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Need help with bbc learning embeded video

user-888

i hope soemone on here can help to download this video here but get iplayer gives a error message, can auyone pls let me know how to download this video below is the link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/for...pany.shtml

thank you

user-585

No idea what command you are using but try putting
Code:
--mediaselector=4
on the end of it.

user-888

tried it but says failed to get emp
i use:

Code:
get_iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/forteachers/ethical_fashion/employability/how_do_we_create_an_ethical_fashion_company.shtml--mediaselector=4



it says itfailed to get EMP from bbc page, auyone idea get this video? or if i can be ?

user-2

Check your typing more carefully. You omitted the space before
Code:
--mediaselector=4
.

user-888

hi

i tried this now

get_iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/for...selector=4

Info: 1 Matching programmes
ERROR: failed to get EMp from bbc page no space used and it says that

iam using latest get iplayer 292 version, when i try with space before --mediaselector=4

get_iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/for...pany.shtml --mediaselector=4

it get error message like this: Generated File name is too long, pls use --fileprefex, --subdir and -- output option to shorten it below 256 characters

below that it says skipping the prgramme.

Thank you for responses , i hope something can make something of all this, i love get_iplayer first time i had issue using it to get a video.

user-585

Code:
get_iplayer --modes=best --url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/forteachers/ethical_fashion/employability/how_do_we_create_an_ethical_fashion_company.shtml" --mediaselector=4

user-888

hi tv fan

i just tried and copy pasted what you wrote and got same exact error

it get error message like this: Generated File name is too long, pls use –fileprefex, –subdir and — output option to shorten it below 256 characters

below that it says skipping the prgramme.

can you download if from you side? i have the setting get_iplayer --prefs-add --modes=best saved in my options to allways download best quality could this causing the error?

user-585

I can download it here but only to my external drive. The default iPlayer Recordings folder gives the same error that you are getting.

The path to my external drive is much sorter than the path to iPlayer Recordings so that probably pusjes the path size over the limit.

Add
Code:
--fileprefix="<name>"
to the end of the command. Remember to leave a space after
Code:
--mediaselector=4

user-888

thank you very much tvfan got it working, thank you for all the help, finally got it to download, THANKS SO MUCH!

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