RE: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a

2022-06-06 Thread Steve Rochford
give the "no such file" error that you're seeing. There's a current version of ffmpeg for Windows here - https://www.videohelp.com/software/ffmpeg You need to download https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-5.0.1-full_build.7z, unpack it with 7-Zip and copy the ffmpeg.exe fil

Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a

2022-06-05 Thread Steve Rochford
\bin which contains ffmpeg.exe - do you have a similar folder? Steve From: get_iplayer on behalf of Jonathan Bryden Sent: 05 June 2022 16:03 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a   Hi everyone, Much to my surprise this morning I had the foll

Re: Failing to download msg

2021-05-02 Thread Steve Dodd
On Mon, 26 Apr 2021 at 22:59, James Scholes wrote: > All that being said, there appears to be something blocking GiP from > accessing Bidi. Maybe it needs authentication now, maybe it's just broken. > Who knows. Either way, blocking Bidi requests should never lessen the > effectiveness of G

Re: Why no Formula E?

2021-04-26 Thread Steve Wilson
ot of the content was the same it added some general history but that's going off topic ;) Steve On 26/04/2021 17:50, George Eycott wrote: Ah fair enough, I was just a bit thrown as to why you would need/want to exclude a load of channels when you have specified a PID, but it sounds like

Re: Why no Formula E?

2021-04-25 Thread Steve Wilson
Would this be more reliable for other series too? For example having "search0 Click" for pvr can match other things too so I've other options and excludes. Do you have an example or link I can use to configure pvr to do this? Steve. ___ g

RE: Failing to download iPlayer file

2021-04-20 Thread Steve Rochford
I think that you've missed out the "--" in front of pid (it looks like you've got a single -) get-iplayer --pid=p099f5jp --modes=hvfxsd1 tvmode good --type=tv What's weird is that you don't get an error but you get the info on 2 completely unrelated programmes! -Original Message- From:

Re: get_iplayer Remux: Programme "already in history" error

2021-01-03 Thread Steve Wilson
to run just the ffmpeg command to convert it. If you don't then the --force may well be the only option. You may need to use get_iplayer --info ... to establish what the , and are in your case. Steve. ___ get_iplayer mailing list g

Re: Repair Shop S05E23

2020-10-05 Thread Steve Wilson
If you're not already aware, this episode aired tonight and the one that was dropped last week (ep38) should air tomorrow. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000h3nb/the-repair-shop-series-5-episode-23 Steve. On 16/09/2020 20:22, Chris Brady wrote: Well - a response from the Beeb!

Re: Get_iplayer with Podcasts

2019-12-03 Thread Steve
And whats the parent PID? The first episode? or the main page? I tried both to no avail.. Stev e On 03/12/2019 18:52, James Scholes wrote: Use the parent PID with --pid-recursive: get_iplayer --pid-recursive --pid=p06spb8w --type=radio Regards, James Scholes On 03/12/2019 at 12:36 pm, Steve

Get_iplayer with Podcasts

2019-12-03 Thread Steve
e any way I can automate this? Cheers Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: "Canal Boat Diaries" problem?

2019-11-30 Thread Steve Dodd
On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 at 21:22, Steve Dodd wrote: > Anyone else see weird problems with "Canal Boat Diaries", > https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000bks0/canal-boat-diaries ? > > Episodes 1-4 have only downloaded in SD, and I'm seeing all sorts of > errors lik

Iplayer login

2018-11-13 Thread Steve
Hi guys, I'm a bit concerned as I'm getting a request to log in to the bbc iPlayer radio pages to play audio, will this ever impact on get-iplayer and require a login to download? ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://l

Re: get_iplayer 3.15 released

2018-07-05 Thread Steve
It displays V3.16 when running? Steve On 05/07/18 06:58, Alan Milewczyk wrote: Release notes: https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplay...release315 <https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/release310to319#release315> macOS: https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplay...tag/

Re: no more hslv format ?

