How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

I have done many tests and either the JSON parsing or the FOR EACH interpretation(?) in IE9 on this object is broken.

Specifying items directly, like myJSON.[0].a will yield results, but FOR EACH is not picking up the (umm, how do I phrase this!) separate entities required for the traversal of the set, which works in IE8 but not IE9.

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Man, that's so old it's got furry "bits" :D

I'd say things have changed now that SP1 is out. When I first got Win7 it was 32bit (IE8?), but SP1 (IE9) only gave me 64bit.

I'd say they changed the FOR EACH or else object handling has been screwed up. (I know they've got a new Jscript engine in IE9)

I was thinking (hoping) that maybe you could just get the JSON stuff from iView and maybe coerce the JSON into something that IE9 (and others) can comprehend (would JScript or JavaScript do that for you?)... But I think that may turn into a nightmare eventually.

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Currently looking into this:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...=vs.85%29.aspx

Seems IE9 and possibly IE8 had different compatibility modes.

The following meta tag may be needed in the head section of the .hta file.

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=4"> <!-- IE5 mode -->

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I read that but got confused by some of the community comments.
Inserted the meta tag (just after title), same error result from the VBS.
It seems ridiculous that For Each could cause a problem (but I will try a little VBS that just iterates some other object/collection, without the complication of JSON code).

I have seen code that explicitly loads an HTA file with MSHTA.exe, rather than double-clicking (which does what? processes it with the default Microsoft browser I assume).
[edit1]
I tried a (remnant) 2005-dated MSHTA.EXE (the one in Win7-64's \windows\system32\ is v9.00.8112.16421, dated 2011) and got a wrong entry-point error in version.dll, but I might fetch another mshta.exe from a machine with ie8 installed, and see if I can get some progress.
[edit2]
Using another mshta.exe (from WinXP Sp3 with IE8 = v8.0.6001.18702), but the command "mshta iviewnapperlite.hta" doesn't show me any visible response. I thought it would.

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More on the IE internals - this might be worth a read:
Proper Content-Type Header Syntax
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/...pe-header.aspx
(posted 22April2011)

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Downloaded the ivewfox 1.3.0 today.

Not working.

I have Firefox 4.0 on an imac running osx 10.5.8.

Tried to download Dr Who episode getting the "save to" screen but was followed by a terminal message as follows (user name changed to protect the innocent):

"Last login: Sun May 1 21:40:58 on console
/Users/******/Documents/Downloaded\ files/mozilla/extensions/iViewFox@forboden.com/rtmpdump/b.command ; exit;
[Imac:~] ******% /Users/******/Documents/Downloaded\ files/mozilla/extensions/iViewFox@forboden.com/rtmpdump/b.command ; exit;
dyld: unknown required load command 0x80000022
/Users/******/Documents/Downloaded files/mozilla/extensions/iViewFox@forboden.com/rtmpdump/b.command: line 2: 272 Trace/BPT trap "/Users/******/Documents/Downloaded files/mozilla/extensions/iViewFox@forboden.com/rtmpdump/rtmpdump" -r "rtmp://cp53909.edgefcs.net////flash/playback/_definst_/doctorwho_11_06_01.mp4" -a "ondemand?auth=daEbjb9cha6cuancXd9dbdSaWbSbjbJ deay-bnVuJn-8-slm_yEzpF&aifp=v001" -o "/Users/******/Movies/Iview/Doctor Who Series 6 Episode 1 The Impossible Astronaut.mp4" -m "120" -W "http://www.abc.net.au/iview/images/iview.jpg"
logout

[Process completed]

Same thing happened with other programmes.

Any suggestions?

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Been away so just catching up... Downloaded the latest version of iViewNapperLite (20110429) and confirming that still doesn't work for me/ same errors as others have described (Vista 32bit, latest SP/patches, IE9).

Glad that I'm not the only one experiencing this at least. Though I was going nuts after trying all sorts of things ;-) Will try uninstalling IE9 as a workaround in the interim (know that we know it is involved and as I hardly use it and only upgraded to be more secure from an MS perspective!)

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iView was troublesome yesterday - could not download anything, using iVN / BDL - so try again, today.

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Trouble ahead?
Reading that Dec 2010 article about the iView iPad app - linked to (by Anywho ?) again, I see this statement -
It's the 'new WCMS' that is the problem.

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I've done more digging with iVNL problems and for some reason the VBScript side of IE9 is not working the same as IE8.

Javascript seems to pass all tests.

For IE8 = Version 5.8.7600.16546 (Works)

For IE9 = Version 5.8.7601.16978 (Don't Work)

How do these compare to others out there???

I may have to convert the VBScript over to Javascript.

[Edit]

vbscript.dll can be found in c:\windows\system32.

Right click vbscript.dll > Properties > Details > File Version

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Where do we see these version numbers? Tools > Manage Add-ons?

[edit]
ok, now that we're clear, my vbscript.dll is the same versin as mce's (I have IE9 installed and working; running IE9 as 32-bit always; Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 bit)

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Off-Topic (codecs problem), but I'm getting desparate. :mad:

I have no problem with VLC, Windows Media Player playing MP4 and FLV (and other video formats I commonly look at), but Windows Media Center for Windows 7 just will not play either of these two formats.

I can drop a WMV file into the library folder in WMC that contains FLV and one MP4, and that is the only file that I can view - otherwise I get the unhelpful message "Cannot Play Video" in the Windows Media Center.

I've searched this sites forums, searched a few specialist WMC sites, and searched the web more widely - nix.
Also tried Win7Codecs (Shark007) with a range of settings - again no joy.

Can someone point me to a solution or site that can walk me through this?

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

Maybe these threads will lead you in turn to a solution...

Seven Forums: _http://www.sevenforums.com/media-center/71612-flv-wmc.html

Australian Media Center forums: _http://www.pcmediacenter.com.au/forum/topic/42897-codec-woes-with-sharkys-007re-subtitles-flv-files/

Shark007 forums: _http://shark007.net/forum/Thread-MC-and-native-codecs

May work for Win7: _http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?t=114219

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I don't know if there is a great deal of difference between WMC for Vista and WMC for Win7, but I can say that iView Remuxed MP4s work for me using Vista WMC.

I currently have DivX codec set to decode the AVC (H264) video streams and am using K-lite codec pack set to libavcodec to decode the AAC audio (this is a global set up so all players using external codecs use this combination for these types of streams)

you could try that combination, also you could try this it's the codec tweak tool that is included in K-lite, it can be used stand alone with the current codecs installed, and will allow you to set the default codecs used. I had to use it (from within k-lite install) to override a nokia codec which was forcing itself over the DivX codecs, and stuffing up the videos.

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thanks blood.eaglz, spaceghost - i'll try some of those things. I'm very ignorant when it comes to configuring codecs.:confused:

I (thought I had) tried everything I saw on the Shark007 discussions, yesterday.

Some posts I have seen (somewhere) say that WMC "just works" for FLV, MP4 in the USA with some add-in that is Microsoft-supplied. A couple of Aussies were a bit p1ssed off about that.

[Edit]
I got it going – more 4rse than class:

• Used Shark007 Win7Codecs. When I uninstalled the prior version, I apparently didn’t even have the 64-bit ("x64 Components”) installed.

• Anyway, I then installed the 32-bit (v2.8.5), then the 64-bit (v2.8.8) versions of Win7Codecs (such a messy website, so difficult to understand what is necessary).

• Ran the Shark007 Setup Tool as Admin. Used the SUGGESTED settings. (also, an ugly and un-intuitive utility)

• Located a FLV file (just using Windows Explorer, any one). Right-click, Open With – chose the Windows 7 Media Center, and it played OK.

• Went into the WMC in the normal way – found that my previously-unplayable videos in the Pictures & Videos Library were showing up as thumbnails and now play OK.

• I have 2 Windows Media Players (32, 64-bit) available now. My VLC Media Player is still the default for MP4 videos.

Prior to that sequence, I used the K-Lite tool to clean up missing codecs in my registry, but didn't do much more.

So I'm happy enough, but not really much wiser.

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Off-Topic again
iView and Plus!7 occasionally have the same shows, and comparing FLV and MP4 for size and with MediaInfo reveals that FLV is 3 times the size of the iView MP4, but they are both 640x360 resolution.
Why is that?

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

simply their method of encoding.

Plus7 uses a more basic form of H264 encoding, that requires a higher bitrate to deliver the quality you see (though no where near as high as VP6 would have to go), while abc uses a more complex method which allows them to pack as high a quality with a much lower bitrate which while resulting in a smaller file requires more processing power to both encode on their end and a bit more vs Plus 7 to decode on our end, at least this is how I understand it. (look up CABAC, this is the main difference).

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You're a mine of information - thanks for that. I'll read up on the CABAC encoding (started with Wikipedia).

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Tried again today.

Not working again. Same message.

Any other suggestions? :(

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Replaced hard drive and operating system recently. Maybe the script I entered into terminal when I first downloaded the add on needs to be re-entered. But I can't remember what it was.

Can someone remind me.:)

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I think you're looking for the incantation in this post ;)

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Thanks Anywho.

I hate to be a pain but I'm getting a file not found message for the link chrome://iviewfox/content/ohHai.html.

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

Bah! Try this:

Plus7Fox:
iViewFox
Replace:
username with your login name.

I've got no idea how you do it on the Mac (App Window or something?), but you need to do it from the command line interface.

xxxxxxxx.Default with whatever it is on your system.

