Bonjour Chris (assuming you read this in the morning)
If you want to see what modes are available for a particular
programme then the best thing to do is the following:
get_iplayer <number> --info
for example get_iplayer 832 --info
In this case my enquiry resulted in:
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get_iplayer 2.99-windows.0, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use
--warranty.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain
conditions; use --conditions for details.
NOTE: A UK TV licence is required to legally access BBC iPlayer TV
content
Matches:
6736: Taboo - Episode 6, BBC One, b08fqs8v
INFO: File name prefix = Taboo_-_6._Episode_6_b08fqs8v_original
available: 2017-02-11T22:15:00Z
brand: Taboo
categories: Drama,Classic & Period
category: Drama
channel: BBC One
desc: The Company declares war on James, whilst a
revelation drives him to dark, haunted places.
desclong: As James Delaney's trading plans start to unravel, a
family revelation drives him into dark and haunted places, both real
and emotional. Those around him, his household and family included,
seem to be spiralling out of control, with terrible prices being
paid. Meanwhile, at the East India Company, a frustrated Sir Stuart
Strange calls for all-out war against James, threatening to destroy
all he has built. As James reacts to this upsurge of chaos, things
take a dire turn.
descmedium: Period drama series. The East India Company declares
war on James Delaney, whilst a family revelation drives him into dark
and haunted places.
descshort: The Company declares war on James, whilst a
revelation drives him to dark, haunted places.
dir: D:\iplayer\TV
dldate: 2017-02-14
dltime: 06:55:56
duration: 3300
durations: audiodescribed: 3300
durations: original: 3300
episode: 6. Episode 6
episodenum: 6
episodeshort: Episode 6
expires: in 27 days 23 hours (2017-03-13T22:15:00+00:00)
ext: EXT
filename: D:\iplayer\TV\Taboo_-_6._Episode_6_b08fqs8v_original.EXT
filepart:
D:\iplayer\TV\Taboo_-_6._Episode_6_b08fqs8v_original.partial.EXT
fileprefix: Taboo_-_6._Episode_6_b08fqs8v_original
firstbcast: audiodescribed: 2017-02-11T22:15:00Z
firstbcast: original: 2017-02-11T21:15:00Z
firstbcastdate: audiodescribed: 2017-02-11
firstbcastdate: original: 2017-02-11
firstbcastrel: audiodescribed: 2 days 0 hours ago
firstbcastrel: original: 2 days 1 hours ago
index: 6736
lastbcast: audiodescribed: 2017-02-11T22:15:00Z
lastbcast: original: 2017-02-11T21:15:00Z
lastbcastdate: audiodescribed: 2017-02-11
lastbcastdate: original: 2017-02-11
lastbcastrel: audiodescribed: 2 days 0 hours ago
lastbcastrel: original: 2 days 1 hours ago
longname: Taboo
modes: audiodescribed:
dvfxsd1,dvfxsd2,dvfxhigh1,dvfxhigh2,dvflow1,dvflow2,flashstd1,flashstd2,hvfxsd1,hvfhigh1,hvfxhigh1,hvflow1
modes: original:
dvfhd1,dvfhd2,dvfsd1,dvfsd2,dvfxsd1,dvfxsd2,dvfhigh1,dvfxhigh1,dvfxhigh2,dvflow1,dvflow2,flashhd1,flashvhigh1,flashvhigh2,flashstd1,flashstd2,flashxstd1,flashxstd2,hvfhd1,hvfsd1,hvfxsd1,hvfhigh1,hvfxhigh1,hvflow1,subtitles1,subtitles2
modesizes: audiodescribed:
dvfxsd1=666MiB,dvfxsd2=666MiB,dvfxhigh1=343MiB,dvfxhigh2=343MiB,dvflow1=181MiB,dvflow2=181MiB,flashstd1=334MiB,flashstd2=334MiB,hvfxsd1=709MiB,hvfhigh1=708MiB,hvfxhigh1=385MiB,hvflow1=222MiB
modesizes: original:
dvfhd1=2106MiB,dvfhd2=2106MiB,dvfsd1=1168MiB,dvfsd2=1168MiB,dvfxsd1=666MiB,dvfxsd2=666MiB,dvfhigh1=652MiB,dvfxhigh1=344MiB,dvfxhigh2=344MiB,dvflow1=182MiB,dvflow2=182MiB,flashhd1=991MiB,flashvhigh1=624MiB,flashvhigh2=624MiB,flashstd1=334MiB,flashstd2=334MiB,flashxstd1=214MiB,flashxstd2=214MiB,hvfhd1=2168MiB,hvfsd1=1226MiB,hvfxsd1=709MiB,hvfhigh1=708MiB,hvfxhigh1=385MiB,hvflow1=222MiB,subtitles1=51KiB,subtitles2=51KiB
name: Taboo
nameshort: Taboo
