[CaptainT]

Just so everyone knows: They are playing with different website layouts again. For me, Highlights is broken, but I get different HTML in Kodi than in my browser on the same computer. This makes it difficult for me to adjust the code.

I expect there will be some changes in the next week or two, which will break the add-on temporarily. Please report broken things, but please also give us a little time to fix things. From past experience, it is sometimes better to wait another day till things settle down again. Please also note that even if something breaks for you (or me), it may not break for everybody else. They are sometimes rolling out previews of new website designs to selected users and I guess today I got lucky (or not).

[Jeffers24]

Just so everyone knows: They are playing with different website layouts again. For me, Highlights is broken, but I get different HTML in Kodi than in my browser on the same computer. This makes it difficult for me to adjust the code.

I expect there will be some changes in the next week or two, which will break the add-on temporarily. Please report broken things, but please also give us a little time to fix things. From past experience, it is sometimes better to wait another day till things settle down again. Please also note that even if something breaks for you (or me), it may not break for everybody else. They are sometimes rolling out previews of new website designs to selected users and I guess today I got lucky (or not).

Captain,

Take all the time you need.

Thanks to you and the team for all your efforts in developing a great addon

[stammie]

Just so everyone knows: They are playing with different website layouts again. For me, Highlights is broken, but I get different HTML in Kodi than in my browser on the same computer. This makes it difficult for me to adjust the code.

I expect there will be some changes in the next week or two, which will break the add-on temporarily. Please report broken things, but please also give us a little time to fix things. From past experience, it is sometimes better to wait another day till things settle down again. Please also note that even if something breaks for you (or me), it may not break for everybody else. They are sometimes rolling out previews of new website designs to selected users and I guess today I got lucky (or not).

Its not just you, I've been "lucky" too and my highlights are broken, however as a short term workaround channel highlights still work as do categories and for the things I've tried the A-Z listings.

Here's hoping one day the BBC will share their API with license fee payers so that CaptainT and Primaeval or anyone else with the capabilities can make a Kodi addon for Iplayer without having to hack around their website or second guess the BBC's intentions!

[CaptainT]

Its not just you, I've been "lucky" too and my highlights are broken, however as a short term workaround channel highlights still work as do categories and for the things I've tried the A-Z listings.

Same here, it is really just Higlights, so basically the main iPlayer website.

Here's hoping one day the BBC will share their API with license fee payers so that CaptainT and Primaeval or anyone else with the capabilities can make a Kodi addon for Iplayer without having to hack around their website or second guess the BBC's intentions!

They definitely won't do that and that is for a simple reason: The add-on is distributed in source code. This means that everybody else would be able to see the API calls and use them as well.

So as much as I would like them to open their API, I fully understand why they won't.

[scatat]

Hi all - I have a bizarre problem. I have been happily using Krypton and the iplayer plugin for some time - months.

However, a few days ago, I was unable to watch content. I have updated the plugin to version 3.0.14, restarted the machine. Programmes now start to play - I can get audio, but no video! Odd.

When I view logs, there seems to be a 404 - nothing major. I am in the UK - no VPN or anything. What's going on? I am happy to try anything but I have no way of knowing where to start to fix this.

Here is a log excerpt:

Code:

12:43:12.054 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
12:43:12.231 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
12:43:12.231 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Opening stream: 2 source: 256
12:43:12.312 T:140717758347008   ERROR: CCurlFile::Open failed with code 404 for http://vod-dash-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/611b24-b07xt5m7/vf_b07xt5m7_58c54840-ae1f-4ceb-84b1-455757e1388f.ism.hlsv2.ism/dash/vf_b07xt5m7_58c54840-ae1f-4ceb-84b1-455757e1388f.ism.hlsv2-$RepresentationID$.dash|Connection=keep-alive&acceptencoding=gzip%2c%20deflate&seekable=0
12:43:12.312 T:140717758347008   ERROR: AddOnLog: InputStream Adaptive: Download http://vod-dash-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/611b24-b07xt5m7/vf_b07xt5m7_58c54840-ae1f-4ceb-84b1-455757e1388f.ism.hlsv2.ism/dash/vf_b07xt5m7_58c54840-ae1f-4ceb-84b1-455757e1388f.ism.hlsv2-$RepresentationID$.dash doesn't provide any data: invalid
12:43:12.312 T:140717758347008   ERROR: AddOnLog: InputStream Adaptive: Unable to select stream!
12:43:12.312 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Creating video codec with codec id: 28
12:43:12.312 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: CDVDVideoCodecFFmpeg::Open() Using codec: H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10
12:43:12.312 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Creating video thread
12:43:12.312 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Opening stream: 1 source: 256
12:43:12.312 T:140717515151104  NOTICE: running thread: video_thread
12:43:12.348 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86018
12:43:12.349 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Creating audio thread
12:43:12.349 T:140717506758400  NOTICE: running thread: CVideoPlayerAudio::Process()
12:43:12.397 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Opening stream: 2 source: 256
12:43:12.414 T:140717758347008   ERROR: CCurlFile::Open failed with code 404 for http://vod-dash-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/611b24-b07xt5m7/vf_b07xt5m7_58c54840-ae1f-4ceb-84b1-455757e1388f.ism.hlsv2.ism/dash/vf_b07xt5m7_58c54840-ae1f-4ceb-84b1-455757e1388f.ism.hlsv2-$RepresentationID$.dash|Connection=keep-alive&acceptencoding=gzip%2c%20deflate&seekable=0
12:43:12.414 T:140717758347008   ERROR: AddOnLog: InputStream Adaptive: Download http://vod-dash-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/611b24-b07xt5m7/vf_b07xt5m7_58c54840-ae1f-4ceb-84b1-455757e1388f.ism.hlsv2.ism/dash/vf_b07xt5m7_58c54840-ae1f-4ceb-84b1-455757e1388f.ism.hlsv2-$RepresentationID$.dash doesn't provide any data: invalid
12:43:12.414 T:140717758347008   ERROR: AddOnLog: InputStream Adaptive: Unable to select stream!
12:43:12.414 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Opening stream: 1 source: 256
12:43:12.414 T:140717758347008  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86018
12:43:12.422 T:140717506758400  NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86018, channels: 2, sample rate: 48000, no pass-through)

