Is HD == flashhd?

Clive roadcone at gmx.com
Mon Sep 3 15:34:12 EDT 2012


On 03/09/12 19:04, Arthur Dent wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have just had to rebuild my server on which get_iplayer lived and
> managed to lose all my previous configuration settings.
>
> I have get_iplayer installed on a Fedora 17 box via Fedora yum repos
> (v2.80).
>
> I wanted to record Horizon in HD:
> Matches:
> 351:	Horizon - 2007-2008: Everest: Doctors in the Death Zone: Part 2, BBC Two, Factual,Health & Wellbeing,Lifestyle & Leisure,Science & Nature,Science & Technology,TV, default
> 352:	Horizon - 2012-2013: 4. How Big is the Universe?, BBC Two, Factual,HD,Science & Nature,Science & Technology,TV, default,
>
> INFO: 2 Matching Programmes
>
> Does the "HD" for 352 not mean that it should be available with modes=flashhd ?
>
> $ get_iplayer --modes=flashhd -g 352
> get_iplayer v2.80, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
>    This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty.
>    This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
>    conditions; use --conditions for details.
>
> Matches:
> 352:	Horizon - 2012-2013: 4. How Big is the Universe?, BBC Two, Factual,HD,Science & Nature,Science & Technology,TV, default,
>
> INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
> INFO: Checking existence of default version
> INFO: No specified modes (flashhd) available for this programme with version 'default' (try using --modes=flashhigh,flashlow,flashstd,flashvhigh,rtsphigh,rtsplow,rtspstd,rtspvhigh,subtitles)
> ERROR: Failed to record 'Horizon - 2012-2013: 4. How Big is the Universe? (b01mgllj)'
>
>
> Have I messed up something in my setup or am I just being stupid?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mark
>
Mark,

The command you use is the exact one I usually use on Linux Mint 11 with 
get_iplayer v2.82 (except I put the program number earlier in the line). 
I have just checked the command and it does d/l an HD copy (1280x720):

get_iplayer 359 --mode=flashhd -g

Clive



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