Recording HD streams from cbs.com/hd : How to force to display/download HD videos

[Kat]

It used to be easy. But, now the site seems to decide what is best for you and I don't have a new system and it always records the streams in non-HD (640 x 360 pixels).

Is there any way to circumvent this problem? This isn't a primetime show so I can't just google it and get links like I normally do.

I have both GetFLV which works on cbs and Replay Media Catcher which also works.

[samantha00]

I have this exact same problem! Can anyone help me out please? I use Replay Media Catcher 4 (Jaksta) Recorder. Please...

[samantha00]

I have been trying to find an answer to my problem but noone can seem to help me out.

I am trying to download the HD video stream from CBS.com.
CBS has changed it now so when you view a video, it detects how fast your internet connection is and displays the optimal video quality for your connection and you cannot change this.

My connection speed just isn't quite fast enough for it to automatically choose the HD.

I can download the stream with Replay Media Catcher 4 (Jaksta) no worries but it isnt in HD (I assume this is because of my internet speed).

Is there any way at all to force it to display/or download the HD video stream? Any apps or other methods? I have tried 'GetFLV' but it doesnt work either.
I really hope you can help. Thanks in advance if you can.

Hi there..
I have been trying to find an answer to my problem but noone can seem to help me out.

I am trying to download the HD video stream from CBS.com.
CBS has changed it now so when you view a video, it detects how fast your internet connection is and displays the optimal video quality for your connection and you cannot change this.

My connection speed just isn't quite fast enough for it to automatically choose the HD.

I can download the stream with Replay Media Catcher 4 (Jaksta) no worries but it isnt in HD (I assume this is because of my internet speed).

Is there any way at all to force it to display/or download the HD video stream? Any apps or other methods? I have tried 'GetFLV' but it doesnt work either.
I really hope you can help. Thanks in advance if you can.

My connection is not fast enough to watch HD video from CBS, so I can't record them as well. CBS shows SD videos to me, and I don't have any problem detecting RTMP URLs of these shows as well as downloading or capturing them with software like Replay Media Catcher.

If you can't find stream URLs of HD videos, you can try to use get-flash-videos.

p.s.
I've notified the developer of RMC about the problem with adaptive streaming. Hopefully he will be able to find a solution.

[jmath]

Hi,
I have been trying to do the exact same thing for weeks now for the same show and still can't figure it out! Has anyone worked out how to do it? Very frustrating!
Thanks

Start recording with Replay Media Catcher 4. After detecting the stream URL, cancel the download. Double click on the recording and copy the URL from the top of the log. Then go to "Tools" -> "Download..." and paste the URL, replacing 480p with 720p.

Just tried this trick. Changed the following URL

rtmp://cp48590.edgefcs.net:1935/ondemand?ovpfv=1.1&?auth=dbEchdidVcKd5cuc.a3bAbHdTdabQdUaBcd-bnwLfr-h0-buy-LcEPjWpg&amp;aifp=v001&amp;slist=video%2Ftemp_hd_gallery_video%2FCBS_Production%2FCBS_Production_Entertainment%2F2008%2F10%2F02%2FPrimetime%2FSurvivor%2FSeason_17%2Fclips%2FEpisode_03%2F<break>mp4:video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/CBS_Production_Entertainment/2008/10/02/Primetime/Survivor/Season_17/clips/Episode_03/875947809_CBS_Production_Entertainment-480p.mp4??auth=dbEchdidVcKd5cuc.a3bAbHdTdabQdUaBcd-bnwLfr-h0-buy-LcEPjWpg&amp;aifp=v001&amp;slist=video%2Ftemp_hd_gallery_video%2FCBS_Production%2FCBS_Production_Entertainment%2F2008%2F10%2F02%2FPrimetime%2FSurvivor%2FSeason_17%2Fclips%2FEpisode_03%2F

onto

rtmp://cp48590.edgefcs.net:1935/ondemand?ovpfv=1.1&?auth=dbEchdidVcKd5cuc.a3bAbHdTdabQdUaBcd-bnwLfr-h0-buy-LcEPjWpg&amp;aifp=v001&amp;slist=video%2Ftemp_hd_gallery_video%2FCBS_Production%2FCBS_Production_Entertainment%2F2008%2F10%2F02%2FPrimetime%2FSurvivor%2FSeason_17%2Fclips%2FEpisode_03%2F<break>mp4:video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/CBS_Production_Entertainment/2008/10/02/Primetime/Survivor/Season_17/clips/Episode_03/875947809_CBS_Production_Entertainment-720p.mp4??auth=dbEchdidVcKd5cuc.a3bAbHdTdabQdUaBcd-bnwLfr-h0-buy-LcEPjWpg&amp;aifp=v001&amp;slist=video%2Ftemp_hd_gallery_video%2FCBS_Production%2FCBS_Production_Entertainment%2F2008%2F10%2F02%2FPrimetime%2FSurvivor%2FSeason_17%2Fclips%2FEpisode_03%2F

by replacing 480p with 720p, and RMC downloaded the 1280x720 video stream.

