316 mp4 960x540 3316k , avc1.4D001F@3000k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
However it is possible to get a proper 1080p/~8000k/~2.5GB video searching the page source, looking for the last m3u8 playlist there (there are 3 of them, and the last one is the correct one). In this case it is
https://vodnowusoawshls.secure.footprint.net/proxy195/clear/ngvod/tvnow/1584891-3-14157.ism/fairplay.m3u8
The options for it are
666 mp4 640x360 666k , avc1.4D001F@ 500k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
1196 mp4 640x360 1196k , avc1.4D001F@1000k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
1726 mp4 960x540 1726k , avc1.4D001F@1500k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
3316 mp4 960x540 3316k , avc1.4D001F@3000k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
6496 mp4 1280x720 6496k , avc1.64001F@6000k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
8616 mp4 1920x1080 8616k , avc1.640028@8000k, 25.0fps, mp4a.40.2@128k
This is all done without login in, simply by going to the page.
Essentially youtube-dl does not recognize the best possible video source (playlist) for [tvnow], and it would be nice if it did so without going into the page source.