Re: [Sheflug] GNU/Linux users - sign petition to say you use BBC web site!

[Adam Funk <a.funk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[05/11/07 00:15] John Southern wrote:

>> I wrote a script to record listen again programs to ogg files. The key
>> thing is to have the RealAudio codecs installed, along with mplayer and
>> oggenc or lame (depending on whether you want mp3s or oggs).
>>
>> More info here:
>>
>> http://www.esfnet.co.uk/index.php?page=Listen_Again
> 
> I use the line from http://www.tomtaylor.co.uk/blog/2007/04/17/play-it-again/
> 
> mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile Gently1.ra -bandwidth 999999999999 -ao null 
> rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio4/comedy/wed1830.ra
> 
> The bandwidth part means a thirty minute show takes about three minutes to 
> download.

I wrote my own a while ago

http://www.ducksburg.com/scripts/record-real-media.perl

but will take a look at the ones cited above since I might learn something.

I wasn't aware of the -bandwidth option, which seems particularly useful.

Thanks,
Adam

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