The CW More (API?) changes?

[0xFeedBeef]

Trying to dl (with 6230, 6227 errors-out) the latest episodes of Wild Cards and Sherlock & Daughter and only get badly remuxed video streams?

[Germania]

Trying to dl (with 6230, 6227 errors-out) the latest episodes of Wild Cards and Sherlock & Daughter and only get badly remuxed video streams?

For Sherlock & Daughter I see in log

[Info]: CaculateTotalSegmentCount video[0] segment count: 426
[Info]: CaculateTotalSegmentCount audio[0] segment count: 427

but I get only the first 426 (video) segments with 6230

[Stan001]

For Sherlock & Daughter I see in log

[Info]: CaculateTotalSegmentCount video[0] segment count: 426
[Info]: CaculateTotalSegmentCount audio[0] segment count: 427

but I get only the first 426 (video) segments with 6230

That helps explain it. I tried one from The CW, and it would not play right either, using my go-to VLC video player, which plays just about any video.
I deleted the file sadly, but it seemed mediainfo did show an error, but I did not make a note of the error before deleting the file.

It's been a while since I downloaded from The CW, but it seems very slow download rate.

Oh, wait, I did find the file in trash, so below is the screenshot of mediainfo for me, doing Wild Cards.
And also showing no audio.

[Germania]

My 1st try Sherlock & Daughter was mp4 and video is complete

[Info]: CWTV before remux, audio file C:/Users/Germania/Documents/DVDFab/Temp/outputTemp/CWTV/2025_04_19_11_05_47_0b88a1f8-44be-4179-be21-6c7d687bf07a_audio.mp4 is existed ? : 1, file size : 0
[Info]: CWTV skip this unavailable audio file
[Info]: Download, before remux, video file C:/Users/Germania/Documents/DVDFab/Temp/outputTemp/CWTV/2025_04_19_11_05_47_0b88a1f8-44be-4179-be21-6c7d687bf07a_video.mp4 is existed ? : 1, file size : 700433231

With mkv(ffmpeg) remux video fails - I get only a 20,4 MB result ..
.. but in Temp\outputTemp\CWTV the filesize is 669 MB and still there


Then I tried with 6229 and get all 426 segments but remuxing fails

Find the different - m4f vs. ts




Looks like they switched from unprotected m3u8 to protected mpd

https://manifest.prod.boltdns.net/manifest/v1/dash/live-baseurl/bccenc/6415823816001/f3c7e758-1735-4307-98de-a25a962032fe/6s/manifest.mpd?fastly_token= ..
cffc984de71c4397a3ab809ae916c377:3bf5b62c8aca18cd9b17c7e2ffcbfbf9

[0xFeedBeef]

Looks like they switched from unprotected m3u8 to protected mpd

They always had the two:
- mpd for stuff they syndicate from other networks; and
- m3u8 for stuff they own.

[Germania]

I can't detect any m3u8 for Sherlock & Daughter ..
.. where do you get a m3u8 url ? | filter: link.theplatform.com don't work


Earlier I get someting like this:

stream-hls.cwtv.com/nosec/The_CW/336/781/159265861796/1672891758043-drm-1672865895443-shaka-wv-VTT-drm.mpd

stream-hls.cwtv.com/nosec/The_CW/336/781/159265861796/1672891757366-WNR-101-WindRiver-WO-DRM.m3u8

[0xFeedBeef]

I can't detect any m3u8 for Sherlock & Daughter ..
.. where do you get a m3u8 url ?

Earlier I get someting like this:

stream-hls.cwtv.com/nosec/The_CW/698/313/191857221671/drm-1693361185616-shaka-wv-VTT-drm.mpd

stream-hls.cwtv.com/nosec/The_CW/336/781/159265861796/1672891757366-WNR-101-WindRiver-WO-DRM.m3u8

Ha, indeed!

Does look like they've completely switched to mpd even for their own stuff (I just checked series that I used to pull down with bare yt-dlp, and now it's "MPD-ed")!


edit:

UPD- so Sherlock & Daughter download fine now (and SF seems to get a magic m3u8 link from somewhere), but Wild Cards is still problematic and it's MPD-proper (it's syndicated from Canada)...

[Germania]

UPD- so Sherlock & Daughter download fine now (and SF seems to get a magic m3u8 link from somewhere),
but Wild Cards is still problematic and it's MPD-proper (it's syndicated from Canada)...

