iPlayer Downloader fixed again

I’m back from holiday, I’ve slept, and I’ve fixed the latest round of problems with the downloader.

Ruby people who use the command line version might be pleased to know that it’s now available as a gem via the new Gemcutter service. If you’ve added Gemcutter as a source, just do (with sudo as required):

gem install iplayer-dl

Otherwise, you’ll need to specify the source:

gem install iplayer-dl --source http://gemcutter.org

2009-10-11 15:17 UTC. Comments: 19.

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Alex

Wrote at 2009-10-11 16:22 UTC using Chrome 3.0.195.25 on Windows Vista:
It’s working for me. Great – many thanks, Paul.

Hope you had a good holiday!
TIM

Wrote at 2009-10-12 21:14 UTC using Chrome 4.0.213.1 on Windows XP:
ALL WORKING AGAIN. I’VE BEEN USING YOUR iPLAYER DOWNLOADER FOR A LONG TIME AND NEVER THANKED YOU, WELL NOW I HAVE :)
Ali

Wrote at 2009-10-13 11:10 UTC using Internet Explorer 8.0 on Windows XP:
Thanks Paul.

I really appreciate your work.

I wounder if there is any software like the iPlayer downloader that can download programes from ITV player, Channel 4, and Channel 5 (i.e. Demand 5)
Christine Hatcher

Wrote at 2009-10-15 17:49 UTC using Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows XP:
Can anyone help me sort out how to put the new version on my Windows XP pro machine please? I have downloaed a copy of Ruby
Kareem

Wrote at 2009-10-17 18:14 UTC using Firefox 3.0.14 on Windows Vista:
Hello Christine.

As you are using Windows XP, you will not need to download or install Ruby.

Paul has already compiled an exe for Windows. Just download it, from the link below, run, and you are ready to go.

http://po-ru.com/files/ipdl.exe
Christine Hatcher

Wrote at 2009-10-18 16:54 UTC using Internet Explorer 8.0 on Windows XP:
Thanks Kareem and of course, thank you Paul, it is working fine.
Paul Halfpenny

Wrote at 2009-10-21 09:53 UTC using Internet Explorer 8.0 on Windows XP:
Hey – thanks for the work you’ve put in on this, you bridged a little gap in my life!

All the best.
Anthony Bailey

Wrote at 2009-10-23 02:09 UTC using Firefox 3.0.14 on Linux:
Wonderful.

http://anthonybailey.net/tumblelog/2009/10/23/iplayer-dl-is-a-real-tv-gem
George

Wrote at 2009-10-23 15:19 UTC using Firefox 3.5 on Windows XP:
Thank you! This is such an amazing piece of software
Ivan

Wrote at 2009-10-25 00:00 UTC using Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows XP:
Thanks great tool
akm

Wrote at 2009-10-27 09:32 UTC using Internet Explorer 8.0 on Windows NT:
Hi Paul,
Some excellent work with this software, well done! I am getting this programme does not exist error message again (on virtually every programme that I’ve tried since 25/10). I am on the dreaded windows platform and using the exe package of ipdl. Any help or pointers would be helpful. thanks
Mike Selby

Wrote at 2009-10-28 18:44 UTC using Firefox 3.0.13 on Windows XP:
I used i-Player Downloader for the first time today and was mightily impressed. Dead simple, does the job, and free. Thank you!

I also enjoyed reading your blog—it’s great to come across someone with a good vocabulary (and grammar, punctuation, etc.) and who expresses their ideas clearly and in an enjoyable style.

I particularly enjoyed your (now quite ancient) posts about Japan, being a former resident there myself (a loooong time ago) , still pretty fluent and still connected (married). Despite knowing how capable of casual dumb racism many Japanese are, I was still astounded to see the “gaijin go home” magazine pieces—“temee no kuni ni kaete yarina” indeed!

Ganbatte kudasai!
Alan Walker

Wrote at 2009-11-08 08:46 UTC using Internet Explorer 8.0 on Windows Vista:
Hi Paul,
Many thanks for your work in finding such an elegant solution to downloading iplayer files.
My recent experience would suggest that Auntie has changed something in the format once again. ie I can download the file OK, but occasionally need to restart (which has not happened before), and the file will start to play OK, but then freezes within a couple of minutes, and refuses to continue or scroll / fast forward. I’m sure you will take a look when you have the time, but in the meanwhile, keep up the good work.
My thanks once again.
Best regards,
Alan
Flim Flam

Wrote at 2009-11-08 09:28 UTC using Opera 10.00 on Windows XP:
Ali Wrote at 2009-10-13 11:10 UTC (25 days ago)

“I wounder if there is any software like the iPlayer downloader that can download programes from ITV player, Channel 4, and Channel 5 (i.e. Demand 5)”

Yea, how about it Paul ?

Isn’t “made by many” now engaged with FIVE demand website rewrite ? – how about convincing them that a user might just click a “button” and download the .flv file, even if at a low quality coding this would be good for promo purposes, no ?

They could include the embedded adverts with the download, and then a sponsors adverts might be archived for evermore on a users machine. Maybe then a sponsor might pay more for an advert “spot” if they thought that this would occur on a regular basis, yes ?

Just a fleeting thought :)
Stephen Douglass

Wrote at 2009-11-08 10:28 UTC using Firefox 3.5.5 on Windows XP:
please can you help and make this simplier for those not as gifted with computers like yourself. I cannot fathom what I’m supposed to do
Mike H

Wrote at 2009-11-11 22:36 UTC using Firefox 3.5.3 on Windows XP:
Ali, FlimFlam – there is a command-line downloader called get_iplayer, (which I think uses Paul’s “engine” underneath), which DOES download ITV as well as BBC.

It’s a bit more terse and you need to read the docs carefully, but it works fine, I use it weekly.

Find it at http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer

Don’t worry about the ‘linuxcentre’ – there’s a windows version too.

And yes thanks again Paul for very fine work.

good luck all
Mike H
John Davis

Wrote at 2009-11-17 19:22 UTC using Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows XP:
Hi Paul

Is there any way I can convert an iplayer programme which I have downloaded to my computer, but which has now been removed from the iplayer website?

i have an mp4 file on my computer which expires in 30 days.
NP

Wrote at 2009-11-26 07:56 UTC using Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows XP:
Hi Paul,

Is there any way to change the timeout period for the download? I am connecting via VPN so the connection is slow and I cannot actually get beyond the 0.0% stage as it times out.

also, is this app open source?

thanks!
Lee

Wrote at 2009-12-16 09:34 UTC using Safari 531.21.10 on Mac OS X:
Have the BBC been at it again? Had 3 failed downloads last night, all radio shows and I’ve never had any radio shows fail before.