On Wed Apr 29 14:18:21 BST 2015, Jim Lesurf (aka jim web) wrote:
So, is episode 2 available as HD but I failed to fetch it for some reason?
Or is this series 'mixed' for some reason?
Hi again, Jim :-)
First thing, you typed your first pid wrong;
it's b01jt9bv (not b01jt96v)
For pid=b01jt9bv,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01jt9bv/the-secret-history-of-our-streets-series-1-1-deptford-high-street
the playlist JSON file:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jt9bv/playlist.json
reveals two versions;
default, with vpid=p02pq6ns &
editorial, with vpid=b05sst7v
The default version has only one stream available:
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/version/2.0/mediaset/pc/vpid/p02pq6ns
which, in GiP terms is flashhigh, while
the editorial version has these streams:
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/version/2.0/mediaset/pc/vpid/b05sst7v
<media bitrate="2800" is 720p, i.e. flashhd.
By contrast,
for pid=b01jzpm3,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01jzpm3/the-secret-history-of-our-streets-series-1-2-camberwell-grove
the playlist JSON file:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jzpm3/playlist.json
also reveals two versions;
default, with vpid=p02q6yr9 &
PreWatershed, with vpid=b05tc2gc
Again, the default version has only one stream available:
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/version/2.0/mediaset/pc/vpid/p02q6yr9
<media bitrate="796", i.e. flashhigh, while the
PreWatershed version has these streams:
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/version/2.0/mediaset/pc/vpid/b05tc2gc
Highest available bitrate is <media bitrate="1500", i.e. flashvhigh,
so no flashhd quality variant available there (yet?).
All the above URL queries are done internally in GiP -
you can see for yourself if you use the --verbose switch and save
terminal output to file...
If you strongly feel episode 2 should've been made available in HD,
feel free to contact the beeb and let them know...
Cheers,
Vangelis.
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