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May 29, 2023 21:31
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Download video stream described in .m3u8 file as found on e.g. Patreon
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| This is just a quick note-to-self. | |
| I haven't looked into any details regarding .m3u8, .ts or more compact ffmpeg usage. | |
| Originally from here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/687641/how-can-i-download-a-video-from-an-m3u8-file | |
| * install ffmpeg | |
| * download the .m3u8 file | |
| * when logged in on Patreon, on Mac and Safari, this is what you get when you right-click on the embedded player and choose "Download Video" | |
| * this should give you a file that can be used as thingy.m3u8 below | |
| * download the stream with ffmpeg | |
| * ffmpeg -protocol_whitelist file,http,https,tcp,tls,crypto -i thingy.m3u8 -c copy my_movie.ts | |
| * convert to video | |
| * ffmpeg -i my_movie.ts -map 0 -c copy output.mkv |
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