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Zorba
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BBC videos https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Post by Zorba » 2025-12-11, 07:34

Can anyone get the video in this article to play in PM? Mine freezes...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9813x0vzdo

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Error: XML Parsing Error: syntax error
Location: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9813x0vzdo
Line Number 1, Column 1:
Source File: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9813x0vzdo
Line: 1, Column: 1
Source Code:
INVALID

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Re: BBC videos https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Post by andyprough » 2025-12-12, 02:26

Zorba wrote:
2025-12-11, 07:34
Can anyone get the video in this article to play in PM? Mine freezes...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9813x0vzdo
I can't find a video on that page.

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Re: BBC videos https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Post by adoxa » 2025-12-12, 06:40

There is a video, but the lack of aspect-ratio hides it. Had to adjust my previous filter.

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["www.bbc.com",["/news\\/articles/",["/height:auto;aspect-ratio:16\\/9;/g","height:406px;"]]]
I suspect it's poor Javascript performance in handling this particular DASH/format.