RTMPDumpHelper

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please note my previous post on this matter, earlier in the thread

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rtmpdumphelper still works with chrome, at least, as long as it is configured to use the npapi flash plugin, instead of the built in ppapi pepperflash plugin, which never worked.

if you recently updated chrome, you may need to enable npapi support, as google are in the process of obsoleting support for it. see chrome://flags/#enable-npapi

i haven't tested it with firefox recently, although as firefox uses the npapi flash plugin, the chances are, it does.

however... in the last few days an issue with rtmpsuck has arisen, whereby it continuously drops the connection. this seems to be a systemic problem with rtmpdump, as both my personal build and ksv's patched build are equally affected.

so, for the moment i have reverted to using replay media catcher, instead of rtmpdumphelper+rtmpsuck.

fyi, ksv's recently released patched build is a good choice, if you're looking for rtmpdump for windows

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this sounds more like an issue with the version of rtmpdump you are using with rtmpdumphelper.

vanilla rtmpdump builds don't always save streams with extensions, depending on the stream parameters, and can overwrite existing downloads under certain circumstances. ksv's patched build ensures streams are saved with extensions, as well as time-stamping filenames, so that downloads are less likely to be overwritten.

although i have recently been having problems using rtmpdumphelper+rtmpsuck, being limited to a single download stream is not one of them.

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I'm currently using rtmpdump 2.4 and rtmpdumphelper on windows

everything was working fine up until two days ago
now for all the sites I try to download from, the streams are so unstable. They keep going in and out so this results in like A LOT of 2-3 minute long files instead of just one long file. Please someone help. I'm not tech savvy :(

I've just been using this http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/rtmp_dump_helper.html for instruction thus far.

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Sounds like they switched to another protocol [HLS, HDS, ...]. Could you post a link so that we can verify it?

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oh geez. so this is kind of embarrassing but I've been using it on adult websites

the thing is...I go on two different websites (cam4 and chaturbate) and they both have the same issue. It would be weird if they both switched to another protocol at the same time

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Livestreamer supports Chaturbate. So maybe you can use this application instead of RTMPDump.

Here is an example how it works:

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Just tested: I'm also able to download the videos with rtmpsuck [RTMPDumpHelper].

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Cam4.com: Seems that they broadcast the videos frame by frame [every frame is a single picture]. Your assumption is correct: The RTMPDumpHelper application does not work with this website.

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going to try this out over the weekend...its so complicated in comparison to rtmpdumphelper though where all i had to do was open the stream...it even let me do multiple streams

I've thinking of reformatting my entire laptop to see if fixes things bc I loved rtmpdumphelper that much

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fyi, i can confirm that at least one more chat streaming site is similarly affected.

i don't know about cam4, but for the last several days both chaturbate and myfreecams have both begun to generate frequent stream processing errors with rtmpsuck, which effectively limits the length of stream that can be captured to a very short interval.

i can't comment on the "protocol switching" suggestion, as a cause, but i'd be surprised if a harddisk reformat/os reinstallation fixed the problem.

it is more likely that the streaming broadcasting platform that may be employed by the various sites affected has introduced something new that adobe flash can handle, but which trips up the rtmpdump library, that requires a fix.

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As far as I can see Cam4.com does not use the Real Time Messaging Protocol, so the RTMPDumpHelper application would be useless in this case.

Chaturbate.com uses two different protocols. If the Real Time Messaging Protocol does not work for you properly, you can switch to HLS. Just use the Livestreamer application to download these videos.

Recording multiple streams should be no problem, if your broadband connection is fast enough. Just open the Livestreamer application several times.

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ok...at least now I know its not just me with these issues
guess this saves me the trouble of reformatting my entire laptop to see if that fixes the issue :/

is KSV the person who made rtmpdumphelper?

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As I have stated before: I'm able to download these videos with rtmpsuck. For testing purposes, I have just recorded a 20 minutes long video.

Both applications do work properly!

I think you have misunderstood something. The RTMPDumpHelper is not the problem. This application only redirects the connection.

