[FFmpeg-trac] #4974(undetermined:new): Cannot download HLS streams (.m3u8 files) with "-codec copy" in latest versions

FFmpeg trac at avcodec.org
Fri Oct 30 16:36:51 CET 2015


#4974: Cannot download HLS streams (.m3u8 files) with "-codec copy" in latest
versions
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             Reporter:  hello23      |                     Type:  defect
               Status:  new          |                 Priority:  normal
            Component:               |                  Version:
  undetermined                       |  unspecified
             Keywords:               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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 Summary of the bug:
     I was using ffmpeg to download HLS streams (from .m3u8 files) to .mkv
 files, with "-codec copy". I decided to upgrade to the latest ffmpeg
 version and noticed that it doesn't work anymore, and results in an error.
     I tried it on some versions available here (I am using Windows 7
 64-bit): http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/win64/static/?C=M;O=D
     and it works up until ffmpeg-20150109-git-d1c6b7b, and since
 ffmpeg-20150110-git-4df01d5 up to the latest version (ffmpeg-20151028-git-
 dd36749) it shows an error.



 How to reproduce:
    For the example I am using an HLS stream from the ones found here:
 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10104301/hls-streaming-video-url-need-
 for-testing/13265943#13265943
 {{{
 % ffmpeg -i http://qthttp.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1010qwoeiuryfg/sl.m3u8
 -codec copy vid.mkv

 ffmpeg version N-68994-g4df01d5 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg
 developers
   built on Jan  9 2015 22:13:35 with gcc 4.9.2 (GCC)
   configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads
 --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r
 --enable-gnu
 tls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b
 --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm
 --enable-
 libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb
 --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus
 --enable-l
 ibrtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex
 --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-
 aacenc --
 enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-
 libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-
 libxavs --ena
 ble-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
   libavutil      54. 16.100 / 54. 16.100
   libavcodec     56. 20.100 / 56. 20.100
   libavformat    56. 18.100 / 56. 18.100
   libavdevice    56.  3.100 / 56.  3.100
   libavfilter     5.  7.100 /  5.  7.100
   libswscale      3.  1.101 /  3.  1.101
   libswresample   1.  1.100 /  1.  1.100
   libpostproc    53.  3.100 / 53.  3.100
 Input #0, hls,applehttp, from
 'http://qthttp.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1010qwoeiuryfg/sl.m3u8':
   Duration: 01:29:25.00, start: 0.100100, bitrate: 0 kb/s
   Program 0
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 688301
     Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 688301
     Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 688301
   Program 1
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 165135
     Stream #0:2: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 400x224 [SAR 1:1 DAR 25:14], 10 fps, 9.99 tbr, 90k tbn, 19.98
 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 165135
     Stream #0:3: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 15 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 165135
   Program 2
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 262346
     Stream #0:4: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 14.99 fps, 14.99 tbr, 90k tbn,
 29.97 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 262346
     Stream #0:5: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 10 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 262346
   Program 3
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 481677
     Stream #0:6: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 400x224 [SAR 1:1 DAR 25:14], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 481677
     Stream #0:7: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 481677
   Program 4
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1308077
     Stream #0:8: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1308077
     Stream #0:9: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1308077
   Program 5
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1927853
     Stream #0:10: Video: h264 (Main) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 960x540 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1927853
     Stream #0:11: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1927853
   Program 6
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 2650941
     Stream #0:12: Video: h264 (Main) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 960x540 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 2650941
     Stream #0:13: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 mono, fltp, 40 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 2650941
   Program 7
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 3477293
     Stream #0:14: Video: h264 (Main) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 3477293
     Stream #0:15: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 3477293
 [matroska @ 0000000008efa840] Error parsing AAC extradata, unable to
 determine samplerate.
 Output #0, matroska, to 'vid.mkv':
   Metadata:
     encoder         : Lavf56.18.100
     Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (H264 / 0x34363248), yuv420p, 1280x720 [SAR
 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 90k tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 3477293
     Stream #0:1: Audio: aac ([255][0][0][0] / 0x00FF), 48000 Hz, stereo, 8
 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 688301
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:14 -> #0:0 (copy)
   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
 Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?):
 Error number -22 occurred

 D:\temp>ffmpeg -i
 http://qthttp.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1010qwoeiuryfg/sl.m3u8 -codec copy
 vid.mkv
 ffmpeg version N-76347-gdd36749 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg
 developers
   built with gcc 5.2.0 (GCC)
   configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads
 --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r
 --enable-gnu
 tls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b
 --enable-libcaca --enable-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme
 --enab
 le-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame
 --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg
 --enable
 -libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr
 --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-
 libvidstab --ena
 ble-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-
 libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-
 libx265 --e
 nable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-
 zlib
   libavutil      55.  5.100 / 55.  5.100
   libavcodec     57. 12.100 / 57. 12.100
   libavformat    57. 11.100 / 57. 11.100
   libavdevice    57.  0.100 / 57.  0.100
   libavfilter     6. 14.101 /  6. 14.101
   libswscale      4.  0.100 /  4.  0.100
   libswresample   2.  0.100 /  2.  0.100
   libpostproc    54.  0.100 / 54.  0.100
 Input #0, hls,applehttp, from
 'http://qthttp.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1010qwoeiuryfg/sl.m3u8':
   Duration: 01:29:25.00, start: 0.100100, bitrate: 0 kb/s
   Program 0
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 688301
     Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 688301
     Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 688301
   Program 1
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 165135
     Stream #0:2: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 400x224 [SAR 1:1 DAR 25:14], 10 fps, 9.99 tbr, 90k tbn, 19.98
 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 165135
     Stream #0:3: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 15 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 165135
   Program 2
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 262346
     Stream #0:4: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 14.99 fps, 14.99 tbr, 90k tbn,
 29.97 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 262346
     Stream #0:5: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 10 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 262346
   Program 3
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 481677
     Stream #0:6: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 400x224 [SAR 1:1 DAR 25:14], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 481677
     Stream #0:7: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 481677
   Program 4
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1308077
     Stream #0:8: Video: h264 (Baseline) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1308077
     Stream #0:9: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1308077
   Program 5
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1927853
     Stream #0:10: Video: h264 (Main) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 960x540 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1927853
     Stream #0:11: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 1927853
   Program 6
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 2650941
     Stream #0:12: Video: h264 (Main) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 960x540 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 2650941
     Stream #0:13: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 mono, fltp, 40 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 2650941
   Program 7
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 3477293
     Stream #0:14: Video: h264 (Main) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv), 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn,
 59.94 tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 3477293
     Stream #0:15: Audio: aac (LC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 8 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 3477293
 [matroska @ 0000000006822a80] Codec for stream 0 does not use global
 headers but container format requires global headers
 [matroska @ 0000000006822a80] Codec for stream 1 does not use global
 headers but container format requires global headers
 [matroska @ 0000000006822a80] Error parsing AAC extradata, unable to
 determine samplerate.
 Output #0, matroska, to 'vid.mkv':
   Metadata:
     encoder         : Lavf57.11.100
     Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (H264 / 0x34363248), yuv420p, 1280x720 [SAR
 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 90k tbc
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 3477293
     Stream #0:1: Audio: aac ([255][0][0][0] / 0x00FF), 48000 Hz, stereo, 8
 kb/s
     Metadata:
       variant_bitrate : 688301
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:14 -> #0:0 (copy)
   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
 Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?):
 Invalid argument
 }}}

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