Re: Sony Bravia iPlayer stream
On 26 April 2011 07:47, Russell Baldwin r...@shoesforindustry.net wrote: You'd have to get a log of the connection stuff and try and see what is happening. Even if there is a better feed, it might all be to nothing as you may not be able to get that specific feed with get_iplayer. If anyone knows how I might be able to generate such a log, please let me know. I'm running Windows 7 64bit - while I would consider myself an advanced windows user, I have absolutely no programming knowledge and little experience with Linux. I can run Ubuntu on vmware if that helps... My router is pretty basic and only shows information about connections in its logfile so I don't think that would be much use. Would some kind of packet sniffer be the right tool for the job? Again - I know OF this type of tool but have never used one so a bit of guidance may be necessary. Or perhaps it's not worth pursuing if get_iplayer is unlikely to be able to grab these streams. Does something like Virgin have a better iPlayer feed as well? Pass... As there are now several TV manufacturers who make models that can access iPlayer directly, it would be good to know if they all get the same feed. Cheers Tim ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Sony Bravia iPlayer stream
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 09:05:16AM +0100, tim lane wrote: Would some kind of packet sniffer be the right tool for the job? Again - I know OF this type of tool but have never used one so a bit of guidance may be necessary. Or perhaps it's not worth pursuing if get_iplayer is unlikely to be able to grab these streams. I believe tcpdump is available for Windows: http://www.winpcap.org/windump/ If you were using tcpdump under Unix, you'd do something like: tcpdump -ni eth0 -s0 -wdumpfile which will, until you stop it, capture all network traffic into dumpfile. (You can select the specific things you want to capture, but in this case we don't know what those things are - so you might as well just shut down all other activity and capture everything.) Windows may call the interface something other than eth0. Check the documentation; I don't touch Windows. This will leave you with a huge file, which you probably don't want to give to anyone else - because it will contain any identifying information you sent or received. So the next thing to do is analyse it. I tend to use wireshark, which is also available under Windows: http://www.wireshark.org/ What you'll initially be looking for is the HTTP setup stream near the beginning of the log, where the TV is requesting media from the BBC. (Or if you're _really sure_ you weren't sending or receiving anything private while the dump was going on, you could post the file for other people here to look at. But I recommend caution.) Roger ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: new programmes notavailable
On 25 April 2011 22:50, chris chery chrisch...@free.fr wrote: thanks jon get_iplayer --refresh did the job but it used to be automatic before It is automatic usually. If I recall correctly get_iplayer updates the cache when it's four hours old - it's possible that the programmes you were looking for were added to iPlayer after you last updated the cache, but the cache was still less than four hours old. Otherwise I'd pencil this one up to one of those glitches that doesn't make much sense but is easy to resolve (if you know how ;-). OS is windows xp get_iplayer --prefs-show === 'C:\documents \...\../.get_iplayer/options' refreshfuture=1 nothing unusual there. Cheers Jon ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Sony Bravia iPlayer stream
On 26 April 2011 09:13, Roger Burton West ro...@firedrake.org wrote: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 09:05:16AM +0100, tim lane wrote: Would some kind of packet sniffer be the right tool for the job? I believe tcpdump is available for Windows: http://www.winpcap.org/windump/ ... So the next thing to do is analyse it. I tend to use wireshark, which is also available under Windows: http://www.wireshark.org/ wireshark will do the capture too, so you can work in just wireshark. As a tool it's pretty straightforward. The bit that's not straightforward is understanding what's happening on the wire and how to decode it... however, you need to make sure that the packets from your TV actually get to your PC (running wireshark). some options... a) If your PC has a wired and wireless connection, then you could share your internet connection (from wireless) to the wired ethernet port, and plug the tv into your PC's ethernet port. The TV should continue to get access to the internet via your PC, and you can then sniff the packets. similarly if you had a couple of ethernet ports you could do the same with wires. b) If your router can do it (surprisingly my really cheap thomson tg585v7 