Youtube video on specific URL that has a countdown timer at the start fails to download normally #26284

mcloaked · 2020-08-08T15:32:07Z

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Attempting to download this video with the usual '-f best' format descriptor results in a continuous stream of failure output that needs to be killed manually with ctrl c, as above. If the available formats are listed using '-F' and a suitable combination of video and audio format is specified then the download progresses extremely slowly (around 20 times slower than the indicated speed) and a large file is eventually downloaded but when trying to play the resulting video file in vlc there is a countdown timer of around 45 seconds as it starts, which then stops after the countdown, and the rest of the downloaded content is not played. When going direct to the URL in chrome the countdown timer completes normally and the rest of the video plays in the browser.

garoto · 2020-08-08T20:44:00Z

Attempting to download this video with the usual '-f best' format descriptor results in a continuous stream of failure output that needs to be killed manually with ctrl c

That's the output of ffmpeg's HLS downloader doing its thing lol. Try it with --hls-prefer-native.

mcloaked · 2020-08-09T17:31:20Z

I have today tried exactly the same commands and the download works fine, so I am presuming there was a server fault yesterday at Youtube. The download has the normal download rate, and the downloaded file now plays correctly in vlc, and continues after the countdown through the rest of the file as it should. So I am closing this issue as resolved:

[mike@lenovo1 covid-teaching]$ youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3OOTbnpgR0
[youtube] g3OOTbnpgR0: Downloading webpage
[youtube] g3OOTbnpgR0: Downloading js player c0a91787
[youtube] g3OOTbnpgR0: Downloading js player c0a91787
[info] Available formats for g3OOTbnpgR0:
format code extension resolution note
249 webm audio only tiny 62k , opus @ 50k (48000Hz), 19.67MiB
250 webm audio only tiny 82k , opus @ 70k (48000Hz), 22.29MiB
140 m4a audio only tiny 133k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2@128k (44100Hz), 51.30MiB
251 webm audio only tiny 150k , opus @160k (48000Hz), 39.24MiB
278 webm 256x144 144p 128k , webm container, vp9, 30fps, video only, 32.71MiB
160 mp4 256x144 144p 158k , avc1.4d400c, 30fps, video only, 34.12MiB
242 webm 426x240 240p 288k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 58.70MiB
133 mp4 426x240 240p 309k , avc1.4d4015, 30fps, video only, 75.74MiB
243 webm 640x360 360p 490k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 100.85MiB
134 mp4 640x360 360p 620k , avc1.4d401e, 30fps, video only, 143.07MiB
244 webm 854x480 480p 870k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 161.74MiB
135 mp4 854x480 480p 1152k , avc1.4d401f, 30fps, video only, 256.98MiB
247 webm 1280x720 720p 1655k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 285.63MiB
136 mp4 1280x720 720p 2341k , avc1.64001f, 30fps, video only, 499.63MiB
248 webm 1920x1080 1080p 2748k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 437.83MiB
302 webm 1280x720 720p60 2768k , vp9, 60fps, video only, 416.27MiB
298 mp4 1280x720 720p60 3746k , avc1.640020, 60fps, video only, 687.84MiB
303 webm 1920x1080 1080p60 4356k , vp9, 60fps, video only, 571.01MiB
137 mp4 1920x1080 1080p 4870k , avc1.640028, 30fps, video only, 952.24MiB
299 mp4 1920x1080 1080p60 6478k , avc1.64002a, 60fps, video only, 1.27GiB
271 webm 2560x1440 1440p 7537k , vp9, 30fps, video only, 1.53GiB
308 webm 2560x1440 1440p60 11713k , vp9, 60fps, video only, 2.01GiB
18 mp4 640x360 360p 503k , avc1.42001E, 30fps, mp4a.40.2@ 96k (44100Hz), 199.59MiB
22 mp4 1280x720 720p 1389k , avc1.64001F, 30fps, mp4a.40.2@192k (44100Hz) (best)
[mike@lenovo1 covid-teaching]$ youtube-dl -f 136+140 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3OOTbnpgR0
[youtube] g3OOTbnpgR0: Downloading webpage
[download] Destination: How To Create Frame In Ballroom Dancing-g3OOTbnpgR0.f136.mp4
[download] 100% of 499.63MiB in 03:23
[download] Destination: How To Create Frame In Ballroom Dancing-g3OOTbnpgR0.f140.m4a
[download] 100% of 51.30MiB in 00:15
[ffmpeg] Merging formats into "How To Create Frame In Ballroom Dancing-g3OOTbnpgR0.mp4"
Deleting original file How To Create Frame In Ballroom Dancing-g3OOTbnpgR0.f136.mp4 (pass -k to keep)
Deleting original file How To Create Frame In Ballroom Dancing-g3OOTbnpgR0.f140.m4a (pass -k to keep)
[mike@lenovo1 covid-teaching]$ ls -lh 'How To Create Frame In Ballroom Dancing-g3OOTbnpgR0.mp4'
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike mike 553M Aug 8 23:45 'How To Create Frame In Ballroom Dancing-g3OOTbnpgR0.mp4'

mcloaked closed this Aug 9, 2020

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Youtube video on specific URL that has a countdown timer at the start fails to download normally #26284

Youtube video on specific URL that has a countdown timer at the start fails to download normally #26284

mcloaked commented Aug 8, 2020

garoto commented Aug 8, 2020

mcloaked commented Aug 9, 2020

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Youtube video on specific URL that has a countdown timer at the start fails to download normally #26284

Youtube video on specific URL that has a countdown timer at the start fails to download normally #26284

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