diff --git a/a.c b/a.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50dc1cc913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/a.c
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+#include <stdio.h> 
+#include <string.h> 
+#include <assert.h> 
+#include <stdint.h> 
+ 
+#define FLVF_HEADER 1 
+#define FLVF_SCRIPT 2 
+ 
+struct flvhdr 
+{ 
+    char fh_magic[3]; 
+    char fh_version; 
+    char fh_flags; 
+    char fh_hlen[4]; 
+    char fh_pads[4]; 
+}__attribute__((packed)); 
+ 
+struct taghdr 
+{ 
+    uint8_t th_type; 
+    uint8_t th_dlen[3]; 
+    uint8_t th_tstamp[3]; 
+    uint8_t th_xstamp; 
+    uint8_t th_streamid[3]; 
+}__attribute__((packed)); 
+ 
+struct flvcombine 
+{ 
+    FILE * fc_file; 
+    uint32_t fc_flags; 
+    uint32_t fc_timestamp; 
+    uint32_t fc_filesize; 
+    double fc_duration; 
+    int fc_filesize_offset; 
+    int fc_duration_offset; 
+}; 
+ 
+/* duration, filesize */ 
+ 
+uint32_t buftoint(const void *buf, size_t len) 
+{ 
+    uint32_t bufint = 0; 
+    const uint8_t *pval = (const uint8_t *)buf; 
+    while (len-- > 0) 
+        bufint = (bufint << 8) + *pval++; 
+    return bufint; 
+} 
+ 
+int dd_copy(FILE * dst_fp, FILE * src_fp, size_t dlen) 
+{ 
+    size_t len; 
+    char buf[64 * 1024]; 
+    while (dlen > 0 && !feof(src_fp)) { 
+         len = fread(buf, 1, dlen < sizeof(buf)? dlen: sizeof(buf), src_fp); 
+        if (fwrite(buf, 1, len, dst_fp) != len) 
+            break; 
+        dlen -= len; 
+    } 
+    return dlen; 
+} 
+ 
+void adjtimestamp(struct taghdr *header, uint32_t stampbase) 
+{ 
+    uint32_t netval = 0; 
+    uint32_t adjtime = stampbase; 
+    adjtime += buftoint(&header->th_tstamp, sizeof(header->th_tstamp)); 
+    adjtime += (header->th_xstamp << 24); 
+    header->th_xstamp = (adjtime >> 24); 
+    header->th_tstamp[0] = (adjtime >> 16); 
+    header->th_tstamp[1] = (adjtime >> 8); 
+    header->th_tstamp[2] = (adjtime >> 0); 
+} 
+ 
+void update_metainfo(struct flvcombine *combine, FILE *fp, size_t dlen) 
+{ 
+    int i; 
+    size_t len; 
+    char *pmem = NULL; 
+    char buf[256 * 1024]; 
+    double duration = 0.0; 
+    uint8_t duration_bytes[8]; 
+    printf("dlen: %d\n", dlen); 
+    assert (dlen < (256 * 1024)); 
+ 
+    len = fread(buf, 1, dlen < sizeof(buf)? dlen: sizeof(buf), fp); 
+    if (len == 0) 
+        return; 
+    pmem = (char *)memmem(buf, len, "duration", 8); 
+    if (pmem == NULL || pmem + 17l - buf > len) 
+        return; 
+    memcpy(&duration_bytes, pmem + 9, 8); 
+    for (i = 0; i < 4; i ++) { 
+        uint8_t tmp = duration_bytes[i]; 
+        duration_bytes[i] = duration_bytes[7 - i]; 
+        duration_bytes[7 - i] = tmp; 
+    } 
+    memcpy(&duration, &duration_bytes, 8); 
+    combine->fc_duration += duration; 
+    if (combine->fc_flags & FLVF_SCRIPT) 
+        return; 
+       combine->fc_duration_offset = 
+        combine->fc_filesize + (pmem + 9l - buf) + sizeof(struct taghdr); 
+    pmem = (char *)memmem(buf, len, "filesize", 8); 
+    if (pmem == NULL || pmem + 17l - buf > len) 
+        return; 
+    combine->fc_filesize_offset = 
+        combine->fc_filesize + (pmem + 9l - buf) + sizeof(struct taghdr); 
+} 
+ 
+int addflv(struct flvcombine *combine, const char *path) 
+{ 
+    int error = 0; 
+    FILE *fp, *fout; 
+    char magic[4]; 
+    long savepos; 
+    size_t len, dlen, flags; 
+    struct flvhdr header; 
+    struct taghdr *last; 
+    struct taghdr tagvideo; 
+    struct taghdr tagaudio; 
+    struct taghdr tagheader; 
+ 
+    fp = fopen(path, "rb"); 
+    fout = combine->fc_file; 
+    if (fp == NULL || fout == NULL) 
+        return 0; 
+ 
+    last = NULL; 
+    memset(magic, 0, sizeof(magic)); 
+    memset(&tagvideo, 0, sizeof(tagvideo)); 
+    memset(&tagaudio, 0, sizeof(tagaudio)); 
+ 
+    if ( !fread(&header, sizeof(header), 1, fp) ) 
+        goto fail; 
+ 
+    memcpy(magic, header.fh_magic, 3); 
+    if ( strcmp("FLV", magic) ) 
+        goto fail; 
+ 
+    if ((combine->fc_flags & FLVF_HEADER) == 0) { 
+        fwrite(&header, sizeof(header), 1, fout); 
+         combine->fc_filesize += sizeof(header); 
+        combine->fc_flags |= FLVF_HEADER; 
+    } 
+ 
+    printf("magic: %s\n", magic); 
