[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

did try RTMPdump (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/rtmpdump-freeware-console-RTMP-downloading-application.htm) along with rtmpsrv/suck using iptables to redirect the traffic locally and capture the url for the streaming. On a lot of sites, it works but the one I use the most (cnbc) doesn't.

Would you happen to know anything about why I'm not picking anything up for this site? For example, _http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000048189

Thanks for any help you can offer.

[KSV]

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://cp34825.edgefcs.net:80/ondemand" -p "http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000048189" -y "mp4:csmp4/VCPS/Y2011/M09D28/3000048189/4ED1-ASB-PaulBurkner_L" -o Test.flv

RTMPDump v2.4 GIT-2011-09-25 (Compiled by KSV)
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
Starting download at: 0.000 kB
INFO: Metadata:
INFO: duration 288.57
INFO: moovPosition 24713365.00
INFO: audiocodecid mp4a
INFO: width 400.00
INFO: height 300.00
INFO: videocodecid avc1
INFO: avcprofile 66.00
INFO: avclevel 21.00
INFO: aacaot 2.00
INFO: audiosamplerate 24000.00
INFO: audiochannels 2.00
INFO: videoframerate 30.00
INFO: trackinfo:
INFO: length 6925312.00
INFO: timescale 24000.00
INFO: language eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO: sampletype mp4a
INFO: length 8657.00
INFO: timescale 30.00
INFO: language eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO: sampletype avc1
24416.101 kB / 288.53 sec (99.9%)
Download complete

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://cp34825.edgefcs.net:80/ondemand" -p "http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000048189" -y "mp4:csmp4/VCPS/Y2011/M09D28/3000048189/4ED1-ASB-PaulBurkner_L" -o Test.flv

RTMPDump v2.4 GIT-2011-09-25 (Compiled by KSV)
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
Starting download at: 0.000 kB
INFO: Metadata:
INFO: duration 288.57
INFO: moovPosition 24713365.00
INFO: audiocodecid mp4a
INFO: width 400.00
INFO: height 300.00
INFO: videocodecid avc1
INFO: avcprofile 66.00
INFO: avclevel 21.00
INFO: aacaot 2.00
INFO: audiosamplerate 24000.00
INFO: audiochannels 2.00
INFO: videoframerate 30.00
INFO: trackinfo:
INFO: length 6925312.00
INFO: timescale 24000.00
INFO: language eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO: sampletype mp4a
INFO: length 8657.00
INFO: timescale 30.00
INFO: language eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO: sampletype avc1
24416.101 kB / 288.53 sec (99.9%)
Download complete
Thanks you! But could you please tell me whether it is possible to make it work using rtmpsrv or rtmpsuck? Can't I make it work because of the wrong version or something else?

[KSV]

it uses RTMPT (port 80) instead of RTMP (port 1935). so you need to redirect the particular IP:Port (cp34825.edgefcs.net:80) combination to use rtmpsrv or rtmpsuck.

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

it uses RTMPT (port 80) instead of RTMP (port 1935). so you need to redirect the particular IP:Port (cp34825.edgefcs.net:80) combination to use rtmpsrv or rtmpsuck.
Thank you for your help!

[jbum]

KSV,

Thanks for the help. I'm a rtmpdump newbie... how did you get the arguments to pass into rtmpdump? I saw a lot of posts online about using rtmpsrv/suck to determine what a video is requesting...

I set up iptables like this (before I read your post about rtmpt on port 80)

iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 1935 -m owner \! --uid-owner root -j REDIRECT

Could I do something similar to pick off the arguments I need? Thanks!

[nullacht]

There's also an XML file, where you can find the RTMP link.

http://syndication.cnbc.com/vcps/media/content?id=MzAwMDA0ODE4OQptcGVnNF81MDAwMDAKU3RyZWF taW5n&UserName=cmsguest@cnbc.com&key=NA&reporting=part="CNBCVIDEOINFO"

<playlist>
<choice>
<url>
http://ad.doubleclick.net/pfadx/nbcu.cnbc/aolvideo;!category=cnbc;site=cnbc;sect=aolvideo;sh ow=Squawk+Box+Asia;videoid=3000048189;sz=300x240;o rd=<rand>
</url>
<title>
Ad Media
</title>
<copyright>
(c) CNBCNews.com
</copyright>
</choice>
<choice>
<url>
rtmp://cp34825.edgefcs.net/ondemand/?auth=NA&aifp=V01&slist=mp4:csmp4/VCPS/Y2011/M09D28/3000048189/4ED1-ASB-PaulBurkner_L<break>mp4:csmp4/VCPS/Y2011/M09D28/3000048189/4ED1-ASB-PaulBurkner_L
</url>
<customFields>
<customField>
<title>
Display Size
</title>
<value>
n/a
</value>
</customField>
</customFields>
<title>
Increased+Employment+in+Banks+in+Asia+
</title>
<description>
Hans-Paul+Burkner%2C+President+%26+CEO+of+Boston+Consul ting+Group%2C+thinks+that+the+overall+level+of+emp loyment+in+banks+will+increase+even+though+some+ba nks+will+cut+back.+
</description>
<copyright>
(c) CNBCVideo Media
</copyright>
</choice>
</playlist>

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://cp34825.edgefcs.net/ondemand/?auth=NA&aifp=V01&slist=mp4:csmp4/VCPS/Y2011/M09D28/3000048189/4ED1-ASB-PaulBurkner_L" -a "ondemand/?auth=NA&aifp=V01&slist=mp4:csmp4/VCPS/Y2011/M09D28/3000048189/4ED1-ASB-PaulBurkner_L" -y "mp4:csmp4/VCPS/Y2011/M09D28/3000048189/4ED1-ASB-PaulBurkner_L" -o 4ED1-ASB-PaulBurkner_L.flv

RTMPDump v2.4
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
Starting download at: 0.000 kB
INFO: Metadata:
INFO: duration 288.57
INFO: moovPosition 24713365.00
INFO: audiocodecid mp4a
INFO: width 400.00
INFO: height 300.00
INFO: videocodecid avc1
INFO: avcprofile 66.00
INFO: avclevel 21.00
INFO: aacaot 2.00
INFO: audiosamplerate 24000.00
INFO: audiochannels 2.00
INFO: videoframerate 30.00
INFO: trackinfo:
INFO: length 6925312.00
INFO: timescale 24000.00
INFO: language eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO: sampletype mp4a
INFO: length 8657.00
INFO: timescale 30.00
INFO: language eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO: sampletype avc1
24416.101 kB / 288.53 sec (99.9%)
Download complete