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RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - bicky - 2017-02-22

Hi - thanks for this - after some soul searching on the Kodi and Linux forums - I established the problem was with the " libcec file", once I reinstalled this everything now works just fine.
I give this info in case it is of use to some other Linux user.


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - CaptainT - 2017-03-11

Hi everyone. There is one important change everybody should be aware of: From now on iPlayer WWW exists twice on the offical repo:

  1. There is version 2.5.6 on the Helix branch. This is available for users of Kodi Helix up to Jarvis. This version will get bug fixes and perhaps minor updates for some time, but it is not the future. This branch is limited to HLS streams.
  2. The future is version 3.0.0 which is on the Krypton branch and currently being rolled out to users. It depends on inputstream.adaptive, so if you don't have that it will refuse to install. The big thing about 3.0.0 is the introduction of DASH streams. They are the new default and should completely replace HLS streams in the future.
    In case you already got 3.0.0 and experience problems with DASH streams, please report back here. As a workaround, there is an option in settings to revert to HLS streams. These will work just like before.



Missing iplayer dependency - FredFrin - 2017-03-11

Hello!

I tried installing iPlayer www addon (v3.0.0) in Krypton (running on Linux Ubuntu).
It's a fresh kodi installation.

The install always fails, the log says:

Code:
13:55:37.771 T:139930283894528   ERROR: CAddonInstallJob[plugin.video.iplayerwww]: The dependency on inputstream.adaptive version 1.0.6 could not be satisfied.

I downloaded this plugin from git: https://github.com/peak3d/inputstream.adaptive
but when I attempt to install this from the zip file, the log states:

Code:
14:04:48.201 T:139931607111680   ERROR: Failed to read 'zip://%2fhome%2fstef%2fDownloads%2finputstream.adaptive-master.zip/inputstream.adaptive-master/addon.xml'

Looking in the unzipped file, I do not see an 'addon.xml', also it looks full of C++ sources which I guess need compiling. Speculation creeping in here ...

Any hints as to what I may be doing wrong please??

cheers,
Fred


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - iainmacleod - 2017-03-11

I had problems with DASH on my raspberry pi 3. How can I assist, which log files would you like?

10:01:01.268 T:1082127264 ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<-- - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!7 Error Type: <type 'exceptions.IndexError'> Error Contents: list index out of range Traceback (most recent call last): File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayerwww/default.py", line 210, in <module> Video.AddAvailableLiveStreamItemSelector(name, url, iconimage) File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayerwww/resources/lib/ipwww_video.py", line 95$ return AddAvailableLiveDASHStreamItem(name, channelname, iconimage) File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.iplayerwww/resources/lib/ipwww_video.py", line 97$ PlayStream(name, match[0][2], iconimage, '', '')
IndexError: list index out of range
-->End of Python script error report<--


RE: Missing iplayer dependency - FredFrin - 2017-03-11

Ok - un-built sources it follows there are platform specific versions of the addon:

Code:
apt-get install kodi-inputstream-adaptive

reboot. Still same error after.

Code:
apt-get install  libkodiplatform17

reboot. Still same error after.

I feel I'm getting warmer - but still no luck ...


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - DarrenHill - 2017-03-11

Dependency missing thread merged into the main thread.


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - FredFrin - 2017-03-11

inputstream.adaptive solved!

Right! Following the apt-get installation the addon is disabled. Go to:

Top Menu -> Add-ons -> Select the box top left -> My add-ons -> VideoPlayer InputStream

There click on Configure, set Max Bandwidth, Ok, then Enable.

Now iPlayer will install Wink

Info from: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=267160


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - cmaines - 2017-03-11

DASH streams won't work for me at all - Kodi crashes completely. No problems with the HLS streams however. I'm running Kodi 17.1 RC1 and inputstream.adaptive v.1.0.7 on Android (Amazon FireTV Stick).


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - CaptainT - 2017-03-12

(2017-03-11, 17:22)iainmacleod Wrote: I had problems with DASH on my raspberry pi 3. How can I assist, which log files would you like?


IndexError: list index out of range
-->End of Python script error report<--

This sounds like you were not in the UK. Are you sure you are in the UK and don't use a VPN, which may be blocked by the BBC?


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - CaptainT - 2017-03-12

(2017-03-11, 21:31)cmaines Wrote: DASH streams won't work for me at all - Kodi crashes completely. No problems with the HLS streams however. I'm running Kodi 17.1 RC1 and inputstream.adaptive v.1.0.7 on Android (Amazon FireTV Stick).
Can you try on 17.0, please? I don't​ see how the add-on could crash Kodi. If it happens during playback it is most likely a bug in Kodi or inputstream.adaptive itself.


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - oattes - 2017-03-12

(2017-03-12, 04:03)CaptainT Wrote:
(2017-03-11, 21:31)cmaines Wrote: DASH streams won't work for me at all - Kodi crashes completely. No problems with the HLS streams however. I'm running Kodi 17.1 RC1 and inputstream.adaptive v.1.0.7 on Android (Amazon FireTV Stick).
Can you try on 17.0, please? I don't​ see how the add-on could crash Kodi. If it happens during playback it is most likely a bug in Kodi or inputstream.adaptive itself.

