On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, Daniel James <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I've tried whats suggested here to no avail: > > > > tim@debian:/tmp$ streamripper > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml -r Connecting... > > > > error -54 [SR_ERROR_NOT_SHOUTCAST_STREAM] > > bye.. > > > > Are these types of streams accessible? I don't know where to > > start, even to identify what sort of stream it is! > > The BBC trialled Ogg Vorbis/Icecast streaming but last thing I heard > was that they weren't making it a permanent service yet. That means > at the moment you've got to use RealPlayer, which I think > intentionally disables streaming to hard disc in a feeble attempt at > DRM. I guess you could intercept the audio on its way to the > soundcard somehow. That's what vsound does: http://www.xenoclast.org/vsound/ (NOTE: This URL was obtained with a quick google search and I do not guarantee its reliability.) It's been a long time since I used vsound but it used to work pretty well back then. Hope this helps, S.M.
