YouTube RTMPE files
Use RTMPsrv.exe v2.3 and RTMPdump.exe v2.3 -
http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/download/
Note: This solution is for Windows XP/Vista/7 only, because it requires the Windows versions of RTMPsrv.exe v2.3 and RTMPdump.exe v2.3. Those versions only work on Windows XP or later.
Step #1 - Run a .bat file (STEP1.BAT) containing the following -
rem *** Safety checks ***
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\NOHOSTS ATTRIB -R -S -H C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\*.*
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\NOHOSTS DEL C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\NOHOSTS REN C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\NOHOSTS HOSTS
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\NOHOSTS GOTO END
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS_XX ATTRIB -R -S -H C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\*.*
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS_XX DEL C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS_XX REN C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS_XX HOSTS
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS_XX GOTO END
rem *** Edit the HOSTS file ***
rem Replace line 1 with this:
rem 127.0.0.1 cp59009.edgefcs.net
ATTRIB -R -S -H C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
REN C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS HOSTS_XX
echo 127.0.0.1 cp59009.edgefcs.net> C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
ATTRIB +R +S +H C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
rem *** Start RTMPSRV ***
rem Start RTMPSRV.EXE and pipe the URLs it displays to a .BAT file
rem to be used with RTMPDUMP.EXE to download the file
rtmpsrv > RTMPdump_run.bat
:END
Step #2 - Start playing the YouTube page in Internet Explorer -
Example URL (including the &fmt=18 option):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x0f0iuNwBg&fmt=18
Step #3 - Run a .bat file (STEP3.BAT) containing the following -
rem *** Wait 8 Seconds ***
@CHOICE /T 8 /C yn /D y > NUL
rem *** Edit the HOSTS file ***
rem Restore the normal line 1:
rem 127.0.0.1 localhost
ATTRIB -R -S -H C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS_XX DEL C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
IF EXIST C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS_XX REN C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS_XX HOSTS
ATTRIB +R +H C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
rem *** Run RTMPDUMP v2.3 to download the FLV file ***
CALL RTMPdump_run.bat
rem *** Rename the downloaded file ***
IF EXIST 34.* REN 34.* 34.flv
Example of successful command -
A command must be input as a single line
rtmpdump.exe
-r "
rtmpe://cp59009.edgefcs.net/youtube?auth=daEb.aabUdHc6bUc0cGbrcqdXcPaFb4d8dQ-bnr.Wh-eS-JxDDJnqd&aifp=YT2008121701&slist=c6/id/afafcc0e1fdc39e5/itag/34"
-a "youtube?auth=daEb.aabUdHc6bUc0cGbrcqdXcPaFb4d 8dQ-bnr.Wh-eS-JxDDJnqd&aifp=YT2008121701&slist=c6/id/afafcc0e1fdc39e5/itag/34"
-f "WIN 10,1,53,64"
-W "http://s.ytimg.com/yt/swfbin/watch_as3-vflYyTcR7.swf"
-p "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6_MDh_cOeU&fmt=18"
-y "c6/id/afafcc0e1fdc39e5/itag/34"
-o output.flv
A command will lose validity after about 2 hours, because the
auth= authentication string has an encoded timelimit in it.