can) then you may be able to setup a mirror port on the ethernet switch in the router that pushes all traffic that runs through the switch out of one of the ports. This counts as horribly advanced router configuration. c) if you have an old ethernet *hub* (not a switch) then you could plug both the tv and pc into the hub. Are you sure you want to try this? ;-) It may also be possible to get enough information using just a web proxy (and none of the nasty stuff above). For this I'd suggest you get a copy of Fiddler (http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/), install it on your PC and configure it to accept connections from outside the PC, and then configure your TV to use your PC as a proxy. Fiddler will not only capture the http traffic going through it, but decode it to some extent as well. Since the iplayer site has to tell the tv where to get its stream from, it should be possible to determine whether it's the same source as get_iplayer is using. Cheers Jon ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: new programmes notavailable
*From:* Ranec get_ipla...@cemery.org.uk *To:* get_iplayer get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org *Date:* Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:08:59 +0100 On 26 April 2011 09:31, Jon Davies j...@hedgerows.org.uk wrote: OS is windows xp get_iplayer --prefs-show === 'C:\documents \...\../.get_iplayer/options' refreshfuture=1 nothing unusual there. Cheers Jon I tried that got nothing. :-( C:\Program Files\get_iplayerget_iplayer --prefs-show C:\Program Files\get_iplayer And I still can't see where my .swfinfo file is being saved. -R Mine is in the C:\Documents and Settings\myusername folder under XP. Regards John (m...@john-eason.co.uk) ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: new programmes notavailable
On 26 April 2011 11:08, Ranec get_ipla...@cemery.org.uk wrote: On 26 April 2011 09:31, Jon Davies j...@hedgerows.org.uk wrote: OS is windows xp get_iplayer --prefs-show === 'C:\documents \...\../.get_iplayer/options' refreshfuture=1 nothing unusual there. Cheers Jon I tried that got nothing. :-( And I still can't see where my .swfinfo file is being saved. I'm not sure what problem you're trying to fix. this thread was about how to refresh the cache when it doesn't want to refresh automatically, the location of the .swfinfo file is irrelevant to this. If you have a different problem please could you start a new thread and describe what your problem is? Then someone can try to help you. But for the record the .swfinfo file is usually created by flvstreamer or rtmpdump in your home directory, which on Windows XP is usually C:\Documents and Settings\username, and on Vista and Win7 usually C:\Users\username (where username is whatever your username is). Cheers Jon ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Instructions for using patched get_iplayer script
In response to off-list queries, I've written some instructions on how to use my patched get_iplayer script. The instructions can found in the github repo wiki at the link below: https://github.com/dinkypumpkin/get_iplayer/wiki/instructions I'll include this link in any future patch messages. Contact me off-list if you have any additions or correction. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: new programmes notavailable
On 26 April 2011 12:04, Jon Davies j...@hedgerows.org.uk wrote: On 26 April 2011 11:08, Ranec get_ipla...@cemery.org.uk wrote: On 26 April 2011 09:31, Jon Davies j...@hedgerows.org.uk wrote: OS is windows xp get_iplayer --prefs-show === 'C:\documents \...\../.get_iplayer/options' refreshfuture=1 nothing unusual there. Cheers Jon I tried that got nothing. :-( And I still can't see where my .swfinfo file is being saved. I'm not sure what problem you're trying to fix. this thread was about how to refresh the cache when it doesn't want to refresh automatically, the location of the .swfinfo file is irrelevant to this. If you have a different problem please could you start a new thread and describe what your problem is? Then someone can try to help you. But for the record the .swfinfo file is usually created by flvstreamer or rtmpdump in your home directory, which on Windows XP is usually C:\Documents and Settings\username, and on Vista and Win7 usually C:\Users\username (where username is whatever your username is). Cheers Jon I was just trying to get something meaningful from the --prefs-show switch as per the example. -R ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
--before option in pvr searches
