[Nottingham] BBC iPlayer

[Martin]

Richard Ward wrote:
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> What I use is get_iplayer (http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer/). I 
> actually heard about it from this mailing list, and have been using it 
> since. It allows download of streams in various formats/qualities for 
> use in whatever media player you like. Its a command line app, but quite 
> easy to use. There are GUIs available for it 
> (http://www.google.co.uk/#q=get_iplayer+gui) though I have not tried 
> them. You'll also need to grab flvstreamer (see the FAQ on the 
> get_iplayer site or the docs). If you have any trouble getting it up and 
> running then shout up.
> 
> I believe the software is legal in this country (I believe that parts of 
> it are not in the US for example) and I believe that it does not break 
> the terms and conditions of the iPlayer if you don't keep your 
> downloaded files for more than 30 days, but to cover my back I suggest 
> that you determine this for yourself :).

Thanks for that. That works remarkably well, as tried out for the first 
time for a recent episode of "Question Time".

For anyone wishing an easy "crib", the command line instructions are:

Download for example the get_iplayer perl script for the player from:
http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer/download


eg:

wget http://linuxcentre.net/get_iplayer/get_iplayer

That should work on all distros that have perl installed.

Then, to make the script executable:
chmod +x get_iplayer

Run the script to let it download some plugins:
./get_iplayer

Then stream the Question_Time_-_22_10_2009 program to mplayer (or 
whichever your favoured player is):

./get_iplayer --stream 600 --player='mplayer -cache 3072 -'

Resize the display window with your mouse to fit or to fill your screen.


The "600" is the index for that program for the time being.

Look up:

http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer

for further instructions and conditions.


Happy viewing,

Cheers,
Martin

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Martin Lomas
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