How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

[denobis]

Originally Posted by BNW

Can anyone else who has successfully tried this confirm that java is needed? I don't have java installed and repeated attempts just give me variations of the following:

"XML Parsing Error: unclosed CDATA section
Location: https://tviview.abc.net.au/iview/feed/sony/?keyword=0-Z
Line Number 31468, Column 146: <assetUrl bitrate="650"><![CDATA[https://abcsecurehttp-a.akamaihd.net...9a3b664317b71a
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"

And that's *ALL* after 5-10mins and the page being "fully loaded" according to FF. Tried IE .. same result.

Hi guys, do you know that with adownloader is far more easy?

[BNW]

Useful if you speak spanish. I'm not about to install something in a language I don't speak. Apart from making it a tad difficult to use, it'd make it even more difficult to know if there is any opt-out bundled crapware. If they had an english version ...

Originally Posted by denobis

Hi guys, do you know that with adownloader is far more easy?

[QA2Z]

Originally Posted by wind555

Sorry guys not a programmer but desperate like the rest since the change.
I noted when trying
https://tviview.abc.net.au/iview/feed/sony/?keyword=0-Z
1st time I tried the page seemed to stay blank. I then turned on java and tried again and the page loaded up. Saved to notepad, 1.81MB.
I then tried again with java off (cleared cache first) downloaded OK multiple times, same size. Java a furfy.
Following blood.eaglz post #1128, ffmpeg bombed out with some message HTTP error 404 not found
'a' not recognised as an internal or external command.
I was trying tonights 4corners. Used
ffmpeg -i https://abcsecurehttp-a.akamaihd.net...2eb4112ecbe496 -c copy -y fourcorners-The_merchants_of_debt.mp4
Out of curiosity I tried just the url
https://abcsecurehttp-a.akamaihd.net...2eb4112ecbe496
in my browser (firefox) and a file save window appeared. I saved the file, downloaded at 1MB/s, just a few minutes. It was a perfectly playable 215 MB mp4.
Tried the same with Injustice_01_05. Also OK. 210MB.
Both of these did not download with iViewNapper_20140222
Is this usable or is there an unaceptable resolution?
I tried a few other recent programs and it appeared to work.
Can someone else try this method?
Good Luck.

Worked like a charm, thank you for the simple tip. I used Google Chrome browser. (Right click and 'save as', etc, in my case - since I am not sure there was any 'file save window' there or not.)

[BNW]

After several days of the index refusing to dl it worked first time today, no probs. Go figure. Make sure you have video player addons disabled or use a clean browser install so you get the "save" option. Now I can again watch those shows that're only on iview .. net connection too slow for streaming.

[lameboyadvance]

I used the 'FFmpeg' method to download shows, but I quickly got sick of having to search the XML file, copy the URL, etc.
Until the others get around to fixing their iView rippers, those of you wanting to download shows can try this.

This is something quick I coded up for my own use. I have no plans to maintain it, especially if the others get their programs updated. iViewer will grab and load the XML file of your choice (so far only tried using the 'sony' one listed earlier). I also added the option of downloading the subtitle (if it exists) and converting it to an SRT file (again not guaranteed to actually work).

I made this using VB5 (on XP 32 bit). As such I have no idea how it will handle newer OS, let alone 64 bit. As I have no access to these don't bother asking to fix it if it doesn't work on them. I'm not sure what DLL files will be needed. I included the VB5 runtime DLL, as well as a copy of the Wine version of WININET.DLL. I have no idea if these will work with it as I already have the equivalent DLL files on my PC. You may also need other DLL files I don't know about.

Finally, you will need to download the Windows version (only tried with the 32-bit (stable) version, may work with other/64-bit versions) of FFmpeg from http://www.ffmpeg.org/ and place ffmpeg.exe in the same directory.

Again, I have no intention of maintaining this. Enjoy it while it still works (if it works).

EDIT: Original download was broken when I added SRT support. New download should actually download the right video (hopefully).
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=...92788851534557

[blood.eaglz]

Thanks lameboyadvance, iViewer is a good little program that is a far more convenient way of getting the videos than the manual methods we've had to use, works on Win7 64bit no problem..

[m4rk01]

Originally Posted by blood.eaglz

Thanks lameboyadvance, iViewer is a good little program that is a far more convenient way of getting the videos than the manual methods we've had to use, works on Win7 64bit no problem..

Same for me. Appreciate the good work.

[denobis]

Now you have with adownloader captions's incrustation for iview.

[podiacide]

Originally Posted by lameboyadvance

I used the 'FFmpeg' method to download shows, but I quickly got sick of having to search the XML file, copy the URL, etc.
Until the others get around to fixing their iView rippers, those of you wanting to download shows can try this.

This is something quick I coded up for my own use. I have no plans to maintain it, especially if the others get their programs updated. iViewer will grab and load the XML file of your choice (so far only tried using the 'sony' one listed earlier). I also added the option of downloading the subtitle (if it exists) and converting it to an SRT file (again not guaranteed to actually work).

I made this using VB5 (on XP 32 bit). As such I have no idea how it will handle newer OS, let alone 64 bit. As I have no access to these don't bother asking to fix it if it doesn't work on them. I'm not sure what DLL files will be needed. I included the VB5 runtime DLL, as well as a copy of the Wine version of WININET.DLL. I have no idea if these will work with it as I already have the equivalent DLL files on my PC. You may also need other DLL files I don't know about.

Finally, you will need to download the Windows version (only tried with the 32-bit (stable) version, may work with other/64-bit versions) of FFmpeg from http://www.ffmpeg.org/ and place ffmpeg.exe in the same directory.

Again, I have no intention of maintaining this. Enjoy it while it still works (if it works).

EDIT: Original download was broken when I added SRT support. New download should actually download the right video (hopefully).
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=...92788851534557

Hi Lameboyadvance (and other forumites),
New poster here with non existent technical skills but a desperate need to start downloading iview program again.
I got lameboyadvance's iviewer to load successfully but it wont download anything as it keeps telling me to download ffmpeg.exe
Now I went to the ffpmpeg website, dowloaded the files, unzipped them into same directory folder as Iviewer but for the life of me cant find the ffmpeg.exe file.
I've restarted my computer, searched the web for a solution but I still cant get it to work.
I know its probably a minor thing I'm missing and I'lll look like a moron with this post but would anyone be so kind to help out a young lady techno-dunce???!!! What am I doing wrong??!!!

[podiacide]

Oh and btw: I'm using Windows 7 32 bit