[peak3d]

@scatat this issue should be already fixed in the latest Krypton builds / inputstream.adaptive version (Krypton branch)
Maybe you want to try one of the latest Krypton nightly builds.

[primaeval]

@scatat If you can't try peak3d's suggestion the HLS streams should work instead of the DASH ones. They use the same video source but take a little bit longer to start.

[nickschurch]

I'm having a weird error with iPlayer WWW. All was well until a few days ago, but now when I try to watch a stream I get the message "BBC iPlayer TV programmes are available to play int he UK only.". Now, I know I'm in Scotland, but really, its still the UK!

iPlayer plays fine through web-browser on the computers ont he same web connection,

No VPN used, Origin Broadband, IOpenelev 6.0.3, Kodi 15.2, iPlayer WWW 2.5.22, RPi 1.

Any help greatly appreciated.

[primaeval]

I'm having a weird error with iPlayer WWW. All was well until a few days ago, but now when I try to watch a stream I get the message "BBC iPlayer TV programmes are available to play int he UK only.". Now, I know I'm in Scotland, but really, its still the UK!

iPlayer plays fine through web-browser on the computers ont he same web connection,

No VPN used, Origin Broadband, IOpenelev 6.0.3, Kodi 15.2, iPlayer WWW 2.5.22, RPi 1.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Kodi 15.2 is your problem. Even Jarvis can't access most of the https urls that iPlayerWWW uses to find the streams.
You might possibly get away with turning https off in the Settings and picking one of the Providers that doesn't use https. Maybe Akamai.
It is time for an upgrade I expect.

[TheAlbionJackal]

Using Kodi Krypton 17.4 and NordVPN on a SmartTV here in Hong Kong. I get access to all programmes but the sound goes after a few seconds. Any ideas?

[Streggi]

thanks for this plugin. I have a kodi box that my kids use, but I can't get the switch CBeebies/CBBC only mode to work? I assume I'm doing something silly - do I just need to click on the option and then press 'OK'?

Thanks in advance

[primaeval]

thanks for this plugin. I have a kodi box that my kids use, but I can't get the switch CBeebies/CBBC only mode to work? I assume I'm doing something silly - do I just need to click on the option and then press 'OK'?

Thanks in advance

You need to type in a password that your kids won't guess.
The first time sets it. The next times use it.
If you forget it just go to this file and delete the kids_password setting:
userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.iplayerwww\settings.xml

[Streggi]

thanks for this plugin. I have a kodi box that my kids use, but I can't get the switch CBeebies/CBBC only mode to work? I assume I'm doing something silly - do I just need to click on the option and then press 'OK'?

Thanks in advance

You need to type in a password that your kids won't guess.
The first time sets it. The next times use it.
If you forget it just go to this file and delete the kids_password setting:
userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.iplayerwww\settings.xml

I just went in to try and follow your advice and it was already in cbeebies mode - maybe you need to exit to apply changes.

Thanks anyway

[primaeval]

thanks for this plugin. I have a kodi box that my kids use, but I can't get the switch CBeebies/CBBC only mode to work? I assume I'm doing something silly - do I just need to click on the option and then press 'OK'?

Thanks in advance

You need to type in a password that your kids won't guess.
The first time sets it. The next times use it.
If you forget it just go to this file and delete the kids_password setting:
userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.iplayerwww\settings.xml

I just went in to try and follow your advice and it was already in cbeebies mode - maybe you need to exit to apply changes.

Thanks anyway

If you want to get out of Kids Mode just enter the password in the first dialog then nothing in the next one.
If you've forgotten it you'll have to edit or delete the settings.xml file I mentioned.
I expect you will have to back out to the Video Addons folder before the top level index gets refreshed.

[scatat]

@scatat this issue should be already fixed in the latest Krypton builds / inputstream.adaptive version (Krypton branch)
Maybe you want to try one of the latest Krypton nightly builds.

Thank you for the response! I will try and update as soon as I can. I am using the Kodi PPA - not sure if I can get a nightly build from there. I will dig around