I have used the before option in my pvr searches for HD programming. It is supposed to limit the search to programmes added more than N hours ago (I used 24). This gives the BBC time to put the flashhd version up. This allows tvmode flashhd,flashvhigh to be used to get the HD version if available but fall back to the vhigh version. However, it seems to prevent my pvr search from working: get_iplayer --preset=pvr_flashhd Doctor Who: Series INFO: Using user options preset 'pvr_flashhd' INFO: 0 Matching Programmes get_iplayer Doctor Who: Series Matches: 159:Doctor Who: Series 6 - 1. The Impossible Astronaut, BBC One, Drama,HD,Highlights,Popular,SciFi Fantasy,TV, default, INFO: 1 Matching Programmes where preset pvr_flashhd contains: whitespace 1 attempts 50 thumbsizecache 512 nopurge 1 # Don't display purge/delete notices thumbsize 512 #thumb 1 tvmode flashhd,flashvhigh before 24 thumbext tbn fileprefix name - episode metadata xbmc_movie nocopyright 1 # Disable copyright notice subtitles 1 #flvstreamer /usr/local/bin/rtmpdump # Don't need this anymore as finds it #atomicparsley /usr/bin/AtomicParsley # Don't need this anymore as finds it fatfilename # Windows compatible filenames output /media/storage/videos/iPlayer/ When the before 24 is commented out it is fine. So it appears to be the before option which is breaking it. Any ideas on how to get the before to work so that the HD version can be reliably downloaded. Thanks. Bill. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
RE: --before option in pvr searches
Bill I use the 'categories containing' field in the search tab within the PVR and set it to 'hd' when i add these series/programs to ensure only hd is downloaded. so if you already have your program in the pvr list, delete it (the edit a pvr item doesnt allow you to edit a field outside the standard set unless you already have added it) and then se the HD value in the Categories containing field. Then click on add series. hope this helps Graham From: dento...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:30:05 +0100 Subject: --before option in pvr searches To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org I have used the before option in my pvr searches for HD programming. It is supposed to limit the search to programmes added more than N hours ago (I used 24). This gives the BBC time to put the flashhd version up. This allows tvmode flashhd,flashvhigh to be used to get the HD version if available but fall back to the vhigh version. However, it seems to prevent my pvr search from working: get_iplayer --preset=pvr_flashhd Doctor Who: Series INFO: Using user options preset 'pvr_flashhd' INFO: 0 Matching Programmes get_iplayer Doctor Who: Series Matches: 159: Doctor Who: Series 6 - 1. The Impossible Astronaut, BBC One, Drama,HD,Highlights,Popular,SciFi Fantasy,TV, default, INFO: 1 Matching Programmes where preset pvr_flashhd contains: whitespace 1 attempts 50 thumbsizecache 512 nopurge 1 # Don't display purge/delete notices thumbsize 512 #thumb 1 tvmode flashhd,flashvhigh before 24 thumbext tbn fileprefix - metadata xbmc_movie nocopyright 1 # Disable copyright notice subtitles 1 #flvstreamer /usr/local/bin/rtmpdump # Don't need this anymore as finds it #atomicparsley /usr/bin/AtomicParsley # Don't need this anymore as finds it fatfilename # Windows compatible filenames output /media/storage/videos/iPlayer/ When the before 24 is commented out it is fine. So it appears to be the before option which is breaking it. Any ideas on how to get the before to work so that the HD version can be reliably downloaded. Thanks. Bill. ___ 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
Help, I can't get HD programmes any more
Hi For some reason the Flashhd mode programmes no longer seem to work. Ive tried two or three programmes and none seem to work entirely. Get_iplayer starts ok and gets to about 8% then it has a problem with not getting the expected frame. Ive used the latest versions of everything and I am running Windows 7, and Ive deleted .SWFINFO just in case. By the way, flashvhigh works fine its only the flashhd that doesnt work. All was fine until recently any ideas? Has anyone else had the same problem or is it just me? ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
RE: Help, I can't get HD programmes any more
For some reason the Flashhd mode programmes no longer seem to work. Ive tried two or three programmes and none seem to work entirely. Get_iplayer starts ok and gets to about 8% then it has a problem with not getting the expected frame. Ive used the latest versions of everything and I am running Windows 7, and Ive deleted .SWFINFO just in case. By the way, flashvhigh works fine its only the flashhd that doesnt work. All was fine until recently any ideas? Has anyone else had the same problem or is it just me? This is a known issue; see this list archives for much discussion and a patch which has already been submitted to svn. As I understand it, the Beeb have moved the URL of the flash player, you can manually force this with a commandline string or you can use the updated patched version. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
