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BBC iPlayer for Kodi
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HD streams for live TV are no longer available #88

Closed primaeval closed 8 years ago

primaeval commented 8 years ago

Looks like the Beeb are getting stingy and have turned off the HD streams. http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=239378&pid=2260178#pid2260178

CaptainTK commented 8 years ago

It seems the Beeb changed something and live TV is no longer available for devices which require HLS.

It should be checked if other means can be used to offer HD live TV in the add-on.

primaeval commented 8 years ago

I can't find any addon or webpage with HD live streams now except Teleboy from Switzerland which is geoblocked. It's quite bizarre that you have to get quality UK TV from Switzerland.

primaeval commented 8 years ago

The get_iplayer develop branch can play them in HD.

CaptainTK commented 8 years ago

Which quality setting are you using and which bitrate do you see for HD?

I would assume they are still using RTMP, which is in line with the comments on the forum regarding a blu-ray player.

primaeval commented 8 years ago

They are the HLS Video Factory streams.

audio_bitrate: 128
authstring:
bitrate:    5380
expires:
ext:        mp4
identifier:
kind:       video
live:       1
priority:   102
server:
size:
streamer:   hls
streamurl:  http://vs-hls-uk-live.bbcfmt.vo.llnwd.net/pool_4/live/bbc_one_hd/bbc_one_hd.isml/bbc_one_hd-pa4%3d128000-video%3d5070000.m3u8?
swfurl:     http://emp.bbci.co.uk/emp/SMPf/1.15.1/StandardMediaPlayerChromelessFlash.swf
type:       (gip_hvf_simulcast_5380) hls h264 1280x720 5380kbps stream (CDN: ll_hls_live/102)
video_bitrate: 5252

stream:     hvfhd2
CaptainTK commented 8 years ago

So they are back/still there. That's weird!

primaeval commented 8 years ago

They have moved from hls to hvf for video factory. https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/blob/develop/get_iplayer#L8021

CaptainTK commented 8 years ago

This seems to be the commit which added hvf in the first place.

However, some comments in this commit indicate that HVF will only work with ffmpeg v2.5 and newer. This would break compatibility with Helix.

primaeval commented 8 years ago

It works ok with Kodi 14.2 on Win7 32bit with this hvf link in a strm file:

http://vs-hls-uk-live.bbcfmt.vo.llnwd.net/pool_4/live/bbc_one_hd/bbc_one_hd.isml/bbc_one_hd-pa4%3d128000-video%3d5070000.m3u8?
CaptainTK commented 8 years ago

Sounds good. But where do they come from? I can't see them hard-coded anywhere.

I should add: I really have no means of testing at the moment. Out of town without Kodi.

primaeval commented 8 years ago 
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/version/2.0/mediaset/iptv-all/vpid/bbc_one_hd/transferformat/hls?cb=95684

magic numbers again ;)

CaptainTK commented 8 years ago

I hate magic numbers. Is that random again or some sort of response by the swf-url they are using?

primaeval commented 8 years ago

I think it is from here: https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/blob/develop/get_iplayer#L7600 edit

primaeval commented 8 years ago

Voila! :) https://github.com/primaeval/plugin.video.iplayerwww/commit/8ce64e8e4f42ba77a1dccd047a232b3a9de032d0