+    printf("flags: 0x%02x\n", header.fh_flags); 
+    printf("version: 0x%02x\n", header.fh_version); 
+    printf("header len: %d\n", buftoint(header.fh_hlen, sizeof(header.fh_hlen))); 
+ 
+    while (feof(fp) == 0) { 
+        if ( !fread(&tagheader, sizeof(tagheader), 1, fp) ) 
+            goto fail; 
+ 
+        dlen = buftoint(tagheader.th_dlen, sizeof(tagheader.th_dlen)); 
+ 
+        switch (tagheader.th_type) 
+        { 
+            case 0x09: 
+                adjtimestamp(&tagheader, combine->fc_timestamp); 
+                tagvideo = tagheader; 
+                last = &tagvideo; 
+                break; 
+            case 0x08: 
+                adjtimestamp(&tagheader, combine->fc_timestamp); 
+                tagaudio = tagheader; 
+                last = &tagaudio; 
+                break; 
+            default: 
+                flags = combine->fc_flags; 
+                savepos = ftell(fp); 
+                if (savepos == -1) 
+                    goto fail; 
+                savepos = (flags & FLVF_SCRIPT)? (savepos + dlen + 4): savepos; 
+                update_metainfo(combine, fp, dlen); 
+                 combine->fc_flags |= FLVF_SCRIPT; 
+                if ( fseek(fp, savepos, SEEK_SET) ) 
+                    goto fail; 
+                if (flags & FLVF_SCRIPT) 
+                    continue; 
+                break; 
+        } 
+         fwrite(&tagheader, sizeof(tagheader), 1, fout); 
+         combine->fc_filesize += sizeof(tagheader); 
+        combine->fc_filesize += (dlen + 4); 
+         if ( dd_copy(fout, fp, dlen + 4)) { 
+            error = -__LINE__; 
+            break; 
+        } 
+    } 
+ 
+fail: 
+    fclose(fp); 
+    if (last == &tagvideo || last == &tagaudio) { 
+        combine->fc_timestamp = buftoint(last->th_tstamp, sizeof(last->th_tstamp)); 
+        combine->fc_timestamp |= (last->th_xstamp << 24); 
+        printf("time stamp: %d\n", combine->fc_timestamp); 
+    } 
+    return 0; 
+} 
+ 
+void fixedflv(struct flvcombine *context) 
+{ 
+    int i; 
+    double dblval = 0.0; 
+    uint8_t dblbytes[8]; 
+    FILE *fout = context->fc_file; 
+ 
+    if (context->fc_filesize_offset > 0) { 
+        if ( fseek(fout, context->fc_filesize_offset, SEEK_SET) ) 
+            return; 
+        dblval = context->fc_filesize; 
+        memcpy(dblbytes, &dblval, 8); 
+     
+        for (i = 0; i < 4; i ++) { 
+             uint8_t tmp = dblbytes[i]; 
+             dblbytes[i] = dblbytes[7 - i]; 
+             dblbytes[7 - i] = tmp; 
+         } 
+        fwrite(dblbytes, 8, 1, fout); 
+    } 
+ 
+    if (context->fc_duration_offset > 0) { 
+        if ( fseek(fout, context->fc_duration_offset, SEEK_SET) ) 
+            return; 
+        dblval = context->fc_duration; 
+        memcpy(dblbytes, &dblval, 8); 
+ 
+        for (i = 0; i < 4; i ++) { 
+             uint8_t tmp = dblbytes[i]; 
+             dblbytes[i] = dblbytes[7 - i]; 
+             dblbytes[7 - i] = tmp; 
+         } 
+        fwrite(dblbytes, 8, 1, fout); 
+    } 
+} 
+ 
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) 
+{ 
+    int i; 
+    struct flvcombine context; 
+    memset(&context, 0, sizeof(context)); 
+    context.fc_file = fopen("out.flv", "wb"); 
+    if (context.fc_file == NULL) 
+        return -1; 
+    context.fc_duration = 0; 
+    for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) 
+        addflv(&context, argv[i]); 
+    fixedflv(&context); 
+    fclose(context.fc_file); 
+ 
+    printf("seconds: %d\n", context.fc_timestamp); 
+    return 0; 
+} 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
index dfd8f76ee4..3b24f593d6 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import urllib
 import urllib2
 import email.utils
 import xml.etree.ElementTree
+import random
+import math
 from urlparse import parse_qs
 
 try:
@@ -2955,3 +2957,137 @@ class MTVIE(InfoExtractor):
 		}
 
 		return [info]
+
+
+
+class YoukuIE(InfoExtractor):
+
+	_VALID_URL =  r'(?:http://)?v\.youku\.com/v_show/id_(?P<ID>[A-Za-z0-9]+)\.html'
+	IE_NAME = u'Youku'
+
+	def __init__(self, downloader=None):
+		InfoExtractor.__init__(self, downloader)
+
+	def report_download_webpage(self, file_id):
+		"""Report webpage download."""