DASH streams are working fine for me on 17.1 RC1. Make sure you are *not* using the dsplayer version of kodi -- that definitely does not work (LOL, you're on android, so you are definitely not using the dsplayer ;-).


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - stammie - 2017-03-12

I'm in the process of setting up a new Windows 10 PC this weekend and the first thing I went to try after installing 17.1 RC1 on it was my favourite addon namely this one.
I too got the error of version 3 not installing even after enabling inputstream.adaptive.
However after installing the version from GitHub linked to in the opening post I was then able to update to the latest version from the Kodi repositories.
This might be a workaround for people having issues.

Thanks for all your work CaptainT, I can report on my machine the Dash streams are working great Smile


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - CaptainT - 2017-03-12

(2017-03-12, 14:37)stammie Wrote: I'm in the process of setting up a new Windows 10 PC this weekend and the first thing I went to try after installing 17.1 RC1 on it was my favourite addon namely this one.
I too got the error of version 3 not installing even after enabling inputstream.adaptive.
However after installing the version from GitHub linked to in the opening post I was then able to update to the latest version from the Kodi repositories.
This might be a workaround for people having issues.

Thanks for all your work CaptainT, I can report on my machine the Dash streams are working great Smile

I am sorry, but if you pulled the add-on from the link in the first post of this thread, you are most likely not using DASH at all. In fact, I just noticed that I broke the master branch a little over an hour ago. Will need to repair it, but this will take some time.

If you cannot install 3.0.0 from the official repo, then you didn't install inputstream.adaptive correctly and you won't be able to use DASH.

I also updated the first post to point to a better source for downloads than before.


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - sonofdibnah - 2017-03-12

If I watch a livestream using version 3.0.0 dash streams in Libreelec version 8 (Kodi 17.1) on my amlogic s805 box, I can't stop the stream from playing with the remote. The "info" bar appears but the remote won't work with it. I have to use the mouse pointer on my USB linked wireless keyboard to stop it.

Catchup streams can be stopped with the remote.

Streams look good though. Am I right that the BBC regional channels are clearer than their HLS equivalents?


RE: New plugin "iPlayer WWW" - renzz - 2017-03-13

When using DASH it seems to have broken playback of any program saved as a Kodi Favourite. When you click on it nothing happens, but in the log I get

Code:
15:08:23.769 T:8524  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: Opening: http://vod-dash-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/8a1315-p04tj6c5/vf_p04tj6c5_8aef2e9a-5b9e-418d-badd-fb323c95bb52.ism.hlsv2.ism/iptv_hd_abr_v1_dash_master.mpd?__gda__=1489439300_7d53e8f3cd154273cc3640927976426e
15:08:23.769 T:8524 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
15:08:23.785 T:8524   ERROR: DXVA::CProcessorHD::IsFormatSupported: Unsupported format 104 for 1.
15:08:23.785 T:8524   ERROR: DXVA::CProcessorHD::IsFormatSupported: Unsupported format 105 for 1.
15:08:23.785 T:9152  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
15:08:23.852 T:9152  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
15:08:23.858 T:9152   ERROR: CDVDDemuxFFmpeg::Open - error probing input format, http://vod-dash-uk-live.akamaized.net/usp/auth/vod/piff_abr_full_hd/8a1315-p04tj6c5/vf_p04tj6c5_8aef2e9a-5b9e-418d-badd-fb323c95bb52.ism.hlsv2.ism/iptv_hd_abr_v1_dash_master.mpd?__gda__=1489439300_7d53e8f3cd154273cc3640927976426e
15:08:23.858 T:9152   ERROR: CVideoPlayer::OpenDemuxStream - Error creating demuxer
15:08:23.858 T:9152  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::OnExit()
15:08:23.858 T:8524   ERROR: PlayMedia could not play media: plugin://plugin.video.iplayerwww/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fepisode%2Fp04qw7rz%2Fclique-episode-2&mode=202&name=Clique+-+Episode+2&iconimage=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fic%2F832x468%2Fp04w9ppd.jpg&description=Reeling+from+shocking+events+and+now+scared+for+Georgia%2C+Holly+gets+closer+to+the+clique.&subtitles_url=&logged_in=False
15:08:23.866 T:8524  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()
15:08:23.866 T:8524  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
15:08:23.866 T:8524  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: finished waiting
15:08:23.866 T:8524  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()
15:08:23.866 T:8524  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
15:08:23.866 T:8524  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: finished waiting

If I change the addon to use HLS streams it works ok.

I'm also tinkering with STRM files and I get the same thing if I create a file with this in it

Code:
plugin://plugin.video.iplayerwww/?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04qw7rz/clique-episode-2&mode=202&name=Clique

I should say, using the addon as normal with DASH enabled works fine.