pid: b08fqs8v
player: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08fqs8v
runtime: 55
senum: s01e06
series: Taboo
seriesnum: 1
thumbfile: D:\iplayer\TV\Taboo_-_6._Episode_6_b08fqs8v_original.jpg
thumbnail: http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/150x84/p04m9ybh.jpg
timeadded: 1 days 12 hours ago (2017-02-12T10:21:28+00:00)
title: Taboo: Episode 6
type: tv
verpids: audiodescribed: p04smswg
verpids: original: b08fqs7l
version: original
versions: audiodescribed,original
web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088s45m
INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
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The part to examine is modes and modesizes. Ignore the line with
audiodescribed, that has a running commentary for sight-impaired
viewers. The next line (usually "original" but it could be
"editorial" or another title depending on the programme) is the one
you want. You will see the various modes with a number after them,
that's the CDN (content delivery network ). So for dvfhd there are
two CDNs and get_iplayer will access one of them. The same for the
other modes.
When you look at the modesizes lines they show the expected length of
each file. Usually for 1280x720 at 25fps you expect a file size of
around 1GB for a one hour programme.
I find the various mode renames and default modes in the recent
versions of get_iplayer confusing due to the various changes from one
version to another.
If you refer to the documentation for v2.99, the section
https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/modes shows the
various modes and the relevant sizes. The other section to refer to,
which is more helpful is at
https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/modesref - scroll
down to "Recording Mode Details" and you will see a table of the
various TV modes and the video sizes.
For 1280x720 at 25fps the modes are hvfhd and hlshd and if you
examine the --info enquiry above you will see that they are not
listed, meaning that 1280x720 at 25fps is not available. I would
mention that sometimes all modes are not immediately available after
transmission of the programme and at times it can take a day or two
for the relevant mode to appear.
We know that 1280x720 is the default, so if you just use:
get_iplayer --get <number>
this will try the default and if not available the next available
mode down in the list as shown in the --info enquiry. (I'm presuming
you don't want the 50fps mode)
I rarely specify the mode and just let get_iplayer get the best
available unless I'm downloading a series and want all the programmes
to have the same mode.
On 14/02/2017 05:22, cc wrote:
taboo ep 6
Get_iplayer --subtitles --get 3265 --tvmode=best --type=tv --force
I presume this also had the --fps50 in the command line! :-)
works fine==>1280x720 50fps(2344mb)
but
Get_iplayer --subtitles --get 3265 --tvmode=hlshd --type=tv --force
get_iplayer 2.99-windows.0, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
use --warranty.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain
conditions; use --conditions for details.
NOTE: A UK TV licence is required to legally access BBC iPlayer TV
content
Matches:
3265: Taboo - Episode 6, BBC One, b08fqs8v
INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of original version
INFO: No specified modes (hlshd) available for this programme with
version original
INFO: Try using modes=hvfhd,hvfsd,hvfxsd,hvfhigh,hvfxhigh,hvflow
ERROR: Failed to record 'Taboo - 6. Episode 6 (b08fqs8v)'
C:\Documents and Settings\chris>
other modes work but none gives 1280x720 25 fps
does that mean the file is not available 1n1280x720 25fps??
regards
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