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so this is a pretty stupid question but if I wanted to learn more about this stuff...should I be learning some sort of language? i.e if I wanted to learn how to save streams by myself and write programs that would help me save streams and whatnot

What are you using rtmpsuck in conjunction with?

so in my case for windows, I would just be opening multiple command prompts, right?

I also cant find the configuration file. I assume the configuration file is where I can choose a folder to where the streams are saved? If it would be possible to not have to type out livestreamer "URL" best -o filename.flv each time that would be great too.

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A combination of RTMPDumpHelper + rtmpsuck and Firefox:

Yes, that's correct.

Just read the documentation: http://docs.livestreamer.io/cli.html#configuration-file

Possibly the easiest way to do this is to use a batch file. With this batch file you can specify all the necessary parameters: URL, filename [based on date and time], output directory, ...

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it would seem that the reason you are not seeing the problem is because you are using firefox and not the latest version of the flash plugin.

i downgraded flash to the version you use and the problem disappeared in firefox, although it was still present with chrome.

fyi, here are the (anonymized) rtmpsuck output and resulting sample capture file listing details for all three site, so far mentioned, using ksv's latest rtmpdump build, and the latest npapi flash plugin for chrome

which would seem to suggest that the problem is not related to the use of rtmpdumphelper, but with the use of chrome and/or the 17.0.0.169 version of the adobe flash plugin. this may therefore not be the most appropriate thread to discuss the issue.

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Cam4.com: I tested it again and now it works with rtmpsuck. Don't ask me why, but the first time I tried it, they did not use the Real Time Messaging Protocol:

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I've found that when I used to record cam4 stuff with rtmpsuck, it only let me do so when I was logged out

I tried downgrading my flash player to version16 but it didnt work :(

also can livestreamer download cam4? because whenever I try, it says "error: no plugin can handle URL: www.cam4.com/XXXXXXX"

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I can't confirm that. I have updated the Flash plugin today and it's still working:

It seems that there is no plugin available, so I guess Cam4.com is currently not supported.

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you don't specify the version of firefox you are using, nor say how long the connection lasted, but my test today, using firefox 38.0.1 and flash 17.0.0.188 seems to suggest that the problem of premature disconnection persists.

the final debug message before the stream disconnects is

the captured stream is a mere 6.5M

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RTMPDumpHelper with customized RTMPDump works perfectly with CB, there was no changes in last weeks, see my old posts in RTMPDump thread for info

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which customization; yours or k-s-v's? and which browser does it work with; chrome, firefox or both? and what versions? and what exactly is your customization? it's not clear from your posts. the code snippet you include looks identical to the latest 2.4 rtmpsuck.c source.

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For testing purposes, I have just recorded another video. Looks like everything works as expected:

Firefox: v37.0.2
RTMPDumpHelper: v1.21

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could you confirm that you get the same result when using both firefox's regular and private browsing modes?

my own findings are that v38.0.1 works in regular mode but prematurely drops rtmp stream connections when browsing in private. and with chrome v43.0.2357.65m, the problem continues to persist in both regular and incognito modes. i'm not sure why using privacy mode would make any difference in firefox? it doesn't seem to make any difference with chrome.

i'm using rtmpdumphelper v1.21, npapi flash v17.0.0.188 on 32bit windows 7 pro. i've tried vanilla rtmpsuck 2.4 (rtmpdump-2.4-git-010913-windows), ksv's latest patched build and my own static build. all show identical behaviour.

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k-s-v, firefox, last rtmpdumphelper

rtmpsuck crashes when camera switches to private mode, workaround is used to close recording without crash, everything else works by default

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...and does it still work 'by default' when firefox is in private browsing mode? (i don't mean when the broadcaster switches to paid for chat - rtmpsuck will always be interrupted, when that happens, even if you elect to follow them into paid for chat)

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Logically it should work, because rtmpsuck acts as a transparent proxy between server and client.

I have tested it and it definitely works.

