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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 3 Jan 2010 05:20 On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:11:22 +0000, Lynn W <lynn.williamson(a)FOREVERREDbtinternet.com> wrote: >On 2/1/10 19:54, in article >C76554F5.221C6%lynn.williamson(a)FOREVERREDbtinternet.com, "Lynn W" ><lynn.williamson(a)FOREVERREDbtinternet.com> wrote: > >> I have tried to download 3 programmes using the iPlayer Grabber and each >> time it has said that there is no page for the programme probably meaning >> the programme doesn't exist, even though I can play them in iPlayer. >> Anybody else having this problem? >> Lynn >> >I have just downloaded the latest version 0.95.5 and that appears to be >working okay, perhaps 0.95.3 had just stopped working. That happens. The downloader is unsupported by the BBC, and indeed unwanted. Changes made at the BBC end need to be worked out and worked around by the authors of Grabber. I treat it as a reminder that they need a paypal tip for all that hard work, myself! Cheers - Jaimie -- ....most SF writers are small blokes; they spent a lot of time grubbing around on the floor for old SF mags, not stretching up to the top shelf for pornography... As an aside, Douglas Adams is quite tall. - Terry Pratchett
From: Ian on 3 Jan 2010 08:30 On 2 Jan, 19:54, Lynn W <lynn.william...(a)FOREVERREDbtinternet.com> wrote: > I have tried to download 3 programmes using the iPlayer Grabber and each > time it has said that there is no page for the programme probably meaning > the programme doesn't exist, even though I can play them in iPlayer. iPlayer Downloader 3.6 will not download any shows marked as "Guidance" by the BBC e.g. The Graham Norton Show - Series 6 13. New Year's Eve Guidance: Contains adult humour Regards, Ian
From: Sara Merriman on 3 Jan 2010 10:31 In article <457b70ea-116e-4e8d-aacd-29271b94693b(a)u7g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, Ian <ianmethyl(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > On 2 Jan, 19:54, Lynn W <lynn.william...(a)FOREVERREDbtinternet.com> > wrote: > > I have tried to download 3 programmes using the iPlayer Grabber and each > > time it has said that there is no page for the programme probably meaning > > the programme doesn't exist, even though I can play them in iPlayer. > > iPlayer Downloader 3.6 will not download any shows marked as > "Guidance" by the BBC e.g. > > The Graham Norton Show - Series 6 > 13. New Year's Eve > Guidance: Contains adult humour > > Regards, > Ian Aha - I wondered why some worked and some didn't. -- Sara Cuddler of rats, cats and husband
From: Chris Ridd on 3 Jan 2010 10:40 On 2010-01-03 15:31:31 +0000, Sara Merriman said: > In article > <457b70ea-116e-4e8d-aacd-29271b94693b(a)u7g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, > Ian <ianmethyl(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > >> On 2 Jan, 19:54, Lynn W <lynn.william...(a)FOREVERREDbtinternet.com> >> wrote: >>> I have tried to download 3 programmes using the iPlayer Grabber and each >>> time it has said that there is no page for the programme probably meaning >>> the programme doesn't exist, even though I can play them in iPlayer. >> >> iPlayer Downloader 3.6 will not download any shows marked as >> "Guidance" by the BBC e.g. >> >> The Graham Norton Show - Series 6 >> 13. New Year's Eve >> Guidance: Contains adult humour >> >> Regards, >> Ian > > Aha - I wondered why some worked and some didn't. Have you tried watching a "guidance" program online first, and then trying iPlayer Grabber? If iPlayer Grabber shares cookies with Safari this might work. -- Chris
From: Lynn W on 3 Jan 2010 13:15
On 3/1/10 10:16, in article saramerriman-11FAD7.10161303012010(a)news.individual.net, "Sara Merriman" <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > In article <Pine.OSX.4.64.1001022152000.6431(a)iMac.dekay.sytes.net>, > deKay <andyk(a)lofi-gaming.org.uk.invalid> wrote: > >> On Sat, 2 Jan 2010, Lynn W wrote: >> >>> Having downloaded is it also possible to burn to disc so that it will play >>> on an external DVD Player? >> >> Yes - you can just drag it into iDVD or Toast. >> >> deKay > > I'd go for iDVD. Unless I'm missing something obvious, Toast makes very > poor quality DVDs. I have used Toast when I've been doing a backup of a DVD with no problems they seemed okay. I haven't tried iDVD perhaps I may give it a go if its not too complicated. Lynn |