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Missing vtt subtitles in batch mode
I recently tried to get about 9 episodes of two series which contain VTT subtitles. I had preferences set to "Best" for subtitles, and it downloaded the first one, but no more. I then tried them one at a time with preferences set to VTT and they all downloaded correctly.
This was ABC iView in Australia :-)
Can you provide the iView URL ? So far, it's working for me but, it might depend on the particular iView show.
UPDATE: There is a bug causing a spurious error msg:
string indices must be integers, not 'str'
Doesn't seem to cause problems with downloads.
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/fake-or-fortune/series/5
I did try and batch from multiple seasons (3/4/5)
And remember, subtitle format was set on BEST.
Cheers.
On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 at 15:37, Vincentius @.***> wrote:
Can you provide the iView URL ? So far, it's working for me but, it might depend on the particular iView show.
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I had no trouble doing a normal download. I'll try a couple of ideas with the batch function. In the meantime, can you post here a copy of the contents of this file:
[your Mac]/Users/[your Home]/Library/Preferences/MacYTDL/BatchFile.txt
Thanks.
UPDATE: There is a bug somewhere in my code. I think I know where. Many thanks for reporting the problem. I'll have a fix in the next release. Meanwhile, you can download two or more videos in one process by pasting their URLs into the "Main" dialog text box with spaces between. Also, you can use the iView Chooser dialog to choose the episodes of an iView show you wish to download (I'll have a fix for the spurious error too).
Chers.
Sadly, that file is now empty... try a batch from two seasons on SUBTITLE=BEST, see if the 2nd and 3rd subtitles download (that was my issue... normally the VTT files downloads BEFORE the video/audio, so it was noticeable when that didn't happen!
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I had no trouble doing a normal download. I'll try a couple of ideas with the batch function. In the meantime, can you post here a copy of the contents of this file:
[your Mac]/Users/[your Home]/Library/Preferences/MacYTDL/BatchFile.txt
Thanks.
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Yes, sorry. It was a "successful" download so, the batch list was cleared.
The code which does a batch download ignores the subtitles setting. I've fixed that and it will be in release 1.26 (or 1.25.1 if that happens).
Cheers.
Many thanks... the subtitles are a must for me. Hate how 7+ doesn't seem to have a single subtitle, or an option in the player to even ENABLE subtitles :-(
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Yes, sorry. It was a "successful" download so, the batch list was cleared.
The code which does a batch download ignores the subtitles setting. I've fixed that and it will be in release 1.26 (or 1.25.1 if that happens).
Cheers.
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7+ doesn't seem to have a single subtitle, or an option in the player to even ENABLE subtitles
I think it varies with the show. Some don't have closed captions while others do. For example there is a closed captions logo in the top RH corner for this show:
DAyum!
I need to keep a whether eye out for that. I was looking at downloading Bargain Hunt, and it does not seem to be subtitled at all, occasionally we spot it on another channel, and it DOES have subtitles, so I guess it is what that channel is prepared to pay, or what time it is shown? (I know there is a self-policing policy of 6pm - 10pm requiring subtitles for the deaf/hard of hearing).
Still, great news about CC on 7
On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 at 11:48, Vincentius @.***> wrote:
7+ doesn't seem to have a single subtitle, or an option in the player to even ENABLE subtitles
I think it varies with the show. Some don't have closed captions while others do. For example there is a closed captions logo in the top RH corner for this show:
[image: Screenshot 2023-11-02 at 11 46 32 am] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7471595/279833764-42c7fcfb-6c23-4acf-bcb3-c942ee8dd34c.png
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PS. I use https://www.happyscribe.com/subtitle-tools/subtitle-converter/
to convert my VTT to SRT.
I don't know if they have an API at all, but that would be a neat feature in your frontend - if you could automate the conversion, seeing 99% of what I have found is VTT subtitles?!
Cheers!
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DAyum!
I need to keep a whether eye out for that. I was looking at downloading Bargain Hunt, and it does not seem to be subtitled at all, occasionally we spot it on another channel, and it DOES have subtitles, so I guess it is what that channel is prepared to pay, or what time it is shown? (I know there is a self-policing policy of 6pm - 10pm requiring subtitles for the deaf/hard of hearing).
Still, great news about CC on 7
On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 at 11:48, Vincentius @.***> wrote:
7+ doesn't seem to have a single subtitle, or an option in the player to even ENABLE subtitles
I think it varies with the show. Some don't have closed captions while others do. For example there is a closed captions logo in the top RH corner for this show:
[image: Screenshot 2023-11-02 at 11 46 32 am] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7471595/279833764-42c7fcfb-6c23-4acf-bcb3-c942ee8dd34c.png
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, seeing 99% of what I have found is VTT subtitles?!
Yes, VTT is common.
if you could automate the conversion,
Usually, if you set "Subtitles format" to "srt" or something you want, MacYTDL will download what's available and convert it to what you want. However, there is a problem with "webvtt" which is the format used by iView. I need to do more research on why it's not working.
Thanks.