2018-05-03 Thread Steve Dodd
On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 12:24 AM, RS wrote: > I think it was Nick Payne who said he had experimented with re-encoding in > HEVC (H.265) and found that the file size was the same for 25fps as it was > for 50fps, which led him to conclude that frames were being duplicated to > achieve 50fps. Is

Re: Using ffmpeg to halve frame rate

2018-04-16 Thread Steve Dodd
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 9:59 PM, Nick Payne wrote: > I experimented a while ago with running some GiP downloads through > Handbrake to convert the video to the x265 codec. That reduced the file > size to about 1/3 of the original download, with no subjective > difference in video quality that I c

Re: Steve Backshall - Nature's Microworlds - 2 Serengeti.mp4, b01l4906

2018-04-11 Thread Steve Dodd
On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 5:50 PM, RS wrote: > My initial reaction was that it was too early to worry about this. When we > had problems with Segment not found errors in HLS, that was at a holiday > time and many programmes were corrected within a week of broadcast. > Worryingly the number of prog

Re: Steve Backshall - Nature's Microworlds - 2 Serengeti.mp4, b01l4906

2018-04-10 Thread Steve Dodd
On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:39 PM, CJB wrote: > Not sure about loudness of narrators, what I find extremely irritating > - to the point of switching to another channel - is the overly-LOUD > dramatic music. This is so loud that the narrator cannot be heard, and > I then have to switch to using subt

Re: Steve Backshall - Nature's Microworlds - 2 Serengeti.mp4, b01l4906

2018-04-09 Thread Steve Dodd
On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 6:34 PM, MacFH - C E Macfarlane wrote: > Yes, I can see that that might be so, but I don't think it alters the thrust > of my argument, does it? Wouldn't 1080p25 still be better to watch than > 720p50? Brains are weird things, could easily depend on viewing device (as I t

RE: A few ffmpeg queries

2017-09-14 Thread Rochford, Steve
is a day which hasn’t been wasted! Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: BBC Licensing Expose

2017-02-28 Thread Steve B
On 27/02/2017 12:34, David Woodhouse wrote: On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 12:08 +, Tony Quinn wrote: has content which should be discussed. It is off-topic for this list, and even if it wasn't, it's not appropriate to post links to that site. Find it in credible news media or don't link to it at

Re: Preparing for latest update - modes questions.

2017-02-06 Thread Steve
On 06/02/17 18:52, CJB wrote: All of these changes in terminology are confusing the hell out of me and I am a computer professional. Been into computers from the start and certainly before the Internet. Yeah, me too, 25 years in IT, bring back OS2! Steve

RE: [OT] Crystal Palace transmitter problems?

2017-01-03 Thread Rochford, Steve
The checker here https://www.radioandtvhelp.co.uk/ says that Crystal Palace is OK but I'm not sure where it gets its information. Steve -Original Message- From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] On Behalf Of David Cantrell Sent: 03 January 2017 14:

Re: Failed recordings

2016-12-21 Thread Steve
Try remming out your radio mode in the options file, its working for me now. On 20/12/16 19:38, Shakib Otaqui wrote: All attempts to record radio or TV using the most recent versions of get_iplayer.pl have failed. Reverting to the version released on 15 December solves the problem. I'm runni

RE: TV Cache missing some days

2016-11-17 Thread Rochford, Steve
nux it's ~/.get_iplayer/options) nopurge 1 that way when you next upgrade it won't change the behaviour. Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

RE: BBC 3 goes off-air tonight.

2016-02-17 Thread Rochford, Steve
t they do watch stuff on tablets, phones etc at a time that suits them. It wouldn't surprise me to find that live audiences for some of the BBC3 programmes were vanishingly small but if you include the on-line audience then you get good numbers. Steve ___

Re: Another BBC News Clip

2016-02-05 Thread Steve
you cant, looks like they're Flowplayer, I couldnt Flashgot them in Firefox either. Steve On 05/02/16 15:02, CJB wrote: OK - guys. Please how can I download these clips: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35492517 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35427447 Thanks - Ch

Re: now for something completely different

2016-01-10 Thread Steve
quality of the kit it is being used in. I've had a few PNY sd's in my Openelec, and they all died within weeks, switched to Sandisk, no problems whatever, faster too! Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradea

Re: What is the source of files downloaded by GiP?

2016-01-04 Thread Steve Anderson
On 4 January 2016 at 14:42, David Cantrell wrote: > My understanding is that they don't normally capture "off air", but from > the broadcast stream so it's the same as off air but without drop-outs > caused by birds nesting on the aerial etc. And only some stuff is > captured that way. My friend

RE: BBC Web Documentary: Heroes ....

