Dependencies

• Python 3.10 or higher
• FFmpeg in system PATH. Recommended Version > 5

Installation

Install or upgrade the package using pip and git:

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

OR download as zip and then intall with pip:

pip install aebn-vod-downloader.zip

Example Usage With Arguments

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

To download scene 2 in 720p resolution

Usage

aebndl [-h] [-o OUTPUT_DIR] [-w WORK_DIR] [-r RESOLUTION] [-f] [-n] [-s SCENE] [-p PROXY] [-pm] [-c] [-ow] [-ts {audio,video}] [-ks] [-kl] [-ac] [-t THREADS] [-l {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}] url

Arguments

Flags	Argument	Description
	URL	URL of the movie or list.txt
-o	--output_dir	Specify the output directory
-w	--work_dir	Specify the work diretory to store downloaded temporary segments in
-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: highest available)
-f	--force-resolution	If the target resolution not available, exit with an error
-n	--names	Include performer names in the output filename
-s	--scene	Download a single scene using the relevant scene number on AEBN
-ss	--start-segment	Specify the start segment
-es	--end-segment	Specify the end segment
-p	--proxy	Proxy to use (format: protocol://username:password@ip:port)
-pm	--proxy-metadata	Use proxies for metadata only, and not for downloading
-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
-ks	--keep-segments	Keep audio and video segments after downloading
-kl	--keep-logs	Keep logs after successful exit
-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
-t	--threads	Threads for concurrent downloads with list.txt (default=5)
-l	--log-level	Set the logging level (default: INFO) Any level above INFO would also disable progress bars

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.