Want to catch a program from iView but don’t have a reliable enough connection to stream it? Use the ABC iView Downloader to pull the show down to watch at your leisure.
ABC iView Downloader isn’t a single program — it’s a series of scripts and software put together by enthusiasts at Whirlpool to make the download files from the ABC accessible. (The screenshot shows the basic batch file version running under Windows.) The system essentially uses the same access method as the ABC’s own iView player, so if your ISP doesn’t meter iView, you won’t incur any additional charges.
As with any backdoor method, the software is likely to break whenever iView updates, but for the main platforms, that seems to get fixed pretty quickly. You may also need to play with your anti-virus settings to allow the RTMPDUMP software used by the system to work.
ABC iView Downloader is a free download for Windows, Mac, Linux, and even the Amiga. Thanks Stephen!
ABC iView Downloader [Whirlpool]
Michael Pryor
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 1:52 AMDoes anyone know whether the downloader downloads through a Free zone portal or just through a normal server.
Sean S
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:30 AMWhirlpool seem to have removed all references to iView Downloader.
Try iViewNapper instead: http://users.on.net/~m.elliott/ivn/index.html
bob
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 9:13 PMhow do you download this downloader
linpandut
Monday, March 19, 2012 at 5:04 PMGetflv seem to help download videos from ABC iView – ABC Australia. Here is the link: http://www.superlogix.net/ABCiView-downloader/index.htm
Have a try!~