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Recent versions of youtube-dl bugged with http://pluzz.francetv.fr (no .mp4, but .m3u8 or .flv) #3997
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Actually, those are the same files just with different extensions. Next version of youtube-dl will correctly identify them as mp4. Thanks for the report. |
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This fix has made it into youtube-dl 2014.10.26. Refer to our FAQ if you need help updating. |
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On youtube-dl version 2014.10.18 (or for exemple on older version 2014.09.29.2), with any video on http://pluzz.francetv.fr, there is no .mp4 version proposed with the -F option.
Actually, the software propose .m3u8 or .flv versions, not .mp4.
On an more older version, as 2014.09.01.2 the .mp4 is proposed.
But, if I download a .m3u8 version, and if I change .m3u8 for .mp4 in the extension file, the file can be played by QuickTime (recognized as .mp4 file.
If I open the .m3u8 file with an text editor, the firsts bytes I read are :
��� ftypisom����isomiso2avc1mp41����free (the first byte is a space).