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Ascoware / get-iplayer-automator

The goal of Get iPlayer Automator is to allow iTunes and your Mac to become the hub for your British Television experience regardless of where in the world you are. Currently, Get iPlayer Automator allows you to download and watch BBC and ITV shows on your Mac. Series-Link/PVR functionality ensures you will never miss your favourite shows. Programmes are fully tagged and added to iTunes automatically upon completion. It is simple and easy to use, and runs on any machine running Mac OS X 10.7 or later. And since the shows are in iTunes, it is extremely easy to transfer them to your iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV allowing you to enjoy your shows on the go or on your television.
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Version 1.9 (1841) will not download HD programmes from BBC website #84

Closed JeremyCavanagh closed 6 years ago

JeremyCavanagh commented 6 years ago

For a couple of weeks now, whenever I select a programme GIA only downloads dvfxsd format.

Also, I have looked around all the recent issues and notice that some people have been using version 1.9.10 or 1.9.11 but I cannot find any binary download options on the main website for any version. Is there an alternative site for this or has it been omitted by accident.

Regards

Jeremy Cavanagh

hugofalkman commented 6 years ago

https://codeload.github.com/Ascoware/get-iplayer-automator/zip/v1.9.12

Sorry, that zip file does not contain the binary.

hugofalkman commented 6 years ago

1.9.12 binary isn't available on GitHub. The binary for 1.9.11 is still pointed to as latest release and is also the release used by the GiA check for update function.

https://github.com/Ascoware/get-iplayer-automator/releases

skovatch commented 6 years ago

So, here’s the problem: a week or two ago, I noticed that BBC shows were downloading but weren’t playable on my Apple TV or Mac. I traced this to DVF (DASH) format downloads, so I changed the default BBC formats to force GiP to pick the other format, which still works. After some experiments I found that using some different options with ffmpeg produced an MP4 that played properly, regardless of d/l format, and I published a release (v1.9.12). Shortly afterwards, though, I noticed it took forever to convert HD files, so I un-released it until I found a better solution.

JeremyCavanagh commented 6 years ago

Hi, Thanks for the feedback. I have managed to upgrade to 1.9.11 and everything works fine. I must say that I am very impressed with the HQ sound, I haven't yet run it through my TV yet, but on my MacBook Air, wow what a difference.

Regards

Jeremy Cavanagh