Re: Europe
That's the way it's always been. TV programmes are geo-restricted, but radio programmes are not. You need to use a VPN which makes you appear to be in the UK if you want to download TV programmes. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: CJB Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:06 PM To: get_iplayer-request Subject: Europe Hi - we were in Budapest recently with a fast wifi connection at the IBIS hotel!!! I tried the GiP PVR and did a cache refresh quickly and easily both for Radio & T.V. Then I ran the PVR list and this too went OK. For example it downloaded the latest 'Beyond Our Ken' for 16-12-2018 which ended up as: Beyond_Our_Ken_-_From_4_6_1959_m0001k9d_original.m4a File size : 69.1 MiB Duration : 30 min 4 s Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 322 kb/s Just the same as in the UK. BUT ... no t.v. downloads. CJB ___ 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
Re: BBC Versions
The names seem reasonable descriptive to me. "Legal" presumably means that the programme has been edited for legal reasons. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: ipla...@nutwood.net Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2018 8:31 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: BBC Versions Does anyone have any insight as to the meaning of the various 'version' descriptions used by the BBC? The one that concerns me most is 'shortened', which is becoming more and more common amongst the programmes I choose. I imagine and hope that these are merely trimmed to remove extraneous material - continuity etc before the actual programme. I have no way to be sure of this, though. For all I know the BBC could be turning out the audio equivalent of Readers Digest Condensed Books to fit available time slots. As for 'technical', 'editorial' and 'legal', I am at a loss. Does 'legal' imply the existence of an 'illegal' version secretly circulating? -- Mike Casswell ___ 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
Re: Cannot Download using pid and am getting ERROR: Response: 500 Internal Server Error
-Original Message- From: Mark Carroll Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 9:28 AM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Cannot Download using pid and am getting ERROR: Response: 500 Internal Server Error On 26 Sep 2018, Budge wrote: Failed to get programme with GiP and could not download schedule either. Is this a GiP issue or is it BBC? Failing similarly for me too right now with v3.17. Broken for me earlier on, but working again now. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: The Coroner series 2 Episode 8 not available
It's perhaps worth noting that repeats of daytime TV quite commonly seem to
miss out episodes at random. I guess they show however many episodes they
need to fill a gap until the next new series starts. Looking back, I see
that I recorded S2E8 of "The Coroner" (which was called "The Foxby Affair")
on 2nd December 2016.
Chris
-Original Message-
From: Ralph Corderoy
Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 3:53 PM
To: Dave Widgery
Cc: get_iplayer
Subject: Re: The Coroner series 2 Episode 8 not available
Hi Dave,
Has anyone any idea why Episode 8 of the latest series of The Coroner
is not available? it isn't available on bbc iplayer either?
The published data for that programme went very wrong. This is what my
tv.cache saw over time recently.
$ grep -h The.Coroner ~/.get_iplayer/tv.cache* |
> gawk -F\| '{print sprintf("s%de%02d", $8, $9), $5, $4,
strftime("%Y-%m-%d %T", $16), $3, $7}' |
> sort -u | sed 's/T/ /; s/:00+00:00//'
s1e01 2018-02-12 15:00 b06q54pd 2018-02-05 11:34:54 The Coroner: Series
1 First Love
s1e01 2018-02-12 15:00 b06q54pd 2018-03-08 09:14:57 The Coroner: Series
1 First Love
s1e02 2018-02-13 15:00 b06q553j 2018-02-05 11:34:54 The Coroner: Series
1 How to Catch a Lobster
s1e03 2018-02-14 15:00 b06q588j 2018-02-05 11:34:54 The Coroner: Series
1 That's the Way To Do It
s1e04 2018-02-15 15:00 b06q5c8m 2018-02-06 11:24:56 The Coroner: Series
1 The Fisherman's Tale
s1e05 2018-02-16 15:00 b06q5rq3 2018-02-06 11:24:56 The Coroner: Series
1 Gilt
s1e06 2018-02-19 15:00 b06qjdck 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 Capsized
s1e07 2018-02-20 15:00 b06qjfq0 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 The Salcombe Selkie
s1e08 2018-02-21 15:00 b06qjjlh 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 Napoleon's Violin
s1e09 2018-02-22 15:00 b06qjkc0 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 The Deep Freeze
s1e10 2018-02-23 15:00 b06qjl6j 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 Dirty Dancing
s2e01 2018-02-13 15:00 b0840227 2018-02-13 12:34:30 The Coroner: Series
2 The Drop Zone
s2e02 2018-02-14 15:00 b084022y 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Perfectly Formed
s2e03 2018-02-15 15:00 b084024r 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Those in Peril
s2e04 2018-02-16 15:00 b084025z 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 The Beast of Lighthaven
s2e05 2018-02-19 15:00 b0840277 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 The Captain's Pipe
s2e06 2018-02-20 15:00 b084dxth 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Life
s2e07 2018-02-21 15:00 b084dzjy 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Perfect Pair
s2e09 2018-02-22 15:00 b084f1zy 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Pieces of Eight
s2e10 2018-02-23 15:00 b084f3nk 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Crash
$
The first date-time is when it was to be broadcast; always 3pm. The
second is when that entry was added to tv.cache. s1e01 did actually
broadcast, but then all of the rest of s1 didn't. Not good if you only
invested time watching it on the basis of watching the series that was
already scheduled. (iPlayer support reference CAS-4806288-B3HT3L.)
s2e08 is missing from that list; they never scheduled it in this run of
repeats.
Ordering that list by scheduled broadcast time, and eliding duplicate
dates, gives
s1e01 2018-02-12 15:00 b06q54pd 2018-02-05 11:34:54 The Coroner: Series
1 First Love
s1e01 "" b06q54pd 2018-03-08 09:14:57 The Coroner: Series
1 First Love
s1e02 2018-02-13 15:00 b06q553j 2018-02-05 11:34:54 The Coroner: Series
1 How to Catch a Lobster
s2e01 "" b0840227 2018-02-13 12:34:30 The Coroner: Series
2 The Drop Zone
s1e03 2018-02-14 15:00 b06q588j 2018-02-05 11:34:54 The Coroner: Series
1 That's the Way To Do It
s2e02 "" b084022y 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Perfectly Formed
s1e04 2018-02-15 15:00 b06q5c8m 2018-02-06 11:24:56 The Coroner: Series
1 The Fisherman's Tale
s2e03 "" b084024r 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Those in Peril
s1e05 2018-02-16 15:00 b06q5rq3 2018-02-06 11:24:56 The Coroner: Series
1 Gilt
s2e04 "" b084025z 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 The Beast of Lighthaven
s1e06 2018-02-19 15:00 b06qjdck 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 Capsized
s2e05 "" b0840277 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 The Captain's Pipe
s1e07 2018-02-20 15:00 b06qjfq0 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 The Salcombe Selkie
s2e06 "" b084dxth 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Life
s1e08 2018-02-21 15:00 b06qjjlh 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 Napoleon's Violin
s2e07 "" b084dzjy 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The Coroner: Series
2 Perfect Pair
s1e09 2018-02-22 15:00 b06qjkc0 2018-02-12 07:30:53 The Coroner: Series
1 The Deep Freeze
s2e09 "" b084f1zy 2018-02-14 08:47:52 The
Re: Legacy Low-Res tvmodes removed
Yes, I reported a week or so ago that low-res modes were no longer available as HLS for the majority of programmes. Fortunately, they are still available with the "hvfx" modes. I download everything with "hvfxhigh", which produces a file similar in size to that of the "hlsstd" mode which has now mostly disappeared. Chris -Original Message- From: Vangelis forthnet Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2017 9:09 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Legacy Low-Res tvmodes removed "--info"-ing yesterday's --pid=b08qlg9p perl get_iplayer-301.pl --type=tv --pid=b08qlg9p -i | findstr hls one can see that only hlshd1,hlshd2,hlsvhigh1,hlsvhigh2 are now offered from the group of the legacy (non Video Factory, aka hvf*) AppleHLS tvmodes. Actually, both "1" variants are identical to their "2" counterparts and served from Akamai CDN, they only differ in the protocol used (1=HTTPS, 2= HTTP). So that leaves us with only 2 quality variants from the legacy AppleHLS streams: hlshd => 1280x720p @25FPS hlsvhigh => 832x468p @25FPS If you're still (or can use) previous versions of GiP that come with RTMP stream support, you'll find the same to be true for the (legacy) flash tvmodes. To re-enable detection of flash modes you'll have to apply the patch I posted in the second part of http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/get_iplayer/2017-May/010720.html In GiP 2.99 (last version with flash support), perl get_iplayer-299.pl --type=tv --pid=b08qlg9p -i will reveal that now only flashhd1,flashvhigh1,flashvhigh2 modes are offered. flashhd => 1280x720p @25FPS flashvhigh => 832x468p @25FPS (1= Akamai CDN, 2= Limelight CDN). If it's anything to go by (obviously I haven't tested many PIDs), this displays a trend... V. ___ 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
Re: BBC has added password controls to iPlayer
No problems at all here. Created an account. Logged in. Programmes playing fine. Chris -Original Message- From: Andy Wedge Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 4:21 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: RE: BBC has added password controls to iPlayer I've just tried to play Casualty from the iPlayer site as a test. I was asked to register with a DOB, Postcode, Email address and gender identification so changes have already happened. The subsequent playback though was terrible. I could hear the audio OK but the video was more a sequence of still images changing every few seconds. Not watchable at all. A. ___ 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
Re: BBC has added password controls to iPlayer
Are you sure that it's from today? The iPlayer website says: You'll soon need to sign in to watch which suggest that it's something that's coming soon, rather than applying with immediate effect. No mention of it on the iPlayer Radio site at all. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: CJB Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 7:28 AM To: get_iplayer-request Subject: BBC has added password controls to iPlayer The BBC has added password controls to iPlayer, forcing viewers to register in order to watch its programmes. From today iPlayer users will need to provide the BBC with their name, date of birth, email address and home address if they want to use the service. They will then have to log in when they want to watch something. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/05/11/bbc-iplayer-now-has-password-controls/ CJB ___ 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
Re: Segment not available from server
Dave - see my "Can't download with GiP 3.00" thread, which asks essentially the same question. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Dave Widgery Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 1:27 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Segment not available from server Hi First of all thanks for all the work to get gip working again. I have suddenly discovered that some of my downloads are happening at reduced resolution, on looking at the problem I have discovered that with some programs I am getting a "Segment not available from server" error, then it is aborting and dropping to a lower resolution, see example below. (for information the previous episode of pointless works fine) I am guessing that this is a problem at the beeb end and not gip? Dave ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Can't download with GiP 3.00
Thank you - "hvfxhigh" is exactly what I was looking for! That's given me a 390MB file for "MasterChef", compared to 810MB for "hvfxsd" and 1GB for "hlshd". I'll use that as my default mode from now on. Having read an earlier post, I did actually replace "ffmpeg" with the version from 2.99 after I'd upgraded to 3.00, and that seems to be working fine for me, other than the problems with the "dvf" version which, as you advise, I'll avoid in the future. Thanks for your help - it's very much appreciated. Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: tellyaddict Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 1:13 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Can't download with GiP 3.00 That's my fault. I was looking at the mode you had tried for Masterchef rather than the mode I knew you were after. What you actually want is hvfxhigh which should be the sort of size and quality you are used to. The dvf modes download as 2 separate files (audio + video) and then use ffmpeg to stitch them together into 1 file. As you are on XP though you might have trouble with that unless you downgrade your version of ffmpeg. I'd ignore dvf modes for now. It is just coincidence that HLS files have started becoming corrupted on the server at the same time as a major upgrade was needed to GiP. Being on 2.99 would still have errors. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Can't download with GiP 3.00
Thanks, tellyadict. "hvfxstd" is slightly smaller than "hlshd" (870MB v. 1GB), but I really wish I could download 340MB versions as I used to do. Unfortunately the availability of low-res versions of programmes seems to be getting more and more restricted. I found one mode which gave me a 340MB file (something starting in "dvf" I think it was), but it turned out to be audio only - no picture! Is it just a coincidence that I'm only seeing these "missing segment" errors after I switched from 2.99 to 3.00? It's not something I ever recall seeing prior to the upgrade! I do find these new modes VERY confusing. I always used to use "flashstd" and that worked fine until it all went away :(. Thanks, Chris -Original Message- From: tellyaddict Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 11:45 AM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Can't download with GiP 3.00 Hi Chris At the moment there are a lot of programmes appearing with missing segments on hls modes. Which modes it affects is random. At least with Masterchef you found that it failed right at the beginning on segment 1, but you could easily find that with some programmes you get half way through or more and then it fails with a missing segment. hvfxsd is pretty much the same as the one you were trying to download. You could use that as a fallback and use --modes=hlsvhigh,hvfxsd and if the hlsvhigh download fails at any point it will use hvfxsd. If these missing segments keep happening you might want to switch to hvfxsd completely and bypass hls. Downloading in "hlshd" mode does work, but I have a relatively slow Internet connection, and the HD version of the programme is too big and too slow to download. Can anyone help me out with this, please? Why is the "hlsvhigh" download failing? Is there any other mode I can use to get a file smaller than the HD version? I should note that all "hlsvhigh" downloads worked absolutely fine with GiP 2.99. ___ 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
Can't download with GiP 3.00
Dear All, I was successfully using GiP 2.99 on my Windows XP machine but, on the advice of people here, upgraded to 3.00 because I stopped being able to download programmes in "hlsstd" mode. Unfortunately, things have gone from bad to worse as a result of upgrading. Not only is "hlsstd" mode still unavailable, but when I try to download in the next smallest size, "hlsvhigh", I get an error. Eg, this is the result of trying to download last night's edition of "Masterchef": C:\Program Files\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --mode=hlsvhigh --pid=b08pqbhw get_iplayer 3.00-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 INFO: Trying pid: b08pqbhw 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: hlsvhigh1,hlsvhigh2 modes will be tried for version original INFO: Trying hlsvhigh1 mode to record tv: MasterChef: Series 13 - 19. Episode 19 INFO: File name prefix = MasterChef_Series_13_-_19._Episode_19_b08pqbhw_original INFO: Begin recording file: C:\iPlayer_Recordings\MasterChef_Series_13_-_19._Epi sode_19_b08pqbhw_original.video.ts INFO: Begin recording at: 0.00 MiB (00:00:00) [1] INFO: Recorded: 0.00 MiB (00:00:00) [0] in 00:00:00 at 0.00 Mibit/s WARNING: Segment not available from server [1] WARNING: Stopped recording file: C:\iPlayer_Recordings\MasterChef_Series_13_-_19 ._Episode_19_b08pqbhw_original.video.ts WARNING: Stopped recording at: 0.00 MiB (00:00:00) [0] INFO: skipping hlsvhigh1 mode INFO: Trying hlsvhigh2 mode to record tv: MasterChef: Series 13 - 19. Episode 19 INFO: File name prefix = MasterChef_Series_13_-_19._Episode_19_b08pqbhw_original INFO: Begin recording file: C:\iPlayer_Recordings\MasterChef_Series_13_-_19._Epi sode_19_b08pqbhw_original.video.ts INFO: Begin recording at: 0.00 MiB (00:00:00) [1] INFO: Recorded: 0.00 MiB (00:00:00) [0] in 00:00:00 at 0.00 Mibit/s WARNING: Segment not available from server [1] WARNING: Stopped recording file: C:\iPlayer_Recordings\MasterChef_Series_13_-_19 ._Episode_19_b08pqbhw_original.video.ts WARNING: Stopped recording at: 0.00 MiB (00:00:00) [0] INFO: skipping hlsvhigh2 mode ERROR: Failed to record 'MasterChef: Series 13 - 19. Episode 19 (b08pqbhw)' Downloading in "hlshd" mode does work, but I have a relatively slow Internet connection, and the HD version of the programme is too big and too slow to download. Can anyone help me out with this, please? Why is the "hlsvhigh" download failing? Is there any other mode I can use to get a file smaller than the HD version? I should note that all "hlsvhigh" downloads worked absolutely fine with GiP 2.99. Thanks! Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
hlsstd mode not available for most programmes
I'm still using GiP 2.99 (I download by PID, so it works fine for me), and I generally download in hlssstd mode to get the smallest files. I've noticed in the last few days that the overwhelming majority of programmes aren't available in hlsstd; the smallest file I can get is hlsvhigh, which is double the size. Anyone know why this might be? Is there any other mode I could use to get smaller files than hlsvhigh? Thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
GiP 3.00 on Windows XP?
