How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

[Anywho]

Originally Posted by MickJT

my Amiga version

Any reason you're not supplying the GPL notice for RTMPdump? It is actually required, unless Howard Chu says you don't have to.

[hyc]

No one has talked to me about getting any GPL licensing exceptions. If the notice is missing, then the package is in violation of the license.

Seriously folks - it's not hard to keep the package integrity intact. There's no excuse for screwing this up.

[johnnoblack]

any ideas on how to download vids from Channel 9's FixPlay service?
want to get 'young doctors' ep but no clue on how to download it

only been using iview downloader (batch version) v15.81
but can't find an equivalent to download channel 9 videos?

[gxdata]

Originally Posted by johnnoblack

any ideas on how to download vids from Channel 9's FixPlay service?
want to get 'young doctors' ep but no clue on how to download it

only been using iview downloader (batch version) v15.81
but can't find an equivalent to download channel 9 videos?

I think it still uses Silverlight v4.0, and I haven't discovered a fast downloader for it (there are other problems I won't bore you with).

Stream Transport won't recognize it (expects a Flash type video).

I haven't used it, but WM Capture 5 is supposed to work. Here is a simple tutorial.

Let us know how you got on. If successful, it would be nice to post the information in another thread on the Forums.

[gxdata]

Originally Posted by gxdata

I think it still uses Silverlight v4.0, and I haven't discovered a fast downloader for it (there are other problems I won't bore you with).

I tried Jaksta, on a recommendation from this thread - which is worth reading. There are other, free programs that are supposed to handle Silverlight shows: see the thread mentioned.

The trial version of Jaksta only downloads 50% of any video (except Youtube), and it is a little strange to control what gets downloaded and at what resolution, and in what format.

Once starting a download, you can stop 'watching' and let it download unattended, but I'm not sure if it is quicker than just watching the show as it streams. What I ended up with was half of Ep1 of Young Doctors from FixPlay - in Matroska format at 196KB/s - not a good resolution - but that was the "Low" quality setting in Jaksta.

Probably best to continue enquiries or discussions on a different thread, now - this one is for iView only. Send a PM and I'll have a look for the NineMSN / FixPlay thread(s), to continue.

[MickJT]

Originally Posted by Anywho

My, my... How short your memory is...

Wasn't that flipping between gzip compression and none? If so, wget handles that. It's never stopped working, even during that time, at least I never saw it stop working.

[Anywho]

Originally Posted by MickJT

Wasn't that flipping between gzip compression and none? If so, wget handles that. It's never stopped working, even during that time, at least I never saw it stop working.

Did you read that post? I said it was broken during that period.

That was the reason we changed to CURL, because WGET did not handle the compression at all. I even wrote a quick'n'dirty gzip compressor at the time until Yansky asked why we weren't using CURL.

When we get glitches with iView, I always run the gamut of iView downloaders to see which one works (if any). If one does, then I usually attempt to see why (hey, I'm not proud).

[gxdata]

Off-Topic, but can anyone recommend either a multi-segmented (read: fast) downloader for Microsoft ASF files using MMS:// protocol, or a (Windows) code project that uses a downloader, similar to the way that rtmpdump.exe is used?

I have been using SDP Multimedia for years. It is slow but sure, once the .ASX files are parsed for the contained .ASF file URLs. But I would like to try something better / quicker.

[Edit]
I can't find I suitable thread or forum section on this board, despite quite a few searches.

[Bahman]

^ I use HiDownload for that work!!

[gxdata]

Originally Posted by Bahman

^ I use HiDownload for that work!!

Thanks. I looked at their webpage a few days ago. I see they now have 50% off all orders, which makes HiDownload Platinum with 'Lifetime License' $25.

I was going to write something using the BASS audio library.