www.sbs.com.au- Download RTMP video from Australian TV web-site

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For those still unable to download easily from SBS On Demand, and who do not follow the SBS DOwnloaders thread on Whirlpool

mce has a new (beta = trial/test) version of his SBSNapper for On Demand.

Check this post at Whirlpool, and a few after that time:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum...2590&p=34#r669

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I'm using the latest September version and noticed that for a 290MB final file size, each of the 5 parts was getting to about 100MB before finishing, although the joined file size was correct. This doesn't sound quite right and seems like some duplication of downloading effort is happening.

Am I missing something here? The previous July version seemed to stop at the correct part size.

Curiously I just downloaded a 546MB file and each part ended at about 110MB, which was correct.

My mistake, with more experimentation it seems that each of the parts reflects percentage completion rather than MB. I was sure it always used to represent MB.

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As of about 24/09/2012 SBS has switched to using http dynamic streaming recording instead of RTMP.

Until something is worked out, then there will be nothing. :(

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Version sbsNapper_20121000Experimental.zip.

New HTTP Dynamic Streaming introduced.

http://users.on.net/~m.elliott/s/index.html


Read the read.me in the file. :)

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This seems to work quite well on the programs I have tried. It indicates it is downloading at the lowest bit rate but the final file appears to be at the value chosen. Well done mate. Given the lengthy discussion on this new protocol, I was beginning to think it was impossible. Keep up the good work. Much appreciated.

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As a follow up, I found that direct viewing of SBS on Demand with the dynamic streaming often caused the video to freeze part way through. It could be restarted from scratch but you then had to find roughly where you were before so that you could continue viewing. After doing this half a dozen times just to watch a program was a real pain. Vive the download - it han't failed yet!

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Finally read the Whirlpool Forum and updated the script to show the correct bitrate. Must admit using DOS really strained the grey matter but it worked. Downloaded Mythbusters using cable and Win 7 64 bit in 3 min 20 sec. I don't use the debug switch but everthing seems OK. What does this switch actually do? I'm a bit of a novice so please excuse the question if it is a bit simple.

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@bnci,

The debug switch dumps a copy of all the files it downloads (and some more) into the temp dir, so people who are having trouble or are just curious or for me when I am debugging the program, can look at what is happening behind the scenes.

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Thanks mce. I'm gradually learning.

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Version sbsNapper_20121007.zip is now available.

• Added auth token to download parameters.
• Fixed double filename extension bug.
• Updated AdobeHDS.php to latest.

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SBS On Demand downloading with the KVS HDS Downloader php script: This is how I understand the happenings since about Friday 5Oct (for the benefit of those who may have come on the scene lately) -

(skipping the need for KSV's php script, etc - others will need to read posts for the past 5 or 6 days)

The authorization requirement has now been lifted (Monday 8/10), but as it was operating in the preceding 48 hours, it had to be re-entered daily. A new code was required each 24 hours, which meant that it first had to be discovered, then 'added' to the php script. KSV discovered the first 'password', and provided it here. mce amended SBSNapper to work with the KSV HDS Downloader php script + this authorization 'password'. Then SBSNapper stopped working again - the 'password' had changed. KSV again discovered the new 'password' - importantly, its location is known, so when it again changes, it can be discovered and SBSNapper made to work again. With mce's SBSNapper + the php script from KSV, the best way was for SBSNapper to 'discover' the new daily authorization password, and 'append' it to the php script before trying a download.

Although now (? temporarily) lifted, the same requirement - a 'password' or authorization - could be very easily re-introduced at random by the operators of the SBS server. (So, it may be s precautionary move for mce to test to the 'auth' token in SBSNapper.)

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After starting to decode the new HDS stream I've struck the dreaded DRM problem.

So I'll probably have to not show valid bitrates for these episodes. :(

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try use GetFLV in iPad mode

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I regret to inform you all that I will not be maintaining any Nappers projects from this day on.

Downloads will still be available for the foreseeable future on http://www.nappers.net.

It is time to pass the mantle onto the next generation of coders for these types of programs.

Thanks for all the feedback and help over the 5 or so years, as without you the users of the Nappers, these projects would not have been possible.

Cheers all.

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The March 2014 version of SBSNapper isn't working at present (I just tried, after an absence of some weeks during which I hadn't tried to download).

As pointed out on the iView thread on this board, it's a possibility to decompile mce's executable, but much simpler if mce could make the code available.

I would be willing to make the upgrades - eg, the buffer for the catalogue encoding that the March 2014 version of SBSNapper handles has been exceeded in the last weeks (I haven't tried since late August), so an increase in that buffer value in code would allow the SBSNapper to handle today's available load.

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Hi Western Wombat,

I've been using SBS Napper all along, and all was well until about 3 days ago.

Looks like the SBS on-demand catalogue has gotten too large and has outstripped SBS Nappers allocated JSON buffer size again. I'm a little surprised that considering SBS on-demand has been growing like crazy in the last year that mce was a bit more conservative in his design and "over-engineered" the buffers to anticipate continued growth :-(

Hopefully this problem can be solved, it is a VERY useful tool :-)

Calvin.

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For those who do not check the Whirlpool thread on SBS downloaders (where there is a much more active discussion of the SBS downloaders, currently only SBSNapper), the Napper website has a new download available today.

Re: www.sbs.com.au- Download RTMP video from Australian TV web-site

 

I use Avdshare Video Downloader to download videos from sbs on demand
or other video sharing websites.