Just been away for a week and come back to find issues with metadata, GiP 3.00, etc. Can I use GiP on Windows XP? All I use is recording by PID. Thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Workaround for "aactomp3"
Thanks, Richard. Both "dafstd" and "hafstd" are, for some reason, only downloading at about 2Mbits/sec. For TV downloads with "hlsstd", by comparison, I'm getting 12MBit/sec (what I'd expect from my Internet connection speed which is about 13.5Mbit/sec). Are these new modes always slower than the old flash modes? (I am in the UK, if that makes any difference.) Thanks, Chris -Original Message- From: RS Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:32 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Workaround for "aactomp3" From: Chris Marriott Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 14:55 A final question if I may: to download radio programmes I previously used "--mode=flashaacstd". What is the nearest equivalent to this with 2.99, please? You can use --radiomode=dafstd or --radiomode=hafstd for 128kbit/s. DAFstd seems to be about 10 times as fast (40Mbit/s). If you go abroad you can use --radiomode=dafmed for 96kbit/s. Someone said HAFstd worked abroad, but I haven't tried it. ___ 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
Re: Workaround for "aactomp3"
Thank you, penguin, that's extremely helpful. A final question if I may: to download radio programmes I previously used "--mode=flashaacstd". What is the nearest equivalent to this with 2.99, please? Thanks, Chris -Original Message- From: SquarePenguin Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:43 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Workaround for "aactomp3" On 14/03/17 14:38, Chris Marriott wrote: For downloading radio programs I relied on the "aactomp3" option to automatically generate MP3 files, but this has been removed from v2.99. There is a wiki article dedicated to addressing this issue: https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/aactomp3 ___ 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
Workaround for "aactomp3"
I've just upgrade GiP from 2.94 to 2.99 because of the metadata feed issue, and now I have a slight problem. For downloading radio programs I relied on the "aactomp3" option to automatically generate MP3 files, but this has been removed from v2.99. ISTR reading on the list a while ago that there was a workaround available to get the functionality back. Could anyone remind me what it is, please? Many thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: No programme schedules?
Thanks, Richard. I've installed GiP 2.99 and that works fine. As you kindly pointed out, "--mode=hlsstd" gets me the same size file I had previously with "flashhigh". I'm not getting the program name as the filename but that is of course related to the removal of the metadata feeds. I'm very grateful for the assistance. Chris -Original Message- From: RS Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 11:45 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: No programme schedules? From: Chris Marriott Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 08:17 What am I doing wrong, please? When I try to download using a PID it fails. Eg, I'm trying to download episode 3 of "Meet the Lords". I type: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=b08jljrn Try upgrading to v2.99 and using --tvmode=hlsstd,hlsxstd,hvflow Flash has not been removed from v2.99, but it soon will be. Flashhigh no longer exists in v2.99. I am assuming you want Flashstd, 640x360 25fps. The equivalent is HLSstd. Otherwise choose the mode you want from https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/modesref ___ 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
Re: No programme schedules?
What am I doing wrong, please? When I try to download using a PID it fails. Eg, I'm trying to download episode 3 of "Meet the Lords". I type: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=b08jljrn and I get: get_iplayer v2.94, 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. WARNING: rdf URL contained no data WARNING: PID URL contained no RDF data. Trying to record PID directly. INFO: Trying pid: b08jljrn using type: tv INFO: Trying to stream pid using type tv INFO: pid not found in tv cache Matches: INFO: 1 Matching Programmes WARNING: Could not download programme metadata from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08jljrn.xml ERROR: Failed to get version pid metadata from iplayer site Do I need to install a later version of GiP? Thanks, Chris -Original Message- From: Nick Payne Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:35 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: No programme schedules? On 14/03/2017 11:53 AM, tellyaddict wrote: Downloading is impossible by any method at the moment due to the missing xml feeds. Not so. I started a D/L using --pid= a few minutes ago, and it's running as I type... ___ 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
Re: License question
-Original Message- From: John Bingham Sent: Friday, September 2, 2016 2:18 PM To: artisticforge . Cc: get_iplayer Subject: Re: License question I read the original post: "Beeb is asking if I have a license now, sigh". My first thought was that this prevented GiP, and hence my script, from working, so I checked it out (on Linux) and didn't find a problem. I thus deduced that the concern was probably from someone who didn't have a license. Of course, I don't know this to be true and apologise if my assumption was incorrect. The fact that the original poster used the American English spelling "license", rather than the British English "licence", suggests to me that he is not resident in the UK, and therefore does not actually require a licence. (In British English, "license" is a verb; "license" a noun. American English uses "license" for both.) Regards, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Replacement for "aactomp3" option?
-Original Message- From: George Eycott Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2016 1:33 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: RE: Replacement for "aactomp3" option? I think what the original poster (and myself and a few others who have posted here) are looking for is a way of configuring get_iplayer so it does it automatically in the same way as it does now, not adding an additional step. Even if that means running get_iplayer via a batch file to kick off something else after the download finishes (which would mean the tool would have to be command line based rather than windows based). There will be something out there (as you say, there are zillions of converter tools, though I think that may be a slight exaggeration), what do people recommend (and if anyone can come up with an idiots guide to setting it up to work automatically that would also be good!). Yes, that's exactly what I was asking for. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Olympics Might be hvf Only
-Original Message- From: tellyaddict Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2016 12:13 AM To: get_iplayer Subject: Olympics Might be hvf Only Hi All, Dinky has pointed out on the forum that Olympics coverage might only be available using hvf streams. He has created a topic about this here: https://squarepenguin.co.uk/forums/thread-982.html The opening ceremony at least is available in "flashhigh", which is my standard download mode. Regards, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Unable to download "Thirteen" episode 5
I'm unable to download "Thirteen" Episode 5 (Sunday, BBC2, 22:00). When I enter the command: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=p03nkxt7 I get the response: WARNING: Could not download programme metadata from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03nkxt7.xml ERROR: Failed to get version pid metadata from iplayer site. Running GiP v2.93 on Windows 7. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Schedule XML data available again
-Original Message- From: CJB Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 11:35 AM To: SquarePenguin Cc: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Schedule XML data available again Thank you folks for keeping GiP ruunning. Yesterday I did a full download via my Windows PVR list - all worked well. Also I downloaded three progammes from last year by the command-line method. Now a later email says that GiP is broken again- and that there is a 'fix' aka workaround. So is GiP working as usual, or do we all have to apply the 'fix.' At the current time it's working as before and there's no need to apply the fix. Regards, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Why is '-- type radio' needed?
