Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-17 Thread Paul Thornett
I have a BeyonWiz PVR which is connected to my PC wirelessly and which I use to play GIP downloads to my TV. Until hlshd became unavailable recently, I used the following GIP options: subsmono = 1 tvmode = hlshd raw = 1 This produced .ts and .srt files, which my PVR was ecstatic about and pl

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-17 Thread Peter S Kirk
Paul, You say pvr plays .ts Then: "The sound is fine (I combine the video, audio and subtitle files using MKVMerge), but there is no video at all." Doesn't that result in a .mkv? Have you tried: 1. rename .mkv to .mp4 - sometimes works 2. running .mkv through ffmpeg to change to .mp4 Cheers

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-17 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Paul, Peter S. Kirk wrote: > 2. running .mkv through ffmpeg to change to .mp4 Which doesn't transcode, just quickly pulls the streams out of the MKV and puts them in an MP4. ffmpeg -i in.mkv -c copy out.mp4 -- Cheers, Ralph. https://plus.google.com/+RalphCorderoy __

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-17 Thread iz
On 17 April 2018 at 16:24, Paul Thornett wrote: > --tvmode = best (results in dvfxsd1) It seems hvf streams are not available to you for some reason. They would spare you this headache. Otherwise, just re-mux your .mp4 to .ts (mpeg-ts). You can then re-mux back to .mp4 if necessary. Worked for

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-17 Thread Paul Thornett
I haven't expressed myself well. My PVR is able to play .mkv, .mp4, .ts, .mpg, etc. I infer its preference for .ts files from the fact that when the current entry in a list of videos/movies is a .ts file, it is able to display length and other data. I was wrong in my earlier post. I have transcod

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-17 Thread iz
On Wednesday, 18 April 2018, Paul Thornett wrote: > > > So the question is: what is QuickStream Fix doing that Handbrake can't? It is doing what I told you to do, remux your .mp4 to .ts. You can do it with ffmpeg, and no doubt with other tools. Transcoding with Handbrake will not help if you sti

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-17 Thread Paul Thornett
OK, but, previously, the tvmode=best has produced an .mp4 file that my PVR is quite happy with. This is no longer the case. Does that not suggest something has changed? And you're right - I'm not in UK. But how did you deduce that from my postings? Regards, Paul Thornett On 18 April 2018 at 15:

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-17 Thread iz
On 18 April 2018 at 07:28, Paul Thornett wrote: > OK, but, previously, the tvmode=best has produced an .mp4 file that my > PVR is quite happy with. This is no longer the case. Does that not > suggest something has changed? Only that you're now being denied access to the HLS streams GiP uses as de

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread Alan Milewczyk
On 18/04/2018 07:33, iz wrote: On 18 April 2018 at 07:28, Paul Thornett wrote: OK, but, previously, the tvmode=best has produced an .mp4 file that my PVR is quite happy with. This is no longer the case. Does that not suggest something has changed? Only that you're now being denied access to th

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread iz
On 18 April 2018 at 08:53, Alan Milewczyk wrote: > HLS streams are being phased out. No they’re not. Only the 1280x720 and 832x468 25fps HLS streams are gone ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailma

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread Owen Smith
ie. the useful ones are being phased out. The only reason I would download something other than 1280 x 720 is if a higher resolution were available, or 5.1 sound, or some other improvement. I watch this stuff on my TV and surround sound system, the BBC seems to think we are all watching iPlayer

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread RS
On 18/04/18 09:06, iz wrote: On 18 April 2018 at 08:53, Alan Milewczyk wrote: HLS streams are being phased out. No they’re not. Only the 1280x720 and 832x468 25fps HLS streams are gone Are you counting HVF as HLS streams? If I take b0b071wx as a recent example, for version original I can

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread Paul Thornett
As a matter of interest, how do I check if hls is available for a particular file? I thought --info would show this, but using this option on "Ordeal by Innocence Episode 1" does not reveal the availability of the hlshd stream, even though it is there. Regards, Paul Thornett On 18 April 2018 at

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread Nick Payne
On 18/04/2018 8:05 PM, Paul Thornett wrote: > As a matter of interest, how do I check if hls is available for a > particular file? I thought --info would show this, but using this > option on "Ordeal by Innocence Episode 1" does not reveal the > availability of the hlshd stream, even though it is t

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread iz
On 18 April 2018 at 11:05, Paul Thornett wrote: > As a matter of interest, how do I check if hls is available for a > particular file? I thought --info would show this, but using this > option on "Ordeal by Innocence Episode 1" does not reveal the > availability of the hlshd stream, even though it

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread iz
On 18 April 2018 at 10:52, RS wrote: > Are you counting HVF as HLS streams? Of course. For anyone confused, you have to distinguish "hls" the prefix from HLS the format. The "hvf" prefix also denotes HLS format streams. ___ get_iplayer mailing list ge

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread RS
On 18/04/18 11:05, Paul Thornett wrote: As a matter of interest, how do I check if hls is available for a particular file? I thought --info would show this, but using this option on "Ordeal by Innocence Episode 1" does not reveal the availability of the hlshd stream, even though it is there. Th

Re: Cannot play downloads from get_iplayer!

2018-04-18 Thread Paul Thornett
That's interesting and odd. With the --info option I don't see the hlsxx options nor the hvf... one, but I can certainly download the hlsxx one! Regards, Paul Thornett On 18 April 2018 at 20:41, RS wrote: > On 18/04/18 11:05, Paul Thornett wrote: >> >> As a matter of interest, how do I check if