With the latest experimental release of get_iplayer PVR Manager you can now use to browse and play almost any BBC iPlayer programme directly from VLC‘s playlist. This functionality of get_iplayer PVR Manager should work on Linux/Unix, MacOSX and Windows.
Just download and run get_iplayer PVR manager as described in yesterdays post
Next, using VLC to open a URL such as:
http://127.0.0.1:1935/playlist?PROGTYPES=liveradio
You will get an automatically generated playlist for the programme type you selected.
Valid programme types are:
- tv
- radio
- livetv
- liveradio
Open the playlist in the vlc GUI and you will see all of the available programmes.
Just click on one and it will start playing after a few seconds.
There are many more examples and detailed usage in the comments at the top of the get_iplayer.cgi script if you are interested.
I haven’t tried opening the playlists in anything other than mplayer and vlc so far. When I get a chance I’ll try them out on the Squeezebox also.
Let me know if you get this working on any other players or if you find any other novel uses for it.
Update: Now works on windows except for realaudio channels. Ensure you use flvstreamer v1.8h or later.