-Original Message- From: Vangelis forthnet Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 3:05 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Why is '-- type radio' needed? On Fri Oct 16 10:28:15 BST 2015, Chris Marriott wrote: I download radio programmes with: get_iplayer --mode=flashaacstd --pid=xx No "type=" and it works just fine. Hi Chris; I believe the answer to that can be found within the context of my previous post... You may have omitted "--type=radio" (well, you shouldn't have), but you've included instead a radiomode (flashaacstd) which happens to be available for your radio PIDs. Thanks - that makes sense! Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: cache refresh/index feed
-Original Message- From: YellowYeti Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 9:33 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: cache refresh/index feed The 'quick fix' I applied, which solved my problem, involved manually editing the get_iplayer.pl file. This is probably wrong on many levels but it did the job, and I believe my changes will magically disappear at the next upgrade - but still be warned, and it's probably a good idea to back up files etc. The file to change is probably in C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer ( depends on your windows version ) and will be called get_iplayer.pl This is a text file, but not easily read in notepad as the line endings are not in a format that windows is happy with - wordpad is probably just about usable, I used 'programmers notepad' to edit it. Editing that file, find line 7099 ( or search the file for 'Missing #EXT-X-STREAM-INF for URL' to get to the correct place ), and on that line only, change $$conn to $con Thank you very much indeed for the detailed explanation. Now back up and running! Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: cache refresh/index feed
-Original Message- From: Steve Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 3:28 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: cache refresh/index feed That fixed it for me - thanks! Sorry to be dense, but can anyone explain exactly how to fix the problem on a Windows PC, please? Very many thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Can't download Episode 9 of The Great War
I'm trying to download Episode 9 of The Great War (BBC 2) with GiP 2.91 using the command: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=p00f79tm But I get the response: INFO: 1 Matching Programmes WARNING: No programme versions found Anyone know of a way to download this? It plays fine in the iPlayer website itself. All the other episodes except this one download fine, but I do notice that this is the only episode with a pxxx PID; all the others have b00xxx. Thanks! Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Can't download Episode 9 of The Great War
-Original Message- From: Andy Wedge Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 11:05 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: RE: Can't download Episode 9 of The Great War Chris, This works for me: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=p00f79tm --playlist-metadata Regards Andy Thanks, Andy - that worked fine! Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Downloading multiple pids
-Original Message- From: Tony Spearshaker Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 9:01 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Downloading multiple pids Hi Now that we are forced into using pids, does anyone know how to download more than one at the same time? I haven't yet managed to find a way that works. (I am using Windows 7 with Windows Installer 4.9.) Use the for command. Eg: for %F in (b04n8rx0, b04n9831, b04n69xt) do get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=%F Will download all three programmes, one after the other. Regards, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: We should be grateful ( was Re: A message from Auntie )
-Original Message- From: Owen Smith Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 2:44 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: We should be grateful ( was Re: A message from Auntie ) Download by PID is too finnicky. I never seem to be able to get it to work, and yes I have read the instructions. What's the problem? It's dead easy. Just start a command prompt, navigate to the directory in which you've installed get_iplayer, and enter a command of the form: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=b04n8xgq (That should download Episode 2 of Life Story. It ain't rocket science :) Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: [ANN] get_iplayer search and PVR functions no longer work - no fix available
-Original Message- From: Square Penguin Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 2:11 PM To: dinkypumpkin Cc: get_iplayer Subject: Re: [ANN] get_iplayer search and PVR functions no longer work - no fix available Sad news. Following the links and reading through the new API docs I'm left a little unsure as to what the BBC wants from this new setup. Seems to be working just fine for me still, but there again, I only ever download by PID. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Accessing programmes more than a week old?
Apologies - this is slightly OT for the list, but perhaps someone knows the answer. I was under the impression that iPlayer had been updated to allow the playing of programmes more than a week old, now, but when I go to the iPlayer web site, and select a TV channel, the list of dates along the top of the page still only allows me to view programmes less than a week old. Is there a way to go back further, or has the extension to 30 days not yet happened? Thanks! Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Accessing programmes more than a week old?
Which programme(s) did you have in mind? Simon Morgan The programme I had in mind was Cagney and Lacey, series 2, episode 5, which was broadcast on Friday 17th October. It's more of a general query, though: on the iPlayer TV web site, unlike for radio programmes, which have a Previous Week and Next Week button on the schedule page, I can't see any way of selecting a date earlier than the most recent week. How do you actually choose a day earlier than the current week? Thanks! Chris ___ 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
Re: Accessing programmes more than a week old?
-Original Message- From: Paul Phillips Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 3:54 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Accessing programmes more than a week old? However, I've found if you go into the url and manually enter the date you want into the url of the tv guide page you can see old dates past one week old. Even this didn't worked initially when they introduced the 30 day catchup, but it seems to have been fixed No joy, unfortunately. If I'm looking at yesterday's page for BBC2, the URL is: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/schedules/bbctwo/20141026 But if I change the part at the end to 20141017 to try to see the schedule for 17th October, I get today's listing instead. Thanks for the suggestion, though. Much appreciated. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Error from ffmeg - negative cts
I'm running the latest Windows installation of get_iplayer on Windows 7. Every program I've tried to download today has given errors while running ffmeg (2.1.4). First: Non-monotonous DTS in output stream 0:0; previous : 640, current : 640; changing to 641. This may result in incorrect timestamps in the output file. And then on each processing line: negative ctsm previous timestamps might be wrong. Anyone know what might be causing this? The resulting MP4 files seem to be playing OK. The error has only started happening today. Thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Error from ffmeg - negative cts
-Original Message- From: Chris Marriott Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:45 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Error from ffmeg - negative cts I'm running the latest Windows installation of get_iplayer on Windows 7. Every program I've tried to download today has given errors while running ffmeg (2.1.4). To follow up on my own post, it seems to only be yesterday's programmes that are causing the issue. Downloading a programme from Monday has no error but, for example Tuesday's BBC2 programmes Hive Alive or Newsnight, do. It's consistent - deleting the downloaded programme and then re-downloading with the --force flag again gives the error. Could someone else try: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=b04bwmjg and see what you get, please? That should be Hive Alive, Episode 2. Thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: BBC Website problems causing difficulties to get_iplayer
-Original Message- From: Anthony Whitehouse Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:13 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: BBC Website problems causing difficulties to get_iplayer Agreed. It was fine yesterday daytime. Failed again yesterday evening. Now ok again. I use it to download radio programmes, and there's a LOT of programmes showing Sorry, this episode is not currently available on BBC iPlayer Radio, unfortunately. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: BBC Website problems causing difficulties to get_iplayer
-Original Message- From: spam.mc Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 5:04 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: BBC Website problems causing difficulties to get_iplayer BBC News website was giving me 500 errors earlier, so it's not just iPlayer that's been affected. There's a notice on the site that currently says: BBC iPlayer – Saturday 19 Sunday 20 July We are currently experiencing technical difficulties affecting certain parts of BBC Online which are resulting in error messages and slow response times for the BBC iPlayer service across a range of platforms and devices. This is under urgent investigation and we will update this FAQ once we have more information. *** Update 20 July *** Intermittent technical issues are still affecting BBC Online. These are under investigation. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: 317 kbps radio files - really?
-Original Message- From: Owen Smith Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 1:30 AM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: 317 kbps radio files - really? Note the metadata still says 128kbps for Radio 3 like all the other channels, but the stream is actually 320kbps. This causes confusion at times. I imagine Radio 2 would behave the same if it went 320kbps. If it's a voice programme, rather than music, a useful option is the aactomp3 flag, which will transcode at 128kbps, no matter what the original is. I use this very successfully for all the drama programmes I record from Radio 4 Extra. Of course, for music, you may wish to retain the 320kbps for the higher quality. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: windows version of iplayer - output format
-Original Message- From: Rod Crittenden Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 9:31 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: windows version of iplayer - output format Hi: I have the windows installer version of get-iplayer. downloading from radio broadcasts... the resulting file is of the format m4a. Can anyone advise me how to set up the iplayer so that the output format is mp3 ? Simply add the aactomp3 flag to the command line (ie add --aactomp3). You can apply this automatically by editing the options file in the folder C:\Users\All Users\get_iplayer and adding the line: aactomp3 1 to the file. Hope this helps, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Problem with thumbnails
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:15 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Problem with thumbnails 2. The AtomicParsley error only occurs on Windows, and only with get_iplayer HEAD. I'm not sure why it has only begun to show up now, but one of my earlier changes must have fallen foul of yet another Windows gotcha. For the moment, stick with the release version on Windows until I can sort it out. I wouldn't be too sure it's anything you've done. Most of the thumbnails - for BBC1 especially - have been a blank grey rectangle for the last week on the BBC iPlayer website itself. Chris ___ 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
Re: Confused Newbie
-Original Message- From: Barrie Avis Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 3:16 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Confused Newbie BBC iPlayer is geo-locked so to access it from here in Spain, I need a VPN. Will I need a VPN if I use get_iplayer ? Yes, exactly the same as you would if you were using iPlayer. ie VPN for TV, no VPN for radio. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: iPlayerRadio (finally - and sadly) has changed!
