audio and video out of sync when recording from BBC iPlayer

any ANONYMOUS forum user · #1 04-02-2009, 07:41 PM

I know about FairUse4WM and downloading with BBC iPlayer downloader etc.

But I want to capture an iPlayer documentary that is only available to WATCH as the 7 day download period has now elapsed. I believe the iplayer is a flash device? streaming WMV with DRM.

Is there any software apps or utils to capture or download in this situation please?

I tried WM Capture but the A/V sync is 'shot to hell' when authoring and haven't managed to find a way to re-sync-it yet?

My hardware:
cpu is 3 ghz 2 core, 1 gig ram and a parallel IDE (not sata) HDD (320GB). Don't think its bandwidth or slow PC, so that leaves 'framedrops'

thanx in advance!

any ANONYMOUS forum user · #2 04-03-2009, 09:52 PM

Well, I gave this a try not expecting much, and it looks like I was right to be pessimistic - this technology has a number of obvious limitations. It is hard to get in-synch audio, or to get accurate color reproduction, aspect ratio and frame rate, nor can it preserve interlacing. It captures video in whatever format (scaled, deinterlaced etc) that a particular media player chose to render on a particular occasion. The resulting video isn't necessarily captured in a form best suited for compliance with any standard such as DVD (ie. regarding frame size and frame rate). So the only way to make a DVD would be to transcode yet again, by which time the video is at least a third generation copy.

It must be said that this tool DOES work, so if you are willing to fiddle with audio synch and your goal is just something you can play on your PC then you might be happy with it.