RE: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
You shouldn't need to make any changes to the path. The batch file get_iplayer.cmd works out the folder it's being run from, and then temporarily changes PATH to include perl\bin and utils\bin underneath that folder. Can you check that your batch file looks like this: @echo off setlocal set GIP_INST=%~dp0 if #%GIP_INST:~-1%# == #\# set GIP_INST=%GIP_INST:~0,-1% if "%GIP_PATH%" == "" set GIP_PATH=%GIP_INST%\perl\bin;%GIP_INST%\utils\bin;%PATH% if not "%GIP_PATH%" == "" set PATH=%GIP_PATH% perl.exe "%GIP_INST%\get_iplayer.pl" %* to check that it's working, add: echo %path% pause immediately before the perl.exe line and run it - it should show you the value of PATH, wait for you to press a key and then run. One possible problem is that your existing PATH is too long, but I doubt that's the issue - by adding the GIP folders to the start of the existing path you might break other apps (but only while GIP is running). Your version of ffmpeg is way out of date - I can understand that you might get the errors while it's running saying the version is too old, but I don't think that it would give the "no such file" error that you're seeing. There's a current version of ffmpeg for Windows here - https://www.videohelp.com/software/ffmpeg You need to download https://www.videohelp.com/download/ffmpeg-5.0.1-full_build.7z, unpack it with 7-Zip and copy the ffmpeg.exe file from the bin folder to the utils\bin folder under get_iplayer. Good luck! Steve -Original Message- From: get_iplayer On Behalf Of Jonathan Bryden Sent: 06 June 2022 12:29 To: m...@john-eason.co.uk Cc: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: RE: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a Update - I tried uninstalling, restarting and re-installing (the 64 bit version this time) and I am still getting the same error message (though with the path changed from Program Files (x86) to Program Files) so now I am completely at a loss. INFO: Converting to M4A open3: IO::Pipe: Can't spawn-NOWAIT: No such file or directory at C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 2120. Help anyone??? -Original Message- From: get_iplayer On Behalf Of J K.Eason Sent: 06 June 2022 11:44 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > *From:* Chris Walker > *To:* get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > *Date:* Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:17:40 +0100 > > On Mon, 2022-06-06 at 10:00 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > > Hi > > > > Thanks so much for all your ideas - unfortunately no success so far. > > > > The same message appear for both TV and radio and both download a > > .TS file before stopping. > [snip] > > > This is a mystery to me - any further ideas would be most welcome... > > How about adding the location of ffmpeg to your options file? > > Take a look here - > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgith > ub.com%2Fget-iplayer%2Fget_iplayer%2Fwiki%2Foptions%23external-pro > ;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cf0dbf5ac4e1a43ed627b08da47afdb55%7C84df9e7fe9f640af > b435%7C1%7C0%7C637901117858154489%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8 > eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3 > 000%7C%7C%7Csdata=4XwTA8OV%2F5fP7Iw9Uj5ppK53fj6Uxx6SvBGnPpPLyFg%3 > Dreserved=0 > gram-options for how to add it. > > I don't use Windows for GiP so I can't offer any suggestions about how > you would keep ffmpeg updated but doubtless there are others on here > who can advise on that. It should be updated automatically every time you install a new version of GIP. -- Regards John ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.infradead.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fget_iplayerdata=05%7C01%7C%7Cf0dbf5ac4e1a43ed627b08da47afdb55%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637901117858154489%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=Da%2BEVpVNZ9UYee2zVM%2FxsczvXIebouSVm0n3ym%2Fz65A%3Dreserved=0 ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.infradead.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fget_iplayerdata=05%7C01%7C%7Cf0dbf5ac4e1a43ed627b08da47afdb55%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637901117858154489%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=Da%2BEVpVNZ9UYee2zVM%2FxsczvXIebouSVm0n3ym%2Fz65A%3Dreserved=0 ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
The warning about the ffmpeg version needs to be eliminated. The ffmpeg binary shipped with GiP x64 for Windows 7 yields:- ffmpeg version 4.2.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200523 If that checks out then, for completeness it would be worth checking it's signature:- If you don't already have a hash checker then this one will do: https://github.com/gurnec/HashCheck/releases This installs an extension for Windows Explorer (accessed via file- >right-click->Properties). Then check any of the following by copy/paste into the search box:- SHA256: a96c7e32296f49cb34c399903ab96c19b72389dab034b1f2028a82eff8e94f0d MD5: 942feaf806dcc04b8ae33745bbee99fd SHA3-256: 5113b2fad38b1e9ba9fe3ffa7ec49156e3ad404fef099529b960eee57eb04450 Does any of this check-out? On Mon, 2022-06-06 at 10:00 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > Hi > > Thanks so much for all your ideas - unfortunately no success so far. > > The same message appear for both TV and radio and both download a .TS > file before stopping. > > With TV programmes I also get the following text > > WARNING: ffmpeg 2.5 or higher is required to convert HLS downloads to > MP4 > WARNING: Use --raw to bypass MP4 