(See here for more info)

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Another way is to type about:config in FF's URL bar and then enter iViewFox.firstRun for the search term. Change the "value" to true - double-click usually works or else right-click the value use "Toggle" to change it there. Exit FF and then go to the iView site again... See if that works (should do it automatically for you I think).

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edit: I think I messed up the chmod stuff in the iviewfox/plus7 code. I only gave premission to the b.command file instead of the whole directory to include the rtmpdump executable.

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That's what I was thinking.

He has the 1.3.0 version. That "auto" stuff was added before then wasn't it? Anyway, the original query was here... That's not the Mac 32/64bit thing again is it?

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Oh no, that's a dynamic library issue from my compile of the source. Not sure what library he's missing. I don't think its an SSL library issue because I used PolarSSL as the SSL library and that's a static library AFAIK. I wonder if it's a zlib library issue?

Anyway, here is the updated extension with the chmod fixed: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...wfox/versions/

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

I'm getting an AUTHENTICATE_LOAD_ERROR - 203.xx.xxx.xxx Hostworks when trying to view the Nightly News, 7May on the iView Player @ 6:10PM today, AEST.
The (various) downloaders won't work with News or Insiders (which is why I tried the Player, of course).

Is that a usual error? I haven't seen an Auth error before.

[edit]
Ignore - 15 minutes later, everything works again. My OzSpeedtest DL rate was a little low, but it must have been a glitch at iView server that caused the inability to DL from iView.

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Guys,

Downloaded v1.3.2.

Still not working.

This message appears in a terminal - 80 x 24 window:


"Last login: Tue May 10 16:17:30 on ttys000
/Users/********/Documents/Downloaded\ files/mozilla/extensions/iViewFox@forboden.com/rtmpdump/b.command ; exit;
[Imac:~] ********% /Users/*******/Documents/Downloaded\ files/mozilla/extensions/iViewFox@forboden.com/rtmpdump/b.command ; exit;
dyld: unknown required load command 0x80000022
/Users/********/Documents/Downloaded files/mozilla/extensions/iViewFox@forboden.com/rtmpdump/b.command: line 2: 13525 Trace/BPT trap "/Users/*******/Documents/Downloaded files/mozilla/extensions/iViewFox@forboden.com/rtmpdump/rtmpdump" -r "rtmp://cp53909.edgefcs.net////flash/playback/_definst_/drwhogreatest_11_01_01.mp4" -a "ondemand?auth=daEd3aIchdTczc9cXaYalbEaGb_dUbE b8bF-bnYnJn-8-okp_yHwpK&aifp=v001" -o "/Users/********/Movies/Iview/Doctor Who's Greatest Moments Cutdowns Episode 1 The Daleks.mp4" -m "120" -W "http://www.abc.net.au/iview/images/iview.jpg" -z
logout

[Process completed]"

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

Hi, sorry I haven't had time to fix it properly. I'll do it in the next few days. In the meantime try this one: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2067588/iVie...rboden.com.xpi

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

Do Nine and Ten networks use a different streaming standard/protocol to the others? Is that why there doesn't seem to be any download programs for them?

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Should be fairly easy to do one for Channel 10's site: http://ten.com.au/watch-tv-episodes-online.htm

The Channel 9 site uses Silverlight which makes things a bit hard.

Anywho, MCE, I had a quick look at the Channel 10 site with Firebug and it looks fairly easy to replicate. Here's the details:

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On a quick look, it looks a lot like SBS.

I'll have a look at it later on.

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ABC iView messageboards, 18May:

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edit: nm. I got confused by rtmpdsrv

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A coding question:

The CC (.SRT) file for Peep Show S7/5 is defective. It has an unclosed literal string about 4 lines into the XML file.

It's located at

http://www.abc.net.au/iview/captions...w_11_07_05.xml

For future reference, how can I directly download the XML file which is at a known URL - even if it has an error?

What I had been using (in .NET) was to read into a streamreader with HttpWebResponse.GetResponseStream
or
to use a small commandline downloader that uses http protocol and a Get.

Both of these methods error at the same location.

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

Maybe you could use cURL to download it: http://curl.haxx.se

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If anyone on windows has some free time, the devs for MediaPortal are looking for testers for the new iView plugin: http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/on...tml#post753005

Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

 

Thanks - I will try it.

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With iViewNapper (v20110429), I have noticed that the Episode descriptions are minimal, for some shows only.
Blood, Sweat and Takeways is an example (there are many others).

Its description (to the left of the image) is -
(2011-06-15) [MP4]

If iVN's Debug is switched on, the saved file 'Blood, Sweat And Takeaways.JSON' does contain a lengthy description - which matches the iView Player's episode description:

Six young fast food junkies travel to South East Asia to see just what's involved in producing the food they take for granted. They must catch, harvest and process food products that are eaten every day in the UK.

Can that be fixed up, at the next release, mce ?