mrw wrote:
> Are *all* the BBCsounds URLs pointing us (eventually) at MP3s ?
A "bbcsounds" link only points to the programme's player page on the
Sounds site. The only MP3 resources in Sounds are files available for
download (i.e., podcasts). In a browser, you have to click through to
the
farrina wrote:
> I note that that the stream subsequently played (after the error
> message) is a lower quality stream (127 comes to mind) rather than the
> higher bitrate DASH streams.
128k is the best on offer for HLS on-demand. Higher quality HLS
on-demand streams disappeared over a year
If an iThingy can't pick up 320kbps HLS/AAC live radio then what apart
from a few Pure radios and our Squeezeboxen can? Have they gone to all
this palaver just for the desktop where 99.9% of users don't have
anything other than tinny speakers and probably wouldn't notice if it
was only
utgg wrote:
What PC browser have you seen HDS format used for Listen Again? From
what I've seen so far, Listen Again in Chrome is using Flash/RTMP still.
It seemed to me that RTMP is currently the only route to the 320kbps
Listen Again streams since they've stopped providing 320kbps HLS
PasTim wrote:
I used another program to see if I could test a higher quality Radio 3
LA using HLS, but 128kbps was all it could find. The 320kbps LA version
still exists under the old protocol.
The BBC stopped providing (or began hiding) the R3 LA 320k HLS versions
2-3 weeks ago. Seemed a
utgg wrote:
I've seen 320kbs LA streams with the android mediaset. The url names may
imply128kbps, but if you look at the HLS master playlist it does declare
the higher bit rate alternative. Unless something has changed very
recently... - I'm unable to look at the moment.
The R3 320k LA
W92Neriah wrote:
I see that the HLS has finally hit the Listen Again fan :( I was hoping
that I would hold out until Triode updates the iPlayer plug-in (to
enable HLS Listen Again streams) by temporarily downloading BBC radio
programmes using get_iplayer, to make my own Listen Again for a
utgg wrote:
The m3u8 'master playlist' url that you'll find in that bit of json/xml
won't play in ffmpeg though. There is some 'bbc special' mucking about
with cookies required - that's why I've written my own program to
replace ffmpeg to handle this. The master playlist usually gives a