-Original Message- From: Vangelis forthnet Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:24 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: iPlayerRadio (finally - and sadly) has changed! On Wed Feb 12 18:00:43 GMT 2014, I wrote: Today I am finding that http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio now redirects to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ exposing the new interface to the radio part of BBC iPlayer. I honestly don't see the problem as far as get_iplayer is concerned. You still get a PID in the radio programme URL, and get_iplayer still works to download it. I've just downloaded a couple of different programmes as a test, and everything works absolutely fine. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Still getting Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256) with 2.85?
-Original Message- From: Walters, Mark Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:58 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Still getting Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256) with 2.85? I'm unable to download any files as I keep getting the Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256) error from rtmpdump. I'm using get_iplayer 2.85 and rtmpdump 2.4. Can anyone suggest what might be wrong? Hi Mark Rather than all convoluted stuff you posted, what happens if you simply download it directly from the command line? get_iplayer --mode=flashhd --pid=b03lb92t Cheers, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: How to terminate a downloading task when rtmpdump.exe is still on?
-Original Message- From: general Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:56 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: How to terminate a downloading task when rtmpdump.exe is still on? How can I terminate rtmpdump.exe when it is still on? This is under Windows? Run Windows Task Manager (right click on the task bar and select Start Task Manager from the pop-up menu), go to the Processes tab of Task Manager, select the rtmpdump process, and click the End Process button. It will then terminate in the cmd window. Hope this helps, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Radio File Format Questions
-Original Message- From: Vangelis forthnet Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 1:37 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Radio File Format Questions If I can humbly share my opinion, I have found that a transcode from HE-AACv2 @48kbps - LAME MP3 @ 96kbps (for spoken content) / 112 (or even 128) kbps (for music content) is more than adequate and I would propose that, since your SneakyDS does play MP3 files. What do we get if we use the aactomp3 flag on get_iplayer? That's the way that I've always done it personally, and the results are entirely satisfactory (to my ear) for spoken word programmes (which are all I ever download). Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Can't download Land Girls Ep 5
I've got a strange problem trying to download Friday's episode of Land Girls (BBC1, 1.45pm). When I use my usual download command: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=b00mq4r3 I get the response: WARNING: No programmes are available for this pid with version(s): default As I was writing this, I've just noticed something else strange - the URL is one for a signed version of the programme. Have the Beeb got the link wrong on iPlayer, do you think? Any help gratefully received! Thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Can't download Land Girls Ep 5
-Original Message- From: Andy Wedge Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 10:44 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: RE: Can't download Land Girls Ep 5 I see the program in my cache with that pid also but as the message says, it's not available for download. Other programs in this series are available so I guess you just need to be patient. Perhaps those responsible at the Beeb are out enjoying the sunshine :-) It does play in iPlayer, but it's the audio described version of the programme, not the normal one. I suspect they've just put the wrong version up. I've clicked the Report Problem link, so hopefully it'll get fixed. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Is it a repeat?
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 7:19 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Is it a repeat? On 27/06/2013 12:52, Ian macdonald wrote: Does this mean the PID stays the same, regardless of how many times the program is repeated? I think so. Even after they roll off iPlayer, programmes are still catalogued in the episode lists their series' sites, so I presume that identifiers are meant to be long-lived. Yes, the PID for a particular programme sticks with it for repeats. I have something like 3 years' download history on my PC, and often get told that I've previously downloaded a programme when it's a repeat within that timeframe. That's why I say that, although you can't use the PID to tell with any degree of accuracy WHEN a programme was first broadcast, you can often identify from the PID that a program IS a repeat. All current programmes have a PID starting in B03x, so if you find a program with a B01 or B00 PID you know for certain that it's a repeat, and a B02 PID, although not 100% definitely a repeat, very likely is. (The occasional Pxxx PIDs don't fit into this pattern, of course). I don't know if this is of any practical use to anyone; it's simply what I've observed, given that I always download via PIDs. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Is it a repeat?
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 11:58 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Is it a repeat? On 26/06/2013 16:05, Shiner wrote: Would it be possible to show which are repeated programmes? ...or, alternatively, identify new ones? Not really possible, I'm afraid. You can tell if a programme is old by looking at the PID. PIDs increase as time goes by - current ones are B03X. So any program with a lower PID (eg B019) is a repeat of an older programme. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: [ANN] get_iplayer 2.83 released
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 11:38 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: [ANN] get_iplayer 2.83 released get_iplayer 2.83 has been released. Release notes here: https://github.com/dinkypumpkin/get_iplayer/wiki/release283 Many thanks. Installed without problems on both Windows XP and Windows 7. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Downloading embedded clips
-Original Message- From: Paolo Meccano Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 4:59 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Downloading embedded clips Secondly, I used to be able to download embedded clips such as:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019yxj6 ...in the Web PVR Manager by changing programmes to episode, but it seems this no longer works. Has anyone got any ideas? A command-line download works fine: get_iplayer --mode=flashaacstd --pid=p019yxj6 Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: RTMP failing with send error
-Original Message- From: David Woodhouse Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 2:59 PM To: phi...@colmer.me.uk Cc: 'Chris Marriott' ; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: RTMP failing with send error Well, SWF verification works by submitting a hash of the SWF file, doesn't it? And we aren't actually *using* the SWF file, so we just have a hard-coded URL to download it from. And that sometimes changes ? Is there a way to fix this, in that case? Earlier on it was failing intermittently, but now nothing's working for me at all, despite repeated retries. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: RTMP failing with send error
-Original Message- From: User Name Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 3:08 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: RTMP failing with send error for those with SWF hashing errors, fyi... I had success yesterday by changing the swfurl in the get_iplayer perl script to:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/releases/iplayer/revisions/617463_618125_4/617463_618125_4_emp.swf Hope this helps, it took pain and time to figure out! Thank you very much indeed - that seems to have fixed it. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: I, Claudius
There are lots of programmes that aren't available on iPlayer (most films, for example). Copyright restrictions, I guess. It's available pretty cheaply on DVD if you want it. Chris -Original Message- From: Rog Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 2:50 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: I, Claudius *I, Claudius*, Episode 1, was on BBC4 on Thursday 19th March at 22:00. It doesn't seem to be available on iPlayer :((( Anyone have any info as to why? Rog ___ 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
RE: What happened to bbc.co.uk/today 2day?
