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Re: JAM downloading guide

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Dean BedfordAug 5, 2007
 

 
I think you can now put this on the group files list Kris, as there's
been long enough for people to comment...

On Sunday, July 22, 2007, at 09:24 AM, Kris wrote:

> Here's my JAM downloading guide Version 1.0.0:
>
> Feel free to contact me off-list if you have any questions, as I tried
> to be as straightforward as possible.
>
> How to download JAM in a few easy steps:
>
> JAM Downloading Guide v1.0.0
>
> Software you will need:
>
> Web browser - Netscape, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc...
> Text editor - Notepad, Wordpad, Office, OpenOffice, etc...
> Download manager - FlashGet is my personal choice of software.
>
> ----------
>
> Step 1:
>
> In your browser, visit:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/justaminute.shtml
>
> This will bring up Radio 4's JAM webpage.
> Click on the "Listen Again" icon on the right hand side of the screen.
> This will bring up a pop-up screen with Auntie's own media player.
>
> You can pause the stream, as the playing of the file is not necessary.
>
> Firefox: With your mouse hovering over the 'Play/Pause' button, right
> click,
> then select "This Frame" then "View Frame Source".
>
> IE: Underneath the 'Play/Pause' button, right click and select "View
> Source"
>
> The source code will open up. This will be a lot of HTML code, but don't
> worry.
> Simply find ".ram" in the document.
>
> This will, for example give us:
>
> <a href="/radio/aod/shows/rpms/radio4/just.ram">
>
> This is the file that tells the software where the audio file is.
>
> Now, paste in the full URL to the file:
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/shows/rpms/radio4/just.ram
>
> A box will pop up, asking you to save the file.
>
> Do this.
>
> Step 2:
>
> Open up the save .ram file in your choice of text editor.
>
> You will see something like:
>
> rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio4/comedy/mon1830.ra?BBC-
> UID=d44619c53b848ec0dd2921eaf1c48fc27c870a9d20c0e121c2e263b39454b565&SSO2-UID=
>
> Highlight the rtsp: through to the .ra
>
> This is also the address you can input into your RealPlayer software to
> listen to the complete file.
>
> To download the actual file, go on to the next step:
>
> Step 3:
>
> Open up the download manager software.
> Copy the rtsp: address into the URL of the software.
> For FlashGet, you would select File -> New Download.
>
> FlashGet will then begin to get the file and save it to a folder on
> your HD.
>
> -------
>
> NOTES:
>
> In all honesty, that RTSP URL never changes.
> You will have to rename each week's file after you recieve it, so it
> won't over-write itself
> week after week.
>
> The file can be converted to MP3 with whatever software you may have at
> hand. I don't know
> of any freeware converters off of the top of my head, but I do use
> "Audacity", a freeware MP3
> editor once I get the file converted to remove the announcers before and
> after.
>
> Auntie Beeb puts the half-hours/hours out in blocks, so if a show runs
> over, you have
> to acquire both 'blocks' to get the whole program. That's why the URL
> never changes week after week.
> I use the same URL to acquire the ISIHAC episodes as well.
>
>

 
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