StreamFab for Windows Programs under the hood

[Sebastian001]

I have noted the tools under the hood and their version number here. It would be great if someone could complete the table.

If you ask why? It is simply for the sake of clarity, nothing more, nothing less.

Software	StreamFab 6.2.2.1	Current
Chrome	131.0.6778.205	133.0.6943.0
Python	3.7.9	3.13.2
Widevine cdm	4.10.2830.0	4.10.2830.0
ffmpeg		7.1
MKVToolNix	68.0.0	90.0
mp4box		2.4
shaka-packager		3.4.2
ffprobe		7.1
ccextractor		0.94
YoutubeToMP3Process		1.2.3

[Germania]

It would be great if someone could complete the table.

here you are

Software	StreamFab 6.2.2.1	Current
Chrome	131.0.6778.205	133.0.6943.0
Python	3.7.9	3.13.2
Widevine cdm	4.10.2830.0	4.10.2830.0
ffmpeg	6.0	7.1
MKVToolNix	68.0.0	90.0
mp4box	2.2.1	2.4
shaka-packager	2.6.1	3.4.2
ffprobe	4.4-81	7.1
ccextractor	0.94	0.94
YoutubeToMP3Process	2025.01.15	2025.01.26

[BearBo]

WOW! As often as SF gets "updates" to add porn and other niche sites that they'd like us to pay extra to access, you'd think developers would update the internal engines like ffmpeg, MKVmerge and mp4box. Depending on 2-3 yr old versions is not optimum. Replacing manually with current versions gets overwritten with same old versions when SF updates.

[Cats4U]

I update the files with every update of SF that I install. Here is my method I use. I haven't checked through the following instructions in a while, and so it may list some older versions. I don't know. Just use the latest you can find if it lists an older version. Just a disclaimer - It works for me, but it may not work for you. If you attempt to do this, you are on your own. I take no responsibility if things get screwed up.

** StreamFab.Mod.txt **

Make 5 folders - (I call them) Bin1, Bin2, Bin3, Main, and Tube. Keep them so they can be used for future StreamFab updates. Update the files within as new versions come out.

Bin1 from latest shared BtbN - Bin contents

Bin2 from latest non-shared (static) BtbN - ffmpeg.exe only

Bin3 from latest non-shared (static) BtbN - ffmpeg.exe, ffplay.exe, and ffprobe.exe

Main from latest MKVToolNix, MediaInfo, packager-win-x64 and MP4Box - mkvmerge.exe, mediainfo.dll, shaka-packager.exe and MP4Box.exe only

Tube from latest Arias2c and AtomicParsley - arias2c.exe and atomicparsley.exe only


Add Tube to C:\Program Files\DVDFab\StreamFab\YouTubeDL
Add Bin3 to C:\Program Files\DVDFab\StreamFab\YouTubeDL
Add Bin1 to C:\Program Files\DVDFab\StreamFab
Add Bin2 to C:\Program Files\DVDFab\StreamFab
Add Main to C:\Program Files\DVDFab\StreamFab
(Important! It must be added in this order)


FFmpeg: I use two types of nightly FFmpeg files, just like StreamFab does. I use a shared type and a non-shared (static) type. If you don't know what the difference is, don't worry about it. Both types have been compiled by BtbN. As I said, I use the nightly GPL version, which means that they are updated every day with the latest changes and fixes. You can get both types from https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases. You want to take the Master type files, which will give you the most mature and stable version. The files you want are ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl.zip and ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-gpl-shared.zip.

Aria2C: You'll want to go to https://github.com/aria2/aria2/relea...release-1.37.0 and go down to the bottom of the page to the downloads. Download either aria2-1.37.0-win-32bit-build1.zip or aria2-1.37.0-win-64bit-build1.zip, depending on your system. Future versions will be higher than 1.37.0, so grab the latest. If you don't know whether your Windows is 32 or 64bit, maybe you shouldn't be doing this at all.

AtomicParsley: Go to https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley...083822.1ed9031 and select the appropriate download. Choose either AtomicParsleyWindows.zip or AtomicParsleyWindowsX86.zip. X86 is for 32bit and plain Windows is 64bit. If you don't know which you are, you need to do a lot more reading.

MediaInfo: You can get the universal installer (both 32 & 64 bit) for Windows at https://mediaarea.net/download/binar....1_Windows.exe. Future update versions can be gotten at https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download/Windows.

MP4Box: There are two links that always give you the latest nightly versions. They are gpac_latest_head_win64.exe and gpac_latest_head_win32.exe and are found at https://gpac.io/downloads/gpac-nightly-builds/. Do I really have to say it again about 32 & 64 bits?

MKVMerge: MKVMerge is part of MKVToolNix. You can get the latest at https://mkvtoolnix.download/downloads.html#windows. I'm not a big fan of Portable installs, but that's up to you. Yes, 32/64bit again.

Shaka-Packager: I got the newest version from https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-packager. Filename: packager-win-x64.exe. It has to be renamed to shaka-packager.exe for StreamFab in C:\Program Files\DVDFab\StreamFab.

These are the files I use as of the day of release of StreamFab 6.2.2.1.

[Cats4U]

Germania, I know you know this, but I don't want anyone else to get confused. YoutubeToMP3Process is an SF modified version of YT-DLP with additional SF features added. It can only be built and compiled by SF. So, there is no way to get a 2025.01.26 version unless SF releases it. Just using a 2025.01.26 version of YT-DLP will not work. If only it was that easy.

