Yeah the video is almost always already in mp4 format, it's just wrapped in an F4V container ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Video#Format_details ). It's to do with the way the server streams the video. The ABC use the Adobe rtmpe protocol, which needs a flash format to stream.
So all you need to do is to "un-wrap" the MP4 video from the F4V container. Basically, it's the about the same as what you do when you unzip files from a .zip container. 2000 seems like a bit of overkill, but if it works for you then just leave it at that. (remember that it's seconds, not milliseconds, so 2000 equates to 33 minutes) Dunno why 1.2.9 doesn't work for you without more info. If 1.2.7 works for you and you're happy with it, then stick with that version. Cheers, Yansky. On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Neil Houghton <n...@possumology.com> wrote: > Hi Yansky, > > Thanks very much for taking the time to reply to our list - even though I > got it working in the end, it certainly clarifies some of the > issues/queries. > > I will take a look at the ffmpeg extension. Currently I run the programs > through Handbrake - but it seems very processor intensive so I'm assuming it > re-encodes the video. From what you say, the video is already MP4 so I > assume this should not be necessary and is overkill - if I understand you, > the ffmpeg just "re-packages" the MP4 so that it looks like a plain MP4 file > to iPad/iPhone/iTunes? > > > I will also have to have a look at the command line downloader - it was > frustrating to see terminal say that resuming might help - but not be able > to do it. > > One thing that seemed to help was increasing the RTMPdump timeout - I took > that to mean that the iview stream sometimes choked for longer than the > default timeout. I currently have it set to 2000. Have you any > thoughts/comments on this - is there any downside to increasing this setting > - is there any recommended range to avoid problems. > > Also, at least two of us found that version 1.2.9 and 1.2.8 did not work but > going back to 1.2.7 solved the problem - any thoughts on this? > > > Thanks again, > > > Cheers > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@possumology.com > > > on 8/4/11 2:21 PM, Yansky . at thegoodd...@gmail.com wrote: > >> >> Hi, I just found this thread via google. I'll try to answer some >> questions you guys have; >> >> You no longer need to do the terminal command stuff when you install >> the extension. It was needed in earlier versions in order to fix OSX >> file/folder permissions in the addon directory. I've since found a way >> to do this automatically through the plugin when it's installed. >> The extension should work fine in Firefox 3.6. I tested it before I >> uploaded it in Firefox 3.6 and Firefox 4 on OSX and Windows 7. >> The extension works as follows - It gets the file info it needs from >> the ABC API urls, then writes that info to the b.command file. Then it >> executes the b.command file which passes the file download info to the >> rtmpdump binary located in the rtmpdump folder in the extension >> folder. >> The rtmpdump program is the thing that does most of the heavy lifting. >> It's the thing that connects to the abc and streams the file to >> download to your hard drive. >> The binaries of rtmpdump in the iViewfox extension were compiled by me >> from the source: http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/ as the developers >> unfortunately don't provide them for OSX. One of the most important >> parts to compiling the rtmpdump is SSL libraries. Unfortunately, OSX >> 10.5 uses out of date SSL libraries, so that can sometimes make it not >> work on systems before 10.6. I compiled my binaries with a static >> library called PolarSSL to try and get around this, but I think it may >> still be an issue. Here are some older compiles I did if you'd like to >> play around with them: >> http://forboden.com/coding/rtmpdump-2.2d-IntelOSX32bit-Build-PolarSSL.zip >> http://forboden.com/coding/rtmpdump-2.2d-IntelOSX64bit-Build-PolarSSL.zip >> http://forboden.com/coding/rtmpdump-2.2d-PPC-Build-PolarSSL.zip >> The extension removes the version number setting when it's uninstalled >> but leaves all the rest of the settings if they've been modified by >> the user. I can get it to remove/reset all of the settings on >> uninstallation if you prefer. >> >> There is also a command line downloader available if you're >> comfortable using the Terminal: >> http://localhostr.com/download/LI9tK5B/iView_Downloader_OSX_V7.0.zip >> The advantage of using the command line version is that you're able to >> use the resume feature. (there's no easy way for me to implement the >> resume feature in the iViewfox extension) >> >> Also remember that if you're with iiNet, you need to access the iView >> site directly, not via the freezone portal. >> >> The NSQuickDrawView Quartz error that was mentioned doesn't have >> anything to do with the addon. >> rg.mozilla.firefox[1000]: 2011-03-28 14:04:19.648 >> plugin-container[1003:903] >> That means it was a plugin that caused the error, not an addon. You >> can check which plugins you have installed by going to about:plugins >> in the url bar. >> >> If you'd like to watch the videos on your iPad, you can use ffmpeg to >> extract the mp4 video from the flash container. I've made an extension >> to help you do that: >> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flvuncontainer/ >> >> There's also a channel 7 downloader: >> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/plus7fox/ >> >> If you're feeling really adventurous, you could try getting Jeremy >> Visser's great Python-iView app working on OSX. I've detailed the >> steps here: >> > https://jeremy.visser.name/2009/08/30/python-iview/comment-page-5/#comment-638> > 2 >> >> Cheers, >> Yansky. > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
