[Nottingham] BBC iPlayer

[Going It Alone]

Thanks for this :)  BTW the index has changed to 599.

2009/10/24 Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>:
> Richard Ward wrote:
> [---]
>> 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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