2015-11-26 Thread Rochford, Steve
bsolutely superb! Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

RE: Audacity, get_iplayer & Windows 10

2015-11-19 Thread Rochford, Steve
puter and you've got a day to spare then it might be worth trying Windows 10 - it doesn't seem to use more resources than Windows 7. I regularly swap between Windows 7 and 10 (and Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat and Oracle Linux!) and find that I prefer 10 to 7; various bits and pie

Downloading Italian language video "La mappa misteriosa"

2015-07-09 Thread Steve Goodall
Can anybody tell me if it is possible to use get_iplayer to retrieve the video from this (and similar) pages: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/lamappa/episode/1 Trying to watch the video through the web page is just about impossible - you get a few seconds at a time and then it pauses for a

Re: Random stalling

2015-06-24 Thread Steve
It's possible some of the randomness is due to the server that is 'chosen' when an the download attempt is made - using --exclude-supplier=limelight or --exclude-supplier=akamai might shed some light on that. On 24 June 2015 at 09:53, Jim Lesurf wrote: > I don't think the following is due to a fl

Re: cache refresh/index feed

2015-06-02 Thread Steve
That fixed it for me - thanks! On 2 June 2015 at 14:42, Nigel J Taylor wrote: > On 06/02/15 14:14, Steve wrote: >> I'm also getting the 'Not a SCALAR reference' problem when I try: >> get_iplayer --pid=b05xgvh0 >> (I've tried the various fixes for this,

Re: cache refresh/index feed

2015-06-02 Thread Steve
I'm also getting the 'Not a SCALAR reference' problem when I try: get_iplayer --pid=b05xgvh0 (I've tried the various fixes for this, but nothing seems to be working ) May be another co-incidence.. Running --verbose with this gives me: INFO: pid found in cache Matches: 3420: This World - Outbrea

cache refresh/index feed

2015-06-02 Thread Steve
I'm getting lots of warning messages trying to refresh the cache - is anyone else experiencing this, is it my connection, or has something been changed at the BBC end? ~$ get_iplayer --refresh get_iplayer 2.92-ppa22, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRA

Problems downloading programs which are shown multiple times

2015-04-22 Thread Rochford, Steve
t fetch programmes like this which are shown multiple times in a week? Looking at the data, there's a field "first_broadcast_date" and another "available_until" so I'd guess if "now" is in between those dates then the programme is available to download. Than

Re: Recent spam surge...

2015-04-08 Thread Steve
I would agree that responding to these spam messages is counterproductive, they are the burden we must live with if we want to have the ease of use of a relatively open mailing list. In a way I'd much rather have the spam, which can be easily spotted and deleted, than the arguments that pop up on a

Radio categories

2015-02-13 Thread Steve
if I search for radio programmes with a category of drama: get_iplayer --test --type=radio --category="Drama" I get returned: get_iplayer 2.91-ppa21, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty. This is free software, and you

pid recursive use?

2014-11-23 Thread steve p
Using the pid method, GIP responded for me to use the --pid-recursive command. Tried a few options but no good so resorted to the manual but found no further advice. Anyone enlighten me please?? Thanks ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infr

Me too!

2014-11-04 Thread Steve
Thanks DP! where would we be without you! What happens when Nitro kicks in then? another re-write of Get_Iplayer? Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Updated version of Get_Iplayer

2014-11-02 Thread Steve
Ok, I got the new version Get_Iplayer.pl and all seems well again, I only use it for Radio 4 but all my PVR's jumped back into action and started downloading again - Great Work DinkyPumpkin! Is this a permanant fix, or will there be any more problems in the future?

