Hi There seems to be a problem with BBC iPlayer that I haven't seen before. SOME but not all programmes posted in the last couple of days aren't downloading properly. Only a tiny fraction of these programmes are coming down before the download is marked by FRD as COMPLETE. Examples of the problem links: [www.bbc.co.uk] [www.bbc.co.uk] in those two links only about 260 KILObytes- each is being downloaded - a normal episode is over 700 MEGAbytes. This is despite the programmes playing normally in iPlayer. As a comparison, an edition of the same programme from the day before still downloads properly: [www.bbc.co.uk] If it helps to diagnose the problem, here are a couple of other comparison programmes - also new ones from the last couple of days - which are still downloading normally at present, [www.bbc.co.uk] [www.bbc.co.uk] My FRD and the plug-ins are up to date. If there is any other info I can give you, please let me know, Thanks again for a great piece of software. Regards https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18820/_subject_#msg-18820 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:20:43 +0000 Phorum 5.2.10 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18870/_subject_#msg-18870 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18870/_subject_#msg-18870 It works greatly.]]> chancemimi FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Wed, 17 May 2017 09:05:27 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18863/_subject_#msg-18863 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18863/_subject_#msg-18863 tong2shot FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Mon, 15 May 2017 10:53:21 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18857/_subject_#msg-18857 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18857/_subject_#msg-18857
We'll see if we can implement those things. And if I can get a working UK VPN node. Finding a working UK VPN node is quite troublesome..

As for login, well it definitely will be a nightmare to maintain BBC iplayer plugin. None of plugin developers are UK resident. Maintaining, fixing plugin is fun, it's one of hobby of mine. I'm happy if users are happy. But with the strict login mechanism, I don't know.. it will give me more trouble..

So I'll be glad if anyone want to take over maintainer-ship of BBC iplayer plugin.]]> tong2shot FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Fri, 12 May 2017 11:39:33 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18856/_subject_#msg-18856 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18856/_subject_#msg-18856 The setting I am using :

Plugin version :1.40
Freferred quaility 480p
RTMP port 1935(default)
CDN: akamai
enable tor
download subtitles

Is it because HDS has higher priority than rtmp?
How can I change the plugin into the former version of 1.31 if I want to ?

Thank you.]]> chancemimi FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Fri, 12 May 2017 04:52:13 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18855/_subject_#msg-18855 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18855/_subject_#msg-18855 -------------------------------------------------------
> Plugin working, but... files downloading with 50
> FPS. Why?

Previous plugin used the legacy RTMP streams;
in these streams, HD is supplied as a 720p25fps encode.
In the past week or so, much of the HD RTMP (or flash)
streams were corrupted, resulting in only partial downloads.

The BBC have announced almost a year ago that the legacy
RTMP streams (for both TV+Radio) are to be scrapped,
but no definitive date has been announced yet.

Apart from the legacy RTMP streams, BBC offers other forms of streams:

1. Legacy AppleHLS streams; they do include a 720p25 encode but,
again, most of those streams are corrupted and not downloadable
in theit entirety; last time the same problem occurred with the legacy
RTMP+AppleHLS streams, it took more than a month to rectify itself...

2. More recent types of streams prepared by the Video/Audio Factory
department of the BBC; these come in three different flavours:
a) AdobeHDS (the one current FRD plugin uses to fetch)
b) MPEG-DASH
c) (Video Factory, not legacy) AppleHLS.

These 3 flavours are just 3 different methods of stream delivery,
but all 3 use pretty much the same encodes/quality variants.
These quality variants do not include 720p25, only 720p50
with almost double filesize; next lower quality variant is 540p50,
540p25 etc.
If you want to learn more, do a search for the specialized tool for
BBCiPlayer called get_iplayer and its wiki documentation....

[github.com]
[github.com]

BTW, on May 10th 2017 it was finalised and announced
that imminently BBCiPlayer (both TV+Radio) would require
a log-in to access anything available there (LIve TV+Radio,
AOD+VOD). If they implement this in way that access to
stream data required by FRD to download programmes is
blocked without login credentials, then you may soon find
the FRD plugin will stop working...

