Hi Chris I did not see if you got an answer - here's an example of using the --url syntax there are two different caches for media (radio/tv) so it helps if you spedify the cache to look in
C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --url http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23283982 INFO: Trying pid: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23283982 using type: tv INFO Trying to stream pid using type tv INFO: pid not found in tv cache WARNING: No programmes are available for this pid with version(s): default C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --type=tv --url http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23283982 INFO: Trying pid: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23283982 using type: tv INFO Trying to stream pid using type tv INFO: pid not found in tv cache WARNING: No programmes are available for this pid with version(s): default C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer> Here's an example of the url syntax working C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --type=tv --url http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0379n2p/The_Route_M asters_Running_Londons_Roads_Gateway_to_London/ INFO: Episode-only pid detected INFO: Trying pid: b0379n2p using type: tv INFO Trying to stream pid using type tv INFO: pid found in cache Matches: 982: The Route Masters - Running London's Roads: 4. Gateway to London, BBC Two, Factual,Guidance,Highlights,TV, defau lt, INFO: 1 Matching Programmes INFO: Checking existence of default version INFO: flashvhigh1,flashvhigh2,flashhigh1,flashhigh2,flashstd1,flashstd2,flashlow1,flashlow2 modes will be tried for vers ion default INFO: Trying flashvhigh1 mode to record tv: The Route Masters - Running London's Roads: 4. Gateway to London INFO: File name prefix = The_Route_Masters_-_Running_Londons_Roads_4._Gateway_to_London_b0379n2p_default INFO: Downloading Subtitles to 'C:\iPlayer Recordings\windows/The_Route_Masters_-_Running_Londons_Roads_4._Gateway_to_Lo ndon_b0379n2p_default.srt' RTMPDump v2.4 (c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL Connecting ... INFO: Connected... Starting download at: 0.000 kB INFO: Metadata: INFO: duration 3518.12 INFO: moovPosition 32.00 I used a tool called rtmpexlorer http://www.videohelp.com/tools/RTMPExplorer to download the video from the news site, I'm not sure how GIP can do it. I hope that helps Kevin On 17 July 2013 03:09, chris chery <chrisch...@free.fr> wrote: > >> I d like to download the video at >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23310447 >> >> >> >> I tried >> get_iplayer --type=tv --get http://www.bbc.co.uk/ >> news/world-asia-india-23310447 >> >> but all I get is >> warning no programmes are available for this pid with version(s)/ default >> can you help please thank you > > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer