Method 2: yt-dlp at the m3u8 stream

1. Open DevTools & Play the Video

• Open the page with the Vimeo embed (or player.vimeo.com/video/...).
• Open Chrome DevTools → Network tab.
• Click Media filter (optional but helpful).
• Play the video so the actual streaming requests fire.

2. Search for the Right Requests

• In the filter box, type m3u8.

  • You’ll see requests like:

    .../playlist/av/primary/prot/.../playlist.m3u8?...sf=fmp4
    

• Optional: search vtt if you want subtitles.

• Optional: search json if you want the DASH manifests (but m3u8 is usually simpler).

3. Copy the URL

• Right-click the .m3u8 request → Copy → Copy link address.
• If you need headers (for referer/cookies), use Copy → Copy as cURL (bash).

4. Run yt-dlp

Paste the .m3u8 URL into this command:

yt-dlp --referer "https://player.vimeo.com/" \
  -f "bv*+ba/best" \
  --merge-output-format mp4 \
  --remux-video mp4 \
  --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-movflags +faststart" \
  "PASTE_M3U8_URL_HERE"

• This grabs the best AVC video + audio, merges them, and saves as MP4.
• Swap in -f "bv*[height=1080][vcodec*=avc1]+ba/best" if you want a specific quality.

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