Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloadersI've just downloaded iView_Downloader_OSX_v7.0 and there are problems when trying to download after performing a search.
1. Retrieve latest program list from iview 2. Add items to list and select current list 3. Perform a search via 's' option 4. fireman as search term returns 8 episodes of Fireman Sam 5. 'a' to select all 6. Option 4 to download the list results in errors on every file Number of downloads 9 Attempt 1 of 5 Retrieving Token... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 705 100 705 0 0 1716 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 344k Ok, you will be requesting and saving the stream with the filename . from ABC iView servers on Hostworks using the auth BED888D1F469B30B3D8B Running Hostworks... RTMPDump v1.6 (c) 2009 Andrej Stepanchuk, license: GPL DEBUG: Parsing... DEBUG: Parsed protocol: 0 DEBUG: Parsed host : 203.18.195.10 DEBUG: Parsed app : ondemand?auth=BED888D1F469B30B3D8B& ERROR: No playpath found! WARNING: No playpath in URL! ERROR: You must specify an output flv file (-o filename) Error code 1 Sleeping for 5s Attempt 2 of 5 The list actually contains the following files kids/firemansam_07_01.mp4 kids/firemansam_07_02.mp4 kids/firemansam_07_03.mp4 kids/firemansam_07_04.mp4 kids/firemansam_07_05.mp4 kids/firemansam_07_06.mp4 kids/firemansam_07_07.mp4 kids/firemansam_07_08.mp4 Clearing the list and adding one at a time from the main program list gives a list that looks like the following. Fireman Sam Series 7 Episode 1 Blow Me Down kids/firemansam_07_01.mp4 Fireman Sam Series 7 Episode 2 Pontypandy Extreme kids/firemansam_07_02.mp4 Manually adding each program results in a list that can be downloaded successfully. |
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I have had some problems trying to download from iView yesterday/today (4/5 Jan). The process starts, but nothing happens. I am using FF 9.0.1 and have tried on both Mac (OS X Lion) and Win XP, but get the same problem/result. Any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated. |
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One thing to note though, the iview site uses javascript that checks what version of flash you have installed; and even though I have included a version of rtmpdump that is compiled to run on PowerPC's the iview site still requires a pretty recent version of flash to work properly, and the most recent versions of flash don't support PowerPC processors. :( Also, if you get one of the security warning messages on OSX about "b.command has been downloaded from the internet, are you sure you want to open it?" - just select open. |
Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloadersOff-topic, will dlete later if I can, and I will PM to mce too.
Problems with the p7Napper (Plus!7 rtmpdump donloader) currently, with some episodes that use " in the name. See here |
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Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloadersVersion 20120206.
The new version is available for download on the website. |
Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloadersworking well here.
thanks for removing the focus lock :) |
Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloadersNice work gents (and ladies, if there are any!)
I'm on an Intel MacBook Pro, running iViewFox (lovely, btw) and I've been trawling this and other threads to discover a specific bit of info about the iView codes that are used to identify each individual download. Is there a way to get a listing of all the expired iView "a" numbers, or an archive of old ?seriesindex files because ABC have a habit of leaving their streaming media on the servers, and I'm wondering if they also do that for 'expired' iView episodes? I've missed a few Doctor Who S4 episodes I'd like see if I can get to download. Also, the flv stripper works a treat, but I'm wanting to play the mp4s directly in iTunes, and it doesn't seem to have a way to force 16:9 anamorphic proportions on the 640x480 file. Any thoughts? Cheers. |
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The "iView batch downloader" (maintained by Anywho) is a convenient tool for doing this. If the Series is still current (eg, Dr Who Series 4 - it does have episodes listed as of today), then it is possible to select a current show, then edit the 'control file' that the batch downloader creates. The edit must use the pattern that iView has decided on for that particular Series (it is otherwise not easily predictable). Once the modified control file is saved, the BDL can try to get it. If the file is on the server, success. Since the parameters for rtmpdump will be the same for MacOS as for Windows (batch or GUI), the same method should work. I will leave it up to others to comment on whether something could be worked out so you could do the same. It might be a bit 'manual'. However, if you post which of the Dr Who shows you want, it would be simple to construct the download_list.xml file needed, so that if you used Parallels and installed the BDL you could easily get them, if available. So: List them here or send me a PM, I will check if they're still there, you can take it from that point. Quote:
However, if the main index JSON files have been saved for a few months, it is possible to extract all the Episode IDs - which point to a location on the server - and together with the Series IDs (which remain constant, and from which you can construct a URL in in a similar way), an ad hoc or even a systematic trawling of the server could be done for anything ever mounted on iView. (This is a bit hypothetical; I wouldn't want to attempt this) [Edit] See next post: Dr Who Series 4 Eps 1,2,3 are not available now. |
Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloadersDr Who Series 4
The BDL's download_list.xml looks like this for Episode 4 Code:
[Doctor Who Series 4 - Episode 4 The Sontaran Stratagem][doctorwho_04_04.mp4]Code:
[Doctor Who Series 4 - Episode 3][doctorwho_04_03.mp4] |
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