How to capture/record streaming Google, youtube,Flash, ASF,WMV,RM,Quicktime

[htmots]

I am trying desperately to capture an online video from dailymotion for the past week.
Unfortunately it is labeled as a private video therefore it has no URL to use with keepvid or other downloading sites like that.
I have been trying to capture it with SnagIt but I only get a black screen and awful sound. I use VLC Player to view audio files.
Anyone has some advise or another program I should use?
Thanks guys!

Try with orbit downloader, don't know exact web page for download but you could find it with search engines.

[wonka1]

Try with orbit downloader, don't know exact web page for download but you could find it with search engines.

Thanks, it seems to work

[Gerald42]

I'm trying to grab a video from an NHL highlight reel, but i cant really get to anything resembling a direct link

http://blackhawks.nhl.tv/team/launch.htm?hlg=20072008,2,100

thats pretty much all I have

does anyone have any suggestions?

[Stiiv]

This still saved as MS-DOS Application.com. while downloading.

When you're saving the file, choose "All Files" in the dropdown list for file type...do NOT leave it as "MS-DOS Application".

[BlackAdder2TheRescue]

Happy New Year people! Health and luck to all of you!

Back on business:P
I am still having problems with the Snagit capture of online videos. I tried capturing something but there was no sound and there was just a grey screen.
I tried viewing the file I downloaded with WMP and the video did appear but without sound. Any help guys?
Thans in advance.

[SnakeGirl]

Try first to right click on the video link and select save target/link as. If it wont work try record / save the stream using / saving the streaming media :

What if i'm on a Mac & can't right-click?

Google, youtube or other flash flv video
Use http://keepvid.com/ or or http://www.keepv.com/ or http://videodownloader.net to download.
Or
Install the Firefox browser http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ then install the
DownloadHelper https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3006/
or VideoDownloader plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/ or
Unplug plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2254/ or
Ook? Video Ook! plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2584/

If that wont help try Replay Media Catcher, http://applian.com/replay-media-catcher/ , it supports all new flash flv streaming protocols (RTMP, HTTP).


ASF, WMV, ASX
WM Recorder


RM,RAM
RM Recorder


MOV, Quicktime
Quicktime Pro, right click on the movie and select save source.
or
http://home.sol.se/michael/qtguide/


Streaming Recording tools
CoCSoft Stream Down
Net Transport
WM Recorder
RM Recorder
HiDownload
mplayer, command line tool and you use it like mplayer -playlist 'http://www.video.com/video.asf' -dumpstream -dumpfile video.asf
VLC Media Player, see https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?guideid=957#957

Are the tools you've listed here just for Windows or do any of them run on Mac OS X? Are any of them freeware? Thanx.

[Ai Haibara]

What if i'm on a Mac & can't right-click?

You can also get the right-click menu by Command-clicking on the link.

Or, use a USB mouse with more than one button.

Are the tools you've listed here just for Windows or do any of them run on Mac OS X? Are any of them freeware? Thanx.

Most of them are for Windows, though VLC and mplayer (both freeware) have OS X ports. The websites mentioned above that attempt to grab (some also convert) FLV/SWF videos from YouTube and other sites should also work on the Mac.

If you're looking for Mac-specific solutions/programs, it might be a good idea to look around in VideoHelp's Mac forum.

[sentinel232]

Wow, pretty cool, never thought of saving youtube vids actually

[louv68]

Is their a freeware way to capture off Fox on Demand Beta? http://www.fox.com/fod The site uses "Move Media Player" that must be installed in order to watch episodes. I've tried OrbitDownloader and DownloadHelper and neither work.

*EDIT* Well it looks like this has already been discussed. I get nothing but a ton of .qss files in this folder: ....Application Data\Move Networks\QMCache00 https://forum.videohelp.com/topic329156.html#1701733

[Captain Satellite]

Hey guys, I'm trying to convert some of my .flv files to .wmv with Replay Converter. Does anybody have any experience with this program? I went to their troubleshooting page but am still having issues. The original .flv file is fine. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Maybe a different program?

[ochsfamily]

I cant speak for the specific program you are using.. but i have had good results with "SUPER © - by eRightSoft". That seems to convert the flv into pretty much anything you need.

[Captain Satellite]

Thanks! I can't see to find a solid link to download. The page sends me around in circles.

[Ai Haibara]

Check VideoHelp's Tools page for SUPER - it has a mirror link you can use to download SUPER, rather than spend time trying to uncover the download link(s) on the homepage. :/

I think WinFF might also work for converting FLVs, but I haven't tried it.

[Captain Satellite]

Thanks, I downloaded it and I'm still having problems. Strange, I never have sync issues with anything.

[louv68]

I think WinFF might also work for converting FLVs, but I haven't tried it.

WinFF does convert flv's I've not converted any to wmv, but the one's I've converted to avi, turned out alright.

[Lensmeister]

Hi guys,

We have family abroad and they are having a family occasion. They only have MSN and a webcam, we would like to be able to record the occasion and then put it on DVD for other family members.


How can I save the streaming video on MSN to my hard drive ?

What do I need (Freeware if possible) ?

Thanks guys

[nmiller_co911]

Squash's method on page 3 worked great for this cbsnews video.

I just played the video in firefox, found the file in the cache, added .swf extension and it played just fine in VLC!

