How To Download Live TV?

C E Macfarlane c.e.macfarlane at macfh.co.uk
Sat Aug 15 06:44:33 PDT 2015


Can anyone help me with the following problems trying to download BBC Two
live, preferably from the start of the current programme?

~ # gip --type=livetv
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbctwo?rewindTo=current" -g
get_iplayer v2.94, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
use --warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

WARNING: rdf URL contained no data
WARNING: PID URL contained no RDF data. Trying to record PID directly.
INFO: Trying pid: bbctwo?rewindTo=current using type: livetv
INFO: Trying to stream pid using type livetv
INFO: pid not found in livetv cache
Matches:

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
ERROR: Failed to get version pid metadata from iplayer site

~ # gip --type=livetv "BBC Two" -g
get_iplayer v2.94, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
use --warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

Matches:
80011:  BBC Two - live

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: hlsvhigh1,hlsvhigh2,hlshigh1,hlshigh2,hlsstd1,hlsstd2,hlslow1,hlslow2
modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying hlsvhigh1 mode to record livetv: BBC Two - live
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_Two_-_live
Unknown encoder 'h264'
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file
/i-data/57d91f05/BackUp/Media/Downloads/BBC_Two_-_live.partial.mp4.ts via
HLS
INFO: skipping hlsvhigh1 mode
INFO: Trying hlsvhigh2 mode to record livetv: BBC Two - live
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_Two_-_live
Unknown encoder 'h264'
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file
/i-data/57d91f05/BackUp/Media/Downloads/BBC_Two_-_live.partial.mp4.ts via
HLS
INFO: skipping hlsvhigh2 mode
INFO: Trying hlshigh1 mode to record livetv: BBC Two - live
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_Two_-_live
Unknown encoder 'h264'
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file
/i-data/57d91f05/BackUp/Media/Downloads/BBC_Two_-_live.partial.mp4.ts via
HLS
INFO: skipping hlshigh1 mode
INFO: Trying hlshigh2 mode to record livetv: BBC Two - live
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_Two_-_live
Unknown encoder 'h264'
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file
/i-data/57d91f05/BackUp/Media/Downloads/BBC_Two_-_live.partial.mp4.ts via
HLS
INFO: skipping hlshigh2 mode
INFO: Trying hlsstd1 mode to record livetv: BBC Two - live
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_Two_-_live
Unknown encoder 'h264'
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file
/i-data/57d91f05/BackUp/Media/Downloads/BBC_Two_-_live.partial.mp4.ts via
HLS
INFO: skipping hlsstd1 mode
INFO: Trying hlsstd2 mode to record livetv: BBC Two - live
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_Two_-_live
Unknown encoder 'h264'
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file
/i-data/57d91f05/BackUp/Media/Downloads/BBC_Two_-_live.partial.mp4.ts via
HLS
INFO: skipping hlsstd2 mode
INFO: Trying hlslow1 mode to record livetv: BBC Two - live
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_Two_-_live
Unknown encoder 'h264'
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file
/i-data/57d91f05/BackUp/Media/Downloads/BBC_Two_-_live.partial.mp4.ts via
HLS
INFO: skipping hlslow1 mode
INFO: Trying hlslow2 mode to record livetv: BBC Two - live
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_Two_-_live
Unknown encoder 'h264'
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file
/i-data/57d91f05/BackUp/Media/Downloads/BBC_Two_-_live.partial.mp4.ts via
HLS
INFO: skipping hlslow2 mode
ERROR: Failed to record 'BBC Two - live (bbc_two_hd)'
~ # gip --type=livetv "BBC Two" --mediaselector=4 -g
get_iplayer v2.94, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
use --warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

Matches:
80011:  BBC Two - live

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
WARNING: The 'default' programme version could not be determined
WARNING: No programme versions found
WARNING: You may receive this message if you are using get_iplayer outside
the UK

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