[placebo]

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

Just tried this trick. Changed the following URL

i think that CBS streaming url's have changed. they look different now. for
_http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/video/?vs=Full%20Episodes
RMC4 catches url's such as:

rtmp://cp48590.edgefcs.net/ondemand/?auth=dbEdza.aocWdXdud_dKbIdLacb0a2aAa7a1-bnSaYe-h0-buy-J9yMgWrg&aifp=v001&slist=video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/761/720/<break>video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/761/720/CBS_BIGBANG_420_CONTENT_CIAN__655336.mp4
rtmp://cp48590.edgefcs.net/ondemand/?auth=dbEdza.aocWdXdud_dKbIdLacb0a2aAa7a1-bnSaYe-h0-buy-J9yMgWrg&aifp=v001&slist=video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/761/720/<break>video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/761/720/CBS_BIGBANG_420_CONTENT_CIAN__012347.mp4
rtmp://cp48590.edgefcs.net/ondemand/?auth=dbEdza.aocWdXdud_dKbIdLacb0a2aAa7a1-bnSaYe-h0-buy-J9yMgWrg&aifp=v001&slist=video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/761/720/<break>video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/761/720/CBS_BIGBANG_420_CONTENT_CIAN__795810.mp4
rtmp://cp48590.edgefcs.net:1935/ondemand?ovpfv=1.1&?auth=dbEdiaCaUaxd.b4c4dEbGbDckdWdwdgdQaM-bnSaYA-h0-buy-M9EMiUmg&amp;aifp=v001&amp;slist=video%2Ftemp_hd_gallery_video%2FCBS_Production%2F761%2F720%2F<break>mp4:video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/761/720/CBS_BIGBANG_420_CONTENT_CIAN__655336.mp4

So there's no "480p" or "720p" in the url which could be edited.
Please could you confirm? (Which testpage url did you use?)

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

, and RMC downloaded the 1280x720 video stream.

i cant confirm that CBS streams in high resolution format (1280x720). i can only confirm that CBS streams in high bitrate format (640x360: in 400kbps vs. 700kbps vs. 1200kbps).

The highest quality which Replay Media Catcher (RMC)4 or GetFLV download is 640x360 in 1200kbps.

[placebo]

Important to note that "HD" streams are only available thru:

http://www.cbs.com/hd/

Taking the first HD video of the Survivor show (see screenshot):

http://www.cbs.com/hd/video.php?cid=&pid=oehXVhIQUiyGIX0OXnyValXcNMOLgZN0&play=true&offset=0&show=all

, ,

we get as the highest quality video:
96.4MB, 1280x720, 2000kbps, 29.970fps. in detail:

General
Complete name                    : C:\GetFLV\download\HD Video Gallery on CBS.com(2).flv
Format                           : Flash Video
File size                        : 96.4 MiB

Video
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : High@L3.2
Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames        : 2 frames
Codec ID                         : 7
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 2 000 Kbps
Width                            : 1 280 pixels
Height                           : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate mode                  : Constant
Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.072
Color primaries                  : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics         : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients              : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
Format                           : AAC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                   : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID                         : 10
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L R
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz / 22.05 KHz
Compression mode                 : Lossy

There is no need for "force HD". Just click on the "HD"-button
the streaming url of the HD-stream is (as copied from GetFLV):

rtmpe://cp48590.edgefcs.net:1935/ondemand?ovpfv=1.1&?auth=dbEbRcTcxdXaLcAcaaSa4aLc5d.b1dLdXbS-bnScj2-h0-buy-HbBOfXsd&aifp=v001&slist=video/temp_hd_gallery_video/CBS_Production/CBS_Production_Entertainment/2008/10/02/Primetime/Survivor/Season_17/clips/Episode_03/

[Kat]

My apologies for the lateness. Thank you for all the responses.

I would very much like to try this again. A problem is that I can't find the HD links. Due to my location, they just don't appear and I know they exist. Is there a way to find the HD links found on cbs.com/hd another way. The ones I want will not even show up in search using a proxy and they definitely exist.

[placebo]

just tell us which video/videos you are interested in. there are enough ppl here with vpn or with true US residency who can check if your show is posted in HD on cbs.com

if your video/videos is a popular TV series episode (or complete season or complete series), then it's maybe easier and more rewarding to download them from Amazon Instant Video for FREE.

you should appreciate my investigative screenshots which are clear enough for both the clever and the dumb to understand in a direct or indirect way:

the existence of the tiny "HD"-button does not depend on you or your system. it depends on the very video itself. if a particular video exists in HD-format, then there will be the tiny "HD"-button (e.g. the one Survivor episode) for everybody in the world equally the same.

here another original fresh screenshot. look for which video clip there is some HD-button and where there is only the "HQ"-button. not every show in the HD-gallery has the HD-button.


Unless you (or somebody else from The States) proves me wrong (e.g. by screenshots of emails by CBS responsibles, or other kind of authentic, official and original screenshots) with what i've stated in this thread, this was now the final word on the existence of CBS HD videos.