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my bad: did another round of testing, just now, and you're right, it doesn't seem to make any difference whether the browser is in regular or private browsing mode; at least for me, rtmpsuck continues to disconnect from the streams prematurely, severely limiting the duration of caps achievable.

with myfreecams, the feeds just freeze, until you cycle the flash player on and off. whereas with chaturbate, the flash player attempts to reconnect, after, interestingly, displaying the "free registration required" nag message.

i think this is just a difference between the way the sites are coded. chaturbate uses the flash player (if available) to stream the chat, as well as the video, and will automatically try to reconnect if the flash feed is ever disconnected.

myfreecams chat is via xhr, and there is no automatic attempt to reconnect the flash video stream, if it is disconnected, for whatever reason.

rtmpsuck debug output seems to indicate that the problem is caused by the server broadcasting disconnect actions that the transparent proxy complies with. i'm not sure whether they are being sent because of the presence of the proxy, or whether they are always present and the flash player just ignores them? if it's the latter, then the solution might be to modify rtmpsuck so that it too ignores the disconnect signals?

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I am using RTMPDumpHelper for a while, it works great.
However, the website I am using on is changing to wowza with rtmps:// protocol plus disallow port 1935, the RTMPSuck is no longer detecting its activities, I have tried to add another port in the preference, it does not work. What tweak is necessary to make it work?

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Can you tell me how you fix the crash? This crash also seem to occur @ Naked and F4F. I think I pmed you about a year ago but never got a response.

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not sure what specific "workaround" lto is referring to, but if you simply refresh/reload the page when a broadcaster switches broadcasting mode (to or from private, group, or whatever), the chances of rtmpdumphelper/rtmpsuck crashing or stalling are greatly reduced. if your javascript skills are up to it, it might be an idea to automate the page refresh action by creating a targeted browser add-on/extension.

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If I remembered correctly, he added a line of code and recompiled it but I tried it and I still get crashes.
http://stream-recorder.com/forum/sho...&postcount=203

As for the js note, how would you determine when the broadcaster goes private/log off?

I've known about the refreshing page (I actually just close the window) but it is kind of an issue when using it on multiple streams. There's like 5-7 second window between the stream closing and rtmp crashing so it a bit hard when multitasking and not actually watching the stream

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certainly, manually monitoring a broadcast for state changes is impractical. that's why it's better to automate the process.

unfortunately, there is no universal solution. each site has a different way of flagging state changes. sometimes there will be a function that gets called to update a page with state changes, that can be subclassed in order to effect a reload. other times state changes are signalled through a messaging system that can be monitored. it just depends on the site.

i realize that such generalizations are not very helpful. but if i get too specific, potential targets will know how to frustrate the efforts of private add-on writers.

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Ok I need help.

I have my own stream and I want to get rid of the embed code that sawlive.tv provides (I hate it and want the direct link). I've used the RTMPdump helper and this is my output

As you can see there is no longer the code that looks like:

http://sawlive.tv/embed/watch/...

Just to clarify, I want to be able to find it myself instead of have someone find it for me. I would like to learn.

Anyone know how I can find it?

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Can anyone offer any hints on trying to debug/run rtmpsuck on visual studios? Or if you use other IDEs

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This program seemed like a godsend but I'm being driven crazy by constant "rtmpsuck.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close." crashes. They may occur within 2 minutes or 2 hours, seemingly totally randomly.
Can someone PLEASE guide me to a fix?
Running on XP, tried using it with Firefox, Opera (Classic), Opera Portable (new Opera) Chromium Portable, Midori; same result with all browsers, though Chromium and Opera crashes MAY be less frequent.
Please ask if you need more information or for me to enclose one of the crash logs.
(Afraid rtmpsrv is not a useable option as it doesn't record streams in steady time.)
Many thanks in advance.

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Two weeks and not one single reply!

I must assume this board is no longer active?

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what makes you think rtmpsuck crashing has anything to to with rtmpdumphelper ?

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Any help?
I'm using firefox and win7.