conversion and retain .ts file > WARNING: Use --ffmpeg-force to override checks and force MP4 > conversion attempt- > > So I tried using the --fmpeg-force command but the result is the > same. > > Only the first path C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer was in my PATH > statement but I added :\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\utils\bin as > suggested and tested it with the ffmeg.exe which works. > > I have not installed or uninstalled any software or hardware since > the problem first appeared and there are no files quarantined by my > AV software. > > This is a mystery to me - any further ideas would be most welcome... > > Many thanks > > Jonathan > > -Original Message- > From: xanda escuyer > Sent: 05 June 2022 19:45 > To: Jonathan Bryden ; Steve Rochford > > Cc: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > Does the same happen with a TV programme or is it radio only? > > If the ffmpeg binary is still present under the install directory for > get_iplayer, then a couple of things to try are:- > > 1st/ Is the binary in the %PATH% environment variable? Type 'path' > from a cmd line to see; it ought to contain one or both of the > following:- > > C:\Program Files\get_iplayer;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin > > If it doesn't then try adding them with the command:- > > path=%path%;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer;C:\Program > Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin; > > NB: The second path (the part pointing to \bin) is not added by the > installer as standard. > > 2nd/ Is the binary intact? Once the %PATH% variable is setup, running > ffmpeg.exe (without args) from the prompt should be enough to see. > > Does this help? > > On Sun, 2022-06-05 at 16:31 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > Many thanks for your message. > > > > I checked my installation folder and I do have the folder you > > mention > > - it contains ffmpeg.exe and AtomicParsley.exe > > > > I should perhaps have mentioned that the download works in that I > > get > > a .ts file which certainly contains all the audio data as I can > > open > > in Audacity and export it as a .wav or whatever which is a > > workaround, > > but hopefully we can find out what the problem is and fix it! > > > > Best wishes > > > > Jonathan > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Steve Rochford > > Sent: 05 June 2022 17:26 > > To: Jonathan Bryden ; > > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > > Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > > > That line in the Perl script is part of the run_cmd function which > > calls all the external programs. I think that it will be calling > > ffmpeg to carry out the audio conversion and if that's missing then > > the conversion will fail. > > > > I don't understand most of the Perl script (there's a reason it's > > sometimes called a "write-only" language) but I think that one of > > the > > first thing that happens in get_iplayer is a check for ffmpeg so > > I'm > > not sure how this is succeeding if ffmpeg is missing. > > > > On my install, there's a folder C:\Program > > Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin > > which contains ffmpeg.exe - do you have a similar folder? > > > > Steve > > > > > > From: get_iplayer on > > behalf > > of Jonathan
Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
The version in the Program Files (x86) folder is the 32-bit version The version in Program Files folder is the 64-bit version You now seem to have two version installed. Why not delete both, and re-install just the one version for whatever your OS is? CJB On 06/06/2022, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > Update - I tried uninstalling, restarting and re-installing (the 64 bit > version this time) and I am still getting the same error message (though > with the path changed from Program Files (x86) to Program Files) so now I am > completely at a loss. > > INFO: Converting to M4A > open3: IO::Pipe: Can't spawn-NOWAIT: No such file or directory at > C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 2120. > > Help anyone??? > > -Original Message- > From: get_iplayer On Behalf Of J > K.Eason > Sent: 06 June 2022 11:44 > To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > >> *From:* Chris Walker >> *To:* get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org >> *Date:* Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:17:40 +0100 >> >> On Mon, 2022-06-06 at 10:00 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: >> > Hi >> > >> > Thanks so much for all your ideas - unfortunately no success so far. >> > >> > The same message appear for both TV and radio and both download a >> > .TS file before stopping. >> [snip] >> >> > This is a mystery to me - any further ideas would be most welcome... >> >> How about adding the location of ffmpeg to your options file? >> >> Take a look here - >> https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/options#external-pro >> gram-options for how to add it. >> >> I don't use Windows for GiP so I can't offer any suggestions about how >> you would keep ffmpeg updated but doubtless there are others on here >> who can advise on that. > > It should be updated automatically every time you install a new version of > GIP. > > -- > Regards >John > > ___ > 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 > -- MSc. (O.R.); BSc. (Ind Maths); Dip. Ed. (F.E.); Cert Mgt (O.U.) Health & Safety Rep. - Unite (MSF/AMICUS) + Brit. Airways Freelance Investigative Journalist - re: Rogue Leasehold / Managing / Letting / Estate Agents ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
