Re: Flash update

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Friday 01 April 2016 11:39:29 Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 27 Jun 2015, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> [snip]
>
> > > > > 1. Using iplayer with flash involves downloading a file.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. Wouldn't it be nice if the file could be downloaded, preferably
> > > > > using a program which is in a package in the Debian archives?
> > > > >
> > > > > 3. Such a package has been mentioned in this thread. It is
> > > > > extensively documented at the program's home page and in its
> > > > > manual.
> > > > >
> > > > > 4. The file being downloaded is a .flv. While it is being
> > > > > downloaded it is being stored on disk so it can be accessed and
> > > > > viewed. vlc is one player which can view .flv files.
>
> [snip]
>
> I know this is an old thread, but I thought it would be worth mentioning
> that BBC IPlayer now works without Flash. If you go to the BBC IPlayer
> web page it says you can access the programs using HTML5. You just have
> to install a cookie to do this. It's still in beta but it works for me,
> at least with recent versions of Firefox and Chromium.

Thanks, Anthony.  But one way or another iPlayer has never been a problem.  
The problem is with channel 4, so the kerfuffle is not for nothing, and teh 
problem is not solved.

Though that is good news about iPlayer.

Lisi