hlsstd mode not available for most programmes

[tellyaddict]

Changes at the BBC broke some of the hls modes in 2.99 which might be why you can no longer see them. This was fixed in 3.00.

> hello
> 
> to determine the smallest file available you may want to use:
> get_iplayer-2.99/get_iplayer --info --verbose --type=radio --pid=<pid>
> 
> you should see output with a modesizes section.
> 
> here is an example:
> modesizes:      other:
> dafhigh1=32MiB,dafhigh2=32MiB,dafhigh3=32MiB,dafhigh4=32MiB,dafstd1=13MiB,
> dafstd2=13MiB,dafstd3=13MiB,dafstd4=13MiB,dafmed1=9MiB,dafmed2=9MiB,dafmed3=9MiB,
> dafmed4=9MiB,daflow1=5MiB,daflow2=5MiB,daflow3=5MiB,daflow4=5MiB,hafhigh1=36MiB,
> hafhigh2=36MiB,hafstd1=15MiB,hafstd2=15MiB,hafmed1=11MiB,hafmed2=11MiB,haflow1=5MiB,
> haflow2=5MiB,hlsaacstd1=14MiB,hlsaaclow1=5MiB
> 
> perhaps mode == hlsaaclow1 is the mode you seek.
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Chris Marriott <skymap62 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm still using GiP 2.99 (I download by PID, so it works fine for me), and I
> > generally download in hlssstd mode to get the smallest files. I've noticed
> > in the last few days that the overwhelming majority of programmes aren't
> > available in hlsstd; the smallest file I can get is hlsvhigh, which is
> > double the size.
> >
> > Anyone know why this might be? Is there any other mode I could use to get
> > smaller files than hlsvhigh?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris