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m3u8 stream to mp4 using ffmpeg
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1. Copy m3u8 link

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2. Run command

echo "Enter m3u8 link:";read link;echo "Enter output filename:";read filename;ffmpeg -i "$link" -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc -vcodec copy -c copy -crf 50 $filename.mp4

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Example final command

ffmpeg -i "http://host/folder/file.m3u8" -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc -vcodec copy -c copy -crf 50 file.mp4
@kolbdog3333
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Works great also i noticed if you copy a 1280x720 youtube video url from download helper and use this method it downloads the 1920x1080 video instead it downloads a higher qualtiy video then the original. It works perfectly thank you.

@garretttaco
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This works perfectly, thanks for sharing!

@geraldotech
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nice work

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