Transport Stream (TS) video downloader utility. Applicable for downloading *.ts video files from websites.

https://jet-cabral.medium.com/java-ts-video-downloader-a0fcf23ab84a

1. Java version 8+ --> https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html
2. Maven --> https://maven.apache.org/install.html
3. Install FFmpeg --> https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
   • How to install FFmpeg and add to system path --> https://www.wikihow.com/Install-FFmpeg-on-Windows

1. Run as mvn project
2. Pass the website url as the 1st and only cmd line args https://website-with-video.com

1. mvn clean compile exec:java -Dexec.cleanupDaemonThreads=false -Dexec.mainClass="com.video.downloader.MainVideoDownloader" -Dexec.args="https://website-with-video.com"

• To Download video from https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/robinhood-reddit-timeline-two-apps-tormenting-wall-street-n1256080
• Run mvn clean compile exec:java -Dexec.cleanupDaemonThreads=false -Dexec.mainClass="com.video.downloader.MainVideoDownloader" -Dexec.args="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/robinhood-reddit-timeline-two-apps-tormenting-wall-street-n1256080"
• Final output video should appear under /<_your-system_>/java-video-downloader-util/VideoOutputDirectory/Full_Video.ts

1. Search and find m3u8 file http requests in Website (Uses Selenium and Browsermob proxy to run Chrome and capture http requests. Http Archive HAR file is created in /<your-system>/java-video-downloader-util/HttpArchiveOutput/trace-website-http-requests.har
2. Identify M3U8 master playlist file and pick out the best quality bit rate variant m3u8
3. Download/Read m3u8 text file which contains all path references for video *.ts file urls
4. Multi-thread video *.ts file downloads
   • Utility implements retry logic for any unsuccessful *.ts file downloads
5. Download and write each individual *.ts file to /<your-system>/java-video-downloader-util/VideoOutputDirectory/.
6. Run/Execute ffmpeg command to concat all *.ts files into a single output Full_Video.ts file under /<your-system>/java-video-downloader-util/VideoOutputDirectory/Full_Video.ts

• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/http_live_streaming/example_playlists_for_http_live_streaming/creating_a_master_playlist
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3U

• This utility has only been tested on a Windows 10 OS machine. Functionality is not guaranteed on another platform