How do I download anime off HKAnime.com?

[RobertX]

I don't know how many of you download Cantonese-dubbed anime, but I hope some of you do.

At the moment, I am trying to download from https://hkanime.com. Recently, the site seemingly does not have the option of downloading the content available, and I don't know how to circumvent that.

Try it: https://www.hkanime.com.hk/animal/909x1x1

If you can help, please do.

If not, it's not an emergency.

Something that might help: the site employs JW Player 8.26.2.

Thank you.

[rezwaki]

I don't know what exactly is going on there they're protecting the HLS stream somehow I get 404 error when trying to rip it, I tried applying the direct copy-paste of the headers from my browser, now I get 403, there is however a very tedious way to rip the episode(s), you open it up in VLC player and hit record and wait till the episode ends. For some reason VLC can play it back but can not dump the raw data from the stream.

This worked and here's part of the intro : test
If you haven't watched too many episodes you can probably watch and record it thru VLC at the same time, less tedious.

^^ To rip this way thru VLC you;ll need the HLS stream URL you can get it if you hit the F12 key(on firefox) and go to the network tab in the newly opened window, then reload the page and look for the name 'master.m3u8' it has both audio tracks+video, copy the URL (right click on the name->copy URL ) open VLC, press ctrl+N, paste the URL there and here you go, don't forget to start recording though, it should save it into your media library 'Videos' folder by default if your on Win

[RobertX]

I went back to the site, it seems that IDM can do it... for now.

Strange.

EDIT: And oh, welcome back, rezwaki, it's been some time.

EDIT: Correction, I can't get the audio as it seems. But welcome back anyways!

[SectorVector]

IDM works for me. (v6.42 Build 10)

You can also download with ffmpeg using the m3u8 file URL mentioned above.

Tried E01 and E02; both have audio.

Usage:
ffmpeg -i {FILE.m3u8} -codec copy output.mp4

[rezwaki]

Interesting that ffmpeg downloads the stream for you because I keep getting rejected even when applying headers, maybe i"m doing something wrong, the streams have audio if you use the master m3u8 , if you get index-v1 you get video only, -a1 audio only(track1) etc.

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I went back to the site, it seems that IDM can do it... for now.

Strange.

EDIT: And oh, welcome back, rezwaki, it's been some time.

EDIT: Correction, I can't get the audio as it seems. But welcome back anyways!

Hey thanks, yeah it's been a while, glad that you found a way to DL that stuff

[SectorVector]

rezwaki:
The ffmpeg am using is 4.2.3

Am just using the m3u8 URL as you mentioned.
404 / 403 seems to suggest you are somehow accessing an invalid URL.
Maybe you can try turning on logging in ffmpeg options.

Robertx: No Audio... Check codec of audio stream using MediaInfo. Ensure your player supports it.
Am using MPC-HC (1.9.23).
I did not check with VLC.

Hope you get it to work.

[rezwaki]

ffmpeg version I'm using : ffmpeg version 2021-05-30-git-51f1194eda-full_build-www.gyan.dev

"https://s1.hkanime.com.hk/hls/tvb/2004/%E8%B8%A2%E5%87%BA%E6%88%91%E5%A4%A9%E5%9C%B0A/01.mp4/master.m3u8" is the URL I was using and IDK this shouldn't be the URL issue because VLC still plays it back, firefox downloads the m3u8 file too, it just that neither VLC nor ffmpeg can dump the input, I can record ith through VLC while playing it back though thanks for that little feature

[RobertX]

Don't worry, guys, I'll move along, until someone finds a way to sort us out of this...

I'll try nyaa.si then.