No More Get_Iplayer

2014-10-31 Thread Steve
Well I guess its back to recording onto a Minidisc with a power timer! ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: Detectorist Episode 1

2014-10-21 Thread steve phillips
an FAQ...wahoo!! Did the job, thanks; understand why now and also my fault with the syntax using pid method which I haven't used for a while Steve - Original Message - From: dinkypumpkin To: get_iplayer Cc: Sent: Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 12:43 Subject: Re: Detectorist Ep

Atomic Parsley Update

2014-10-21 Thread steve p
ise please Thanks Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Detectorist Episode 1

2014-10-21 Thread steve phillips
ecome available, but not only does 2.87 not find Episode 1 still, it doesn't find Episode 2 either Any ideas? Thanks, Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: Fw: Confirming Membership of List

2014-07-01 Thread Steve James
as special characters and numbers. Better still: I don't know what any of them are! Can I unashamedly take this opportunity to promote LastPass to you? [1] You won't know how you survived without it... [1] - https://lastpass.com/f?88606 - This link should get us both 1 mo

Re: W1A download issue

2014-04-02 Thread steve phillips
c: Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 21:15 Subject: Re: W1A download issue On 02/04/2014 20:58, steve phillips wrote: > Have tried to download episode 2 of W1A a few times over the last 5 days but > not successful. Keep getting message "application provided invalid, non > monot

W1A download issue

2014-04-02 Thread steve phillips
Have tried to download episode 2 of W1A a few times over the last 5 days but not successful. Keep getting message "application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 1.etc" Is there anything I can do or is it an issue in the bbc source file? Have used the --

Re: MP4 to MP3 (Video+Audio -> Audio)

2013-08-25 Thread Steve
On 25/08/13 15:48, Shevek wrote: On 25 August 2013 13:11, Kris Szajdzicki wrote: Is there any way of using get_iplayer to just save the audio part of a TV broadcast as MP3 (or anything convertible). I have tried several converters to extract the audion, but all seem to fail. After download

Problem with output directory

2013-07-09 Thread Steve Champion
\vlc-2.0.6\vlc.exeflvstreamer .\RTMPDump\rtmpdump.exeatomicparsley .\AtomicParsley\AtomicParsley\AtomicParsley.exe i.e. there is no "output" line, and c:\Documents and Settings\Steve\.get_iplayer\options is empty Please can someone point me in the right direction to solve this problem? I

Re: Bad News: Radio Downloader and BBC Radio

2013-06-29 Thread Steve
Can we expect a similar email from the Beeb about Get_Iplayer? On 27/06/13 21:30, Chris J Brady wrote: Radio Downloader and BBC Radio Latest news Following a request from the BBC, I have removed the Radio Downloader source and installers. They will return shortly minus the BBC Radio Provider

Re: How do I use pid recursive?

2013-05-18 Thread Steve
omething basic and stupid to get this problem? I dont mind running the two scripts as it mainly runs when I'm asleep anyway, but I'd like to do it a bit more elegantly if possible ie all within get_iplayer. Cheers Steve ___ get_iplayer ma

RE: Windows installation method

2013-02-10 Thread Steve Dimond
-Original Message- From: Vangelis forthnet [mailto:northmed...@the.forthnet.gr] Sent: 09 February 2013 23:52 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Windows installation method On Sat Feb 9 19:07:15 GMT 2013, Steve Dimond wrote: >Hi, > >I should like to install get_i

Windows installation method

2013-02-09 Thread Steve Dimond
don't have the link to the program. Would someone please be so kind as to post the link, or if the program is no longer available, point me to an alternative installation method for Windows PCs? Many thanks, Steve __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus sign

Re: Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-22 Thread Steve Champion
the program pays any attention to the file extension then the MPEG-4 variants that it can play are going to be AVI or MOV. Sorry for being a bit dense. Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org

Re: This is a test. No cause for alarm.

2012-04-22 Thread Steve Champion
Sorry guys, this is a test. Doomed to fail just like all my others. Dennis Smith M1DLG Bet that surprised you... it worked :-) Welcome! Hope the folks here can help you figure out get_iplayer. They sure helped me! de AE6NX/G8LOF ___ get_iplayer

Re: Windows web interface

2012-04-22 Thread Steve Champion
b PVR manager" should launch get_iplayer and then point your browser to the http:// interface to talk to it. Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-22 Thread Steve Champion
...but in case it is useful I use the following to convert to mpg so that my dvd player will play it. ffmpeg -i -target pal-dvd -acodec ac3_fixed .mpg Thanks, Colin. I am not convinced that the table I posted _does_ actually pertain to my TV so I will resort to trying some other formats whe

Re: Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-22 Thread Steve Champion
You could put it your options file, but then it will be applied to *every* download regardless of programme type. The web interface itself doesn't provide any means to override it for a particular programme. Thanks. I may have a go at that. I could just do everything downloaded, since I watch

Re: Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-22 Thread Steve Champion
Mmm. ok. Try this then: ffmpeg -i programme.mp4 -vtag xvid -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec libmp3lame -sameq That is about 20% smaller, but my rubbish TV can't play it :-( I think I'll just have to stick with what I have and be grateful that a conversion is possible, without whining about the size!

