Download HLS Streaming Video with PowerShell and FFMPEG

Learn how to download HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) videos using PowerShell and FFMPEG in this 20-minute tutorial. Explore the benefits of HLS for streaming large video files on social media platforms like Twitter. Discover how to use PowerShell to download .m3u8 playlist files, examine them to locate individual .ts video segments, and then utilize FFMPEG to reassemble these segments into a single video file. Gain insights into the workings of HLS and enhance your skills in file manipulation with PowerShell, including downloading files, reading and constructing text files, and invoking FFMPEG with specific arguments. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of the HLS download process using vanilla PowerShell and FFMPEG, without any additional module dependencies.