get_iplayer for RTE?

Mon Feb 16 06:43:01 PST 2015

Vasso
That is an amazing analysis. Unfortunately I don't have the python
skills or the time :( to build a module.
Thanks
Kevin

On 16 February 2015 at 06:40, Vangelis forthnet
<northmedia1 at the.forthnet.gr> wrote:
> On Sun Feb 15 10:52:13 GMT 2015, CJB wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to download this programme:
>>
>>
>> http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/the-lyric-feature/programmes/2015/0123/675253-the-lyric-feature-friday-23-january-2015/?clipid=1785754
>
>
> Hello Chris :-)
>
> Actually, I'm seeing many similarities with BBC iPlayerRadio...
>
> 1. When you click the purple "Listen" button, a new popup opens:
>
> http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=16%3A10365453%3A0%3A%3A
>
> 2. Go to:
>
> http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder/
>
> and decode the last string of previous URL:
>
> 16%3A10365453%3A0%3A%3A  => 16:10365453:0::
>
> The pid of your show is (initial URL):
> clipid=1785754
>
> The "version PID" is the 8 character string after the first colon
> inside the decoded string, i.e.
> vPID=10365453
> This vPID can be used to get access to stream data.
>
> 3. If you parse manually the page source of the opened popup,
> you'll find a "mediaselector API" equivalent in the form of:
>
> http://www.rte.ie/rteavgen/getplaylist/?type=web&format=jsonp&id=
>
> which produces a JSON file with stream info, if you append your
> previously found vPID:
>
> http://www.rte.ie/rteavgen/getplaylist/?type=web&format=jsonp&id=10365453
>
> (file is attached).
>
> You can manually construct the rtmpdump command for download:
>
> rtmpdump -r "rtmpe://fmsod.rte.ie:1935/" -a "rtevod" -f "WIN 16,0,0,305" -W
> "http://www.rte.ie/static/radio/radioplayer/rteradioweb_70_osmf.swf" -p
> "http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html" -C O:1 -C O:0
> -y
> "mp4:/audio/2015/0123/20150123_rtelyricfm-thelyricfeature-thelyricfe_cl10365453_10367847_261_/20150123_rtelyricfm-thelyricfeature-thelyricfe_cl10365453_10367847_261_.mp4"
> -o "The Lyric Feature Friday 23 January 2015 - Freeborn Man.flv"
>
> D:\RTMPDumpHelper>rtmpdump -r "rtmpe://fmsod.rte.ie:1935/" -a "rtevod" -f
> "WIN 1
> 6,0,0,305" -W
> "http://www.rte.ie/static/radio/radioplayer/rteradioweb_70_osmf.sw
> f" -p "http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html" -C O:1 -C
> O:0
> -y
> "mp4:/audio/2015/0123/20150123_rtelyricfm-thelyricfeature-thelyricfe_cl10365
> 453_10367847_261_/20150123_rtelyricfm-thelyricfeature-thelyricfe_cl10365453_1036
> 7847_261_.mp4" -o "The Lyric Feature Friday 23 January 2015 - Freeborn
> Man.flv"
> RTMPDump v2.4 GIT-2014-03-02 (Compiled by KSV)
> (c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
> Connecting ...
> INFO: Connected...
> Starting download at: 0.000 kB
> INFO: Metadata:
> INFO:   duration                3630.11
> INFO:   moovPosition            28494166.00
> INFO:   audiocodecid            mp4a
> INFO:   aacaot                  2.00
> INFO:   audiosamplerate         22050.00
> INFO:   audiochannels           2.00
> INFO: trackinfo:
> INFO:   length                  80044032.00
> INFO:   timescale               22050.00
> INFO: sampledescription:
> INFO:   sampletype              mp4a
> 29124.307 kB / 3630.07 sec (99.9%)
> Download complete
>
> Remux losslessly with FFmpeg:
>
> ffmpeg -i "foo.flv" -vn -c:a copy -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc -f ipod "foo.m4a"
>
> End file is a HE-AACv1, 44.1kHz, ~ 64kbps,
> which would be a "flashaac" radiomode.
>
> In the JSON file there's also info for the HLS stream;
> the HLS playlist URL is:
>
> https://vodhls.rasset.ie/manifest/audio/2015/0123/20150123_rtelyricfm-thelyricfeature-thelyricfe_cl10365453_10367847_261_.m3u8
>
> Grab with FFmpeg in one go:
>
> ffmpeg -i
> "https://vodhls.rasset.ie/manifest/audio/2015/0123/20150123_rtelyricfm-thelyricfeature-thelyricfe_cl10365453_10367847_261_.m3u8"
> -vn -c:a copy -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc -f ipod "The Lyric Feature Friday 23
> January 2015 - Freeborn Man.m4a"
>
> Input #0, hls,applehttp, from
> 'https://vodhls.rasset.ie/manifest/audio/2015/0123
> /20150123_rtelyricfm-thelyricfeature-thelyricfe_cl10365453_10367847_261_.m3u8':
>  Duration: 01:00:30.00, start: 0.700000, bitrate: N/A
>  Program 0
>    Metadata:
>      variant_bitrate : 64000
>    Stream #0:0: Audio: aac (HE-AAC) ([15][0][0][0] / 0x000F), 44100 Hz,
> stereo,
> fltp, 64 kb/s
>    Metadata:
>      variant_bitrate : 64000
> Output #0, ipod, to 'The Lyric Feature Friday 23 January 2015 - Freeborn
> Man.m4a
> ':
>  Metadata:
>    encoder         : Lavf56.15.102
>    Stream #0:0: Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, 64 kb/s
>    Metadata:
>      variant_bitrate : 64000
> Stream mapping:
>  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
> size=   28335kB time=01:00:30.11 bitrate=  63.9kbits/s
> video:0kB audio:27826kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB
> muxing
> overhead: 1.828455%
>
> However, this takes much longer than the RTMPdump way.
> End file would be the equivalent of a "hlsaac" radiomode!
> Thumbnail at:
> http://img.rasset.ie/00074e3e-512.jpg
>
> There you have it!
> I bet somebody with (lots) of extra time and coding skills
> could write a RTE.pm plugin for get_iplayer (all the
> helper apps are already existing) or even a standalone
> script...
>
> Regards.
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