Re: Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-20 Thread Steve Champion
Sorry, Steve, that was a typo. I meant "streams to your TV". I have a Western Digital media streamer. Box about the size of a pack of playing cards with a network connection on one end, a couple of USB ports, and an HDMI output. Just plug it in to the network and the TV, and you'

Re: Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-20 Thread Steve Champion
You could always get a media streamer which can access network drives, and stream the contents to your PC. They're available at relatively low cost. I have a Western Digital one which works beautifully. Yes, that would be one way of doing it. However, I'm really impressed with watching on the

Re: Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-20 Thread Steve Champion
From: "Andy Bircumshaw" Y'know, I think you're doing alright. You questions seem to indicate you understand the difference between remuxing and transcoding, which is the big divide, really. Thanks. I like to try to understand it, but have realised that it is not a bad thing to ask for some h

Re: Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-20 Thread Steve Champion
BTW: TV is a Technika 23-231-BB-G ...is there a format that my TV can play which requires only a remux (of what get_iplayer downloads) rather than a conversion? Unfortunately not. The .mp4 files contain a video stream in avc format (now part of mpeg4, but neither simple or advanced simple pro

Remuxing get_iplayer downloads to play on my TV

2012-04-20 Thread Steve Champion
I'm a bit of a newbie at video formats, so please excuse me if my question appears stupid! I have been enjoying playing programs captured with get_iplayer on my PC, but it seems to be necessary to convert them to a different format to play them on my TV (from USB stick). I found a format that

Re: Scheduling PVR recording of future episodes (WinXP)

2012-03-04 Thread Steve Champion
On 04/03/2012 10:02, Steve Champion wrote: The particular example I'm using (although the details may be out of date by the time you read this) is "The Tube". At the time of writing, Episodes 1 and 2 have been transmitted, so they are visible in Web PVR. However, at bbc.co.uk/ipl

Scheduling PVR recording of future episodes (WinXP)

2012-03-04 Thread Steve Champion
Using Web PVR Manager under Windows XP Nice piece of software, working great for downloading so far. I thought I'd have a go a scheduling a future download of something not made available yet. I'm a bit of a newbie here. The functionality is not what I expect, am I doing something wrong? I

Unable to get any programmes

2012-01-20 Thread Steve Foster
Getting closer ☺ Thanks for your help. The output from perl -V was as expected, with the libraries pointing to get_iplayer\lib However printing $? Displayed -1 - running rtmpdump using backticks failed. This did use to work and I have no idea what I have changed on my system to break it. I've

Re: Distorted AAC audio on LG TV

2011-10-13 Thread Steve Anderson
On 13 October 2011 11:53, Dan Ashby wrote: > Does anyone else have a problem where the audio (particularly in HD > downloads) is at such a high level that it clips? This is particularly > noticable on speech, where it really sounds awful. Yes - the AAC audio is very loud. I've got an LG TV as wel

Partial FLV files

2011-10-07 Thread Steve
I use this script to download and convert to mp3 in Ubuntu. # Get_Iplayer ### # Get_Iplayer Weekdays /usr/bin/perl /home/steve/iplayer/gipaac2mp3 --type radio --modes flashaacstd --verbose --pvr

[no subject]

2011-10-03 Thread Steve Wilson
to stream file /home/swilson/iplayer/Spooks_Series_10_-_Episode_1_b0153b3h_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP INFO: skipping flashstd2 mode ERROR: Failed to record 'Spooks: Series 10 - Episode 1 (b0153b3h)' -- Thanks Steve Wilson ___ get_iplayer

Re: How go I get get_iplayer working again after restoring my PC?

