OT No Metadata in ITV Downloads

[Shevek]

On 16 October 2015 at 15:40, Nigel Taylor <njtaylor0101 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 09/27/15 16:30, Shevek wrote:
>> On 27 September 2015 at 16:25, Budgie <ajebay at errichel.co.uk> wrote:
>>> This is OT because the ability to download ITV is a only a (forlornly)
>>> requested feature in GiP.  I hope it does not offend!
>>>
>>
>> It does not offend, but it doesn't belong here either.
>>
>> The correct place to ask your question is here:
>>
>> http://stream-recorder.com/forum/get-flash-videos-f70.html?s=76a712bde02b2cf7dfe1a476a3bef393&
>
> I don't go to that forum very often, don't think I have ever posted there.
>

That's irrelevant. It is the correct place to ask questions for that software.

Also, please don't reply direct, always reply to list, here is your
response for the benefit of the list:

>
> Both BBC and ITV files are downloaded by rtmpdump, these files are flv,
> and neither contain additional metadata. GiP converts the downloaded flv
> for BBC to mp4 using ffmpeg. The metadata that has been extracted from
> BBC web pages is then added using AtomicParsley into the mp4 file.
>
> For ITV the metadata this would have to be extracted from web pages, and
> use the same process converting flv files to mp4 then using
> AtomicParsley to include the metadata.
>
> I use --raw with GiP, I don't modify the original download in anyway.
> Faster as no conversion / adding of metadata. mplayer / vlc can play the
> flv files without needing any conversion to mp4, so the main goal to
> download and view a programme has been achieved.
>