Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

spaceghost · #**631** 05-18-2011, 08:49 PM

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?

Yansky · #**632** 05-19-2011, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spaceghost

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?

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:

Code:

POST http://api.v2.movideo.com/rest/media/107549/smil?token=ec93fe1d-199c-4f41-811b-b2d5819141e5
responseXML:
<smil> 
  <head> 
    <meta base="rtmpe://159.rtmpe.movideo.com/ondemand">  
    <meta name="id" content="107549">  
    <meta name="auth" content="auth=daEbnaHcIdcdzaFdxbda8cqcqatawcvcVdm-bn1mp9-4q-EnoFEqDFFnky&amp;aifp=9000&amp;slist=22/media/107549/">  
    <meta name="debugUrl" content="http://api.v2.movideo.com/rest/media/107549/smil?token=ec93fe1d-199c-4f41-811b-b2d5819141e5&amp;&amp;auth=daEbnaHcIdcdzaFdxbda8cqcqatawcvcVdm-bn1mp9-4q-EnoFEqDFFnky&amp;aifp=9000&amp;slist=22/media/107549/"> 
  </head>  
  <body> 
    <switch> 
      <video src="mp4:22/media/107549/672000-512x288.mp4" system-bitrate="800000" encoding-profile-name="Flash Fast DSL - 16:9 800000" height="288" width="512"></video>  
      <video src="mp4:22/media/107549/272000-512x288.mp4" system-bitrate="400000" encoding-profile-name="TEN Flash - 16:9 400000" height="288" width="512"></video>  
      <video src="mp4:22/media/107549/168000-512x288.mp4" system-bitrate="200000" encoding-profile-name="TEN Flash - 16:9 200000" height="288" width="512"></video> 
    </switch> 
  </body> 
</smil>

mce · #**633** 05-19-2011, 06:52 PM

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

I'll have a look at it later on.

gxdata · #**634** 05-19-2011, 10:01 PM

ABC iView messageboards, 18May:

Quote:

... please know that we are working on improving our service for users on lower speeds in the near future by offering adaptive bitrate streaming, so stay tuned for an update.
Cheers,
Mod.

Yansky · #**635** 05-25-2011, 02:05 AM

edit: nm. I got confused by rtmpdsrv

gxdata · #**636** 06-03-2011, 04:38 AM

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.

Yansky · #**637** 06-03-2011, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gxdata

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.

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

Yansky · #**638** 06-03-2011, 05:09 AM

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

gxdata · #**639** 06-03-2011, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yansky

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

Thanks - I will try it.

gxdata · #**640** 06-15-2011, 10:18 PM

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 ?