With SF 6230 I get also full (but only) video for Wild Cards

https://stream-hls.cwtv.com/nosec/The_CW/170/717/237474885705/clear-WildCards-211-BrideAndDoom-P211-CW.m3u8

edit:
Small addition - the unprotected Sherlock & Daughter was:

https://stream-hls.cwtv.com/nosec/The_CW/189/260/237494341570/clear-SAD-101-TheChallenge-CW-SWAP1.m3u8

[0xFeedBeef]

ok, with -nightly I get all: video, audio, and subs; with the regular release I get 403 for CWTV; maybe the release included in SF is just too old?

actually, both latest and -nighly work fine, that was a PEBKAC, but stremfab.log is littered with:

2025:04:19-03:01:02 0x00006508 [Info]: webview loadurl : "https://www.cwtv.com/shows/"
2025:04:19-03:01:02 0x00006508 [Info]: Youtube DL Service Status: Starting
2025:04:19-03:01:02 0x00006508 [Info]: Youtube DL Service Status: Running
2025:04:19-03:01:03 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "Traceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 373, in <module>\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:03 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 361, in main\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:03 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 350, in start\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:03 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"socketserver.py\", line 452, in __init__\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:03 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"http\\server.py\", line 137, in server_bind\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:03 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"socketserver.py\", line 466, in server_bind\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:03 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "PermissionError: [WinError 10013] An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions\r\n[PYI-1400:ERROR] Failed to execute script 'WebService' due to unhandled exception!\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:03 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "yt_dlp\\networking\\__init__.py:37: UserWarning: Failed to import \"curl_cffi\" request handler: can't register atexit after shutdown; please report this issue on  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using  yt-dlp -U\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:04 0x00006508 [Info]: Youtube DL Service Status: NotRunning
2025:04:19-03:01:05 0x00006508 [Info]: setCommonDLVisible bShow :0 controlType :41
2025:04:19-03:01:05 0x00006508 [Info]: m3u8Buffon setText :M3U8
2025:04:19-03:01:05 0x00006508 [Info]: OnAddressChange - strUrl : "https://www.cwtv.com/series/"
2025:04:19-03:01:05 0x00006508 [Info]: OnAddressChange - not video page.
2025:04:19-03:01:07 0x00006508 [Info]: Youtube DL Service Status: Starting
2025:04:19-03:01:07 0x00006508 [Info]: Youtube DL Service Status: Running
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "Traceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 373, in <module>\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 361, in main\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 350, in start\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"socketserver.py\", line 452, in __init__\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"http\\server.py\", line 137, in server_bind\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"socketserver.py\", line 466, in server_bind\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "PermissionError: [WinError 10013] An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "[PYI-24476:ERROR] Failed to execute script 'WebService' due to unhandled exception!\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "yt_dlp\\networking\\__init__.py:37: UserWarning: Failed to import \"curl_cffi\" request handler: can't register atexit after shutdown; please report this issue on  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using  yt-dlp -U\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:08 0x00006508 [Info]: Youtube DL Service Status: NotRunning
2025:04:19-03:01:12 0x00006508 [Info]: Youtube DL Service Status: Starting
2025:04:19-03:01:12 0x00006508 [Info]: Youtube DL Service Status: Running
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "Traceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 373, in <module>\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 361, in main\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"yt_dlp\\WebService.py\", line 350, in start\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"socketserver.py\", line 452, in __init__\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"http\\server.py\", line 137, in server_bind\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "  File \"socketserver.py\", line 466, in server_bind\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "PermissionError: [WinError 10013] An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions\r\n[PYI-5072:ERROR] Failed to execute script 'WebService' due to unhandled exception!\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: YoutubeDLService: "yt_dlp\\networking\\__init__.py:37: UserWarning: Failed to import \"curl_cffi\" request handler: can't register atexit after shutdown; please report this issue on  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using  yt-dlp -U\r\n"
2025:04:19-03:01:13 0x00006508 [Info]: setCommonDLVisible bShow :0 controlType :41
​

[Germania]

ok, with -nightly I get all: video, audio, and subs; with the regular release I get 403 for CWTV; maybe the release included in SF is just too old?

I get ssl error (perhaps because vpn) with yt-dlp 2025.03.31 - so I used N_m3u8DL-RE ..
.. the workaround for stable yt-dlp is using http (not https)

[Info]: YoutubeDLService: "PermissionError: [WinError 10013] An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions\r\n

Firewall issue ?

Error 10013 indicates that a needed socket connection is being denied
and that a port is blocked and/or unreachable

check your Firewall => YoutubeToMP3Service

[0xFeedBeef]

Curious... I was fairly confident that was the thing that I did enable (on account of WF pestering me about it every new install)... Seems I have, maybe it was a left over from a different version I tried last night...

Tried again, and still getting the mpd manifest with SF:

0x00004638 [Info]: Url: "https://manifest.prod.boltdns.net/manifest/v1/dash/live-baseurl/bccenc/6415823816001/abec3f41-bb30-4e53-831b-c1d84131144b/6s/manifest.mpd?fastly_token=...

on the plus side, at least this time it failed-failed, as opposed to pretended to have worked...


