BBC 1 TV Schedules not downloading

Wed Jun 19 09:44:36 PDT 2024

Hi Don,
Am top posting following your lead on this.
Many thanks for your help and guidance.  It has been years since I 
delved into this and much has changed in the BBC so I am glad for all 
the help.

I shall review my existing pvr list as it needs weeding and then play 
around with your suggestions.

When I get time I shall look into the question of file size as it is 
nonsense for me to be saving files of over 3GB for an one hour programme 
when I am quite happy with normal HD downloads from other sources where 
I can get a three hour opera in 1.5GB.

Thanks again.
Alastair.

On 19/06/2024 14:44, Don Grunbaum wrote:
> Apologies for the delay in replying.
> 
> I wouldn't call myself an expert, I've just inferred things with experience.
> 
> Each programme/series to be recorded has its own file in the pvr folder. The filename is irrelevant, except for the ONCE files generated by the web interface. I have all mine with a .txt suffix and edit them with notepad. I will often generate them with the web interface, but that doesn't allow for pidrecursive, so I manually edit them, as that will pick up any available programmes in a series even if they are not in the cache.
> 
> The pvr will also use any settings in your options file, unless you have an over-riding setting in your pvr file, e.g. the output setting for where the files go.
> 
> When it runs, the pvr reads all the files in the folder, then processes them one at a time. Once it is running, any changes you make to the files won't be picked up until the following run.
> 
> I can't comment on the file sizes, they will depend on your settings for quality etc. My Digging for Britain files are around 2 Gb each, if that compares with yours.
> 
> If other GiP users aren't interested in this, we can take the conversation out of the list, is you wish.
> 
> Don
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: get_iplayer <get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org> On Behalf Of Budge
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2024 10:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: BBC 1 TV Schedules not downloading
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> On 17/06/2024 21:49, Don Grunbaum wrote:
>> This is what I have in the file in the pvr folder:
>>
>> fps25 0
>> modes best
>> output V:\BBC iPlayer Recordings\Digging for Britain subtitles 1 thumb
>> 0 type tv versionlist default pid b014hl0d pidrecursive 1
>>
>> The last two lines will pick up all available episodes. Change the
>> other settings to your own preferences. The filename is whatever you
>> want it to be.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Don
>>
> Hi Don,
> Many thanks.  Clearly I am a still a beginner.
> First, where are these settings saved?  Did you enter them using a string of commands after --pvr-add or edit a settings file?
> 
> I do have a pvr folder but this only contains a single line for each title, no other details. Can I just add these options as you have shown for each title as appropriate?  I had been discouraged from editing by hand back in the day.
> 
> Another question.  I am just downloading using --pid --pid-recursive and the files I am getting are huge.  A one hour programme is using more space than a three hour HD download of Dune!  I have no idea why or what use this data is but I doubt my eyes could benefit even if I had an 8K TV, which I don't.  Please can you advise how I should adjust my settings to save some disk space to something more reasonable?
> 
> Thanks again,
> Regards,
> Alastair.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Budge <ajebay at errichel.co.uk>
>> To: <get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org>
>> Sent: 17/06/2024 21:16:49
>> Subject: Re: BBC 1 TV Schedules not downloading
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>> __________
>>
>>> On 12/06/2024 23:33, MacFH - C E Macfarlane - News wrote:
>>>> As per subject, myself and at least one or two others are not able
>>>> to obtain BBC 1 TV Schedules, what we see is this ...
>>>>
>>>> WARNING: Got 0 programmes for BBC One schedule page (HTML):
>>>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl6n/2024/w24
>>>>
>>>> WARNING: Failed to parse BBC One schedule page:
>>>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl6n/2024/w24
>>>>
>>>> Other channels seem fine.
>>>>
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>>> Sods law has it.  I have just this evening tried to use GiP for the
>>> first time in a year and found nothing.  Good job I came here as now
>>> I can see what is going on.
>>>
>>> While waiting for BBC to sort out the problem please could I have a
>>> refresher course on downloading the Digging for Britain series.  I
>>> know I must use --pvr-add but can I use a recursive tool or do I have
>>> to use the --pid-recursive option.
>>>
>>> Forgive me but I have forgotten everything
>>>
>>> Alastair.
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