simple download leaves a broken tiny file, but download+convert works

aclap-dev / vdhcoapp

Companion application for Video DownloadHelper browser add-on

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simple download leaves a broken tiny file, but download+convert works #58

Closed tari3x closed 3 years ago

tari3x commented 4 years ago

When I download a file it grows until its full size (say, several hundred MB), and then immediately gets replaced by a several kilobyte file that does not play.

However, if I choose "download+convert" then the resulting file is a valid video file!

Does this provide enough clue as to what might be going on? Otherwise, what additional information do you need?

For full disclosure, I am using system versions of ffmpeg etc as per https://github.com/mi-g/vdhcoapp/issues/55

tari3x commented 4 years ago

Aha, fixed it, I had "DASH streams" set to "Download audio" instead of "Aggregate audio and video". No idea why it was causing this weird behaviour though.