[bobbluth]

Hi, i'm trying to capture an RM file from this wepage http://www.rte.ie/ , the video is on the right hand side, down a bit from the top and it's video no. 3(that number could change by the time somone sees this), "Champions League: The studio panel clash over Liverpool v Arsenal". I've tried a few different programs like rm recorder, snagit and orbit. I must be doing something wrong though as i just can't get the file. I'd appreciate and help. Thanks.

[poisondeathray]

Hi, i'm trying to capture an RM file from this wepage http://www.rte.ie/ , the video is on the right hand side, down a bit from the top and it's video no. 3(that number could change by the time somone sees this), "Champions League: The studio panel clash over Liverpool v Arsenal". I've tried a few different programs like rm recorder, snagit and orbit. I must be doing something wrong though as i just can't get the file. I'd appreciate and help. Thanks.

Hi there,

Use orbit and "enter new url to download", cut and paste this in
rtsp://od2.rte.ie:554/2008/0408/championsleague_post-177327-228.rm

(I needed WM recorder to "sniff" the proper address, but unfortunately WM recorder is not free)

Cheers

[bobbluth]

Hi, i'm trying to capture an RM file from this wepage http://www.rte.ie/ , the video is on the right hand side, down a bit from the top and it's video no. 3(that number could change by the time somone sees this), "Champions League: The studio panel clash over Liverpool v Arsenal". I've tried a few different programs like rm recorder, snagit and orbit. I must be doing something wrong though as i just can't get the file. I'd appreciate and help. Thanks.

Hi there,

Use orbit and "enter new url to download", cut and paste this in
rtsp://od2.rte.ie:554/2008/0408/championsleague_post-177327-228.rm

(I needed WM recorder to "sniff" the proper address, but unfortunately WM recorder is not free)

Cheers

Thanks mate, appreciate you taking the time. I Wonder why it's such a big file for a 15minute video though?

Thanks again.

[Captain Satellite]

Somebody tell me use keepvid or vixy to download youtube video.
but not just want to download video from yuotube.
And just want to download video from any video websites,
can any can tell me other ways that can do all of these for me ?

In addition, i don't want to enter the URL one by one to download,
i just want a one that can download any video and it should be downloading auotomatically.

Please any one tell help me?

There is no easier way now than the new version of Real Player. When the video starts to play, place your cursor over the video and a drop down window will appear to give you the option of downloading.

It is 100% FREE.

http://www.real.com/

[lostnucleus]

thanks very much.

[daylightchat]

this is not a reply but does anyone know how i can download a youtube video to MM. when i try and drag from desktop i get a message to download codec and retry. I tried severed download adapters but it still does not work. i have vista actual code is this:The file C:\Users\User\Desktop\YouTube - My Favorites.url cannot be imported because the codec required to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried to download and install the codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try to import the file again.

[daylightchat]

Does anyone know how to download a youtube video to movie maker. i get a response that says The file C:\Users\User\Desktop\YouTube - My Favorites.url cannot be imported because the codec required to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried to download and install the codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try to import the file again.

[maxamillion]

Thanks a lot guys, plenty of good info here

[Esn]

I'm having trouble recording an audio ASF file; I keep getting little skips/gaps every second or so with no sound in them in the recorded file (if I don't record it, it sounds normal).

I've tried a number of programs: Orbit, VLC media player, and SDP Multimedia. All of them have the same problem, although SDP seems to sound a little different (the gaps are of shorter duration but are a bit more frequent).

This is the file that I'm trying to record. And this is what it sounds like when I try to record it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[jagabo]

This is the file that I'm trying to record.

I opened the URL in WMP, used Audacity to record what the sound card was playing, then saved as MP3. The first minute:

rfn.mp3

[Esn]

That sounds wonderful. However, I can't seem to get Audacity to record anything but silence. I also tried another program called "Messer" and I also can't get it to work.

P.S. I just checked, and it looks like VLC player has those clips/silences while Mplayer does not. So theoretically it would also sound fine if I managed to figure out how to get Mplayer to record something. It doesn't have a simple graphical interface, though; apparently I have to use something called "command line switches" to get it to record something, which I have no idea how to use.

EDIT: Hold on, I'm going to try downloading SMPlayer and see if I can figure out how to record something...
EDIT2: Nope, I can't figure it out... The option doesn't seem to be there. So I guess it's back to figuring out why Audacity records only silence, or going to Radioshack to buy a male-male audio plug to connect the computer's audio output to a recording device.

[jagabo]

Audacity: Edit -> Preferences -> Audio IO -> Recording... try the different inputs.

If using Microsoft Sound Mapper you may have to adjust the system mixer via Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices.

[Esn]

Audacity: Edit -> Preferences -> Audio IO -> Recording... try the different inputs.

Ok. It only gives me 2 options: "Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input" and "SoundMAX Digital Audio". Neither seems to work.

What setting should the drop-down box on the main screen of Audacity be set to?
-CD Player
-Microphone
-Aux
-Line In
-Phone
-Mono Out
-Wave Out Mix

If using Microsoft Sound Mapper you may have to adjust the system mixer via Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices.

My Control Panel doesn't have a "Sounds and Audio Devices" (I use Windows 2000). It has "Sounds & Multimedia" and "SoundMAX". I can't find anything called a "system mixer" in either of them.