getcourse-video-downloader-win

Download GetCourse videos without transcoding

This software allows you to download HLS video streams from GetCourse without loss of quality, without the need for transcoding, and to merge them into a single video file. The program is written in Go language and is designed for use in Windows operating system.

You can find compiled binaries in the latest release.

0. Pre-requisites

Software requires ffmpeg to work.

– Download FFmpeg

Download ffmpeg from https://ffmpeg.org/download.html and add it to your system’s PATH using the following PowerShell command (run as administrator):

Example command:

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path + ";C:\ffmpeg\bin", "Machine")

1. How to get a link to a video

• Open the page with the video in Chromium / Google Chrome browser.
• Right-click on the video, select “View Code”.
• In the developer panel that opens, open the “Network” tab.
• Reload the page in your browser.
• Select the desired video resolution in the GetCourse video player settings.
• Start playing the video, let it play for a couple of seconds, then pause it.
• Find and copy the link (“Request URL”) to the downloaded file with a number name that matches the resolution of the video in the player (360, 720, 1080, etc.).

Generator

You can use a generator site. To do this, you need to copy the html code of the frame with the video and paste it into the site

2. Running the program

– If you’re new

Simply download the program binary and run it with the following parameters on Windows:

.\getcourse-video-downloader.exe 'https://player02.getcourse.ru/api/playlist/media/...' aboba.mp4

– If you’re a dev

You know what to do.

Thanks to

The general logic is inspired by mikhailnov, but his solution at the moment of publishing this readme has a significant problem with sound in clips after assembling them (obvious clicks at the beginning of each segment of the HLS video stream).