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    wget bbc video

    I want to download the video embedded on bbc pages

    for example:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8609545.stm

    the wget -O /tmp/page.tmp command does not seem to save the video id.


    Thanx

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    Re: wget bbc video

    Hi
    wget won't do it.
    It's not a file you're linking to, it's a stream. So you need a program that will capture the stream and save it as a file.
    Look in Ubuntu's repository for a program named 'get-iplayer'.
    When you've installed it use a command like this:-
    Code:
    get-iplayer --get --url=<URL>
    So to download the video that you linked, the command is:-
    Code:
    get-iplayer --get --url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8609545.stm
    Last edited by ron999; April 9th, 2010 at 06:44 PM.

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    Re: wget bbc video

    As a side note it appears that BBC policy has meant the end of development of this program:


    get_iplayer dropped in response to BBC’s lack of support for open source
    http://linuxcentre.net/get_iplayer-d...or-open-source

    Andrew
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    Re: wget bbc video

    thanks for the replies, looks like i'm out of luck with this one, especially as i don't live in the uk at the moment.

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    Re: wget bbc video

    Hi
    I am tyring to download a forum web page using Wget but all I get is a partial HTML without people's comments
    The address I am trying to download is: http://www.tapuz.co.il/Forums2008/Fo...7&PageNumber=2

    my code is:

    wget output-document=1.txt http://www.tapuz.co.il/Forums2008/Fo...^&PageNumber=2

    Can anyone help me pleas?

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    Smile Re: wget bbc video

    Awesome tip, THANKS HEAPS!!!

    worked fine for me in Australia, made an avi

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    Re: wget bbc video

    Necromancy.

    Closed.

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