On my Windows 7 system, the file is in C:\Users\<username>\.get_iplayer. Just create a plain text file (with no extension) called "options" and put the option in there. I think there's a way of saving options via the command line, but I can't remember off-hand what it is.
Ben On 6 May 2014 15:27, Rod Crittenden <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for all your responses > > First.... I want to get MP3 because that is the format that can be used by > my hifi and tv to get stuff from PC around the house. > > Chris... your info about " aactomp32 in an options file sounds perfect, > except I do not seem to have an options file where you say there may be one. > Can you expand on that a bit more... what is the name of the file and could > it be elsewhere ( under programs (x86) for instance ). > > Thanks for your help > > Rod > > > -----Original Message----- > From: get_iplayer [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Chris Marriott > Sent: 06 May 2014 14:01 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: windows version of iplayer - output format > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Woods > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 11:56 AM > To: Chris Marriott ; [email protected] > Subject: Re: windows version of iplayer - output format > >>For what it's worth, the iPlayer uses AAC audio for all radio (in an >>M4A >>wrapper) - if your media player can handle M4A, and if it's vaguely >>modern it should, then I urge you to keep the original quality AAC > downloads. >> >>If you ask get_iplayer to convert them to MP3, it will download the >>compressed AAC then *recompress* to MP3 yielding inferior quality audio. > > True, and certainly a consideration if you're recording music. I, however, > only ever record radio drama and spoken word programmes, so not an issue for > me at all. The recompressed MP3 is absolutely fine, quality-wise, for > speech. > > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
