Simultaneous D/L warnings in 2.95.1

[Vangelis forthnet]

On Tue Jul 19 00:31:07 BST 2016, Nick Payne wrote: 

> Well it seems the problem isn't due 
> to simultaneous downloads, 
> as it happened again today with only 
> a single download running. 
> it was only a single warning message, 
> the rest of the program downloaded 
> without any more warnings:

Good evening (/morning?), Nick

 As you are very well aware, GiP 2.95 
(there does not exist a GiP 2.95.1 as per 
your mail title, 2.95.1 is used solely for the 
latest version of the Windows installer) 
has changed the default tv mode from 
flash (RTMP stream) to hlshd (AppleHLS); 
additionally, in GiP 2.95 hlshd is fetched by 
default via a native Perl downloader 
rather than FFmpeg (which was the case 
in GiP 2.94). 

 Due to the very nature of AppleHLS delivery 
method, the recording is realised by downloading 
individual file segments over HTTP 
which are then concatenated back to end file. 

 This downloading scheme demands an absolutely 
robust internet connection - if the connection is 
fickle and latency is introduced, then one or more 
individual segments are missed (possibly because 
the CDN server has progressed to serving the next 
segment in the playlist; but don't take my word 
for granted, I'm not an expert in file delivery :-).

Another person has also reported failures on 
parrallel GiP recordings with v2.95: 

https://squarepenguin.co.uk/forums/thread-956-post-4293.html

As I've told you already, it boils down 
to a robust connection; the coder stated 
in his reply there: 

> All I can tell you is that I have no problem 
> running simultaneous downloads 
> and utilising all my available bandwidth, 
> but YMMV.

 So if your connection is iffy, please 
refrain from parallel downloads or 
revert to flash tvmodes by asking 
specifically for --tvmode=flashhd 
in your commands (flash modes and 
support for the RTMP streams have been 
deprecated in 2.95; this means THEY 
DO STILL WORK, BUT ARE 
SCHEDULED FOR REMOVAL, 
probably in the next release...

== IMPORTANT EDIT ==

Having visited the Support Forums, 
it dawned on me that you are the 
same person who made the following post there: 

https://squarepenguin.co.uk/forums/thread-836.html

That post describes a similar failure: 

> looks from the messages as though 
> there might have been an interruption 
> to my Internet connection
> (snip)
> ERROR: Failed to download segment (144)

 I am not without sin, so unable to cast 
the first stone, but the mods at the forum 
checked your IP address and found it to be 
non-UK; so your thread was hastily locked, 
as per forum guidelines.
 
 Indeed, by searching your e-mail address 
used on this list, it leads to a South Australian 
ISP (internode). You are physically located 
half a globe away from the CDNs serving the 
content you are after, which is meant for 
consumption within the UK only (not the 
Commonwealth!) anyway, plus whatever 
method you are employing to evade 
geo-blocking adds to the flakiness of your 
connection. 

So, please STOP MAKING SIMILAR POSTS 
to this list, the answer is HLS tvmodes will be 
unreliable for you due to your location; not a 
fault of GiP's. 

 As said, I won't pass any judgement, but 
the owner of this list has expressly stated 
in the past his view that people asking to 
circumvent the beeb's geo-filter should not be helped! 
While I technically did not do that - you seem 
to have found the way on your own - my 
hands are sort of tied, so out of fairness to 
legitimate GiP users I won't be offering 
any more support in future to your queries 
if they are BBC TV related ;-(

Greetings Down-Under, 
Vangelis.