Converting WMV files from BBC iPlayer: Daniusoft Media Converter Issue

#1 07-02-2008, 07:45 AM

I'm trying to remove the protection from some BBC iPlayer WMV files. I've tried all the various freeme2 type programs but have given up trying to get them to play nicely with WMP. I've also tried WM Capture 2 but wasn't blown away with the video quality (mostly on motion scenes).

Then I found the demo of Daniusoft Media Converter (tried Tunebite but no video conversion in trial). This appears to work great, except where my input videos look 16:9, the output always looks squashed and looks 4:3. Has anyone experienced this? Also, is video conversion faster than real-time or does it have to play the video as it converts (difficult to tell on a 1 minute trial)?

#2 07-03-2008, 02:12 AM

As a small update - I notice the same video squashing effect if I lower the hardware acceleration in Windows. I assume Daniusoft is doing something along these lines in order to record the video!

#3 08-22-2009, 10:06 PM

Daniusoft Digital Media Converter is a piece of crap. It can't remove DRM protection from BBC iPlayer files.

Just re-record BBC iPlayer videos with screen video capture software. It is that simple!

#4 09-07-2009, 09:52 AM

Hi, I have just bought this program and I am having the same problem. I start off with a 16:9 programme and end up with a 4:3 programme which is un-watchable.

I am in contact now with Daniusoft as I write this.

I paid 30.00 GBP for this program and it now seems that it can not cope with the BBC iPlayer.

In settings if you change zoom to 16:9 you will end up with a 4:3 picture letterbox version.

Having said this it may be that BBC iPlayer is not true wide screen 16:9 anamorphic.