Stream video download. How to, please!

Psychophanta · Post by **Psychophanta** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:47 pm

I need a program which is able to capture to a local data store device a video which is being displayed on to the internet browser, and so then onto pc screen.
Please don't send to me to youtube downloaders or so,... because those are NOT streaming videos, those just use your computer local data store device and then store the ENTIRE video on it.

Any help which really works would be very appreciated.

Tipperton · Post by **Tipperton** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:35 pm

A while back I used Fraps to capture a streamed news video.

Worked quite well I might add.

Psychophanta · Post by **Psychophanta** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:51 pm

On screen capture is the last option, thanks, but i prefer to really download the actual data.

Tipperton · Post by **Tipperton** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:12 pm

What you use or the approach you take will no doubt depend on the format the video is being streamed in.

First thing I'd do is look at the source for the page the streamed video is on, that may reveal a URL to the actual video file being streamed.

I'm not sure if Fraps does an on--screen capture for not. When I did the capture, I was expecting to have to use video editing software to crop the frames down to just that of the video as I was expecting Fraps to grab the whole screen. But when I viewed the result of the capture, to my surprise, the only thing in it was the streamed video. Fraps had apparently detected that only a portion of the screen had video on it and only captured that.

Psychophanta · Post by **Psychophanta** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:29 pm

I see, but i have just found the most powerful software for this issue that i have seen ever:
http://www.media-catcher.com/replay-med ... /index.php
If you need to really catch the bytes which are coming in in stream way (no matter if it is a video or a .rar file ... ) you must test this and purchase it. It is a worth it.
Just open your inet browser and leaves it showing the video you want to transfer to your local hd. then start catching it opening Replay Media Catcher program, that's all...

This is not spam, even it could seem it, but please try that application, it is awesome.
I will proudly donate (pay) for it, because poweful programs deserves to be payed in any way for it, even when money does not exists,

A friend purchased months ago Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Pro Pack. It costs about 80 euros and the powerful managing video and audio is still superior than MAGIX which is one of the bests.

Heathen · Post by **Heathen** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:45 am

VLC can capture streams:

http://forum.videohelp.com/topic316907.html

Psychophanta · Post by **Psychophanta** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:56 am

Heathen wrote:VLC can capture streams:

http://forum.videohelp.com/topic316907.html

Start VLC
Select File->Open Network Stream
Select HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/MMS and paste the URL/Link
Select Stream/Save under Advanced Options and click on Settings
Select Outputs and Play locally and File
Select ASF as Encapsulationd Method
OK and VLC should start play and also capture the video to the file.

Sorry but time ago i already tested that, and it is far to do it.
If you don't believe me you are in your own right, but then test this one for example:
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/player/441053.html