windows version of iplayer - output format

[David Earle]

get_iplayer --prefs-add --aactomp3

On 6 May 2014 15:37, Ben Shepherd <bjashepherd at gmail.com> wrote:
> On my Windows 7 system, the file is in
> C:\Users\<username>\.get_iplayer. Just create a plain text file (with
> no extension) called "options" and put the option in there. I think
> there's a way of saving options via the command line, but I can't
> remember off-hand what it is.
>
> Ben
>
>
> On 6 May 2014 15:27, Rod Crittenden <arresscee at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for all your responses
>>
>> First....   I want to get MP3 because that is the format that can be used by
>> my hifi and tv to get stuff from PC around the house.
>>
>> Chris...  your info about " aactomp32 in an options file sounds perfect,
>> except I do not seem to have an options file where you say there may be one.
>> Can you expand on that a bit more...  what is the name of the file and could
>> it be elsewhere ( under programs (x86) for instance ).
>>
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>> Rod
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org] On Behalf
>> Of Chris Marriott
>> Sent: 06 May 2014 14:01
>> To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
>> Subject: Re: windows version of iplayer - output format
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Christopher Woods
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 11:56 AM
>> To: Chris Marriott ; get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
>> Subject: Re: windows version of iplayer - output format
>>
>>>For what it's worth, the iPlayer uses AAC audio for all radio (in an
>>>M4A
>>>wrapper) - if your media player can handle M4A, and if it's vaguely
>>>modern it should, then I urge you to keep the original quality AAC
>> downloads.
>>>
>>>If you ask get_iplayer to convert them to MP3, it will download the
>>>compressed AAC then *recompress* to MP3 yielding inferior quality audio.
>>
>> True, and certainly a consideration if you're recording music. I, however,
>> only ever record radio drama and spoken word programmes, so not an issue for
>> me at all. The recompressed MP3 is absolutely fine, quality-wise, for
>> speech.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
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