@startreksteve

Are you asking how to just manually install the ffmpeg arm binary?

If you are, the instructions for that are in the get_iplayer wiki as user-2 said.

As I mentioned, I used the manual installation and on the manual installation page in the wiki there are instructions under the External Programs heading on how to install the ffmpeg binary:

https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplay...l-programs

At the time of testing, the Wiki didn't contain the note to tell you to (obviously) pick the arm binary and don't just use the x86/x86_64 one, but the instructions are easy to follow.

The only thing that needs a note in that section is the fact that you shouldn't install AtomicParsley from the system repo on a Raspbian (to maintain consistency of instruction contained in the unixpkg page). I installed AtomicParsley from Jon's Wheezy repo as I mentioned. If memory serves (it was late) it was a simple wget of the .deb and dpkg -i to install.

Looks like its working!
slow but sure, it didnt delete the m4a though, is there a switch for that?
Had to use the Armel 32 bit though. the Armhf didnt work.
Steve

Which Pi do you have?

Did you use the example command here? That's the one I used and it worked on mine.

Im currently running it on a Pi3 and a Pi Zero, pi3 successful, Zero still running..

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Yes, I used the examples you show. Is there a way to incorporate the presets as a permenant setting without having to call --preset= every time?

Never mind, I found it, its tacked onto the end of the preset..

Steve

If anyone wants me to put together all the info on here about getting mp3 working on Rasberry Pi, I can do that.

Steve

correction,
I added && rm etc to the preset, and it converted the m4a to mp3, but didnt delete the m4a on completion.
Any ideas?

It would help if you posted the command you have set up.

Yeah,
it was the last bit of this:
get_iplayer --get 12345 --command-radio='ffmpeg -loglevel error -i "<filename>" -c:v copy -c:a libmp3lame -q:a 0 -y "<dir>/<fileprefix>.mp3" && rm "<filename>"'


Steve

Hi,
   I have a batch file which attempts to download multiple radio programmes and CONVERT them  to mp3.

 I have initially set some preferences which should reduce the verbosity of later ;commands'.



Now, initially I processing each of the 'downloads' as indicated below.

REM %1 Processing...Radio Programme: The Late Paul Barnes
REM ========================================================================
IF EXIST "The Late Paul Barnes 2017-04-29 29-04-2017.mp3" (echo "The Late Paul Barnes 2017-04-29 29-04-2017.mp3" already exists)  else (Call get_iplayer --pid=p04zysmk --preset=aactomp3 --force --whitespace --file-prefix "The Late Paul Barnes 2017-04-29 29-04-2017" )

This works fine...great...but the time elapsed for the post processing conversion from .M4A to MP3 is time intensive so I wanted to change to something like...

REM %1 Processing...Radio Programme: The Late Paul Barnes
REM ========================================================================
IF EXIST "The Late Paul Barnes 2017-04-29 29-04-2017.mp3" (echo "The Late Paul Barnes 2017-04-29 29-04-2017.mp3" already exists)  else (Call get_iplayer --pid=p04zysmk --force --whitespace --file-prefix "The Late Paul Barnes 2017-04-29 29-04-2017" )

i.e. => without the switch --preset=aactomp3
OK, I 'could' just build a batch file (conversion) with no reference to get_iplayer and just use ffmpeg standalone, so here is my question.

What would be the succeeding command line be to JUST do the conversion using get_iplayer?

By throwing out the --force I 'would' have thought that it would proceed to the conversion whilst acknowledging that the file had already been downloaded.

get_iplayer --pid=b08n1bxv --preset=aactomp3 --whitespace --file-prefix "The Organist Entertains 2017-04-25 Japanese Sandman"

By stacking commands like these at the END of the batch file and using a 'currently downloading' logical gate (via existence of a stub file) for the first commands I could initiate several instances of the batch file.

Quote:What would be the succeeding command line be to JUST do the conversion using get_iplayer?

There is none. As you said, use ffmpeg standalone.

Thanks user-2...it's probably just as well that there are no assumptions involved in the get_iplayer logic.

Cheers.