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Metadata/filename problem when downloading radio via PID

user-625

So I'm not sure what metadata is exposed to get_iplayer during PID download, but everything I download now comes with tags like this:

Album : BBC iPlayer Feeds
Album/Performer : BBC Radio
Track name : BBC iPlayer Feeds

And has filenames like "BBC_iPlayer_Feeds_-_b04l3clb_default.m4a"

Which makes navigating stuff via my media centre rather tricky. Obviously I can retag/rename everything as I download it, but it would be nice if it could be automated.

user-2

Works fine here. Show the full command you're using and show the output from
Code:
get_iplayer --showoptions
. Scrub your username from the output before posting.

user-625

The command I'm using is

Code:
get_iplayer --modes=flashaacstd --type=radio --pid=$PID

If I don't use the modes switch then nothing downloads at all.

Code:
get_iplayer --showoptions

get_iplayer 2.86-5-gf109d22-ppa18, 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.

Options from Files:
    atomicparsley = /usr/bin/AtomicParsley
    flvstreamer = /usr/bin/rtmpdump
    modes = flashhd,flashvhigh,flashhigh
    packagemanager = apt
    rtmpdump = /usr/bin/rtmpdump
    tag_hdvideo = 1
    tag_longdesc = 1
    tag_utf8 = 1

Options from Command Line:
    showoptions = 1

Options Used:
    atomicparsley = /usr/bin/AtomicParsley
    flvstreamer = /usr/bin/rtmpdump
    modes = flashhd,flashvhigh,flashhigh
    packagemanager = apt
    rtmpdump = /usr/bin/rtmpdump
    showoptions = 1
    tag_hdvideo = 1
    tag_longdesc = 1
    tag_utf8 = 1
    thumbsize = 150

Search Args: .*

user-2

Your get_iplayer is obsolete. Move up to 2.87, try again, and we'll take it from there.

user-514

For me it's picking up some metadata but not others. For example, the artwork, series number, and comment/description is not being written in the file's tags for this request:

Code:
get_iplayer --url "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rfqxx"

user-625

Oh yeah, that sorted it.

Sorry, should have updated before posting. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

user-2

@sloth-dog: As you should have noticed, get_iplayer is broken for the moment. Use
Code:
--pid b00rfqxx
and it will be a bit better, but thumbnail will still be missing.

user-617

I'm trying to download the lastest version, but Avast is very insistent that it's infected with Win32:malwaregen and not letting me.

user-2

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