The process to download trailers from MTV requires a bit more technical skills with the computer. You’ll be capturing an RTMP stream with a utility such as RTMPDump. If you think you’re capable of doing so, please continue.
Visit MTV’s movie trailers page and locate the movie trailer you want. Take note of the URL of the trailer you want.
For example:
http://www.mtv.com/videos/movie-trailers/752852/the-host.jhtml
You’ll want to copy the video id, which in this case is 752852.
Open the following URL after updating the video id: http://www.mtv.com/player/includes/mediaGen.jhtml?vid=752852 and you’ll find an XML file with video stream information.
Locate the resolution you want and copy the stream URL.
For example, the 720p stream above is located in this block of data:
<rendition cdn="level3" duration="82" width="1280" height="720" type="video/mp4" bitrate="3500">
<src>rtmpe://viacommtvstrmfs.fplive.net/viacommtvstrm/gsp.originmusicstor/sites/mtv.com/news/2012/march/26/TheHostDomesticTrailer1World_ProRes2_1280x720_3500_h32.mp4</src>
</rendition>
Moving forward, I’ll be providing instructions for RTMPDump, but feel free to use your favorite rtmp capture tool.
The command you’ll want to run will look like the following:
rtmpdump -l 2 -o TheHostDomesticTrailer1World_ProRes2_1280x720_3500_h32.mp4 -r rtmpe://viacommtvstrmfs.fplive.net/viacommtvstrm/gsp.originmusicstor/sites/mtv.com/news/2012/march/26/TheHostDomesticTrailer1World_ProRes2_1280x720_3500_h32.mp4
To clarify the options:
- -l 2 specifies to use the RTMPE protocol
- -o FILENAME is where you want to save the file to
- -r URL is the stream url you got from the XML above
Like I initially stated, this process is a bit more complicated compared to other trailer sites. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below.
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It’s too difficult！！I can’t find URL！！
Which URL?
How to use RTMPDump？
What part of the RTMPDump instructions were unclear?
I’d hate to play this cat and mouse game. If you really want my help, you’ll list every step you’ve tried and where you’re stuck, or I won’t be responding to your next reply.
I’m sorry,I’m not good at english!
I’m not sure which link I should click when I open RTMPDump website，and I don’t know how to use it.TAT~~
Is there have a way when we communication，you can show your screen capture for me?
I know I said Chinglish！
Sorry, but I think using RTMPDump may be beyond your skill set.
I want to download a couple interviews from MTV.com. Thanks for the tutorial, Krunk. I speak English well and I’m capable enough with a computer, but I’m not fully understanding these instructions. These instructions are made for someone who already knows what they’re doing, not for someone who knows nothing about “RTMPs” or “RTMP Capture Tools.” Thanks for the effort. I think a Youtube tutorial will probably be my best bet.
I don’t actually make the assumption you have any idea of what RTMP or RTMP Capture Tools or RTMPDump is. but I do make the assumption that you would know how to download a tool after giving you their homepage.
I can make the same offer to you. Tell me which step you’re stuck on and I’ll try to help.
This worked great for me for one video. I did encounter a problem on a second one and I hope you can help me. The second video was an interview and was broken up into three separate segments. I managed to get the first part of the video, but the second and third I couldn’t find the video ID as it was part of like a playlist. Is there any way to determine the video IDs for all the videos — segments — in a playlist?