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[ctv.ca] Error: Conversion failed! #10987

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Originally created by @jnbdz on GitHub (Jun 13, 2017).

Please follow the guide below

You will be asked some questions and requested to provide some information, please read them carefully and answer honestly
Put an x into all the boxes [ ] relevant to your issue (like that [x])
Use Preview tab to see how your issue will actually look like

Make sure you are using the latest version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2017.06.12. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2017.06.12

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

At least skimmed through README and most notably FAQ and BUGS sections
Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

What is the purpose of your issue?

Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
Feature request (request for a new functionality)
Question
Other

The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your issue

If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

$ youtube-dl -v http://www.ctv.ca/The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon/Video/S4E155-Clips-Demi-Moores-Helium-Interview-vid1145280
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.ctv.ca/The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon/Video/S4E155-Clips-Demi-Moores-Helium-Interview-vid1145280']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.06.12
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Linux-4.4.0-72-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, ffprobe 2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[9c9media] 1145280: Downloading JSON metadata
[9c9media] 1145280: Downloading JSON metadata
[9c9media] 1565444: Downloading JSON metadata
[download] Downloading playlist: Clips: Demi Moore's Helium Interview
[BellMedia] playlist Clips: Demi Moore's Helium Interview: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video 1 of 1
[debug] Using fake IP 99.243.149.153 (CA) as X-Forwarded-For.
[9c9media:stack] 4633919: Downloading m3u8 information
[9c9media:stack] 4633919: Downloading f4m manifest
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'http://pe-ak-vp09a-9c9media.akamaized.net/origin/ae/2017-06-13/5C6543F5AEFD467E/hls/00010201/a6453a45b87303bd/index/07683e61/ctv/stream/h264/v1/2048000/manifest.m3u8'
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
[hlsnative] Total fragments: 73
[download] Destination: Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.fhls-2048.mp4
[download] 100% of 73.36MiB in 00:17
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'http://pe-ak-vp09a-9c9media.akamaized.net/origin/ae/2017-06-13/5C6543F5AEFD467E/hls/00010201/a6453a45b87303bd/index/07683e61/ctv/stream/aac/v2/96000/manifest.m3u8'
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
[hlsnative] Total fragments: 73
[download] Destination: Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.faac_96000-English.mp4
[download] 100% of 3.32MiB in 00:08
[ffmpeg] Merging formats into "Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.mp4"
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffmpeg -y -i 'file:Clips - Demi Moore'"'"'s Helium Interview-4633919.fhls-2048.mp4' -i 'file:Clips - Demi Moore'"'"'s Helium Interview-4633919.faac_96000-English.mp4' -c copy -map 0:v:0 -map 1:a:0 'file:Clips - Demi Moore'"'"'s Helium Interview-4633919.temp.mp4'
ERROR: Conversion failed!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1965, in post_process
    files_to_delete, info = pp.run(info)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py", line 479, in run
    self.run_ffmpeg_multiple_files(info['__files_to_merge'], temp_filename, args)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py", line 204, in run_ffmpeg_multiple_files
    raise FFmpegPostProcessorError(msg)
FFmpegPostProcessorError: Conversion failed!
...
<end of log>

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

I was still able to get 3 files:

Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.faac_96000-English.mp4
Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.fhls-2048.mp4
Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.temp.mp4

Originally created by @jnbdz on GitHub (Jun 13, 2017). ## Please follow the guide below - You will be asked some questions and requested to provide some information, please read them **carefully** and answer honestly - Put an `x` into all the boxes [ ] relevant to your *issue* (like that [x]) - Use *Preview* tab to see how your issue will actually look like --- ### Make sure you are using the *latest* version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is *2017.06.12*. If it's not read [this FAQ entry](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected. - [x] I've **verified** and **I assure** that I'm running youtube-dl **2017.06.12** ### Before submitting an *issue* make sure you have: - [x] At least skimmed through [README](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md) and **most notably** [FAQ](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#faq) and [BUGS](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#bugs) sections - [x] [Searched](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/search?type=Issues) the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones ### What is the purpose of your *issue*? - [x] Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl) - [ ] Site support request (request for adding support for a new site) - [ ] Feature request (request for a new functionality) - [ ] Question - [ ] Other --- ### The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your *issue* --- ### If the purpose of this *issue* is a *bug report*, *site support request* or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows: Add `-v` flag to **your command line** you run youtube-dl with, copy the **whole** output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with **your** log inserted between triple ```): ``` $ youtube-dl -v http://www.ctv.ca/The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon/Video/S4E155-Clips-Demi-Moores-Helium-Interview-vid1145280 [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.ctv.ca/The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon/Video/S4E155-Clips-Demi-Moores-Helium-Interview-vid1145280'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2017.06.12 [debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Linux-4.4.0-72-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, ffprobe 2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 [debug] Proxy map: {} [9c9media] 1145280: Downloading JSON metadata [9c9media] 1145280: Downloading JSON metadata [9c9media] 1565444: Downloading JSON metadata [download] Downloading playlist: Clips: Demi Moore's Helium Interview [BellMedia] playlist Clips: Demi Moore's Helium Interview: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them) [download] Downloading video 1 of 1 [debug] Using fake IP 99.243.149.153 (CA) as X-Forwarded-For. [9c9media:stack] 4633919: Downloading m3u8 information [9c9media:stack] 4633919: Downloading f4m manifest [debug] Invoking downloader on u'http://pe-ak-vp09a-9c9media.akamaized.net/origin/ae/2017-06-13/5C6543F5AEFD467E/hls/00010201/a6453a45b87303bd/index/07683e61/ctv/stream/h264/v1/2048000/manifest.m3u8' [hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest [hlsnative] Total fragments: 73 [download] Destination: Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.fhls-2048.mp4 [download] 100% of 73.36MiB in 00:17 [debug] Invoking downloader on u'http://pe-ak-vp09a-9c9media.akamaized.net/origin/ae/2017-06-13/5C6543F5AEFD467E/hls/00010201/a6453a45b87303bd/index/07683e61/ctv/stream/aac/v2/96000/manifest.m3u8' [hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest [hlsnative] Total fragments: 73 [download] Destination: Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.faac_96000-English.mp4 [download] 100% of 3.32MiB in 00:08 [ffmpeg] Merging formats into "Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.mp4" [debug] ffmpeg command line: ffmpeg -y -i 'file:Clips - Demi Moore'"'"'s Helium Interview-4633919.fhls-2048.mp4' -i 'file:Clips - Demi Moore'"'"'s Helium Interview-4633919.faac_96000-English.mp4' -c copy -map 0:v:0 -map 1:a:0 'file:Clips - Demi Moore'"'"'s Helium Interview-4633919.temp.mp4' ERROR: Conversion failed! Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1965, in post_process files_to_delete, info = pp.run(info) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py", line 479, in run self.run_ffmpeg_multiple_files(info['__files_to_merge'], temp_filename, args) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py", line 204, in run_ffmpeg_multiple_files raise FFmpegPostProcessorError(msg) FFmpegPostProcessorError: Conversion failed! ... <end of log> ``` --- Note that **youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to [copyright infringement](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#can-you-add-support-for-this-anime-video-site-or-site-which-shows-current-movies-for-free)**. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights. --- I was still able to get 3 files: * Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.faac_96000-English.mp4 * Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.fhls-2048.mp4 * Clips - Demi Moore's Helium Interview-4633919.temp.mp4

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Jun 13, 2017):

Duplicate of #9913.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Jun 13, 2017): Duplicate of #9913.

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