How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

[MickJT]

That's not the problem i'm having. It says swfverification request ignored, and to use swfVfy (which is -W, and i'm already using that), and it interrupts the connection every 60 seconds.

Was working fine previously, so I just wanted an example command line parameter (one that is known to work) so I can test that here.

[Anywho]

Originally Posted by MickJT

I just wanted an example command line parameter (one that is known to work) so I can test that here.

This is what the batch file version uses. Don't forget to change the authentication token for your session

For "Catalyst Series 11 Episode 31"...

Akamai:

rtmpdump.exe --resume  -r "rtmp://cp53909.edgefcs.net///flash/playback/_definst_/mp4:catalyst_10_11_31" -a ondemand?auth="1333DC3D4D6F2D00F772" -o "Catalyst Series 11 Episode 31.mp4" -W http://www.abc.net.au/iview/images/iview.jpg

Hostworks:

rtmpdump.exe --resume  -r rtmp://203.18.195.10/ -a ondemand?auth=1333DC3D4D6F2D00F772 -y mp4:catalyst_10_11_31 -o "Catalyst Series 11 Episode 31.mp4" -W http://www.abc.net.au/iview/images/iview.jpg

[GaelicAU]

Just downloaded the MAC OSX version and it doesnt seem to be working. This is the error I am getting....

Ok, you will be requesting mp4:stephenfrylive_10_xx_xx
and saving the stream with the filename Stephen Fry.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4.flv.mp4
Retrieving Token...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100   649  100   649    0     0   2250      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
from ABC iView servers on Hostworks
using the auth D9C5D82F053A0C561A74
Running Normal...
dyld: unknown required load command 0x80000022
/Users/MacMini/Downloads/iView_Downloader_OSX/iView_Downloader_OSX_6.7.3.command: line 227: 95620 Trace/BPT trap          "$CURDIR"/"$FLVSTREAMER" --resume -r rtmp://203.18.195.10/ondemand?auth=$TOKEN -y $SHOWPATH -o "$DOWNDIR"/"$FILENAME" $SWFPARAMS
Error code 133
Sleeping for 5s

Any ideas why?

[MickJT]

Originally Posted by Anywho

This is what the batch file version uses. Don't forget to change the authentication token for your session

Hostworks:

rtmpdump.exe --resume  -r rtmp://203.18.195.10/ -a ondemand?auth=1333DC3D4D6F2D00F772 -y mp4:catalyst_10_11_31 -o "Catalyst Series 11 Episode 31.mp4" -W http://www.abc.net.au/iview/images/iview.jpg

Exact same line (diff token though), still conks out at 60 seconds here.

WARNING: HandShake: client signature does not match!
and
ERROR: HandleCtrl: Ignoring SWFVerification request, use --swfVfy!

Hmm.

[Anywho]

Originally Posted by MickJT

Exact same line (diff token though), still conks out at 60 seconds here.

WARNING: HandShake: client signature does not match!
and
ERROR: HandleCtrl: Ignoring SWFVerification request, use --swfVfy!

Hmm.

What is the exact command line delivered to rtmpdump as specified by your program? Maybe it is something to do with unrecognised characters making their way into the incantation instead - rather than an actual verification fault.

[MickJT]

I typed it in manually on the command line. The exact same line you pasted, for Hostworks. but with a different token. It used to work. Next i'm going to try calculating the hash manually again and see what happens.

Edit: I think I know what's happening. I forgot to link it with a library that gives the program unix-path compatibility, so it tries to save ./.swfinfo but can't (./ is not a valid Amiga-style directory path) . .swfinfo I believe is still read, even if it has just downloaded and calculated the hash itself when .swfinfo doesn't exist. I.E It makes .swfinfo, then immediately reads it. .. or so i'm guessing, because i've tried my iView script on OS3 (68k machine) and it works like clockwork. The only difference is the unix style path compatibility layer which i'm guessing is making it work.

[gxdata]

I have yet another problem - files not found. I just don't understand how I can play them on the ABC iView player, yet (both) iViewNapper and the iView batch downloader can't locate the 2 files.

These ones are for kids - a series called Jinx. Episodes 1-9 are mounted on iView. I can DL 5,6,8 - but not 7 and 9.
But they do play OK at the iView site - all of them.

Apart from getting one or other episode, I want to understand why the downloaders fail.

Examining the download_list.xml file, it shows this:

[Jinx Series 1 Episode 1][kids/jinx_10_01_01.mp4]
[Jinx Series 1 Episode 2][kids/jinx_10_01_02.mp4]
[Jinx Series 1 Episode 3][kids/jinx_10_01_03.mp4]
[Jinx Series 1 Episode 4][kids/jinx_10_01_04.mp4]
[Jinx Series 1 Episode 5][kids/jinx_10_01_05.mp4]
[Jinx Series 1 Episode 6][kids/jinx_10_01_06.mp4]
[Jinx Series 1 Episode 7][kids/jinx_10_01_07.mp4]
[Jinx Series 1 Episode 8][kids/jinx_10_01_08.mp4]
[Jinx Series 1 Episode 9][kids/jinx_10_01_09.mp4]

(opened with TextPad 5, copied and pasted to here).

No odd characters, all lines look the same - but 7 and 9 fail to download.

Both downloaders initially show Connected... in rtmpdump, then 20+ seconds later there's failure.

I'll try again in a few hours or days, but it's understanding that I would appreciate (I don't care much about these episodes, really).

[Edit]
A couple of hours elapsed, and I can download these. Strange...

[MickJT]

Yes I had the same issue last night. Said connected, then paused and did nothing. Tried again a few times and it worked. Just figured that ABC were having some minor issues.

[defecation]

Hi using iView Downloader LINUX 6.7.3
Tried last few nights the same show doesnt work.
Some others do. Some others don't.

DEBUG: Parsing...
DEBUG: Parsed protocol: 0
DEBUG: Parsed host    : 203.18.195.10
DEBUG: Parsed app     : ondemand?auth=6243A8FD4867E062340D
DEBUG: Protocol : RTMP
DEBUG: Hostname : 203.18.195.10
DEBUG: Port     : 1935
DEBUG: Playpath : mp4:torchwood_10_02_04
DEBUG: tcUrl    : rtmp://203.18.195.10:1935/ondemand?auth=6243A8FD4867E062340D
DEBUG: app      : ondemand?auth=6243A8FD4867E062340D
DEBUG: live     : no
DEBUG: timeout  : 30 sec
DEBUG: SWFSHA256:
DEBUG: 96 cc 76 f1 d5 38 5f b5 cd a6 e2 ce 5c 73 32 3a
DEBUG: 39 90 43 d0 bb 6c 68 7e dd 80 7e 5c 73 c4 2b 37
DEBUG: SWFSize  : 2122
DEBUG: Failed to get last keyframe.
DEBUG: Closing connection.

Anyone else with same issue?

[MickJT]

Works here (Hostworks):

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://203.18.195.10" -a "ondemand?auth=yourtokenhere" -W http://www.abc.net.au/iview/images/iview.jpg -y "mp4:torchwood_10_02_04" -e -o torchwood_10_02_04.mp4