Announce: BBCiPlayer Plugin (UK only)

[Triode]

There have been a couple of other threads here about the BBC making higher quality MP3 listen again streams available in the uk.

The attached plugin makes these available for playback on a Squeezebox2 or later player.

The added audio quality really makes a difference to the listen again experience. It is also easier to install than AlienBBC as it only requires a plugin to be installed - there is no need to install other software.

The plugin requires SqueezeCenter 7.2.1, or the latest 7.3 beta.

Please provide feedback here as to the usefulness of iPlayer listen again on the squeezebox - I would really like to see the BBC and Logitech supporting Listen again on the Squeezebox and so am posting this as a demonstration of what may be possible.

[Richie]

I've just installed this. I've only been listening for a few minutes but it does sound good.

Thanks

Richard

[mcknej01]

Nice One

Excellent, I will look at how to get this working with the Thecus N5200 NAS installation.

[Hercules]

I'm not that familiar with plugins but have worked out how to install it (i.e. unzip - if using Windows - to the "C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Slim\Plugin" folder)

It now shows - and is ticked - on the Plugins tab but I can't work out how to use it! Which option do I use on the web front-end or remote controller (for a Squeezebox)?

I have restarted SqueezeCenter to see if that made it pop up anywhere but I haven't yet found it!

[Richie]

I'm not that familiar with plugins but have worked out how to install it (i.e. unzip - if using Windows - to the "C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Slim\Plugin" folder)

It now shows - and is ticked - on the Plugins tab but I can't work out how to use it! Which option do I use on the web front-end or remote controller (for a Squeezebox)?

I have restarted SqueezeCenter to see if that made it pop up anywhere but I haven't yet found it!

You should actually install it to

C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Plugins

as this location is meant for user installed plugins. The location you have used is meant for Squeezecenter's built in plugins. (I don't know if getting the location wrong alters how a plugin works.)

Once you have it installed correctly you should find a new menu item under Internet Radio in both the player menus and in the web interface.

Richard

[Triode]

Note - I've just updated the attachement to fix a bug it caused trying to play other streams.

Hercules - this is a 3rd party plugin so it should be unziped to:
C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Plugins

[Calodoucas]

Fantastic

Works brilliantly.

Is there the possibility of adding BBC Live Streams plus other options like Categories, A to Z, BBC Local Radio and Search?

Great work.

[Philip Meyer]

Announce: BBCiPlayer Plugin (UK only)

>The plugin requires the very latest version of SqueezeCenter 7.2.1 (svn
>23322 or later which should include the latest nightly here:
>http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/latest/7.2/)
>
Is this supposed to work in SC7.3? I can navigate the BBC iPlayer menu on the player UI, but get the following errors when I try to play anything:

[07:49:05.5160] Slim::Control::Request::execute (1884) Error: While trying to run function coderef [Slim::Control::Commands:laylistJumpCommand]: [Can't locate object method "isAudioURL" via package "Plugins::BBCiPlayer::HTTP" at P:/Music/SlimServer/trunk/server/Plugins/BBCiPlayer/HTTP.pm line 159.
]
[07:51:17.0230] Slim::Hardware::IR::executeButton (1081) Error: Subroutine for irCode: [play] mode: [] does not exist!
[07:51:17.5387] Slim::Control::Request::execute (1884) Error: While trying to run function coderef [Slim::Control::Commands:laylistJumpCommand]: [Can't locate object method "isAudioURL" via package "Plugins::BBCiPlayer::HTTP" at P:/Music/SlimServer/trunk/server/Plugins/BBCiPlayer/HTTP.pm line 159.
]
[07:51:57.2823] Slim::Networking::IO::Select::select (271) Error: Select task failed: Can't locate object method "scanData" via package "Slim::Player::Squeezebox2" at P:/Music/SlimServer/trunk/server/Plugins/BBCiPlayer/HTTP.pm line 67.
[07:52:28.0264] Slim::Networking::IO::Select::select (271) Error: Select task failed: Can't locate object method "scanData" via package "Slim::Player::Squeezebox2" at P:/Music/SlimServer/trunk/server/Plugins/BBCiPlayer/HTTP.pm line 67.

[SadGamerGeek]

Excellent!

Installed this last night and it works a treat for me - cheers!

[Ramage]

Problems

BBCiPlayer works OK on Ubuntu Hardy 7.2.1~23323, however, when it is installed I cannot play other mp3, AAC+ radio streams, and get the following error:

[08-09-30 10:48:05.6095] Slim::Control::Request::execute (1887) Error: While trying to run function coderef [Slim::Control::Commands::playlistJumpCommand]: [Can't locate object method "isAudioURL" via package "Plugins::BBCiPlayer::HTTP" at /usr/share/squeezecenter/Plugins/BBCiPlayer/HTTP.pm line 159.
]

This is also true on windows version 7.2.1 32323

Deselecting the BBCiPlayer plugin and restarting fixes the other streams.

Edit: Previous post #6 indicates a similar bug was fixed, my version of BBCiPlayer downloaded today 30/9 at 0920 (BST)

[elziko]

Just tried this on SoftSqueeze, I get:

"ERROR: NO ITEMS FOUND IN PLAYLIST"

...for all stations.

I'll try on my hardware players when I get home.

[kidstypike]

I can't seem to get the plugin to work.

I installed the latest nightly - SqueezeCenter Version: 7.2.1 - 23323 @ Tue Sep 30 02:02:40 PDT 2008 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252.

Downloaded and extracted the BBCiPlayer .zip to - C\Program Files\squeezeCenter\server\Plugins.

In the web UI > Settings > Plugins, BBC iPlayer (v0.1) is there, and checked, although there are no 'Settings' to play with.

There is nothing under Internet Radio in the web UI, the Controller, or the SB3 display.

Woud appreciate any help.

kidstypike

[Ramage]

I can't seem to get the plugin to work.

I installed the latest nightly - SqueezeCenter Version: 7.2.1 - 23323 @ Tue Sep 30 02:02:40 PDT 2008 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252.

Downloaded and extracted the BBCiPlayer .zip to - C\Program Files\squeezeCenter\server\Plugins.

In the web UI > Settings > Plugins, BBC iPlayer (v0.1) is there, and checked, although there are no 'Settings' to play with.

There is nothing under Internet Radio in the web UI, the Controller, or the SB3 display.

Woud appreciate any help.

kidstypike

Did you do a server restart?

[kidstypike]

Did you do a server restart?

Yes, many times.

kidstypike

[MattC]

is this plugin able to make use of the web proxy configured within SqueezeCenter under Advanced/Network/Web Proxy for the actual mp3 stream?



thanks
Matt