There's a 24h strike by the National Union of Journalists over compulsory redundancies at the BBC. All BBC News programmes are affected by it. Chris From: get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org [get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] on behalf of M2 [m...@btinternet.com] Sent: 18 February 2013 06:58 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: What happened to bbc.co.uk/today 2day? Does anyone know why there is no Today program on R4 today? There is nothing on their twitter https://twitter.com/BBCr4today nor their website http://www.bbc.co.uk/today ___ 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
Re: Audio bit rate settings
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 1:00 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Audio bit rate settings OP: keep in mind is that the streams available to get_iplayer are intended for an in-browser Flash player or a phone, so high quality audio isn't exactly a priority. I don't know whether iPlayer radio channels are the same, but on DAB digital broadcasts within the UK, most of the BBC's talk stations are transmitted at 64k, Radio 4 is at 128k, and Radio 3 at between 128-192k (it lowers its bandwidth when part-time stations such as Radio 5 Sports Extra are operating.) Absolutely no point, therefore, in recording them at 320k. Chris ___ 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
Re: RadioArchive.cc - RIP
Actually, Jon, British copyright law is surprisingly lax when it comes to radio broadcasts. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about the copyright on UK radio broadcasts, in its article Copyright Law of the United Kingdom. - Under the terms of the 1956 Act, copyright in a radio broadcast is not infringed by recording it for non-commercial use. The Act only prohibits recording a broadcast if done other than for private purposes, and it also prohibits causing a broadcast (if it is a television broadcast) to be seen in public by a paying audience: section 14(4), Copyright Act 1956. In respect of the first point, a recording is not made for a commercial purpose (i.e. a non-private purpose) unless it is offered for sale; so where a recording was made for home use, and is not subsequently offered for sale, at no stage is it used for a commercial purpose. In respect of the second point, where the broadcast is radio, not television, it does not fall within the terms of the restriction. The effect is that it is not an infringement of copyright to record or copy a broadcast made on or after 1 January 1959, unless it is done for commercial purposes (i.e. for payment). The copyright law of the United Kingdom was not amended further until 1988; and the 1988 Act has no application to a broadcast made before it came into force, on 1 August 1989: section 170 and Schedule 1 paragraph 5(1), Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. The 1988 Act is relevant to an earlier broadcast only in that it now expressly permits the making of a copy for private study: section 29, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. This strengthens the previous provision, in section 14 of the 1956 Act, that permits a broadcast to be recorded for private purposes. - Hence recording or copying a radio broadcast for non-commercial purposes is not a copyright infringement. It may of course be against the iPlayer terms of service, but that's a different matter. Chris -Original Message- From: Jon Davies Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 9:20 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Fw: RadioArchive.cc - RIP On 17 January 2013 23:45, Peter S Kirk peter.k...@isauk.biz wrote: I up BBC radio to TPB now. Admitting in a public forum that you're acting in a way that's clearly contrary to the law isn't such a good idea. get_iplayer is intended for personal use within the law: I'm not a lawyer (though I do a fair amount of contract/commercial stuff in my day job) but my interpretation of both copyright law and the terms and conditions for accessing the BBC website leads me to conclude that get_iplayer enables legitimate uses of data from the BBC. Sharing the programmes you download is contrary to both copyright law (which allows timeshifting of broadcasts, amongst other things) and the BBC's terms and conditions. get_iplayer is not intended for such uses. Please desist. Regards Jon ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Why M4a and not mp4?
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:29 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Why M4a and not mp4? Google would be your friend here. M4A and MP4 have the same container format. The M4A extension is just a naming convention for audio-only files, a convention to which get_iplayer adheres. For whatever reasons, some players won't recognise the M4A extension, so rename. Personally I always use the aactomp3 flag in get_iplayer to transcode the AAC file as MP3 for a radio programme. No problem playing in anything that way. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Why M4a and not mp4?
Quoting Christopher Woods (CM) christop...@custommade.org.uk: Yikes, enjoy that double-compressed sound? ;-) It's so ... squishy. Sounds fine to me, but all I record are the spoken voice programmes (audio books and drama) on Radio 4 and 4 Extra. Perhaps it wouldn't be so good for music. Cheers, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: I haven't been able to download using PID for ages....
-Original Message- From: Dave F. Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 2:25 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: I haven't been able to download using PID for ages Try this one: C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.cmd -o C:\Downloads\BBC\ --refresh --force -f --modes=best --pid b01mxvr5 --i -v Surely it's pid= not, pid , is it not? That's what I always use and it works fine. Eg, get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=b01n1tbz should download episode 2 of the BBC4 series Love and Marriage. Cheers, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: I haven't been able to download using PID for ages....
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 5:06 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: I haven't been able to download using PID for ages On 26/09/2012 16:31, Chris Marriott wrote: Surely it's pid= not, pid , is it not? That's what I always Either form is OK for get_iplayer Thanks for clarifying that - I didn't know! The form of the command that I posted is what I use daily, and it always works for me. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Olympic ceremonies
-Original Message- From: lpc Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:06 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Olympic ceremonies Any ideas what might be wrong? You probably hit the 4GB file size limit that's been discussed on the thread over the last couple of weeks. You could either redownload in a couple of chunks, using the --start and --stop parameters, or download at a lower resolution (flashvhigh rather than flashhd). Hope that helps, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Olympic ceremonies
-Original Message- From: lpc Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:15 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Olympic ceremonies The 4GB limit as I understand is a fat32 limitation not NTFS which is what I am using. Is there any other reason for this limit just in case i've missed something. No, this particular limit seems to be a 32-bit integer overflow in one of the tools. It's not associated with the FAT32 4GB file limit; it just happens to be the same number. If you look through the last few weeks' threads on the mailing list archive web site, you'll see a lot of discussion of the issue. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: HD to iPad
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:57 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: HD to iPad I encountered the problems described in the post you referenced, and I never found any solution other than re-encoding. iTunes wouldn't sync with ATV because of the compression method and/or audio bitrate of the the BBC HD programmes. It would seem iTunes is similarly choosy about syncing to the iPad. I download programmes in flashhigh mode, and it's perhaps worth noting that these play absolutely fine on the iPad. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Connection problems - temporary?
I've just tried downloading both the radio programme below, and a random TV programme, and both worked fine for me. Chris -Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 12:17 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Connection problems - temporary? On 19/06/2012 11:03, Charles Johnson wrote: I thought this might be owing to my old version so i got the latest with git.Same result. Is this 'us' or 'them'? goose@p10:/tmp$ ./get_iplayer/get_iplayer --mode=flashaaclow1 --flvstreamer=/usr/local/bin/rtmpdump --get --pid b01jwk6b ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: RTMPDump Errors
What version of RTMPDump are you using? I'm using v2.4 on Windows 7 and it's working perfectly. If you're using an older build, it might be worthwhile updating it. Chris -Original Message- From: Shevek Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:46 AM To: get_iplayer Subject: RTMPDump Errors Hi all, RTMPDump is consistently failing for me recently. Example: INFO: Checking existence of default version INFO: flashvhigh1,flashvhigh2,flashhigh1,flashhigh2,flashstd1,flashstd2,flashlow1,flashlow2 modes will be tried for version default INFO: Trying flashvhigh1 mode to record tv: Punk Britannia - 3. Post-punk (1978-1981) ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: iPad3
I'm not really sure I see the point of a get_iplayer app for the iPad itself. For watching current stuff, there's the BBC iPlayer app for the iPad. For older stuff you've downloaded with get_iplayer on other platforms, the iPad plays the recorded MPEG4 files without problem. Chris -Original Message- From: Graham Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 3:44 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: iPad3 This is an interesting question. One thing that definitely works (I do it sometimes) is to use get_iplayer to download the programme, convert the file into a form the iPad can play using ffmpeg and then load the converted video onto the iPad using something like Filer (or, I guess, Dropbox). Good for getting programmes onto the iPad to view on planes. It would be quite feasible to create a web site which allowed you to automate that: display the list of programmes and select one, the site would download it, convert it and then make it available for download or streaming to the iPad. Of course, no one would run such a web site as a service for others -- it would be a clear copyright violation and would get shut down very quickly -- but it is something one could run on one's own system for personal use. Graham ___ 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
Re: Accessing the BBC from outside the UK
David - why do all your messages show up on the list as an empty message with the text in an attachment? Yours are the only ones that do. Is it some strange setting in your mail client? Chris -Original Message- From: David Woodhouse Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:01 AM To: Derek J. Balling Cc: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Accessing the BBC from outside the UK ___ 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
Re: Accessing the BBC from outside the UK
-Original Message- From: Jon Davies Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 2:14 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Accessing the BBC from outside the UK On 5 January 2012 20:39, bat guano batguano...@hotmail.com wrote: This is a rather rubbish clause in the terms, which makes it very unclear what's permissible access from outside the UK vs what's not permissible. Nowhere in the terms does it define what certain parts of content are not to be accessed from outside the UK. It seems that the only way the BBC communicate this to users of the site is by whether you can access the content when you try. The fundamental issue is that BBC TV is only accessible to TV licence payers, and if you're not a licence payer, you're not entitled to view it. Listening to BBC radio doesn't require a licence, and hence radio programmes on iPlayer are available world-wide. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Accessing the BBC from outside the UK
