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I wrote this guide after noticing some people in this forum complain about certain streams not being backed up, so this may solve the problem. I'm also tired to see Twitch re-uploads in bad quality on YouTube that were recorded from the screen instead of being properly extracted from the source.
Why should you save interesting streams? Because the streamer may decide to delete them for some reason, and by design they don't last forever according to the help page:
quick TL;DR version for "experts":
1A. Download LIVES and HIGHLIGHTS using livestreamer
1B. Download BROADCASTS with twitchtools.com
2. Use Avidemux to cut your videos, save as Mkv
3. Upload anywhere
STEP 1: DOWNLOAD
If you're downloading a BROADCAST;
(example http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky/b/640143409)
Copy your link to https://twitchtools.com/video-download and download the parts you're insterested in.
The downloads are generally split into multiple files 28 minutes 30 seconds long. This is a little calculator I like to use to know exactly which part I will need: https://u.pomf.is/nnaxcy.htm
Let's say that I wanted to download Final Round 2015 DOA5LR Grand Final (the above example link, starts at 3:58:00 ends at 4:06:00). I will have to download only part 8 in this case.
If you're downloading a HIGHLIGHT or recording a LIVE;
(example http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky/v/5374149)
You will need livestreamer, a great tool used to watch streams from various sites.
LIVESTREAMER DOWNLOAD: http://docs.livestreamer.io/install.html
LIVESTREAMER INSTRUCTIONS:
Extract the downloaded zip archive anywhere.
This is an example command used to record your file, it will generate a "rec.mp4" into your livestreamer folder. Just paste the command inside the livestreamer folder on your "Windows path/address bar" and press Enter like this:
STEP 2: VIDEO PROCESSING
Let's say you want to cut/merge specific parts of your newly downloaded video/s. Avidemux is able to do this easily and instantly without re-encoding everything (which means no quality/file size/time being wasted).
AVIDEMUX DOWNLOAD: http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/download.html
AVIDEMUX INSTRUCTIONS:
"Video Output" and "Audio Output" set to: Copy
"Output format": pick Mkv since it's the best, otherwise MP4v2 with the "Optimize for streaming (SLOW)" configuration
You just drag'n'drop the video files into the window, select the areas to remove by using the clickable A/B buttons and finally press Canc on your keyboard.
Keep in mind that you should only cut videos on "keyframes/I-frames" to avoid corruption. The program tells you what kind of frame you're looking at under "Frame type" (you jump from one I-FRM to another automatically if you use the slider or the two "white double arrow" buttons).
Once you're done cutting, save your video with Ctrl+S (File -> Save).
STEP 3: DONE
You should now have succesfully ripped the stream you wanted at its best quality. Upload it anywhere or do what you want with the file.
Why should you save interesting streams? Because the streamer may decide to delete them for some reason, and by design they don't last forever according to the help page:
quick TL;DR version for "experts":
1A. Download LIVES and HIGHLIGHTS using livestreamer
1B. Download BROADCASTS with twitchtools.com
2. Use Avidemux to cut your videos, save as Mkv
3. Upload anywhere
STEP 1: DOWNLOAD
If you're downloading a BROADCAST;
(example http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky/b/640143409)
Copy your link to https://twitchtools.com/video-download and download the parts you're insterested in.
The downloads are generally split into multiple files 28 minutes 30 seconds long. This is a little calculator I like to use to know exactly which part I will need: https://u.pomf.is/nnaxcy.htm
Let's say that I wanted to download Final Round 2015 DOA5LR Grand Final (the above example link, starts at 3:58:00 ends at 4:06:00). I will have to download only part 8 in this case.
If you're downloading a HIGHLIGHT or recording a LIVE;
(example http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky/v/5374149)
You will need livestreamer, a great tool used to watch streams from various sites.
LIVESTREAMER DOWNLOAD: http://docs.livestreamer.io/install.html
LIVESTREAMER INSTRUCTIONS:
Extract the downloaded zip archive anywhere.
This is an example command used to record your file, it will generate a "rec.mp4" into your livestreamer folder. Just paste the command inside the livestreamer folder on your "Windows path/address bar" and press Enter like this:
Code:
livestreamer "http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky/v/5374149" best -o rec.mp4STEP 2: VIDEO PROCESSING
Let's say you want to cut/merge specific parts of your newly downloaded video/s. Avidemux is able to do this easily and instantly without re-encoding everything (which means no quality/file size/time being wasted).
AVIDEMUX DOWNLOAD: http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/download.html
AVIDEMUX INSTRUCTIONS:
"Video Output" and "Audio Output" set to: Copy
"Output format": pick Mkv since it's the best, otherwise MP4v2 with the "Optimize for streaming (SLOW)" configuration
You just drag'n'drop the video files into the window, select the areas to remove by using the clickable A/B buttons and finally press Canc on your keyboard.
Keep in mind that you should only cut videos on "keyframes/I-frames" to avoid corruption. The program tells you what kind of frame you're looking at under "Frame type" (you jump from one I-FRM to another automatically if you use the slider or the two "white double arrow" buttons).
Once you're done cutting, save your video with Ctrl+S (File -> Save).
STEP 3: DONE
You should now have succesfully ripped the stream you wanted at its best quality. Upload it anywhere or do what you want with the file.
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