RE: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
Update - I tried uninstalling, restarting and re-installing (the 64 bit version this time) and I am still getting the same error message (though with the path changed from Program Files (x86) to Program Files) so now I am completely at a loss. INFO: Converting to M4A open3: IO::Pipe: Can't spawn-NOWAIT: No such file or directory at C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 2120. Help anyone??? -Original Message- From: get_iplayer On Behalf Of J K.Eason Sent: 06 June 2022 11:44 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > *From:* Chris Walker > *To:* get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > *Date:* Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:17:40 +0100 > > On Mon, 2022-06-06 at 10:00 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > > Hi > > > > Thanks so much for all your ideas - unfortunately no success so far. > > > > The same message appear for both TV and radio and both download a > > .TS file before stopping. > [snip] > > > This is a mystery to me - any further ideas would be most welcome... > > How about adding the location of ffmpeg to your options file? > > Take a look here - > https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/options#external-pro > gram-options for how to add it. > > I don't use Windows for GiP so I can't offer any suggestions about how > you would keep ffmpeg updated but doubtless there are others on here > who can advise on that. It should be updated automatically every time you install a new version of GIP. -- Regards John ___ 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: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
> *From:* Chris Walker > *To:* get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > *Date:* Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:17:40 +0100 > > On Mon, 2022-06-06 at 10:00 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > > Hi > > > > Thanks so much for all your ideas - unfortunately no success so > > far. > > > > The same message appear for both TV and radio and both download a > > .TS file before stopping. > [snip] > > > This is a mystery to me - any further ideas would be most > > welcome... > > How about adding the location of ffmpeg to your options file? > > Take a look here - > https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/options#external-pro > gram-options for how to add it. > > I don't use Windows for GiP so I can't offer any suggestions about > how you would keep ffmpeg updated but doubtless there are others on > here who can advise on that. It should be updated automatically every time you install a new version of GIP. -- Regards John ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
On Mon, 2022-06-06 at 10:00 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > Hi > > Thanks so much for all your ideas - unfortunately no success so far. > > The same message appear for both TV and radio and both download a .TS > file before stopping. [snip] > This is a mystery to me - any further ideas would be most welcome... How about adding the location of ffmpeg to your options file? Take a look here - https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/options#external-program-options for how to add it. I don't use Windows for GiP so I can't offer any suggestions about how you would keep ffmpeg updated but doubtless there are others on here who can advise on that. -- __ __| |_ __ __ .. / _/ _` \ V V / | mailto:cdw_pcm...@the-walker-household.co.uk | \__\__,_|\_/\_/ || ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
RE: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
Hi Thanks so much for all your ideas - unfortunately no success so far. The same message appear for both TV and radio and both download a .TS file before stopping. With TV programmes I also get the following text WARNING: ffmpeg 2.5 or higher is required to convert HLS downloads to MP4 WARNING: Use --raw to bypass MP4 conversion and retain .ts file WARNING: Use --ffmpeg-force to override checks and force MP4 conversion attempt- So I tried using the --fmpeg-force command but the result is the same. Only the first path C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer was in my PATH statement but I added :\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\utils\bin as suggested and tested it with the ffmeg.exe which works. I have not installed or uninstalled any software or hardware since the problem first appeared and there are no files quarantined by my AV software. This is a mystery to me - any further ideas would be most welcome... Many thanks Jonathan -Original Message- From: xanda escuyer Sent: 05 June 2022 19:45 To: Jonathan Bryden ; Steve Rochford Cc: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a Does the same happen with a TV programme or is it radio only? If the ffmpeg binary is still present under the install directory for get_iplayer, then a couple of things to try are:- 1st/ Is the binary in the %PATH% environment variable? Type 'path' from a cmd line to see; it ought to contain one or both of the following:- C:\Program Files\get_iplayer;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin If it doesn't then try adding them with the command:- path=%path%;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin; NB: The second path (the part pointing to \bin) is not added by the installer as standard. 