2011-09-11 Thread Steve
? Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: Can't download _any_ TV programmes even with patched script

2011-07-28 Thread Steve Anderson
bc.co.uk/emp/revisions/18269_21576_10player.swf?revision=18269_21576 Try replacing the swfUrl variable with that - it should work. I did something similar a while ago and it fixed my woes. Steve -- Irregular Shed - http://www.twindx.co.uk ___ get_i

Re: Chapters

2011-05-25 Thread Steve
l separate PIDs Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Converting M4a Files to MP3 with Soundconverter

2011-05-08 Thread Steve
On 08/05/2011 15:44, Steve wrote: Nigel Roles wrote: Is this a bug in the latest git version of get_iplayer, or am I missing something that it needs? Also, if anyone can suggest how to convert the other aac files I'd downloaded into MP3s, it'd be appreciated... Yes I use Soun

Purging download_history

2011-04-18 Thread Steve
I noticed my download_history file in .get_iplayer is getting rather large, is there a command to purge old history? other than just deleting it and having to re-download the last weeks PVR's? Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_ip

Wierd files getting created

2011-04-18 Thread Steve
After a download and conversion to M4a I'm getting the following files created: zero bytes *.mp3 (this is the actual filename not a wildcard) and also [ also zero bytes. Nothing major, just curious why they are being created, I delete them on a cron at 18:00. __

Fixed,Broken, Working again!

2011-04-15 Thread Steve
format yet again!) Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

More copies found

2011-04-14 Thread Steve
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 06:00:57PM +0100, Steve wrote: >FFmpeg version SVN-rUNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al. Run this: find / -type f -name ffmpeg You still have multiple ffmpeg binaries on your system. Yeah, found another one in OPT/Miksoft/lib part of Mob

Now on the old FFmpeg

2011-04-14 Thread Steve
-1ubuntu4) Ran Get_Iplayer again and got a playable AAC which now converts back to mp3 ok. Hmm dont know why its suddenly stopped converting to m4a though? Is AAC any better/worse quality than M4a? Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer

Still saving in a corrupt AAC format

2011-04-14 Thread Steve
.38.0 libavformat version: 1d.51.10.0 built on Mar 31 2011 19:03:11, gcc: 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu3) [flv @ 0xb76f9110]Unsupported audio codec (a) Input #0, flv, from '/home/steve/iplayer/Afternoon_Reading_-_Saints_and_Sinners_3._My_Two_Mothers_b0106tjt_default.partial.aac.flv': Duration: 00

Two Versions of FFmpeg installed!!!

2011-04-14 Thread Steve
On 14/04/2011 17:02, Steve wrote: This one (from the log of your successful downloads) appears to be OK: Just removed the old and installed this one from Medibuntu: FFmpeg version git-8172b3f, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al. Is this a better version? steve Looks the the

(no subject)

2011-04-14 Thread Steve
On 14/04/2011 17:02, Steve wrote: This one (from the log of your successful downloads) appears to be OK: > FFmpeg version git-8172b3f, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al. Just removed the old and installed this one from Medibuntu: FFmpeg version git-8172b3f, Copyright (c) 2

Updated FFmpeg

2011-04-14 Thread Steve
On 14/04/2011 08:05, Shevek wrote: You are using a very old version of ffmpeg which doesn't support the adtstoasc bitstream filter. On 14 Apr 2011, at 07:57, Steve wrote: Ok, now its failing and leaving the source format as AAC! It looks like you're using a different ffmpeg, pe

Broken FLV's the Next Generation

2011-04-13 Thread Steve
WriteStream returned: -3 Download complete DEBUG: Closing connection. INFO: Command exit code 0 (raw code = 0) INFO: Command: ffmpeg -i /home/steve/iplayer/Costing_the_Earth_-_Deepwater_Horizon_-_The_Real_Damage_b0106rvq_default.partial.aac.flv -vn -acodec copy -y /home/steve/iplayer/Costin

Logfile with errors

2011-04-12 Thread Steve
--enable-shared --prefix=/usr libavutil version: 1d.49.3.0 libavcodec version: 1d.51.38.0 libavformat version: 1d.51.10.0 built on Mar 31 2011 19:03:11, gcc: 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu3) [flv @ 0xb77bc110]Unsupported audio codec (a) Input #0, flv, from '/home/steve/ip

