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Hi fellow people! I want to download & save a huge set of small videos (20min each) for a swimming course I paid for and they don’t let me download , and this is driving me crazy. The videos can be accessed via browser only, and I tried tubedowoader with no success (gives an error “empty keys” while attempting to download). What should I try? (Android is first choice, then Linux ofc)

Aug 21, 2023 at 7:57amWeb
Show threadaquaAug 21, 2023
I’ve had success with jdownloader or some firefox addon that grabs media in the past.
Show threadHexagonAug 21, 2023
I usually try this method when there isn’t something easier: superuser.com/a/990986
How to manually download a streaming video (Firefox)

How do I manually download a streaming video (I use Firefox). I don't wanna use any add-ons or any 3 rd party software or anything else. I just want to save my streaming videos manually. How can I do

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Show threadto55Aug 21, 2023
Don’t know why you’re downvoted, this is a good method.
Show threadu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)Aug 21, 2023
Some people are just being followed by downvoting bots. This seems to be their case when you check their profile. Not the first time I see it.
Show threadhoshikarakitaridiaAug 21, 2023
If it’s streamed in chunks it won’t work. It’s about a 50% chance from my experience. I guess that’s where downvotes are coming from?
Show threadBlack_GulamanAug 21, 2023
Do you have tricks for mobile browsers?
Show threadHexagonAug 21, 2023
Not really, I prefer to do this kind of stuff on a desktop. Also, I don’t think mobile browsers have good developer tools to use for this purpose
Show threadBlack_GulamanAug 21, 2023
Ah tough luck. I might have to wait for FF to go through with their addons update in mobile browser.
Show threadAzzuAug 21, 2023
yt-dlp works often enough. You can specify cookies for login information as command line options, first have to login in the browser though and look for the info in the console.
Show threadXEALAug 21, 2023
VideoDownloadHelper (Firefox addon) is usually quite powerful
Show threadTimeMuncher2Aug 21, 2023
try 1dm app on playstore. it has a browser where you can tap a button and see the videos in the page that can be downoaded.
Show threadDrm12Aug 21, 2023
Its grabber tool
Show threadFleppensteynAug 21, 2023

It depends on how the video is embedded and which format it is.

  • You can try to open Page Info (CTRL+I) > Media tab and see if you can find the video there (Firefox).
  • Sometimes you can right click and open frame in new window, which then allows you to save it (you may need to enable dom. event. contextmenu in about:config if they block right click)
  • Get the VideoDownloadHelper addin (Firefox)
Show threadheartlessevilAug 21, 2023
Yep. You might not even need an extension if it’s just a html5 video.
Show threadHeavyRustAug 21, 2023
If none of the options others commented works, you could always resort to writing a script to screen record the videos by automating mouse clicks.
Show threadwvianaAug 21, 2023
I would find the media stream requests in inspector and build a yt-dlp command adding same headers you find there. I was able to download some coursers like this.
Show threadFredsshilksirtAug 21, 2023
jdownloader? works on a lot of sites. you can also use it to send credentials if that is required.