Anybody want to crack the new code of WatchESPN streams (with 7 bars of quality)?

[ehurdler]

ronlin99,
I think your issue is the code you're using. The quote and -o in particular. Paste the correct url within here

livestreamer "hlsvariant://" best -o name.ts

remove the character in front of http if needed, and try again. I tried and copied your code string from your post yesterday and it gave me those errors for a different game. SO i re-wrote the line and the quotes and -o were the issue.

Give it a try.

[ronlin99]

Originally Posted by ehurdler

ronlin99,
I think your issue is the code you're using. The quote and -o in particular. Paste the correct url within here

livestreamer "hlsvariant://" best -o name.ts

remove the character in front of http if needed, and try again. I tried and copied your code string from your post yesterday and it gave me those errors for a different game. SO i re-wrote the line and the quotes and -o were the issue.

Give it a try.

Thanks--will try in a few moments. DUMB QUESTION: In the code string you provided, and I post the URL between the second/ and the quotation mark just before best?

Is it okay to create this code in notepad? I was/am beginning to wonder if I've got some form of methodology problem (using the wrong application, operating system, etc, etc.).

[ronlin99]

Originally Posted by ehurdler

ronlin99,
I think your issue is the code you're using. The quote and -o in particular. Paste the correct url within here

livestreamer "hlsvariant://" best -o name.ts

remove the character in front of http if needed, and try again. I tried and copied your code string from your post yesterday and it gave me those errors for a different game. SO i re-wrote the line and the quotes and -o were the issue.

Give it a try.

IT'S WORKING!!!!!!!

1.) Copied your code into notepad, re-ran the entire protocol again 2.) Brought up URL Snooper
3.) Brought up watchespn, then the game
4.) Copied the URL into your code in Notepad (had to remove the "x")
5.) Please see CMD Prompt image of this run:

6.) It's still capturing the stream as I write this, how long does this normally take (not that matters--just curious) or how will I know when it's done?

Question(s):
Where does the Livestreamer post this file when it's finished?
If I wanted to convert, or make a copy of this file at 480p (so I can write to DVD to watch on TV), how would I do that?

[ehurdler]

Will put the file where ever you opened the cmd prompt from. In your screen shot it will be in C:\Users\Owner\

As far as converting to DVD, yes you could. What app you have to use is up to you, but it is possible no doubt.

It will say stream ended when it is finished. May turn out to be about 5-6 GB's, and at your speed in the screenshot will take a while.

[ronlin99]

Looks like this particular file will run about 1hr 30-35min to download based on the speed in the CMD Prompt and given the length of the file.

Sorry about the location question--I looked at the remainder of this thread and seems pretty simple. If I run into a problem, will seach via the Start/search button.

I have the Replay Capture Suite and 123copydvd Platinum-I like them both. For downconverting to 480p, I would probably use 123copydvd's Extract a Video Clip feature, and change the output widescreen size to 854 x 480 and hopefully that should do it. I already tried this with another 30min video and will write to disc and attempt to play on my DVD recorder/player.

I really appreciate the help from both you and joejones15 on this thread--it is getting more and more difficult just to make a disc copy of a game for personal use and posterity.
I will send screen captures of things that pop up that other DB members may need to know as I'm sure the game and other entertainment stakeholders will continue to make changes in the future.

[ehurdler]

That is normal based on the slow speed at which you are able to download the file. It is probably done soon. The line will end in cmd prompt and say "stream ended" or something like that. I forget off hand.

[ronlin99]

Originally Posted by ehurdler

That is normal based on the slow speed at which you are able to download the file. It is probably done soon. The line will end in cmd prompt and say "stream ended" or something like that. I forget off hand.

Just finished:


Cmd prompt will state stream ended like you stated--came in at 5.21 GBs. Your response was right on the money!!!

In other news, that method I described for down-converting via 123copydvd Extract Video Clip feature worked perfectly. Changed the Widescreen Resolution to 854x480. Will need to adjust the Video Bitrate setting, but the video wrote to dvd and played on my dvd player without problem.

Thanks for the help

[MrUser]

Hey, y'all.

I'm attempting the steps above and receive the error "(400 Client Error: Bad Request)"

I tried two things; hlsvariant and hls. Please see results below. Would appreciate your input. Thank you.