Logfile from download failing to convert FLV to m4a

2011-04-12 Thread Steve
3650996c76e385b99e788d2a1a516e66f9bbb97506597f5718a0db0e244, authString: as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=radio4/secure_auth/RBN2_radio_4_fm_-_monday_1100_b0105vck_2011_04_11_11_13_36.mp4&et=1302545556&fmta-token=8dd073650996c76e385b99e788d2a1a516e66f9bbb9750

Confused

2011-04-09 Thread Steve
I dont,know,about everyone else, but Im getting confused about all these different patches. Can we have some kind of version numbering system so we know what we're running and what we need to address certain problems? Cos my patched Dinky version still says 2.79.

Nort converting FLV to M4a

2011-04-09 Thread Steve
is is in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy. Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Uk Radio Player now online

2011-04-05 Thread Steve
Just noticed this today... http://www.radioplayer.co.uk/ Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Still using BBC 7 channel name

2011-04-04 Thread Steve
I did a search for a BBC Radio 4 Extra program - We can Remember it for you wholesale, and it didnt work until I changed the channel to BBC Radio 7! I wonder how long theyre going to leave the old channel data on for BBC 7? ___ get_iplayer mailing lis

Re: legality

2011-04-04 Thread Steve Anderson
ould we consider some kind of anonimity? I don't think so. It's a bit late now anyway, but as an outsider looking in I'd immediately read that as shady behaviour rather than that of a group of technically minded individuals making a publicly funded service work better for them. One mor

Timing out on download in Ubuntu Hardy

2011-03-22 Thread Steve
Hardy, but dont really see the point until someone manages to download from the new UK Radioplayer (If they can!) Steve ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: get_iplayer on a Pogoplug - success!

2011-03-17 Thread Steve Anderson
On 17 March 2011 12:20, Jon Davies wrote: > But I'm struggling to get ffmpeg to work so that I can remux the > downloaded video/audio.  There's a version of ffmpeg from 2008 in > optware, but this complains about unsupported codecs - have you - or > anyone here for that matter - successfully comp

get_iplayer on a Pogoplug - success!

2011-03-16 Thread Steve Anderson
if anyone's interested. If not, I don't mind! Steve -- Irregular Shed - http://www.twindx.co.uk ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: BBC now sending radio shows in AAC format instead of MP3

2011-03-12 Thread Steve
bat guano wrote: Hi Stev My Ubuntu Karmic Koala Linux downloads the aac radio shows. Probably you haven't got RTMPDump installed. Yeah, Im still running Hardy thats probably why, I really dont mind, quality is fine for spoken word.

Re: BBC now sending radio shows in AAC format instead of MP3

2011-03-12 Thread Steve
Shevek wrote: You should really do this from the aac not from the wma as I believe the wma is encoded from the aac in the first place (someone may correct me!). So you are running a lossy conversion on a file which is already a lossy conversion. Well thats what the Linux version of Get_Iplayer

BBC now sending radio shows in AAC format instead of MP3

2011-03-12 Thread Steve
files to Conversion Folder (WMA) 30 01,07,10,17 * * 1-5 mv -f /home/steve/iplayer/*.wma /home/steve/iplayer/WMA 2>>/tmp/wma-move.log # Convert WMA Files to MP3 45 17 * * 1-5 /usr/bin/soundconverter -b -m audio/mpeg -s .mp3 /home/steve/iplayer/WMA/*.wma # Move Converted MP3 Files fr

Re: Very Bad News

2011-01-26 Thread Steve Anderson
On 26 January 2011 10:34, Andrew Gee wrote: > Luckily it'll be replaced by something else though. Erik Huggers has already outlined what's going on. People/media seem to be getting hysterical without actually trying to find out the facts. An enshortened link to Tech Radar: http://twdx.in/fgBibC

Re: How best to watch HD content? (OT)

2011-01-17 Thread Steve Anderson
On 17 January 2011 10:50, Arthur Dent wrote: > Where possible I use get_iplayer to download in HD format and then often > watch it on my PC. I have, however, an HD TV with a HDMI socket. To watch > digital content I have a Xenta HDMI Upscaling Mini Media Player Divx > Upscaling HDMI USB/SD (http:

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