Dependencies

• Python 3.6 or higher
• FFmpeg (provide directory as a prameter or add to PATH)

Usage

1. Install or upgrade the package using pip and git:

   Stable version:

   pip install git+https://github.com/estellaarrieta/aebn-vod-downloader -U
   

   Dev version:

   pip install git+https://github.com/estellaarrieta/aebn-vod-downloader.git@dev -U
   

   OR download as zip and then intall with pip:

   pip install aebn-vod-downloader.zip
   

2. Run with the desired movie URL:

   aebndl [URL] [Arguments]
   

3. The script will download the movie and save it in the current working directory.

Example Usage With Arguments

aebndl https://*.aebn.com/*/movies/* --resolution 720 --scene 2

To download scene 2 in 720p resolution

Usage for Concurrent Downloads

You can use a list.txt file with multiple URL's (one per line) and pass it instead of a URL to the script, for example

aebndl list.txt [Arguments]

list.txt example

Put a scene number after the url, separated by a | to download a single scene instead of a full movie

https://vod.aebn.com/straight/movies/****/****|3
https://vod.aebn.com/straight/movies/****/****
https://straight.aebn.com/straight/movies/****/****|1

It will download the videos in parallel with a default of 5 threads (concurrent downloads). The download queue will keep replenishing to the set maximum threads, until all the URL's are processed. You can change the threads with the -t/--threads argument.

Please don't abuse this feature, hammering the servers with high concurrent downloads might throttle the http connections, or possibly get your IP blocked. So use with caution and try to stay under the radar.

Running the Script with Different Arguments

You can customize the behavior of the script by passing different arguments when running it. The available arguments are:

Short Argument	Long Argument	Description
-h	--help	Show this help message and exit
URL or list.txt file		The URL of the movie to download (required)
-o	--output_dir	Specify the output directory (default: current directory)
-w	--work_dir	Specify the work directory to store downloaded temporary segments in (default: current directory)
-r	--resolution	Desired video resolution by pixel height. If not found, the nearest lower resolution will be used. Use 0 to select the lowest available resolution (default: 1, highest available). For example, to select 720p resolution, use -r 720
-rf	--resolution-force	If the target resolution is not available, exit with an error
-pfn	--include-performer-names	Include performer names in the output filename
-f	--ffmpeg	Specify the location of your FFmpeg directory
-sn	--scene	Download a single scene using the relevant scene number on AEBN
-p	--scene-padding	Set padding for scene boundaries in seconds
-ss or -start	--start-segment	Specify the start segment
-es or -end	--end-segment	Specify the end segment
-c	--covers	Download front and back covers
-ow	--overwrite	Overwrite existing audio and video segments if already present
-ts	--target-stream	Download just video or just audio stream. Choices: 'audio', 'video'
-k	--keep	Keep audio and video segments after downloading
-ac	--aggressive-cleaning	Delete segments instantly after a successful join into stream. By default, segments are deleted on success, after stream muxing. If you are really low on disk space, you can use this option but in case of muxing error you would have to download it all again
-v	--validate	Validate segments as they download or found on disk
-l	--log-level	Set the logging level. Any level above INFO disables progress bars. Choices: 'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL'. (default: INFO)
-kl	--keep-logs	Keep logs after successful exit
-t	--threads	Threads for concurrent downloads with list.txt (default: 5)
-proxy		Proxy to use (format: protocol://username:password@ip:port )
-pm	--proxy-metadata	Use proxies for metadata only, and not for downloading.

External Libraries Used

• lxml
• curl-cffi
• tqdm