James As you requested, I checked my version number and I've now added to my Erm somewhere along the way I may have forgotten to update my ubuntu sources list :(
So I added the lines below to /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-hedgerows/get-iplayer/ubuntu xenial main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-hedgerows/get-iplayer/ubuntu xenial main and my version has gone from 2.95 to 2.99 trying your suggestion give the succesful output below I can fix the rest hopefully Thanks for your help and patience Kevin get_iplayer 2.99-ppa28, 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 INFO: Episode-only pid detected INFO: Trying pid: p04zsmg0 using type: tv INFO: Trying to download PID using type tv INFO: pid not found in tv cache Matches: INFO: 1 Matching Programmes INFO: Checking existence of original version INFO: hvfxsd1,hvfxsd2,dvfxsd1,dvfxsd2,dvfxsd3,dvfxsd4,hvfxhigh1,hvfxhigh2,dvfxhigh1,dvfxhigh2,dvfxhigh3,dvfxhigh4,hvflow1,hvflow2,dvflow1,dvflow2,dvflow3,dvflow4 modes will be tried for version original INFO: Trying hvfxsd1 mode to record tv: Fighting Talk - WATCH! Fighting Talk - live from Liverpool WARNING: Unable to determine ffmpeg version - MP4 conversion for hvf downloads may fail WARNING: ffmpeg 2.5 or higher is required to convert hvf downloads to MP4 WARNING: Use --raw to bypass MP4 conversion and retain .ts file WARNING: Use --ffmpeg-force to override checks and force MP4 conversion attempt INFO: File name prefix = Fighting_Talk_-_WATCH_Fighting_Talk_-_live_from_Liverpool_p04zsmg0_original INFO: Subtitles not available for version(s): original INFO: Begin recording file: /media/sf_iPlayer_Recordings/Fighting_Talk_-_WATCH_Fighting_Talk_-_live_from_Liverpool_p04zsmg0_original.video.ts INFO: Begin recording at: 0.00 MiB (00:00:00) [ On 14 April 2017 at 22:06, James Scholes <ja...@jls-radio.com> wrote: > Kevin Lynch wrote: >> >> I tried what you suggested - https://pastebin.com/XbaVFZSN >> The magic did not happen :( > > > In that case I'm at a bit of a loss. When I tell GiP to download the > original version of that program with that same mode, then everything goes > smoothly. The only difference is that I don't specify --type=all which > shouldn't make a difference but perhaps try it without? > > Also, which version of get_iplayer are you using, because in your command > output I don't see the recent notice about requiring a TV license. > -- > James Scholes > http://twitter.com/JamesScholes > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