-Original Message- From: Jon Davies Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 2:14 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Accessing the BBC from outside the UK On 5 January 2012 20:39, bat guano batguano...@hotmail.com wrote: This is a rather rubbish clause in the terms, which makes it very unclear what's permissible access from outside the UK vs what's not permissible. Nowhere in the terms does it define what certain parts of content are not to be accessed from outside the UK. It seems that the only way the BBC communicate this to users of the site is by whether you can access the content when you try. The fundamental issue is that BBC TV is only accessible to TV licence payers, and if you're not a licence payer, you're not entitled to view it. Listening to BBC radio doesn't require a licence, and hence radio programmes on iPlayer are available world-wide. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Accessing the BBC from outside the UK
-Original Message- From: Derek J. Balling Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:41 PM To: Chris Marriott Cc: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Accessing the BBC from outside the UK Pedantically: UK residents are required to pay a TV licence, and aren't entitled to have TVs without paying said licence fee. If you sit offshore and can still catch the TV broadcast, you're perfectly, legally, entitled, to view it. True. The main point of my message, though, was that this is the reason that TV programmes are geographically-restricted, but radio programmes are not. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site [Nov 2011 ! ]
mode=iphone hasn't worked for a long, long time, Andrew, unless you really are downloading using the iPhone iPlayer App. It's something to do with security certificates. Use one of the other modes (I generally use flashhigh) and it will all work fine. Chris -Original Message- From: andrew.ty...@talktalk.net Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 5:20 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site [Nov 2011 ! ] Hi; Firstly, excellent tool for lovers of BBC iPlayer that Hate 1 Week punitive limits on usual DRM downloads. The following is Just a heads up. I am seeing Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site error again, this having been discussed in the Forum Nov 2010 (http://www.mail-archive.com/get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org/msg00183.htm l). The get_iplayer proceeds to download an flv default (using RTMPDump ?) and then converts to mp4 (using ffmpeg ?). Whilst this is perfectly good enough for me, I wonder if the esteemed authors of the tool are aware of the BBC failing to serve the iphone URL ? ___ 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
Re: Problem since 27th Oct 2011
Hi Allan, I'm seeing the same problem - the list of available modes is blank for new programmes. Somewhat of a worry! Chris -Original Message- From: Allan Preston Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:29 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Problem since 27th Oct 2011 Using your suggested method, no change here. ~$ get_iplayer --get --modes=flashhd Rab C Nesbitt get_iplayer v2.80, 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. Matches: 524:Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 1. Broke, BBC Two, Comedy,Guidance,HD,Sitcoms,TV, default, 525:Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 2. Fugue, BBC Two, Comedy,Guidance,HD,Sitcoms,TV, default, 526:Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 3. Cuts, BBC Two, Comedy,Guidance,HD,Sitcoms,TV, default, 527:Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 4. Fight, BBC Two, Comedy,Guidance,HD,Popular,Sitcoms,TV, default, INFO: 4 Matching Programmes INFO: Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 1. Broke (b015r55r) Already in history (/home/milambar/.get_iplayer/download_history) - use --force to override INFO: Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 2. Fugue (b015yghz) Already in history (/home/milambar/.get_iplayer/download_history) - use --force to override INFO: Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 3. Cuts (b016946k) Already in history (/home/milambar/.get_iplayer/download_history) - use --force to override INFO: Checking existence of default version INFO: No specified modes (flashhd,flashvhigh,flashhigh,flashstd) available for this programme with version 'default' (try using --modes=) ERROR: Failed to record 'Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 4. Fight (b016p72l)' Allan On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Andy Wedge andy_we...@lineone.net wrote: -Original Message- From: get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org [mailto:get_iplayer- boun...@lists.infradead.org] On Behalf Of Allan Preston Sent: 27 October 2011 10:50 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Problem since 27th Oct 2011 Any new shows added to the iplayer's index since 27 Oct 2011 have a blank modes: which means get_iplayer can't download them. For example: modes: default: modesizes: default: name: Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 nameshort: Rab C Nesbitt pid:b016p72l :~$ get_iplayer --get 527 get_iplayer v2.80, 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. Matches: 527:Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 4. Fight, BBC Two, Comedy,Guidance,HD,Popular,Sitcoms,TV, default, INFO: 1 Matching Programmes INFO: Checking existence of default version INFO: No specified modes (flashhd,flashvhigh,flashhigh,flashstd) available for this programme with version 'default' (try using --modes=) ERROR: Failed to record 'Rab C Nesbitt: Series 10 - 4. Fight (b016p72l) This problem seems to affect all programs added since midnight 26 Oct 2011, and I first noticed it on 27 Oct 2011. Is it a problem that is affecting only me, or is it a change the BBC have implemented? Oh, and hello :) Im Allan, from Manchester UK I get the same issue using Web PVR Manager under Windows 7. However if I open a command prompt and manually specify a mode (as suggested in the error message) it seems to work get_iplayer --get --modes flashhigh helicopter heroes Andy ___ 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
Re: Problem since 27th Oct 2011
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 1:53 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Problem since 27th Oct 2011 On 27/10/2011 13:25, dinkypumpkin wrote: As other respondents have pointed out, this happens occasionally, though not usually so widespread. Seems to be in the process of being fixed now. Several of the programmes that wouldn't download earlier are now working. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: [ANN} Windows installer version 4.4 released
-Original Message- From: dinkypumpkin Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 5:17 PM To: get_iplayer Subject: [ANN} Windows installer version 4.4 released The new installer package is version 4.4. Version 4.3 is no longer available. The new installer can be obtained at the usual address: Thanks for this. If I have a stable, working, 2.79 Windows installation, do I have a reason to upgrade? What will the new version give me? Apologies if this has been stated previously, but I sometimes get a little overwhelmed by the technical stuff that's posted here. Thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: No specified modes
-Original Message- From: Carl Fletcher Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 8:22 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: No specified modes In the US. You may have trouble. One of my team in Utah uses get_iplayer. Let me check with him, see if he uses a Proxy. Seems likely to me. BBC Radio programmes are available to people worldwide. BBC TV programmes are only available within the UK, because they're funded by the TV licence fee, which you lot don't pay :). You will need to use a UK proxy or VPN to download TV programmes from outside the UK. BTW: might I suggest that a judicious edit would be useful when replying to a post? Quoting about 1000 lines of text which are totally irrelevant to your reply makes trying to spot what you're saying pretty difficult! Cheers, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: No specified modes
-Original Message- From: gary Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 9:21 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: No specified modes OK, but when I listened to the Linux Outlaws Oggcamp episode, they made it sound like get_iplayer got around the proxy. I just played it again, and maybe that was just my interpretation. As stated, you'll be able to use get_iplayer to download radio programs without any problem, and the BBC do some truly excellent radio comedy, drama, documentaries, etc. It forms the mainstay on my travelling-to-work iPod listening. Cheers, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
RTMPDump 2.4 fixes all the problems on Windows
I'm very happy to report that - for me at least, using Windows 7 - downloading RTMPDump 2.4 and using the latest version of the get_iplayer script has fixed all the problems of the last couple of weeks. After the dreaded Failed to read RTMP packet body error, the download now successfully restarts and ultimately completes (often with many re-starts). Previously, after a restart it would ALWAYS ultimately fail. It seems that, for now at least, we once again have a stable, usable solution! If anyone missed the earlier posts, the Windows version of RTMPDump 2.4 can be downloaded from: http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/download/rtmpdump-20110723-git-b627335-win32.zip Regards, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Can't download _any_ TV programmes even with patched script
I reported yesterday that installing the swfurl patch had fixed my download problems, but I spoke too soon. I've downloaded the latest full script from github, but I'm still unable to download anything. At about the 250s mark into any programme I get: ERROR: RTMP_HashSWF: couldn't contact swfurl http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/10player.swf?revision=18269_21576 (HTTP error 301) the download resumes, but quickly fails with various errors about headers. I'm using RTMPDump 2.3 on Windows. The same error occurs with both flashhigh and flashhigh2. As you see from the error message, I have the version of the script with the patched swfurl. Anyone have any ideas as to a solution? Thanks! Chris ___ 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
Hi, The new URL to use is :- http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/revisions/18269_21576_10player.swf?revision=18269_21576 Looks like you haven't installed the get_iplayer patch correctly go to here - for instructions https://github.com/dinkypumpkin/get_iplayer/wiki/instructions Regards Nigel Taylor Thank, Nigel. Well that was DAMNED strange. I'd downloaded the edited script correctly and using Windows Explorer to copy it to C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer. When I opened it in notepad it showed the correct, edited, version of the script. But when it ran it was still using the old version of the script! I have a vague memory that when you try to amend a file in Program Files, Windows 7 actually makes a copy of the file to some other location, and makes it appear to be in Program Files - I think that's what's going on here. In the end I ran my editor as Administrator, opened the downloaded file and saved it in the get_iplayer directory, and then it FINALLY stuck and my downloads are now working again. Very frustrating! Thanks again, all. Chris ___ 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
-Original Message- From: Chris Marriott Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 5:55 PM To: Nigel Taylor Cc: get_iplayer Subject: Re: Can't download _any_ TV programmes even with patched script I have a vague memory that when you try to amend a file in Program Files, Windows 7 actually makes a copy of the file to some other location, and makes it appear to be in Program Files - I think that's what's going on here. Yes, I've confirmed that's what was happening. I was copying the revised script to: C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer and it was showing up there in Windows Explorer, opening with Notepad, etc, and seemingly all OK, but in reality the revised script was being stored in: C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer and obviously whatever mechanism Perl uses to open files, it doesn't recognise this redirection mechanism. In order to REALLY copy files to Program Files you need to do so using something with Admin privileges. Anyway, all OK now. Just thought this might be of interest to other Windows 7 users. Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: bit of a newbie but...
