diff --git a/youtube-dl.exe b/youtube-dl.exe
index 2aa052ccf5..fbed2841ad 100755
Binary files a/youtube-dl.exe and b/youtube-dl.exe differ
diff --git a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
index 56003df260..ff5c47726d 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:
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
 class YoutubeIE(InfoExtractor):
 	"""Information extractor for youtube.com."""
 
-	_VALID_URL = r'^((?:https?://)?(?:youtu\.be/|(?:\w+\.)?youtube(?:-nocookie)?\.com/|tube.majestyc.net/)(?!view_play_list|my_playlists|artist|playlist)(?:(?:(?:v|embed|e)/)|(?:(?:watch(?:_popup)?(?:\.php)?)?(?:\?|#!?)(?:.+&)?v=))?)?([0-9A-Za-z_-]+)(?(1).+)?$'
+	_VALID_URL = r'^((?:https?://)?(?:youtu\.be/|(?:\w+\.)?youtube(?:-nocookie)?\.com/|tube\.majestyc\.net/)(?!view_play_list|my_playlists|artist|playlist)(?:(?:(?:v|embed|e)/)|(?:(?:watch(?:_popup)?(?:\.php)?)?(?:\?|#!?)(?:.+&)?v=))?)?([0-9A-Za-z_-]+)(?(1).+)?$'
 	_LANG_URL = r'http://www.youtube.com/?hl=en&persist_hl=1&gl=US&persist_gl=1&opt_out_ackd=1'
 	_LOGIN_URL = 'https://www.youtube.com/signup?next=/&gl=US&hl=en'
 	_AGE_URL = 'http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/&gl=US&hl=en'
@@ -2956,6 +2958,129 @@ 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:
+				realId.append(mixed[int(ch)])
+		return ''.join(realId)
+
+	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
+
+		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)
+
+			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
+
+
 class XNXXIE(InfoExtractor):
 	"""Information extractor for xnxx.com"""
 
@@ -2973,30 +3098,6 @@ class XNXXIE(InfoExtractor):
 		"""Report information extraction"""
 		self._downloader.to_screen(u'[%s] %s: Extracting information' % (self.IE_NAME, video_id))
 
-	def extract_video_url(self, webpage):
-		"Extract the url for the video from the webpage"
-		
-		result = re.search(self.VIDEO_URL_RE, webpage)
-		if result is None:
-			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract video url')
-		return urllib.unquote(result.group(1).decode('utf-8'))
-
-	def extract_video_title(self, webpage):
-		"Extract the title for the video from the webpage"
-
-		result = re.search(self.VIDEO_TITLE_RE, webpage)
-		if result is None:
-			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract video title')
-		return result.group(1).decode('utf-8')
-
-	def extract_video_thumbnail(self, webpage):
-		"Extract the thumbnail for the video from the webpage"
-
-		result = re.search(self.VIDEO_THUMB_RE, webpage)
-		if result is None:
-			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract video thumbnail')
-		return result.group(1).decode('utf-8')
-
 	def _real_extract(self, url):
 		mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
 		if mobj is None:
@@ -3013,14 +3114,32 @@ class XNXXIE(InfoExtractor):
 			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to download video webpage: %s' % err)
 			return
 
+		result = re.search(self.VIDEO_URL_RE, webpage)
+		if result is None:
+			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract video url')
+			return
+		video_url = urllib.unquote(result.group(1).decode('utf-8'))
+
+		result = re.search(self.VIDEO_TITLE_RE, webpage)
+		if result is None:
+			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract video title')
+			return
+		video_title = result.group(1).decode('utf-8')
+
+		result = re.search(self.VIDEO_THUMB_RE, webpage)
+		if result is None:
+			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract video thumbnail')
+			return
+		video_thumbnail = result.group(1).decode('utf-8')
+
 		info = {'id': video_id,
-				'url': self.extract_video_url(webpage),
+				'url': video_url,
 				'uploader': None,
 				'upload_date': None,
-				'title': self.extract_video_title(webpage),
+				'title': video_title,
 				'ext': 'flv',
 				'format': 'flv',
-				'thumbnail': self.extract_video_thumbnail(webpage),
+				'thumbnail': video_thumbnail,
 				'description': None,
 				'player_url': None}
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 0f9d73c464..5ed453bf73 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ def gen_extractors():
 		MixcloudIE(),
 		StanfordOpenClassroomIE(),
 		MTVIE(),
+		YoukuIE(),
 		XNXXIE(),
 
 		GenericIE()