Technical explanation of the capital feature of sequential downloading that we hope will be added to N_m3u8DL-RE in order to make the dream true and we will be able to play temporary video while downloading and avoid waiting for the download to finish when our internet connection is very slow !

[trimechee]

Hi, I have already tried several download managers: neat download manager and file centipede can detect embedded video hls and download them but in the download folder, there are lots of small video slices fragments and impossible to playback temporary video while downloading, it is vital for me and surely for many others to avoid waiting for the end of the download especially when our internal connection is very weak and the only video quality available in the streaming site is the full HD 1080p at the frightening gigantic size !!

I tried the famous download managers fdm, ida, arrowdl....sadly they can't detect embedded streaming hls videos, I tried to put the m3u8 link detected by the extension cat catch, live stream downloader, open in vlc.....but the download managers fdm and ida (internet download accelerator) show me download forbidden 403......

the only download manager that works is our beloved N_m3u8DL !!! Thank you very much! 💯 🥇

in the past when I had a windows 10 laptop, I failed to use Cat catch and N_m3u8DL, but the generosity and compassion of the great Mr Nilaoda who offered us and compiled a specific version of N_m3u8DL for my windows 7 os 32 bits pushed me to try again and I even find an updated stable ffmpeg for my windows 7 os 32 bits :

https://github.com/AnimMouse/ffmpeg-stable-autobuild

https://github.com/AnimMouse/ffmpeg-stable-autobuild/releases/download/2024-12-14-06-26-4c3fc4e-7.1/ffmpeg-7.1-4c3fc4e-win32-nonfree.7z

and I can now successfully download video in using Cat catch and our beloved N_m3u8DL in my windows 7 os 32 bits !!! huge thanks !!! 🥇 💯

We thank very much Mr @nilaoda for his wonderful vital software which makes our life more comfortable and joyful , and I have a request please : in the download folder of N_m3u8DL , the temporary video is in the form of many small fragments videos .ts slices and sadly I can not plaback them with a media player like potplayer , so we hope please the addition of the sequential downloading and unify the temporary video in one single file in order to plaback video while downloading please , thanks !

Let's note cat catch extension can download the video sequentially when we the "m3u8 parser" i.e. we click on the icon that has the shape of a magnifying glass in the small popup window and by clicking on the button at the bottom "merge and download", obviously, we must from time to time re-playback the temporary video to be in line with the progress of the download, potplayer has 2 video resume features so it is not a difficult task to reopen the temporary video from time to time because our progress in the video is saved by potplayer......and in the "association" section of potplayer, we can add the extension of the temporary video to find and open the temporary video more easily and quickly!

I already talked about this major problem months ago with the developers of file centipede and Brisk donwload managers and here is their technical explanation and they promised me that they will try to add the sequential downloading, perhaps their explanation can help :

“Writing the final m3u8 video file sequentially during the download process/ Add video streaming capability ” ;

"For streaming media, the use of a single thread or multiple threads for downloading makes no difference. During the download process, the downloader creates independent files for each segment locally, which are then merged into a single file after downloading. This is why the file cannot be played. To resolve this, I can add an option in the future to enable sequential downloading using only one connection and creating a single file, allowing the player to function properly. However, the player's fast-forward and rewind functions may not be available. While many players support direct playback of m3u8 files, they may not bypass certain download restrictions or decrypt content like FileCentipede does, unless I make a new video player. In the absence of a perfect solution, I will work on addressing this issue in the future.

Thank you for your feedback, and I will strive to resolve this problem in subsequent updates."

UPDATE :
here some streaming sites to test sequential donwloading :

https://v6.voiranime.com/

https://v4.voiranime.ws/

https://french-anime.com/

https://empire-anime.com/

https://vostfree.ws/

https://anime.voirani.me/accueil-fr5

https://top-animes.com/
https://mangas-vostfr.com/

https://aniwave.se/

https://kissanime.com.ru/
https://kissanime.help/

https://animixplay.name/

https://allmanga.to/
https://github.com/pystardust/ani-cli

https://hianime.to/home
https://hianime.tv/

https://animixplay.to/
https://fmhy.net/videopiracyguide#anime-streaming