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?
0xFeedBeef

For Sherlock & Daughter I see in log
[code][Info]: CaculateTotalSegmentCount video[0] segment count: 426
[Info]: CaculateTotalSegmentCount audio[0] segment count: 427[/code]
but I get only the first 426 (video) segments with 6230

Stan001

For Sherlock & Daughter I see in log
[code][Info]: CaculateTotalSegmentCount video[0] segment count: 426
[Info]: CaculateTotalSegmentCount audio[0] segment count: 427[/code]
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
[code][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[/code]

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

0xFeedBeef

Looks like they switched from unprotected m3u8 to protected mpd
Germania

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:
[code]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[/code]

0xFeedBeef

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

Earlier I get someting like this:
[code]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[/code]
Germania

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)...
0xFeedBeef

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

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

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

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

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:

[code]
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 \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 \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 \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

[/code]

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?
0xFeedBeef

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)

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

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:

[code]
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=...
[/code]

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:

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

Stan001

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

Germania

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

√ 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 ...
Stan001

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)

Stan001

Thanks for the info. I figured you would find a way to do it.

I want to download from thecw, so I will have to try a few different things or just use a different downloader, as it works with no issues, and get a movie, not a show, and also a remuxed mkv file with srt.
In my past tests with Plex and Roku, they were slow, too. Also, neither has srt.
And things on thecw are not all on the other providers.

Also, notice it attempts to save as a show, S01E101, and it's a movie.

Seems streamfab could maybe fix thecw so it works right.
The main reason for pointing this out was to show that streamfab for thecw is still not working right.

Also feels a bit like Déjà vu as posted here in 2024.

Germania

In my past tests with Plex and Roku, they were slow, too..
Stan001

With same (vpn) connection (same title) I get at
cw ~2,5MB/s | plex ~3.5MB/s | roku ~1MB/s
and at Fandango (here) ~1.5MB/s

So I can be lucky, that it's offered at amazon.de for free (or with pv in CA)

But of course not all CW titles are also available elsewhere ..
.. so the series template shouldn't apply to movies either

Stan001

I guess I am not up to using a VPN as it should not be needed accessing thecw, Roku, or Plex from the US.
(Full 1300 to 1500 download speed available from my ISP)

And the speeds do, at times, start out good, but very quickly go from MB/s to KB/s download speed.

I do believe it's thecw as the other downloader I tried got similar slow downloads. I did not try Roku or Plex on the other downloader.

0xFeedBeef

Also, notice it attempts to save as a show, S01E101, and it's a movie.

Stan001

In the instant case, it really isn't SF's fault- the film is filed under .../series/... on CWTV

october262

I guess I am not up to using a VPN as it should not be needed accessing thecw, Roku, or Plex from the US.
(Full 1300 to 1500 download speed available from my ISP)

And the speeds do, at times, start out good, but very quickly go from MB/s to KB/s download speed.

I do believe it's thecw as the other downloader I tried got similar slow downloads. I did not try Roku or Plex on the other downloader.
Stan001

try with yt-dlp since the movie is not DRM protected.