[Broken] Pluto TV Movies (SAMPLE-AES)

Checklist

• I’m reporting a broken site support
• I’ve verified that I’m running yt-dlp version 2021.06.01
• I’ve checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• I’ve checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
• I’ve searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

Verbose log

yt-dlp --verbose --output "/mnt/b93f4a7d-08ce-461f-aebd-4d364cb92341/Movies/%(title)s (%(release_date)s).%(ext)s" "$(xclip -o)"
[debug] Command-line config: ['--verbose', '--output', '/mnt/b93f4a7d-08ce-461f-aebd-4d364cb92341/Movies/%(title)s (%(release_date)s).%(ext)s', 'https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/dark-blue-2003-1-1']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] yt-dlp version 2021.06.01 (zip)
[debug] Python version 3.7.3 (CPython 64bit) - Linux-4.19.0-16-amd64-x86_64-with-LinuxMint-4-debbie
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.1.6-1, ffprobe 4.1.6-1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[debug] [PlutoTV] Extracting URL: https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/dark-blue-2003-1-1
[PlutoTV] dark-blue-2003-1-1: Downloading JSON metadata
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 information
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Formats sorted by: hasvid, ie_pref, lang, quality, res, fps, vcodec:vp9.2(10), acodec, filesize, fs_approx, tbr, vbr, abr, asr, proto, vext, aext, hasaud, source, id
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo*+bestaudio/best
[info] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading 1 format(s): hls-2396
[debug] Invoking downloader on "https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400.m3u8"
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
WARNING: hlsnative detected unsupported features; extraction will be delegated to ffmpeg
[download] Destination: /mnt/b93f4a7d-08ce-461f-aebd-4d364cb92341/Movies/Dark Blue (2003) (NA).mp4
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffmpeg -y -loglevel verbose -headers 'User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/72.0.3581.1 Safari/537.36
Accept-Charset: ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.7
Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
Accept-Language: en-us,en;q=0.5
' -i https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400.m3u8 -c copy -f mp4 'file:/mnt/b93f4a7d-08ce-461f-aebd-4d364cb92341/Movies/Dark Blue (2003) (NA).mp4.part'
ffmpeg version 4.1.6-1~deb10u1 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 8 (Debian 8.3.0-6)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version='1~deb10u1' --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared
  libavutil      56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
  libavcodec     58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
  libavformat    58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
  libavdevice    58.  5.100 / 58.  5.100
  libavfilter     7. 40.101 /  7. 40.101
  libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0
  libswscale      5.  3.100 /  5.  3.100
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[tcp @ 0x55a535724c00] Starting connection attempt to 204.102.114.43 port 443
[tcp @ 0x55a535724c00] Successfully connected to 204.102.114.43 port 443
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] HLS request for url 'https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400_000000.ts', offset 0, playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] SAMPLE-AES encryption is not supported yet
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] Failed to open segment 0 of playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] HLS request for url 'https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400_000001.ts', offset 0, playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] SAMPLE-AES encryption is not supported yet
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] Failed to open segment 1 of playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] HLS request for url 'https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400_000002.ts', offset 0, playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] SAMPLE-AES encryption is not supported yet
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] Failed to open segment 2 of playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] HLS request for url 'https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400_000003.ts', offset 0, playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] SAMPLE-AES encryption is not supported yet
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] Failed to open segment 3 of playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] HLS request for url 'https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400_000004.ts', offset 0, playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] SAMPLE-AES encryption is not supported yet
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] Failed to open segment 4 of playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] HLS request for url 'https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400_000005.ts', offset 0, playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] SAMPLE-AES encryption is not supported yet
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] Failed to open segment 5 of playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] HLS request for url 'https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400_000006.ts', offset 0, playlist 0
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] SAMPLE-AES encryption is not supported yet
[hls,applehttp @ 0x55a535721a40] Error when loading first segment 'https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400_000000.ts'
[AVIOContext @ 0x55a535a2c400] Statistics: 52672 bytes read, 0 seeks
https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400.m3u8: Invalid data found when processing input


ERROR: ffmpeg exited with code 1
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
    yt_dlp.main()
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/__init__.py", line 695, in main
    _real_main(argv)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/__init__.py", line 685, in _real_main
    retcode = ydl.download(all_urls)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 2742, in download
    url, force_generic_extractor=self.params.get('force_generic_extractor', False))
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 1121, in extract_info
    return self.__extract_info(url, ie, download, extra_info, process)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 1128, in wrapper
    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 1160, in __extract_info
    return self.process_ie_result(ie_result, download, extra_info)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 1192, in process_ie_result
    ie_result = self.process_video_result(ie_result, download=download)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 2161, in process_video_result
    self.process_info(new_info)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 2635, in process_info
    success, real_download = self.dl(temp_filename, info_dict)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 2298, in dl
    return fd.download(name, new_info, subtitle)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py", line 384, in download
    return self.real_download(filename, info_dict), True
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/downloader/hls.py", line 100, in real_download
    return fd.real_download(filename, info_dict)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/downloader/external.py", line 75, in real_download
    self.get_basename(), retval))
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py", line 165, in report_error
    self.ydl.report_error(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 776, in report_error
    self.trouble(error_message, tb)
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py", line 732, in trouble
    tb_data = traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_stack())

