Brightcove JSON extraction failing

[vectorsigma]

Tried to access the URL below, hosted at The Newyorker

Per advice from the binary, after I'd updated to 2014.01.30.2, the following stack trace was thrown:

$ youtube-dl --verbose "http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2538399966001/?bctid=3062914423001&autoStart=false"
[debug] System config: ['--prefer-free-formats']
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2538399966001/?bctid=3062914423001&autoStart=false']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.01.30.2
[debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Linux-3.12.8-200.fc19.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-19-Schrödinger’s_Cat
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Brightcove] 3062914423001: Downloading webpage
[Brightcove] 3062914423001: Extracting information
ERROR: Unable to extract json; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 166, in _real_extract
    videoPlayer[0], query_str, query, referer=referer)
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 182, in _get_video_info
    info = self._search_regex(r'var experienceJSON = ({.*?});', webpage, 'json')
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 353, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract json;

please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.

[ghost]

Works for me, but downloads only first video

>youtube-dl.exe http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2014/01/always-never-nuclear-command-and-control.html -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2014/01/always-never-nuclear-command-and-control.html', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'cp1250', fs 'mbcs', out 'cp852', pref: 'cp1250'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.01.23.4
[debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] always-never-nuclear-command-and-control: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] always-never-nuclear-command-and-control: Downloading webpage
[generic] always-never-nuclear-command-and-control: Extracting information
[generic] Brightcove video detected.
[Brightcove] 3062938033001: Downloading webpage
[Brightcove] 3062938033001: Extracting information
[download] Always_Never - Civilian or MIlitary Control-3062938033001.mp4 has already been downloaded

[vectorsigma]

I can't even get the first one. Granted, I was trying to copy the video link directly, as opposed to using the URL to the main page. Let me try that.

[vectorsigma]

OK, using the NY URL, I can grab the first video. Can't find a way to get the other two though.

[phihag]

Thanks for the report. Support for multiple Brightcove videos on one site has been added as of youtube-dl 2014.02.03.1. Type sudo youtube-dl -U to update. As you have found out yourself, you must pass in the original URL, as Brightcove requires it alongside the Brightcove URL.

[vectorsigma]

Thanks!!