From: Sergey M․ <dstftw@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 22:16:56 +0000 (+0600)
Subject: [rtlnl] Clarify current adaptive -> flash workaround rationale
X-Git-Url: http://git.oshgnacknak.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0c20ee7d4b0c98221c71769482980a0a218dadb4;p=youtube-dl

[rtlnl] Clarify current adaptive -> flash workaround rationale
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diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py
index 1228245ad..a4d3d73ff 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ class RtlNlIE(InfoExtractor):
         meta = info.get('meta', {})
 
         # Use unencrypted m3u8 streams (See https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/4118)
+        # NB: nowadays, recent ffmpeg and avconv can handle these encrypted streams, so
+        # this adaptive -> flash workaround is not required in general, but it also
+        # allows bypassing georestriction therefore is retained for now.
         videopath = material['videopath'].replace('/adaptive/', '/flash/')
         m3u8_url = meta.get('videohost', 'http://manifest.us.rtl.nl') + videopath