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Updated information re: 320K TV downloads

user-1980

The new format of suffix in playlist URLs with 320K audio is:

-audio_eng=320000-video=xxxxxxx.m3u8

Previously, I believe it was:

-audio=320000-video=xxxxxxx.m3u8

Thanks.

user-2

A bit useless without an example, but it doesn't matter. That is not a new URL format. You've just happened on a TV programme with 320k audio still available.

user-1980

This was Poldark, series 5, episode 1, broadcast on Sunday night.

PID: m0006wgz
Default version VPID: m0006wgy
Master playlist URL: http://vod-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp...7e7acc638c
Variant URL with 320K audio: http://vod-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp...04000.m3u8

The first post about this made it sound like 320K downloads had stopped working several weeks ago. Apologies for any misunderstanding and if this is not useful.

user-2

Your variant playlist doesn't produce a file with 320k audio. It doesn't produce a file with any audio at all. But that is no surprise since the variant doesn't exist in your master playlist. You can't just make them up.

user-1980

FWIW, in many cases with the BBC you can indeed "just make them up". For example, BBC Sport streams do not advertise 320k audio, nor audio-only, variants in their master playlists, but nevertheless the variants are available if you edit the URLs. Doesn't help here and I was wrong on this one.

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