(hlsvariant)

C:\espn>livestreamer "hlsvariant://http://content.uplynk.com/ext/d09b16c953aa40c
98dd8c513526aca5a/a18564946.m3u8?ad.kv=_fw_ae,d8b58f7bfce28eefcc1cdd 5b95c3b663&e
xp=1442797877&rn=410088402&tc=1&oid=d09b16c953aa40 c98dd8c513526aca5a&linearv=4&a
d=e3ads&ad.ulbd=1&ad.csid=watchespn:null:e3ads&ad. caid=a18564946&eid=a18564946&e
uid=ESPN3_VDMS&ct=a&sig=2ad2dbfae72ef09e93ff2c30b6 baea9e9a9e94bafe31cd0bf679b743
5b247484" best -o name.ts
[cli][info] Found matching plugin stream for URL hlsvariant://http://content.upl
ynk.com/ext/d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c513526aca5a/a18564946.m3u8?ad.kv=_fw_ae,d8b58f7
bfce28eefcc1cdd5b95c3b663&exp=1442797877&rn=410088 402&tc=1&oid=d09b16c953aa40c98
dd8c513526aca5a&linearv=4&ad=e3ads&ad.ulbd=1&ad.cs id=watchespn:null:e3ads&ad.cai
d=a18564946&eid=a18564946&euid=ESPN3_VDMS&ct=a&sig =2ad2dbfae72ef09e93ff2c30b6bae
a9e9a9e94bafe31cd0bf679b7435b247484
error: Unable to open URL: http://content.uplynk.com/ext/d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c51
3526aca5a/a18564946.m3u8?ad.kv=_fw_ae,d8b58f7bfce28eefcc1cdd 5b95c3b663&exp=14427
97877&rn=410088402&tc=1&oid=d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c5 13526aca5a&linearv=4&ad=e3ads&
ad.ulbd=1&ad.csid=watchespn:null:e3ads&ad.caid=a18 564946&eid=a18564946&euid=ESPN
3_VDMS&ct=a&sig=2ad2dbfae72ef09e93ff2c30b6baea9e9a 9e94bafe31cd0bf679b7435b247484
(400 Client Error: Bad Request)


(hls)

C:\espn>livestreamer "hls://http://content.uplynk.com/ext/d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c5
13526aca5a/a18564946.m3u8?ad.kv=_fw_ae,d8b58f7bfce28eefcc1cdd 5b95c3b663&exp=1442
797877&rn=410088402&tc=1&oid=d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c 513526aca5a&linearv=4&ad=e3ads
&ad.ulbd=1&ad.csid=watchespn:null:e3ads&ad.caid=a1 8564946&eid=a18564946&euid=ESP
N3_VDMS&ct=a&sig=2ad2dbfae72ef09e93ff2c30b6baea9e9 a9e94bafe31cd0bf679b7435b24748
4" worst -o name.ts
[cli][info] Found matching plugin stream for URL hls://http://content.uplynk.com
/ext/d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c513526aca5a/a18564946.m3u8?ad.kv=_fw_ae,d8b58f7bfce28e
efcc1cdd5b95c3b663&exp=1442797877&rn=410088402&tc= 1&oid=d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c513
526aca5a&linearv=4&ad=e3ads&ad.ulbd=1&ad.csid=watc hespn:null:e3ads&ad.caid=a1856
4946&eid=a18564946&euid=ESPN3_VDMS&ct=a&sig=2ad2db fae72ef09e93ff2c30b6baea9e9a9e
94bafe31cd0bf679b7435b247484
[cli][info] Available streams: live (worst, best)
[cli][info] Opening stream: live (hls)
[cli][error] Could not open stream: Unable to open URL: http://content.uplynk.co
m/ext/d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c513526aca5a/a18564946.m3u8?ad.kv=_fw_ae,d8b58f7bfce28
eefcc1cdd5b95c3b663&exp=1442797877&rn=410088402&tc =1&oid=d09b16c953aa40c98dd8c51
3526aca5a&linearv=4&ad=e3ads&ad.ulbd=1&ad.csid=wat chespn:null:e3ads&ad.caid=a185
64946&eid=a18564946&euid=ESPN3_VDMS&ct=a&sig=2ad2d bfae72ef09e93ff2c30b6baea9e9a9
e94bafe31cd0bf679b7435b247484 (400 Client Error: Bad Request)

[joejones15]

Originally Posted by ronlin99

If I wanted to convert, or make a copy of this file at 480p (so I can write to DVD to watch on TV), how would I do that?

If you replace 'best' with '432p' or '504p' you will get smaller bitrate without having to rencode yourself...look at your cmd line image, it tells you what bitrates are available:

[utuxia]

Does anyone have a script that will login to watchespn (given comcast credentials) and spit out the appropriate m3u8 urls for each channel?