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| -rw-r--r-- | youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py index 518f7a7b4..543d94417 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py +++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py @@ -82,10 +82,15 @@ class RtlNlIE(InfoExtractor): meta = info.get('meta', {}) - # Use unencrypted m3u8 streams (See https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/4118) - # NB: nowadays, recent ffmpeg and avconv can handle these encrypted streams, so - # this adaptive -> flash workaround is not required in general, but it also - # allows bypassing georestriction therefore is retained for now. + # m3u8 streams are encrypted and may not be handled properly by older ffmpeg/avconv. + # To workaround this previously adaptive -> flash trick was used to obtain + # unencrypted m3u8 streams (see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/4118) + # and bypass georestrictions as well. + # Currently, unencrypted m3u8 playlists are (intentionally?) invalid and therefore + # unusable albeit can be fixed by simple string replacement (see + # https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/pull/6337) + # Since recent ffmpeg and avconv handle encrypted streams just fine encrypted + # streams are used now. videopath = material['videopath'] m3u8_url = meta.get('videohost', 'http://manifest.us.rtl.nl') + videopath |