How Do I Capture video encoded in Macromedia format?

[peggypwr1]

Hello is there software that can capture the macromedia video stream to the hard drive? Thanks.

[lantern]

The files are usually stored in your browser cache. You could try this program, SWF Opener. You could also use SWF Cache Viewer. I don't actually use the save option. I just use the cache viewer and then save the files somewhere else.

[thecoalman]

You can also paste this code in notepad, change yourfile.swf to the correct file name, save as anything.html to the same folder the swf file is and open with a browser.

  <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
          codebase="http://active.macromedia.com/flash2/cabs/swflash.cab#version=4,0,0,0"
          ID=a >
          <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="yourfile.swf">
          <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
          <PARAM NAME=loop VALUE=false>
          <EMBED src="yourfile.swf" loop=false quality=high
           WIDTH=350 HEIGHT=175 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"
           PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">
          </EMBED>
  </OBJECT>

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