The warning about the ffmpeg version needs to be eliminated. The ffmpeg binary shipped with GiP x64 for Windows 7 yields:-
ffmpeg version 4.2.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200523 If that checks out then, for completeness it would be worth checking it's signature:- If you don't already have a hash checker then this one will do: https://github.com/gurnec/HashCheck/releases This installs an extension for Windows Explorer (accessed via file- >right-click->Properties). Then check any of the following by copy/paste into the search box:- SHA256: a96c7e32296f49cb34c399903ab96c19b72389dab034b1f2028a82eff8e94f0d MD5: 942feaf806dcc04b8ae33745bbee99fd SHA3-256: 5113b2fad38b1e9ba9fe3ffa7ec49156e3ad404fef099529b960eee57eb04450 Does any of this check-out? On Mon, 2022-06-06 at 10:00 +0000, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > Hi > > Thanks so much for all your ideas - unfortunately no success so far. > > The same message appear for both TV and radio and both download a .TS > file before stopping. > > With TV programmes I also get the following text > > WARNING: ffmpeg 2.5 or higher is required to convert HLS 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- > > So I tried using the --fmpeg-force command but the result is the > same. > > Only the first path C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer was in my PATH > statement but I added :\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\utils\bin as > suggested and tested it with the ffmeg.exe which works. > > I have not installed or uninstalled any software or hardware since > the problem first appeared and there are no files quarantined by my > AV software. > > This is a mystery to me - any further ideas would be most welcome... > > Many thanks > > Jonathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: xanda escuyer <xa...@gmx.co.uk> > Sent: 05 June 2022 19:45 > To: Jonathan Bryden <jonat...@speedbird.uk.net>; Steve Rochford > <steve.rochf...@outlook.com> > Cc: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > Does the same happen with a TV programme or is it radio only? > > If the ffmpeg binary is still present under the install directory for > get_iplayer, then a couple of things to try are:- > > 1st/ Is the binary in the %PATH% environment variable? Type 'path' > from a cmd line to see; it ought to contain one or both of the > following:- > > C:\Program Files\get_iplayer;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin > > If it doesn't then try adding them with the command:- > > path=%path%;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer;C:\Program > Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin; > > NB: The second path (the part pointing to \bin) is not added by the > installer as standard. > > 2nd/ Is the binary intact? Once the %PATH% variable is setup, running > ffmpeg.exe (without args) from the prompt should be enough to see. > > Does this help? > > On Sun, 2022-06-05 at 16:31 +0000, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > Many thanks for your message. > > > > I checked my installation folder and I do have the folder you > > mention > > - it contains ffmpeg.exe and AtomicParsley.exe > > > > I should perhaps have mentioned that the download works in that I > > get > > a .ts file which certainly contains all the audio data as I can > > open > > in Audacity and export it as a .wav or whatever which is a > > workaround, > > but hopefully we can find out what the problem is and fix it! > > > > Best wishes > > > > Jonathan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Rochford <steve.rochf...@outlook.com> > > Sent: 05 June 2022 17:26 > > To: Jonathan Bryden <jonat...@speedbird.uk.net>; > > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > > Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > > > That line in the Perl script is part of the run_cmd function which > > calls all the external programs. I think that it will be calling > > ffmpeg to carry out the audio conversion and if that's missing then > > the conversion will fail. > > > > I don't understand most of the Perl script (there's a reason it's > > sometimes called a "write-only" language) but I think that one of > > the > > first thing that happens in get_iplayer is a check for ffmpeg so > > I'm > > not sure how this is succeeding if ffmpeg is missing. > > > > On my install, there's a folder C:\Program > > Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin > > which contains ffmpeg.exe - do you have a similar folder? > > > > Steve > > > > > > From: get_iplayer <get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org> on > > behalf > > of Jonathan Bryden <jonat...@speedbird.uk.net> > > Sent: 05 June 2022 16:03 > > To: > > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org <get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org> > > Subject: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Much to my surprise this morning I had the following error message > > after downloading a radio show using get_iplayer: > > > > INFO: Converting to M4A > > open3: IO::Pipe: Can't spawn-NOWAIT: No such file or directory at > > C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 2120. > > > > This is not a message I have seen before. Having tried restarting > > without success I upgraded to the latest version (3.30) but I still > > get the same problem. > > > > A little internet research has suggested the issue may be related > > to > > the PATH in the system environment variables though I am not aware > > of > > any changes made since yesterday. > > > > I have compared the machine to another and there seems to be no > > difference in the portion of the PATH that points to get_iplayer > > (i.e. > > ...C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer) > > > > The PC is running 64bit Windows 7. > > > > I would appreciate any suggestions and am happy to supply any other > > information if required. > > > > Many thanks > > > > Jonathan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > get_iplayer mailing list > > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists > > .infradead.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fget_iplayer&data=05%7C01% > > 7C% > > 7C7e2c23257b714430900208da470d159b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaa > > aa% > > 7C1%7C0%7C637900418767008608%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLj > > AwM > > DAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&a > > mp; > > sdata=2llPDs5iLE7%2BxWyJe95qVd85qSfT91v0MpBhuFLpWCs%3D&reserved > > =0 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer