How to Capture stream of NBCOlympics.com

[bulldog12]

Hello all,

Been reading here for a couple days trying to figure this out. I am trying to download the direct stream from NBC Olympics and having great difficulty. Here is the link I have been trying to download:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/wei...mens-48kg.html

Here is a list of all the applications I have tried:

Orbit Downloader/Grab++
Jaksta Streaming Media Recorder
FLV Recorder
StreamTrasport -- Defaults using IE is there way to change that?
GetFLV -- Again uses IE as default browser. Can you change that?
ReplayMediaCather 4

Basically what all these programs do for me is download all the ads ok but when the main video starts they don't see it.

I have also tried to learn the rtmpdump but wow what a learning curve. I'm really hoping someone here can help me with this. I don't mind purchasing a software package to do this but I just wish I could find one that works.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[svnpenn]

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[bulldog12]

I thought that would probably be the case. Hate how NBC has made you authenticate to these videos this year.

I have found out the video is streamed in small pieces so probably no way to do a direct capture anyway.

One question I did have is which software in your opinion is best for screen capturing? I am currently using wm capture. If you know of one that offers better quality please let me know.

Thanks!

[svnpenn]

Originally Posted by bulldog12

I thought that would probably be the case. Hate how NBC has made you authenticate to these videos this year. I have found out the video is streamed in small pieces so probably no way to do a direct capture anyway.

AdobeHDS.php will capture the small pieces. That is all I am going to say unless you want to offer up a login.

[evol]

Dont know if NBC is like the BBC this year like here in the UK but all streams can be downloaded using the firefox extension DownloadHelper ?

_http://www.downloadhelper.net/

[MrPaul]

NBC Olympics uses Apple HLC and not Adobe HDS.

[Stream Ripper]

Best thing for these is Screen Capture software such as RVC

[moshimoshi]

Originally Posted by evol

Dont know if NBC is like the BBC this year like here in the UK but all streams can be downloaded using the firefox extension DownloadHelper ?

_http://www.downloadhelper.net/

I tried it, it doesn't detect most videos embedded on the BBC website (news clips etc).

With the Olympic streams on the website, whether live or available to play back, it just sees file fragments (like net transport and other programs).

[svnpenn]

FFmpeg can do this

$ ffmpeg -i "http://www.youtube.com/api/manifest/hls_playlist/id/4a1ca8e7641361
8e/itag/93/source/yt_live_broadcast/ratebypass/yes/cmbypass/yes/playlist_type/C
LEAN/maudio/1/pmbypass/yes/upn/th6Ii4TXvBw/sver/3/ip/76.187.106.31/ipbits/8/exp
ire/1343857030/sparams/ip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source,ratebypass,cmbypass,play
list_type,maudio,pmbypass/signature/49E1FDCA60AD5209A242DAC05872380ADB403124.23
1B9C0764F592164B80A0CA5BA99571CFD691C6/key/ck1/file/index.m3u8" -c copy out.ts
ffmpeg version N-42939-g236ecc3 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Jul 26 2012 20:54:56 with gcc 4.7.1 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-ru
ntime-cpudetect --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-frei0r --enable-libass
 --enable-libcelt --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable
-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libnut --enable-libope
njpeg --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libspeex --enable-libth
eora --enable-libutvideo --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-
libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --e
nable-zlib
  libavutil      51. 65.100 / 51. 65.100
  libavcodec     54. 45.100 / 54. 45.100
  libavformat    54. 21.100 / 54. 21.100
  libavdevice    54.  2.100 / 54.  2.100
  libavfilter     3.  3.100 /  3.  3.100
  libswscale      2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
  libswresample   0. 15.100 /  0. 15.100
  libpostproc    52.  0.100 / 52.  0.100
[mpegts @ 00000000056800a0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccu
rate
Input #0, hls,applehttp, from 'http://www.youtube.com/api/manifest/hls_playlist/
id/4a1ca8e76413618e/itag/93/source/yt_live_broadcast/ratebypass/yes/cmbypass/yes
/playlist_type/CLEAN/maudio/1/pmbypass/yes/upn/th6Ii4TXvBw/sver/3/ip/76.187.106.
31/ipbits/8/expire/1343857030/sparams/ip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source,ratebypass
,cmbypass,playlist_type,maudio,pmbypass/signature/49E1FDCA60AD5209A242DAC0587238
0ADB403124.231B9C0764F592164B80A0CA5BA99571CFD691C6/key/ck1/file/index.m3u8':
  Duration: 02:12:32.00, start: 5270.571356, bitrate: 0 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Main) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), yuv420p, 640x360 [
SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25 fps, 25 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
    Stream #0:1: Audio: aac ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 142
 kb/s
[mpegts @ 00000000059b87c0] muxrate VBR, pcr every 2 pkts, sdt every 200, pat/pm
t every 40 pkts
Output #0, mpegts, to 'out.ts':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf54.21.100
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), yuv420p, 640x360 [SAR 1:1
 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 25 fps, 90k tbn, 25 tbc
    Stream #0:1: Audio: aac ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz, stereo, 142 kb/s

Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
frame=  156 fps=0.0 q=-1.0 size=     494kB time=00:00:06.18 bitrate= 653.7kbits/
frame=  310 fps=310 q=-1.0 size=     925kB time=00:00:12.39 bitrate= 611.7kbits/
frame=  426 fps=284 q=-1.0 size=    1449kB time=00:00:16.96 bitrate= 700.0kbits/
frame=  592 fps=296 q=-1.0 size=    2441kB time=00:00:23.55 bitrate= 849.0kbits/
frame=  693 fps=276 q=-1.0 size=    3082kB time=00:00:27.62 bitrate= 913.8kbits/
frame=  851 fps=283 q=-1.0 size=    4121kB time=00:00:34.02 bitrate= 992.1kbits/
frame=  991 fps=278 q=-1.0 size=    5037kB time=00:00:39.61 bitrate=1041.7kbits/
frame= 1142 fps=281 q=-1.0 size=    5856kB time=00:00:45.58 bitrate=1052.3kbits/
frame= 1387 fps=298 q=-1.0 size=    6547kB time=00:00:55.44 bitrate= 967.3kbits/
frame= 1525 fps=295 q=-1.0 size=    7274kB time=00:01:00.94 bitrate= 977.6kbits/

[bulldog12]

svnpenn thank you so much for doing this. I know i'm going to look really stupid here but I have a question.

I downloaded the latest ffmpeg version and wasn't really sure what to do from there. I went to the bin folder and double clicked on the ffmpeg file but only a command box flashed and went away. Could you help me a little on how to do this? Sorry for being such a newbie.

Also which application did u use to grab that youtube address?

Again thank you for posting this!!