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Request
Add support for downloading the Timed Text subtitles from CBS videos. Though they are not one of the formats supported by Youtube-DL (srt and ass), it can just inform the user that this file will be in its original format.
Current result
Youtube-DL says " has no subtitles":
Expected result
Youtube-DL should download the Timed Text subtitles.
How to implement
Both XML files contain a pointer to the subtitles (two types?):
pLF8YN_N_bh_http_-_link.theplatform.com_s_dJ5BDC_pLF8YN_N_bh_meta.smilformat=smil_mbr=true.dump
Lines 18, 52, 86, 120, 154, 188, 222, 256:
<param name="ClosedCaptionURL" value="http://www.cbsstatic.com/closedcaption/Current/Primetime/DFXP/CBS_DOVEKEEPERS_PT1_CONTENT_CIAN_caption_DFXP.xml"/>Lines 38, 72, 106, 140, 174, 208, 242, 276:
<param name="sMPTE-TTCCURL" value="http://www.cbsstatic.com/closedcaption/Current/Primetime/SMPTE/CBS_DOVEKEEPERS_PT1_CONTENT_CIAN_caption_SMPTE.xml"/>pLF8YN_N_bh_http_-_link.theplatform.com_s_dJ5BDC_pLF8YN_N_bh_format=preview.dump:
Line 90:
"cbs$ClosedCaptionURL": "http://www.cbsstatic.com/closedcaption/Current/Primetime/DFXP/CBS_DOVEKEEPERS_PT1_CONTENT_CIAN_caption_DFXP.xml",Line 94:
"cbs$sMPTE-TTCCURL": "http://www.cbsstatic.com/closedcaption/Current/Primetime/SMPTE/CBS_DOVEKEEPERS_PT1_CONTENT_CIAN_caption_SMPTE.xml",