How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

[gxdata]

I located this -
"New ABC iView plug-in for TunerFreeMCE"
while looking for activities of a Microsoft employee during the last 5 years.
I haven't tried the application, but someone might like to give it a burl and then add some notes to the wiki.

[davey52]

Originally Posted by gxdata

I think this has a problem at the server site - ie, it needs fixing at their end. Wait for a few hours or a day, and it will be fixed.

I've just tried again and still no go. Previously when it has been a file
issue at the server you can't play the file 'live' either but in this case it
works (thus no issue for ABC to fix). unless I'm misunderstanding what
you mean by a problem at the server.

EDIT 6.00am Still not working

[gxdata]

Originally Posted by davey52

I've just tried again and still no go.
EDIT 6.00am Still not working

iViewNapper still won't download the show.

This may not help you much, but I would recommend playing the episode at iView Player, and capture with Stream Transport. It works for me.

At the iView Player, use the A to Z programs search, choose K, and click Kumare. It plays OK for me, and I can capture the video to disk.

The links shown in a browser along the way, if copied and then used at a later time are not useful, though.
These are the links:
Link 1
Link 2.

Just why this happens for some shows/series (not only with Kumare), I don't know.

[davey52]

Originally Posted by gxdata

iViewNapper still won't download the show.

This may not help you much, but I would recommend playing the episode at iView Player, and capture with Stream Transport. It works for me.

At the iView Player, use the A to Z programs search, choose K, and click Kumare. It plays OK for me, and I can capture the video to disk.

The links shown in a browser along the way, if copied and then used at a later time are not useful, though.
These are the links:
Link 1
Link 2.

Just why this happens for some shows/series (not only with Kumare), I don't know.

I haven't used ST since it stopped working on the age, but after a couple of tries it worked a treat.

Thanks

[gxdata]

[Off Topic]
This is not appropriate here, but some of you guys will point me in the right direction, I'm sure.

Is there a forum here (or elsewhere) that might help me do a conversion of an.MP4 download/capture (used Stream Transport) from an ABC website?
I need to convert to the Sony/Panasonic MPEG format described here ?

That is AVCHD

As a service to some friends, I would like to get a couple of shows onto an SD card and readable by their 2006/7 vintage TV (Panasonic TX-32LXD600A, commonly sold in Australia around that time).

[Yansky]

Originally Posted by gxdata

[Off Topic]
This is not appropriate here, but some of you guys will point me in the right direction, I'm sure.

Is there a forum here (or elsewhere) that might help me do a conversion of an.MP4 download/capture (used Stream Transport) from an ABC website?
I need to convert to the Sony/Panasonic MPEG format described here ?

That is AVCHD

As a service to some friends, I would like to get a couple of shows onto an SD card and readable by their 2006/7 vintage TV (Panasonic TX-32LXD600A, commonly sold in Australia around that time).

Videotools is a good site for converters: http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tools...y=Name&hits=50

[gxdata]

Originally Posted by Yansky

Videotools is a good site for converters: http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tools...y=Name&hits=50

Ta - looking now.
[Edit]
OK, I got MultiAVCHD v4.1 - can't join Dean from Bulgaria's forums to ask help. Says problem is that the W and H are non-compliant (512x288) Tried a few other files, no go.

Maybe I need to buy a WD media Player - I have seen chatter that recommends that as the only solution for the near-useless SD slot in those older Panasonic LCD TVs.

[gxdata]

iView has lost Series and Episode # information again - and it's on my favourite show "Driver Dan Series 2"

[blood.eaglz]

Originally Posted by gxdata

Maybe I need to buy a WD media Player - I have seen chatter that recommends that as the only solution for the near-useless SD slot in those older Panasonic LCD TVs.

You can also consider a dick smith set top box, the media play back on them is surprisingly solid, I have a GH5930 which I use as a media player ($39.98 according to site) and it plays back pretty much anything I throw at it (avi,mp4,mkv,mpg haven't tried vob or dat/vcd) though it doesn't like vorbis (ogg audio), but few things do.

[Anywho]

Originally Posted by blood.eaglz

You can also consider a dick smith set top box, the media play back on them is surprisingly solid, I have a GH5930 which I use as a media player ($39.98 according to site) and it plays back pretty much anything I throw at it (avi,mp4,mkv,mpg haven't tried vob or dat/vcd) though it doesn't like vorbis (ogg audio), but few things do.

They're friggin' nifty little things, aren't they?!? Great value for their price. Does timer recording too. Had mine for about 6 months now. Hasn't missed a beat.