[Germania]

The op asked for an update

Software	StreamFab 6.2.3.4	Current release
CEF (Chromium)	131.0.6778.205	136.0.7103.33
Python	3.7.9	3.13.3
Widevine CDM	4.10.2891.0	4.10.2891.0
ffmpeg	6.0	7.1.1
MKVToolNix (mkvmerge)	68.0.0	92.0
mp4box	2.2.1	2.4
shaka-packager	2.6.1	3.4.2
ffprobe	4.4-81	7.1.1
ccextractor	0.94	0.94
YoutubeToMP3Process	2025.03.31	2025.04.30 (yt-dlp)

[Sebastian001]

The op asked for an update

Software	StreamFab 6.2.3.4	Current release
CEF (Chromium)	131.0.6778.205	136.0.7103.33
Python	3.7.9	3.13.3
Widevine CDM	4.10.2891.0	4.10.2891.0
ffmpeg	6.0	7.1.1
MKVToolNix (mkvmerge)	68.0.0	92.0
mp4box	2.2.1	2.4
shaka-packager	2.6.1	3.4.2
ffprobe	4.4-81	7.1.1
ccextractor	0.94	0.94
YoutubeToMP3Process	2025.03.31	2025.04.30 (yt-dlp)

Wilson.Wang it's best if the developer updates all programs to the latest version!

[Sebastian001]

Wilson.Wang we need an update to the tools, especially Chrome.

[Cats4U]

We got a biggie released today - yt-dlp 2025.06.09 (aka YoutubeToMP3Process after modification).
If all goes as promised, AdobePass for NBC, Turner, and a few other shows will be fixed. Added MSO for Fubo and Philo.

yt-dlp 2025.06.09

Extractor changes
Improve JSON LD thumbnails extraction (#13368) by bashonly, doe1080
10play: Fix extractor (#13349) by bashonly
adobepass
Add Fubo MSO (#13131) by maxbin123
Always add newer user-agent when required (#13131) by bashonly
Fix Philo MSO authentication (#13335) by Sipherdrakon
Rework to require software statement (#13131) by bashonly, maxbin123
Validate login URL before sending credentials (#13131) by bashonly
aenetworks
Fix playlist extractors (#13408) by Sipherdrakon
Fix provider-locked content extraction (#13131) by maxbin123
bilibilibangumi: Fix extractor (#13416) by c-basalt
brightcove: new: Adapt to new AdobePass requirement (#13131) by bashonly
cu.ntv.co.jp: Fix extractor (#13302) by doe1080, nullpos
go: Fix provider-locked content extraction (#13131) by bashonly, maxbin123
nbc: Rework and adapt extractors to new AdobePass flow (#13131) by bashonly
nobelprize: Fix extractor (#13205) by doe1080
odnoklassniki: Detect and raise when login is required (#13361) by bashonly
patreon: Fix m3u8 formats extraction (#13266) by bashonly (With fixes in 1a8a03e)
podchaser: Fix extractor (#13271) by bashonly
sr: mediathek: Improve metadata extraction (#13294) by doe1080
stacommu: Avoid partial stream formats (#13412) by bashonly
startrek: Fix extractor (#13188) by doe1080
svt: play: Fix extractor (#13329) by barsnick, bashonly
telecinco: Fix extractor (#13379) by bashonly
theplatform: Improve metadata extraction (#13131) by bashonly
toutiao: Add extractor (#13246) by doe1080
turner: Adapt extractors to new AdobePass flow (#13131) by bashonly
twitcasting: Fix password-protected livestream support (#13097) by bashonly
twitter: broadcast: Support events URLs (#13248) by doe1080
umg: de: Rework extractor (#13373) by doe1080
vice: Mark extractors as broken (#13131) by bashonly
vimeo: Extract subtitles from player subdomain (#13350) by bashonly
watchespn: Fix provider-locked content extraction (#13131) by maxbin123
weverse: Support login with oauth refresh tokens (#13284) by bashonly
youtube
Add tv_simply player client (#13389) by gamer191
Extract srt subtitles (#13411) by gamer191
Fix --mark-watched support (#13222) by brian6932, iednod55
Fix automatic captions for some client combinations (#13268) by bashonly
Improve signature extraction debug output (#13327) by bashonly
Rework nsig function name extraction (#13403) by Grub4K
nsig code improvements and cleanup (#13280) by bashonly
zdf: Fix language extraction and format sorting (#13313) by InvalidUsernameException
Misc. changes
build
Exclude pkg_resources from being collected (#13320) by bashonly
Fix macOS requirements caching (#13328) by bashonly
cleanup: Miscellaneous: 339614a by bashonly
test: postprocessors: Remove binary thumbnail test data (#13341) by bashonly

No excuses, this needs to be added to this week's update.

[Cats4U]

Two other changes -
CEF (Chromium) - 137.0.7151.69
Python - 3.13.4

[Cats4U]

June 12th - Python 3.13.5 just released

[MrGrackle]

We got a biggie released today - yt-dlp 2025.06.09 (aka YoutubeToMP3Process after modification).

Does that fix the changes made on YT preventing people from seeing av1 among other things?

[Cats4U]

Does that fix the changes made on YT preventing people from seeing av1 among other things?

I don't see anything like that in the above changelog. Do you?