At least the manual way still works:

https://www.cwtv.com/shows/wild-cards/bride-and-doom/?play=26107037-0f9d-4dfc-a3ff-e74657e748d2

[Stan001]

These sites update things so the ones programming them have jobs, lol.
Hopefully it gets fixed one way or another.

[Germania]

StreamFab 6.2.3.1 Changelog
Fix: A problem that downloaded CWTV videos have no sound during playback.

√ checked








btw: I get subs even if not (pre-)selected

[Stan001]

Thought maybe this should be brought up, just checked with 6231 and 6232 download from TheCW fails at the end of the download.
Downloads are very slow, so I can't test many movies.
Slow downloads, as of now, seem to be caused by TheCW as another downloader was slow getting a movie.

Log claims download success, (and note this is a movie, not a show.), and then says ...

2025_04_28_18_50_40_5d1e932e-0c0e-4d0e-8aa2-db2b703e51e5_subtitle_en.srt: Invalid data found when processing input\r\n
2025:04:28-18:59:29 0x0000639c [Info]: [CefMedia] StartRemuxMultiAudioSrtMetaUtil BROKEN_PIPE exit.
2025:04:28-18:59:29 0x0000639c [Info]: [CefMedia] StartRemuxMultiAudioSrtMetaUtil normal return.
2025:04:28-18:59:29 0x0000639c [Info]: remux: end remux
2025:04:28-18:59:29 0x00007074 [Info]: CefControl::slotShowRemuxProgress "EDownloadType_Remuxing                                                                                                  100 / %2 "
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x0000639c [Info]: CWTV play id from current work queue :  "5d1e932e-0c0e-4d0e-8aa2-db2b703e51e5"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x0000639c [Info]: CWTV download send RecordResult signal, flag :  true
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: BatchDownloadManager::slot_setRecordResult " record result, id : 5d1e932e-0c0e-4d0e-8aa2-db2b703e51e5, type : 7"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: DRMLocalServer: receive all msg elk:{"failure_reason":"","pid_web":"948","reg_status":"reg_enable","result":"success","title":"","type":"download","url":"","website":"CWTV"}

2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: request ad update 2025-04-28 18:59:30 be push in queue
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: [Download Check]: /****************************************************************************/
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: [Download Check]: download result:  "success"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: [Download Check]: /****************************************************************************/
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: start process the request ad event: 2025-04-28 18:59:30
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: Start request control info ...
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: get ad control info from recommed service,server return 0
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position 1
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position 2
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position 3
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position 5
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position 8
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position 9
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position 500
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position 2000
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Log]: [AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: end ad control.
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x0000639c [Info]: CefControl::processFinishCallback "CefControl::processFinishCallback bSuccess :0, strID :5d1e932e-0c0e-4d0e-8aa2-db2b703e51e5, strOutPath :H:/StreamFab/CWTV/Dirty Girl/S01/Dirty Girl_S01_E101.mkv, nErrorCode :0"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x0000639c [Info]: CefControl::doProcessFinish  emit signalProcessFinish
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x0000639c [Info]: CWTV download send processFinish signal, flag :  false
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: key:  "CWTV"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: host:  "CWTV"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: BatchDownloadManager::slot_end  getCefControlType : 41
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: BatchDownloadManager::slot_end  setCurrentItemStatus failed
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: [File Check]: record file location:  "H:/StreamFab/CWTV/Dirty Girl/S01/Dirty Girl_S01_E101.mkv"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: [File Check]: record file not existed
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: BatchDownloadManager::slot_end "emit sig_downloadFinished: success :0, getCefControlType :41, strID :5d1e932e-0c0e-4d0e-8aa2-db2b703e51e5, nErrorCode :0, strErrorTextForTaskQueue :, strOutPath :H:/StreamFab/CWTV/Dirty Girl/S01/Dirty Girl_S01_E101.mkv"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: TaskQueueManager::SLOT_downloadFinished_drm curLeafData invalid
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: TaskQueueManager::SLOT_downloadFinished_drm emit SIG_downloadFinished strGroupID : "CWTV"
2025:04:28-18:59:30 0x00007074 [Info]: Open Folder Settings :  false  ---  true
​​

Screenshot

[Germania]

Log claims download success, (and note this is a movie, not a show.), and then says ...

I think "subtitle_en.srt: Invalid data found when processing input"
is the problem for mkv remuxing - but I don't know why

You can try with subs enabled => see here

DL 896 segments for video and 898 segments for audio is fine for me (>30 min)
and I get subs (without selecting) with my default mp4




btw: Title also available at plex here and roku here (both US)