rg3/youtube-dl — pull request #728 by timdoug (2013-03-06 17:54:15+00:00)
Title: Escapist videos are acutally .mp4, not .flv

Files downloaded with the Escapist info extractor are actually MPEGv4 files, not Flash video:

$ youtube-dl "http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/6964-Crysis-3"
[escapist] zero-punctuation: Extracting information
[escapist] zero-punctuation: Downloading configuration
[download] Destination: 6964-Crysis-3.flv
[download] 100.0% of 7.06M at 4.35M/s ETA 00:00
$ file 6964-Crysis-3.flv
6964-Crysis-3.flv: ISO Media, MPEG v4 system, version 1
$ ffmpeg -i 6964-Crysis-3.flv
...
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '6964-Crysis-3.flv':
Metadata:
major_brand : isom
minor_version : 512
compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
title : New Video (zp_crysis-3_030612.mp4)[Pending Review]
album : Zero Punctuation
encoder : Lavf54.29.104
comment : New Video
Duration: 00:05:42.45, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 172 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 512x288 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 70 kb/s, 20 fps, 20 tbr, 20 tbn, 40 tbc
Metadata:
handler_name : VideoHandler
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 96 kb/s
Metadata:
handler_name : SoundHandler
At least one output file must be specified

I've tested this on a handful of videos from different features and over a wide range of release dates, from today to 2007, and they're all in this format.

Cheers!