Rtl+ drm?

[Sebastian001]

The sd mpd you/streamfab used is for non premium accounts.

For full 7800k this mpd is correct:
https://vodnowusoawsdash-a.akamaihd.net/p112/streaming/watch/978910/11-10000-1-1.ism/.mpd

I am a premium customer

[Germania]

I am a premium customer

Sorry about, but i can't change which mpd streamfab use for rtl+ ...

... you have a message

[jpp72]

Judging from Germania's screenshot, they are using a tool where you put in the id of the video and it will get the appropriate MPD and extract the decryption keys.

So i tried using the URL

https://vodnowusoawsdash-a.akamaihd.net/p112/streaming/watch/935946/11-10000-1-1.ism/.mpd

And sure enough, it gives the higher bitrate.

I am wondering if the site detects your network speed and serves you this MPD because that is the maximum bitrate it deems would work for you without buffering.

Also, that MPD uses constant bitrates while the one StreamFab gets uses variable bitrates.

[Sebastian001]

I already thought about that. But that would also be partially illogical. Because it is only partly like that. A few more facts from me. Maybe they'll help!

1. I was able to download this movie correctly with the high bitrate 14 days ago.

2. I downloaded the series CSI Cyber with 2 seasons. Season 1 was ok with the high bitrate. Season 2 with the low.

3. RTL + has taken some episodes of its own TV shows and reality shows offline. The reason is that you first have to recode for the new player on the new website, then they will be uploaded again.

[Germania]

I am wondering if the site detects your network speed and serves you this MPD because that is the maximum bitrate it deems would work for you without buffering.

I'm connected with 110 Mbit/s and tested with slower connections..
never got the 7800k cbr mpd in browser and always the same vbr mpd

I think it has changed bit by bit since last month, when api.tvnow.de was shut down.

[jpp72]

I already thought about that. But that would also be partially illogical. Because it is only partly like that. A few more facts from me. Maybe they'll help!

1. I was able to download this movie correctly with the high bitrate 14 days ago.

2. I downloaded the series CSI Cyber with 2 seasons. Season 1 was ok with the high bitrate. Season 2 with the low.

3. RTL + has taken some episodes of its own TV shows and reality shows offline. The reason is that you first have to recode for the new player on the new website, then they will be uploaded again.

I'm connected with 110 Mbit/s and tested with slower connections..
never got the 7800k cbr mpd in browser and always the same vbr mpd

I think it has changed bit by bit since last month, when api.tvnow.de was shut down.

So there you go Sebastian001. You have your answer. RTL+ made changes. It's not due to your network speed or StreamFab. Looks like they are moving away from the High@L4 CBR profile and moving towards the Main@L4 VBR profile (Which is more widely supported by players/hardware) it's probably a gradual thing.

The people behind the tool Germania is using figured out the CBR .mpd file is static apart from the video id and that is what they use to download the "better" version. I put better in quotes because people need to understand bigger does not mean better in a lot of cases.

[Germania]

The people behind the tool Germania is using ....

I scripted only a batch for dl and detecting mpd
The Key is from a python script using pywidevine

But otherwise you are correct