can't download metacafe video

[shirishag75]

Hi there,
I was trying to download videos from metacafe.com but still no success :-

─[$] youtube-dl -vv -F "http://www.metacafe.com/watch/11334354/the_first_years_worth_of_photos_from_mars_rover_curiosity/"           
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-vv', '-F', 'http://www.metacafe.com/watch/11334354/the_first_years_worth_of_photos_from_mars_rover_curiosity/']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2015.02.28
[debug] Python version 2.7.9 - Linux-3.16.0-4-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-8.0
[debug] exe versions: avconv 11.3-6, avprobe 11.3-6, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[metacafe] Retrieving disclaimer
[metacafe] Confirming age
[metacafe] 11334354: Downloading webpage
[metacafe] 11334354: Extracting information
[info] Available formats for 11334354:
format code  extension  resolution note
0            mp4        unknown    

My youtube-dl --version is :-

[$] youtube-dl --version                                                                                                            
2015.02.28

[yan12125]

Version 2015.04.17 works. Try the latest update. And by the way, with option -F youtube-dl retrieves a list of available formats but does not actually download the videos. Remove that option for actual downloading. If you still encounter problems, post the full verbose log of downloading.

[shirishag75]

yup, I know that -F only shows the different formats . I usually look for what formats or bit-rates or whatever options are available and then download that.

[yan12125]

If I'm correct, the link you mentioned has only one format of video and the bitrate metadata is not applicable. (It's always zero for several video clips found on metacafe.com) If you find another available format or some approach to determine the bitrate metadata without downloading, feel free to propose it.

[jaimeMF]

I'm closing the issue because the video can be downloaded without problem, as @yan12125 said: If someone knows how to get the format information, please share it.