BlogRipper - Beta 1.0 (1/12/06)

This is a BETA of a version of StationRipper that will record, to start, radio.blog.club.  There's a decent chance the site will break this beta soon.  If so, I will either the software or bail on the idea.  I did this HACK very quickly tonight - saw it on digg and just kinda flowed into it.  Here are some screen shots of it running

To use:

  • Download the beta here.
  • Install StationRipper, and then run it.
  • Go through the intro screens until you just seen the main portal window
  • Click on "CLICK HERE" on the "Click here for Radio.blog.club TEST" line.
  • Radio.blog.club's web page will come up. 
  • Type a artist or song name in the search field
  • A list of blogs that have that song will come up.  Click on the name.
  • StationRipper will download ALL the songs on that blog.  Yeah, I know, there needs to be a way to select songs.  That will be coming up...

Possible PROBLEMS and ways around them:

  • No Files Downloading? This is a rip of my Podcast download stuff.  For users safety, there's a set list of files that will be downloaded (so they won't just get EXE's, as many people would just run them then yell at me).  To download any file type (AT YOUR OWN RISK) go to the view menu, click on Options, then the "Podcast" tab.  Uncheck the "Valid Media" list.  Re-start the record (right click and "pause", then right click "resume"
  • "I'm sorry, but I appear to already be recording that Station".  That just means you've already started recording the exact same URL (So if you search for "Paul Van Dyke" and a blog has 5 PVD songs, you'll see all 5 - click any of them starts the record, clicking gives the above error
  • "Podcast feed waiting for updates" - This either means it couldn't find any files to download (probably a bug on my part), or it's downloaded all the songs.  If it has everything, it will look every 20 mins for new files - if it finds new, it will download the new files.
  • A LOT of the files are RBS files.  I am, for now, renaming them to MP3.  Don't like it, rename them back.  iTunes seems to like them if they are named MP3, so I'm going with that for now.
  • WATCH YOUR BANDWIDTH! I'm download 11 at once right now, at it's peeking at 630k a second.  StationRipper will pretty much nail any available bandwidth (no throttle right now).
  • The play lists's vary a bit on pathing - I think I've got it, but November have missed a few.  Let me know the URL to the the file (what you see on the StationRipper URL window, next to add, when you click on a URL).
  • If you have a problem with it starting the "Podcast" recorder, click the "Force to Podcast" link in the main window. 

You can, of course, still record Shoutcast streams and Podcasts with this version.

If people like this, I November keep in it StationRipper, as it lets it record shoutcast, podcast, and now new kinds of XML (beyond podcasts).  Or it November end up in it's own app.

Download BETA here

Like it? Want to support it? Please Buy a copy of StationRipper.  There is NO GUARANTEE that this new blogripper aspect will stay in, but if enough people sign up, I November pursue it.