The issue is more pronounced for overseas iPlayer users
(they can legally only access low bitrate radio); they, too,
would have to create an account (BBC ID) to access low
quality radio, but those who wish to access also TV (via
VPS/VPN/Proxy,SmartDNS etc) may find it impossible to do so then.

The BBC would know when an overseas user is logged-in
and may forbid access to TV streams for that user even if a
geo-filtering circumvention tool is used...
And for those in the UK, they would have to provide, when
creating their account, a valid UK address with a valid UK e-mail,
and on their site the beeb do admit checking your IP and UK
postcode (so they can roughly estimate your exact physical
location) and comparing it against the TV Licencing database
to verify you are legally watching/downloading iPlayer content;
if it so happens that you don't, expect an e-mail from them...

Things look grim...]]> TVjunkie FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 11 May 2017 23:12:29 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18854/_subject_#msg-18854 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18854/_subject_#msg-18854 rancor FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 11 May 2017 22:01:59 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18853/_subject_#msg-18853 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18853/_subject_#msg-18853
BTW, the BBC website says that users will have to log in to view "soon". I assume that another update will be needed then?]]> martyh FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 11 May 2017 18:05:33 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18852/_subject_#msg-18852 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18852/_subject_#msg-18852 bwims FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 11 May 2017 17:15:01 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18851/_subject_#msg-18851 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18851/_subject_#msg-18851 I've just tried plugin v1.4.0 with the original problem files and it seems to be working perfectly.
Thanks very much for your help,

Regards]]> artwest FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 11 May 2017 16:59:49 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18850/_subject_#msg-18850 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18850/_subject_#msg-18850 tong2shot FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Thu, 11 May 2017 13:00:41 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18849/_subject_#msg-18849 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18849/_subject_#msg-18849
Regards.]]> artwest FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Wed, 10 May 2017 14:21:23 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18848/_subject_#msg-18848 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18848/_subject_#msg-18848 Thanks very much for the reply and apologies that I've been away for a couple of days.

My settings are:
BBC plugin v1.3.1
Quality: Best Available
RTMP port: 1935
CDN: Akamai

Thanks again]]> artwest FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Wed, 10 May 2017 14:09:57 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18847/_subject_#msg-18847 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18847/_subject_#msg-18847 while downloading this
[www.bbc.co.uk]
after trying preferred qualities of 480p and 360p,the file stopped coming when it was 55m.
Hoping this can be taken care of .]]> chancemimi FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Wed, 10 May 2017 12:45:00 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18830/_subject_#msg-18830 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18830/_subject_#msg-18830
This one fails repeatedly with only 0 bytes downloaded!

[www.bbc.co.uk]

thanks!]]> bwims FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Mon, 08 May 2017 15:07:31 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18825/_subject_#msg-18825 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18825/_subject_#msg-18825
BBC plugin v1.3.1 works fine for me, with this plugin settings:
Quality: 360p
RTMP port: 1935
CDN: either Akamai or Level3

I was able to download ~3MB from each problematic links as test.

Can you post your plugin settings?]]> tong2shot FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Sun, 07 May 2017 11:34:39 +0000 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18820/_subject_#msg-18820 https://wordrider.net/forum/10/18820/18820/_subject_#msg-18820
There seems to be a problem with BBC iPlayer that I haven't seen before.

SOME but not all programmes posted in the last couple of days aren't downloading properly.
Only a tiny fraction of these programmes are coming down before the download is marked by FRD as COMPLETE.

Examples of the problem links:
[www.bbc.co.uk]
[www.bbc.co.uk]

in those two links only about 260 KILObytes- each is being downloaded - a normal episode is over 700 MEGAbytes. This is despite the programmes playing normally in iPlayer.



As a comparison, an edition of the same programme from the day before still downloads properly:
[www.bbc.co.uk]


If it helps to diagnose the problem, here are a couple of other comparison programmes - also new ones from the last couple of days - which are still downloading normally at present,

[www.bbc.co.uk]
[www.bbc.co.uk]


My FRD and the plug-ins are up to date.
If there is any other info I can give you, please let me know,

Thanks again for a great piece of software.
Regards]]> artwest FreeRapid Downloader - Plugins Fri, 05 May 2017 11:27:14 +0000