Description

I tried to paste the whole --verbose over yet github tells me the comment is too long. I have had quit a few videos throw this same errors the last few days on pluto tv. I notice “SAMPLE-AES encryption is not supported yet”. I figure it is something new on Pluto TV’s end and should report it in hopes it can be fixed/added. Thank you.

[Vangelis66]

The problem here is not only unsupported type of HLS encryption (SAMPLE-AES), both by hlsnative and FFmpeg, but the fact that type of encryption is seldom used on its own; SAMPLE-AES is most commonly used as part of Apple’s FairPlay Full DRM implementation; if you look more closely at the HLS variant contained inside OP’s log,

https://siloh-aka.plutotv.net/abe03d_MGM_Studios/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d_Dark_Blue_2003/720pDRM/20210513_081743/hls/0-end/fp/hls_2400.m3u8

you’ll notice the URI fragment /720pDRM/, which speaks volumes… Additionally, if you inspect that manifest with an editor, you’ll find line

#EXT-X-KEY:METHOD=SAMPLE-AES,URI="skd://609d43178264848034b2acb8/clip/5966922a70e766a31078cf8d",KEYFORMAT="com.apple.streamingkeydelivery"

tell-tale sign of FairPlay DRM… So, IMHO, this issue is a “won’t fix” (DRM-tagged), unless one wants to simply fetch encrypted/unplayable blobs… 😉 😢

[Vangelis66]

I have to add some important info regarding OP’s reported issue/predicament… 😜

I have first issued an -F query to the URL the OP used, adding also the --geo-bypass-country US flag (pun intended!), to mitigate my non-sanctioned physical location:

yt-dlp -F --geo-bypass-country US "https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/dark-blue-2003-1-1" =>

WARNING: Support for Python version 3.4 have been deprecated and will break in f
uture versions of yt-dlp! Update to Python 3.6 or above
[PlutoTV] dark-blue-2003-1-1: Downloading JSON metadata
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 information
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] Available formats for 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9:
ID       EXT RESOLUTION FPS |   TBR PROTO  | VCODEC        VBR ACODEC     ABR
-------- --- ---------- --- - ----- ------ - ----------- ----- --------- ----
hls-477  mp4 426x240    30  |  477k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f  477k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-435  mp4 512x288    30  |  435k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f  435k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-741  mp4 512x288    30  |  741k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f  741k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-780  mp4 640x360    30  |  780k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f  780k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-1145 mp4 768x432    30  | 1145k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f 1145k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-1752 mp4 768x432    30  | 1752k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f 1752k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-1182 mp4 854x480    30  | 1182k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f 1182k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-1783 mp4 854x480    30  | 1783k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f 1783k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-2381 mp4 1216x684   30  | 2381k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f 2381k mp4a.40.2   0k
hls-2396 mp4 1280x720   30  | 2396k m3u8_n | avc1.64001f 2396k mp4a.40.2   0k

Of the returned 10 available formats, it appears that only the 720p quality variant (best) is behind a full-blown FairPlay DRM fence, the rest, including the second-best variant (684p), is in a format (HLSe?) palatable to yt-dlp:

yt-dlp --geo-bypass-country US "https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/dark-blue-2003-1-1" -f hls-2381 =>

WARNING: Support for Python version 3.4 have been deprecated and will break in f
uture versions of yt-dlp! Update to Python 3.6 or above
[PlutoTV] dark-blue-2003-1-1: Downloading JSON metadata
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 information
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 playlist
[PlutoTV] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] 5966922a70e766a31078cfc9: Downloading 1 format(s): hls-2381
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
[hlsnative] Total fragments: 1416
[download] Destination: Dark Blue (2003) [5966922a70e766a31078cfc9].mp4
[download]   0.1% of ~1.37GiB at  1.04MiB/s ETA 01:04:02

While obviously 684p30@2.38k is somewhat inferior to 720p30@2.4k, I find it quite suitable for my own viewing needs (laptop screen, SD TV screen)… @ACR-Jeff, will you settle for something close to 720p? 😉 Sure is better than nothing…

@pukkandan: For future reference, perhaps issue’s title be changed to “Pluto TV’s 720p Movies are DRM’ed” or something to that context?

Thanks! 😄