[backstage] Programmes XML serialisation
Hope this is the right place to ask. I'm playing around with the Programmes XML serialisation to get information episodes available on the iPlayer - I'm using the syntax: /programmes/:groupPID/episodes/player.xml as specified at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/developers This works fine where I'm getting details for a series - so: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs7c9/episodes/player.xml works fine Is there any syntax for getting similar information for a programme that isn't part of a series - e.g.: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rq3y2 The information available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rq3y2.rdfdoesn't contain any information about iPlayer availability, nor does it point towards a groupID (as far as I can see? - not sure what qualifies as a groupID?). http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rq3y2/episodes/player.xmldoesn't work. How can I find out iPlayer information about this programme? Thanks,
RE: [backstage] BBC News online stream quality drop?
This was my logic - if they're using 48kbps AAC, why not use AAC+ to squeeze that bit more out. It's only speech anyway so it's not like transients or harmonics really come into play that much ;) -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Kieran Kunhya Sent: 26 March 2010 00:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] BBC News online stream quality drop? And now the H.264/AAC workflow is in place... How about bumping the audio up to AAC+? AAC at 128kbps should be transparent provided the encoder is up to scratch. Making it AAC+ would probably keep the audio the same quality or perhaps reduce it slightly in my opinion because the algorithms it uses have to guess the higher frequencies. AAC+ is really designed for lower bitrates. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
