(not) converting to mp3

[Derek Moss]

On 8 July 2013 23:30, dinkypumpkin <dinkypumpkin at gmail.com> wrote:

> There shouldn't be a .flv left over if it's configured correctly.  FLV files
> could hold either AAC or MP3.  Depends on the station.

OK, well it's obviously not converting then. Are you saying that some
downloads are already in MP3 format as I thought only AAC or WMA was
available? If it's already MP3, will it still download into an FLV
file first and then rename it when finished downloading?

> It won't show up there.  If the programme gets converted, the output from
> ffmpeg will appear in the recording window in the browser.

OK, well that didn't happen either so something's not right.

> Test one off recordings of something short like the Shipping Forecast. Don't
> mess with the PVR function.  It will only slow you down.

Well you say that but as he's always used the PVR he doesn't exactly
know his way around the commandline (and nor do I to be honest as I
use it infrequently).

We were trying to search for a Johnnie Walker radio programme and
couldn't find it with various combinations of get_iplayer x but found
it straight away with the PVR. I've just been testing here though and
it seems we have to specify --type=radio otherwise it only searches TV
programmes. On my system, it creates a partial.mp3.flv which then gets
converted into a .mp3 file once it's downloaded, so I assume it gives
it the mp3.flv suffix because of the aactomp3 settings (the actual
audiocodecid / sampletype was mp4a) so this is what my brother should
see as well if it's working