2nd/ Is the binary intact? Once the %PATH% variable is setup, running ffmpeg.exe (without args) from the prompt should be enough to see. Does this help? On Sun, 2022-06-05 at 16:31 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > Hi Steve, > > Many thanks for your message. > > I checked my installation folder and I do have the folder you mention > - it contains ffmpeg.exe and AtomicParsley.exe > > I should perhaps have mentioned that the download works in that I get > a .ts file which certainly contains all the audio data as I can open > in Audacity and export it as a .wav or whatever which is a workaround, > but hopefully we can find out what the problem is and fix it! > > Best wishes > > Jonathan > > -Original Message- > From: Steve Rochford > Sent: 05 June 2022 17:26 > To: Jonathan Bryden ; > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > That line in the Perl script is part of the run_cmd function which > calls all the external programs. I think that it will be calling > ffmpeg to carry out the audio conversion and if that's missing then > the conversion will fail. > > I don't understand most of the Perl script (there's a reason it's > sometimes called a "write-only" language) but I think that one of the > first thing that happens in get_iplayer is a check for ffmpeg so I'm > not sure how this is succeeding if ffmpeg is missing. > > On my install, there's a folder C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin > which contains ffmpeg.exe - do you have a similar folder? > > Steve > > > From: get_iplayer on behalf > of Jonathan Bryden > Sent: 05 June 2022 16:03 > To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > Hi everyone, > > Much to my surprise this morning I had the following error message > after downloading a radio show using get_iplayer: > > INFO: Converting to M4A > open3: IO::Pipe: Can't spawn-NOWAIT: No such file or directory at > C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 2120. > > This is not a message I have seen before. Having tried restarting > without success I upgraded to the latest version (3.30) but I still > get the same problem. > > A little internet research has suggested the issue may be related to > the PATH in the system environment variables though I am not aware of > any changes made since yesterday. > > I have compared the machine to another and there seems to be no > difference in the portion of the PATH that points to get_iplayer (i.e. > ...C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer) > > The PC is running 64bit Windows 7. > > I would appreciate any suggestions and am happy to supply any other > information if required. > > Many thanks > > Jonathan > > ___ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists > .infradead.org%2Fmailman%2Fli
Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
Does the same happen with a TV programme or is it radio only? If the ffmpeg binary is still present under the install directory for get_iplayer, then a couple of things to try are:- 1st/ Is the binary in the %PATH% environment variable? Type 'path' from a cmd line to see; it ought to contain one or both of the following:- C:\Program Files\get_iplayer;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin If it doesn't then try adding them with the command:- path=%path%;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer;C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin; NB: The second path (the part pointing to \bin) is not added by the installer as standard. 2nd/ Is the binary intact? Once the %PATH% variable is setup, running ffmpeg.exe (without args) from the prompt should be enough to see. Does this help? On Sun, 2022-06-05 at 16:31 +, Jonathan Bryden wrote: > Hi Steve, > > Many thanks for your message. > > I checked my installation folder and I do have the folder you mention > - it contains ffmpeg.exe and AtomicParsley.exe > > I should perhaps have mentioned that the download works in that I get > a .ts file which certainly contains all the audio data as I can open > in Audacity and export it as a .wav or whatever which is a > workaround, but hopefully we can find out what the problem is and fix > it! > > Best wishes > > Jonathan > > -Original Message- > From: Steve Rochford > Sent: 05 June 2022 17:26 > To: Jonathan Bryden ; > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > That line in the Perl script is part of the run_cmd function which > calls all the external programs. I think that it will be calling > ffmpeg to carry out the audio conversion and if that's missing then > the conversion will fail. > > I don't understand most of the Perl script (there's a reason it's > sometimes called a "write-only" language) but I think that one of the > first thing that happens in get_iplayer is a check for ffmpeg so I'm > not sure how this is succeeding if ffmpeg is missing. > > On my install, there's a folder C:\Program > Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin which contains ffmpeg.exe - do you have a > similar folder? > > Steve > > > From: get_iplayer on behalf > of Jonathan Bryden > Sent: 05 June 2022 16:03 > To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a > > Hi everyone, > > Much to my surprise this morning I had the following error message > after downloading a radio show using get_iplayer: > > INFO: Converting to M4A > open3: IO::Pipe: Can't spawn-NOWAIT: No such file or directory at > C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 2120. > > This is not a message I have seen before. Having tried restarting > without success I upgraded to the latest version (3.30) but I still > get the same problem. > > A little internet research has suggested the issue may be related to > the PATH in the system environment variables though I am not aware of > any changes made since yesterday. > > I have compared the machine to another and there seems to be no > difference in the portion of the PATH that points to get_iplayer > (i.e. ...C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer) > > The PC is running 64bit Windows 7. > > I would appreciate any suggestions and am happy to supply any other > information if required. > > Many thanks > > Jonathan > > ___ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.infradead.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fget_iplayerdata=05%7C01%7C%7C7e2c23257b714430900208da470d159b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637900418767008608%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=2llPDs5iLE7%2BxWyJe95qVd85qSfT91v0MpBhuFLpWCs%3Dreserved=0 > > ___ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
RE: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
Hi Steve, Many thanks for your message. I checked my installation folder and I do have the folder you mention - it contains ffmpeg.exe and AtomicParsley.exe I should perhaps have mentioned that the download works in that I get a .ts file which certainly contains all the audio data as I can open in Audacity and export it as a .wav or whatever which is a workaround, but hopefully we can find out what the problem is and fix it! Best wishes Jonathan -Original Message- From: Steve Rochford Sent: 05 June 2022 17:26 To: Jonathan Bryden ; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a That line in the Perl script is part of the run_cmd function which calls all the external programs. I think that it will be calling ffmpeg to carry out the audio conversion and if that's missing then the conversion will fail. I don't understand most of the Perl script (there's a reason it's sometimes called a "write-only" language) but I think that one of the first thing that happens in get_iplayer is a check for ffmpeg so I'm not sure how this is succeeding if ffmpeg is missing. On my install, there's a folder C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin which contains ffmpeg.exe - do you have a similar folder? Steve From: get_iplayer on behalf of Jonathan Bryden Sent: 05 June 2022 16:03 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a Hi everyone, Much to my surprise this morning I had the following error message after downloading a radio show using get_iplayer: INFO: Converting to M4A open3: IO::Pipe: Can't spawn-NOWAIT: No such file or directory at C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 2120. This is not a message I have seen before. Having tried restarting without success I upgraded to the latest version (3.30) but I still get the same problem. A little internet research has suggested the issue may be related to the PATH in the system environment variables though I am not aware of any changes made since yesterday. I have compared the machine to another and there seems to be no difference in the portion of the PATH that points to get_iplayer (i.e. ...C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer) The PC is running 64bit Windows 7. I would appreciate any suggestions and am happy to supply any other information if required. Many thanks Jonathan ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.infradead.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fget_iplayerdata=05%7C01%7C%7C7e2c23257b714430900208da470d159b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637900418767008608%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=2llPDs5iLE7%2BxWyJe95qVd85qSfT91v0MpBhuFLpWCs%3Dreserved=0 ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a
That line in the Perl script is part of the run_cmd function which calls all the external programs. I think that it will be calling ffmpeg to carry out the audio conversion and if that's missing then the conversion will fail. I don't understand most of the Perl script (there's a reason it's sometimes called a "write-only" language) but I think that one of the first thing that happens in get_iplayer is a check for ffmpeg so I'm not sure how this is succeeding if ffmpeg is missing. On my install, there's a folder C:\Program Files\get_iplayer\utils\bin which contains ffmpeg.exe - do you have a similar folder? Steve From: get_iplayer on behalf of Jonathan Bryden Sent: 05 June 2022 16:03 To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: Get_iplayer no longer converts to m4a Hi everyone, Much to my surprise this morning I had the following error message after downloading a radio show using get_iplayer: INFO: Converting to M4A open3: IO::Pipe: Can't spawn-NOWAIT: No such file or directory at C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 2120. This is not a message I have seen before. Having tried restarting without success I upgraded to the latest version (3.30) but I still get the same problem. A little internet research has suggested the issue may be related to the PATH in the system environment variables though I am not aware of any changes made since yesterday. I have compared the machine to another and there seems to be no difference in the portion of the PATH that points to get_iplayer (i.e. ...C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer) The PC is running 64bit Windows 7. I would appreciate any suggestions and am happy to supply any other information if required. Many thanks Jonathan ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.infradead.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fget_iplayerdata=05%7C01%7C%7C7e2c23257b714430900208da470d159b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637900418767008608%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=2llPDs5iLE7%2BxWyJe95qVd85qSfT91v0MpBhuFLpWCs%3Dreserved=0 ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