Hi Paul, Are you saying that Radio 4 Extra programmes won't be available on the iPlayer? Bit of a pain, if that's true! Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: Paul Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 11:10 AM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: bit of a newbie but... been using get_iplayer for a few weeks and just realised that the BBCs change from Radio 7 to Radio 4 Extra looks like you can't use get_iplayer to get this new material Am I right? -- Paul Leman ___ 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
Re: BBC now sending radio shows in AAC format instead of MP3
-Original Message- From: Steve Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 5:29 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: BBC now sending radio shows in AAC format instead of MP3 I'm worried about this Iplayer replacement the BBC is bringing out at the end of March - Youview, will this sound the death knell for Get_Iplayer on Radio? it sure looks like it will kill the TV downloads, anyone heard anything? Oh dear, that IS worrying. You reckon this means the end of the line for get_iplayer? I hadn't heard about this. Real nuisance if it's so. Chris ___ 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
Re: Flashaudio no longer available for Radio 4?
-Original Message- From: ZULU Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:24 AM To: Jeremy Bartle ; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Flashaudio no longer available for Radio 4? Yestoday (March 10th) BBC 4 *Afternoon Play* downloaded as .aac instead if .mp3 _very_ annoying! My *Recording* settings are : flashaudio,flashhd,flashvhigh,flashaachigh,flashaacstd,flashhigh,flashstd,flashnormal,realaudio,flashaaclow I use the WebPVR Manager in Windows XP Pro Please excuse typos. VIP Rog Same here. Luckily, downloading as “flashaacstd” seems to work, and iTunes converts the resulting AAC files to MP3 easily enough, but still it’s a bit of a nuisance. We seem to be having things chipped away, one thing at a time. Anyone know WHY “flashaudio” mode no longer works? Cheers, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: HD playback issue on PS3
Hi Michael, I had similar problems with my old Netgear media streamer box, except in my case the video would play (apparently at normal speed) but with no sound. It's clearly a problem with the codec, and unless it's software updatable (which I doubt it is in the PS3) there's nothing you do do about it other than to transcode the video, which is a pain. I solved the problem by buying a Western Digital TV Live HD media streamer. Pretty inexpensive, and it plays all my iPlayer video (and everything else I've thrown at it) without a hitch. Thoroughly recommended - it's a very nice piece of kit. Regards, Chris -Original Message- From: spam.mc Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 4:40 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: HD playback issue on PS3 Hi, I have exactly the same problem and have been having for many months. For me it's much worse, it happens for every video file that get_iplayer downloads, when playing them back on the PS3 via a media streaming server the video plays at approx 2x and I get no sound or static. I have worked round this problem by using http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/ which has an option to transcode the file using MEncoder which it does on the fly as it streams the video to the PS3, it then plays fine.The disadvantage of this is that it's slow to start playing and you can't fast forward or rewind the video. I tried upgrading my version of ffmpeg to see if that would fix it but that didn't help. The files play back perfectly on the PC so I don't know what's wrong. If anyone has any suggestions for things that I could try out to determine what the problem is, I'd like to hear them. Thanks, Michael ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Unable to download any video since yesterday
I’ve only just joined the list, so apologies if this has already been discussed, but since yesterday I’ve been unable to download any video. I'm using get_iplayer 2.78 on 64-bit Windows 7. I use the command: get_iplayer --mode=flashhigh --pid=x and (for all programs) I get errors like this: ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256) WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\iPlayer Recordings/The_Brain_-_A_Secret_History_1._Mind_Control_b00xhgkd_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP INFO: skipping flashhigh1 mode INFO: Trying flashhigh2 mode to record tv: The Brain - A Secret History: 1. Mind Control INFO: File name prefix = The_Brain_-_A_Secret_History_1._Mind_Control_b00xhgkd_default RTMPDump v2.2d (c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL Connecting ... INFO: Connected... ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256) WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\iPlayer Recordings/The_Brain_-_A_Secret_History_1._Mind_Control_b00xhgkd_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP INFO: skipping flashhigh2 mode ERROR: Failed to record 'The Brain - A Secret History: 1. Mind Control (b00xhgkd)' I assume the BBC have changed something. Is there any known workaround? Thanks, Chris ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Unable to download any video since yesterday
Hi Holger, No, I really am in the UK, and I'm not using a proxy. Downloading radio programs with mode flashaudio is still working fine; it's just video that's stopped working. Regards, Chris -Original Message- From: Holger Rabbach Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 2:47 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Unable to download any video since yesterday Hi, just out of curiosity, are you using some kind of proxy? It seems that others reporting this same issue are, so I was wondering if maybe the BBC excluded certain IP addresses from being able to access videos, in order to enforce their geographic IP limits. Holger On 07/01/2011 15:29, Chris Marriott wrote: I’ve only just joined the list, so apologies if this has already been discussed, but since yesterday I’ve been unable to download any video. ___ 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
Re: Unable to download any video since yesterday
Problem solved! After reading the suggestions here, I found a Win32 version of flvstreamer 2.1c, put it in my c:\tools folder, and modified the flvstreamer line in options to read: flvstreamer c:\tools\flvstreamer.exe I've now been able to successfully download the programmes that were failing previously. Thanks to all for the very prompt help. Chris -Original Message- From: Dan Ashby Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 5:19 PM To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Unable to download any video since yesterday Try this line in your options file (my options file is in C:\ProgramData\get_iplayer): flvstreamer .\rtmpdump.exe .\ means 'this directory' ie where get_iplayer is - which is where rtmpdump.exe also is. Dan --On 07 January 2011 17:08 + Trevor Campbell Davis t...@eur.co.uk wrote: Same problem, using command line from Windows 7. So like others trying to switch from RTMP to flvstreamer. Despite entering the flvstreamer=address (which in my case is C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer), the dialogue keeps telling me that flvstreamer doesn't exist. Am I getting the syntax wrong? Can anyone help? Thanks, Trevor Campbell Davis -Original Message- From: Alan Pope Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 3:48 PM To: info Cc: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Unable to download any video since yesterday On 7 January 2011 15:44, info i...@tonyspcrepairs.com wrote: how do you use flvstreamer? I'm using Fedora and get_iplayer 2.78 and it always uses rtmpdump, I don't know how to get it to use flvstreamer. Thanks for any pointers. Observe the command line from my mail :) a...@mrevo:~/get_iplayer/get_iplayer-2.78$ ./get_iplayer --flvstreamer=/home/alan/get_iplayer/get_iplayer-2.78/flvstreamer --mode=flashhigh -g 564 Note the --flvstreamer parameter which in this case points directly to where the binary is located. Cheers, Al. ___ 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 - visit http://dandini.wordpress.com/ - ___ 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
