GetFLV can download Hulu.com videos now? I have problems with it!

[blimey]

Originally Posted by borboleta

Blimey, I was able to finally download this episode. It cuts off at 16 minutes and 31 seconds, I was able to download the medium stream only. Using version 8.8.35, the size of the file is only 107.94MB, I think it should be around 130.00MB.

I was able to duplicate the problem you describe on the episode 'Three Little Beers'. It also stops at 16:31. I'm not sure what the issue is yet. However, the episode listing states that the episode should be 16:31 in total. So it seems that GetFLV is not building the file correctly, as it gets to 16:31 before the show is over. I've seen this before, but in those cases the video would continue playing past the end time. I will run another test with a different method and report the results.

Edit: it seems that for VP6 files (like 480k, 700k), the full episode will download. h264 (Medium, 650k, 400k, 1Mbps) will come up short.

[borboleta]

Originally Posted by blimey

I was able to duplicate the problem you describe on the episode 'Three Little Beers'. It also stops at 16:31. I'm not sure what the issue is yet. However, the episode listing states that the episode should be 16:31 in total. So it seems that GetFLV is not building the file correctly, as it gets to 16:31 before the show is over. I've seen this before, but in those cases the video would continue playing past the end time. I will run another test with a different method and report the results.

Edit: it seems that for VP6 files (like 480k, 700k), the full episode will download. h264 (Medium, 650k, 400k, 1Mbps) will come up short.

Thanks blimey for the research on this GetFly glitch. At times, GetFly is unable to grab the 480k and 700k streams, and will only download the h264(medium, 650k,400k, 1Mbps) streams. I have the same problem with some" I Dream of Jeannie" episodes on Hulu I will wait for the result of your research.

[blimey]

Originally Posted by borboleta

Thanks blimey for the research on this GetFly glitch. At times, GetFly is unable to grab the 480k and 700k streams, and will only download the h264(medium, 650k,400k, 1Mbps) streams. I have the same problem with some" I Dream of Jeannie" episodes on Hulu I will wait for the result of your research.

Using rtmpdump, I have confirmed that the full h264/1Mbps file is being sent by the server for the title; 'Three Little Beers'

So, it seems that the problem of closing the file prematurely, at least for this title, is a bug of GetFLV.

You can check this yourself by using getflv 8.8.21, which will work for this title. It will stop at 73%, but the full file has downloaded. But, 8.8.21 only finds some of the urls.

So, if you want this fixed, you should report it to getflv. Be sure to mention that they have to test it on the h264 versions of specific titles, and that they must download the entire program and check the end of the downloaded file.

[borboleta]

Originally Posted by blimey

Using rtmpdump, I have confirmed that the full h264/1Mbps file is being sent by the server for the title; 'Three Little Beers'

So, it seems that the problem of closing the file prematurely, at least for this title, is a bug of getflv.

You can check this yourself by using getflv 8.8.21, which will work for this title. It will stop at 73%, but the full file has downloaded. But, 8.8.21 only finds some of the urls.

So, if you want this fixed, you should report it to getflv. Be sure to mention that they have to test it on the h264 versions of specific titles, and that they must download the entire program and check the end of the downloaded file.

Thanks bimey once again for your expertise in this subject. I will report this to the GetFlv team. I am sure they will fix this problem in the future releases of the program.

[blimey]

Ok, good. A big issue with GetFLV is to really nail down the time coding/indexing for h264 .flv files so that the timecounter is exactly accurate.

If the bug doesn't get fixed fast enough for you, you can use rtmp.dll from 8.8.21 with 8.8.35 and it will work. The percentages in the download list will be all screwy though.

[borboleta]

Originally Posted by getflv

I am technical support engineer of GetFLV. I want to know can anyone download hulu videos with getflv now. Please help me test it. Thanks!

GetFly, our member blimey found a bug in GetFLV, even in the most recent version 8.8.35. Here is the problem:

Originally Posted by blimey

Using rtmpdump, I have confirmed that the full h264/1Mbps file is being sent by the server for the title; 'Three Little Beers'

So, it seems that the problem of closing the file prematurely, at least for this title, is a bug of GetFLV.

You can check this yourself by using getflv 8.8.21, which will work for this title. It will stop at 73%, but the full file has downloaded. But, 8.8.21 only finds some of the urls.

So, if you want this fixed, you should report it to getflv. Be sure to mention that they have to test it on the h264 versions of specific titles, and that they must download the entire program and check the end of the downloaded file.

So, I am reporting this bug to your team so that they can correct it. Thanks for your help. This is great program.

[borboleta]

Originally Posted by blimey

Ok, good. A big issue with GetFLV is to really nail down the time coding/indexing for h264 .flv files so that the timecounter is exactly accurate.

If the bug doesn't get fixed fast enough for you, you can use rtmp.dll from 8.8.21 with 8.8.35 and it will work. The percentages in the download list will be all screwy though.

Thanks again for your suggestion, I will replace the rtmp.dll. At least, it is a great solution for now.

[blimey]

I forgot to mention that when using rtmp.dll from 8.8.21, the index of the saved .flv file will be off. This may cause playability issues with some .flv players.

You can remux the file into a .mp4 file quickly without any transcoding, and the index will be correct.

Originally Posted by blimey

You can remux the file into a .mp4 file quickly without any transcoding, and the index will be correct.

blimey and borboleta, thank you very much for explaining how to fix FLV files. It is very helpful, but it would be nice if you continue such discussions about fixing FLV files in the corresponding forum, so that more people can find this info:
http://stream-recorder.com/forum/rep...files-f19.html
Thank you for understanding.

[borboleta]

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

blimey and borboleta, thank you very much for explaining how to fix FLV files. It is very helpful, but it would be nice if you continue such discussions about fixing FLV files in the corresponding forum, so that more people can find this info:
http://stream-recorder.com/forum/rep...files-f19.html
Thank you for understanding.

Thanks stream recorder for the kind remarks regarding our discussion in how to fix flv files. I will post at the url you mentioned here. I am happy that we can help all of our members.