+		self._downloader.to_screen(u'[Youku] %s: Downloading webpage' % file_id)
+
+	def report_extraction(self, file_id):
+		"""Report information extraction."""
+		self._downloader.to_screen(u'[Youku] %s: Extracting information' % file_id)
+
+	def _gen_sid(self):
+		nowTime = int(time.time() * 1000)
+		random1 = random.randint(1000,1998)
+		random2 = random.randint(1000,9999)
+
+		return "%d%d%d" %(nowTime,random1,random2)
+
+	def _get_file_ID_mix_string(self, seed):
+		mixed = []
+		source = list("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/\:._-1234567890")
+		seed = float(seed)
+		for i in range(len(source)):
+			seed  =  (seed * 211 + 30031 ) % 65536
+			index  =  math.floor(seed / 65536 * len(source) )
+			mixed.append(source[int(index)])
+			source.remove(source[int(index)])
+		#return ''.join(mixed)
+		return mixed
+
+
+	def _get_file_id(self, fileId, seed):
+		mixed = self._get_file_ID_mix_string(seed)
+		ids = fileId.split('*')
+		realId = []
+		for ch in ids:
+			if ch is not '':
+				realId.append(mixed[int(ch)])
+		return ''.join(realId)
+
+	def _gen_key(self, key1, key2):
+		pass
+
+
+
+
+	def _real_extract(self, url):
+		mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
+		if mobj is None:
+			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: invalid URL: %s' % url)
+			return
+		video_id = mobj.group('ID')
+
+		info_url = 'http://v.youku.com/player/getPlayList/VideoIDS/' + video_id
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+		print info_url
+=======
+>>>>>>> 51661d86005ffbdd4debd051cd9683cf5f5c2fe9
+
+		request = urllib2.Request(info_url, None, std_headers)
+		try:
+			self.report_download_webpage(video_id)
+			jsondata = urllib2.urlopen(request).read()
+		except (urllib2.URLError, httplib.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
+			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: Unable to retrieve video webpage: %s' % str(err))
+			return
+
+		self.report_extraction(video_id)
+		try:
+			config = json.loads(jsondata)
+
+			video_title =  config['data'][0]['title']
+			seed = config['data'][0]['seed']
+
+			format = self._downloader.params.get('format', None)
+			supported_format = config['data'][0]['streamfileids'].keys()
+
+			if format is None or format == 'best':
+				if 'hd2' in supported_format:
+					format = 'hd2'
+				else:
+					format = 'flv'
+				ext = u'flv'
+			elif format == 'worst':
+				format = 'mp4'
+				ext = u'mp4'
+			else:
+				format = 'flv'
+				ext = u'flv'
+
+
+			fileid = config['data'][0]['streamfileids'][format]
+			seg_number = len(config['data'][0]['segs'][format])
+
+			keys=[]
+			for i in xrange(seg_number):
+				keys.append(config['data'][0]['segs'][format][i]['k'])
+
+			#TODO check error
+			#youku only could be viewed from mainland china
+		except:
+			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract info section')
+			return
+
+		files_info=[]
+		sid = self._gen_sid()
+		fileid = self._get_file_id(fileid, seed)
+
+		#column 8,9 of fileid represent the segment number
+		#fileid[7:9] should be changed
+		for index, key in enumerate(keys):
+
+			temp_fileid = '%s%02X%s' % (fileid[0:8], index, fileid[10:])
+			download_url = 'http://f.youku.com/player/getFlvPath/sid/%s_%02X/st/flv/fileid/%s?k=%s' % (sid, index, temp_fileid, key)
+			print download_url
+			info = {
+				'id': '%s_part%02d' % (video_id, index),
+				'url': download_url,
+				'uploader': None,
+				'title': video_title,
+				'ext': ext,
+				'format': u'NA'
+			}
+			files_info.append(info)
+
+		return files_info
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 86951840de..84b972d512 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ def gen_extractors():
 		MixcloudIE(),
 		StanfordOpenClassroomIE(),
 		MTVIE(),
+		YoukuIE(),
 
 		GenericIE()
 	]