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Re: Saving BBC streaming video clips?
de John 01/31/2008 06:39
Terry Pinnell wrote:
> John <me@zen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Terry Pinnell wrote:
>>> John <me@zen.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Terry Pinnell wrote:
>>>>> Anyone have a recommendation for a straightforward method to capture a
>>>>> BBC video clip (typically streaming RealPlayer media) to my HD please?
>>>>>
>>>>> I looked for a short example with which to experiment and found this
>>>>> 24 second clip:
>>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/articles/d/devon_thebarton.shtml
>>>>> I can view that OK by clicking WATCH THIS VIDEO. But how do I capture
>>>>> it permanently? (Ideally in MPEG or WMV. But if in 'rm' format, I can
>>>>> probably use something like SUPER to convert it).
>>>>>
>>>>> Apart from half a dozen commercial programs, my research produced one
>>>>> possibility called Real7ime Converter (R7C). But I can't get it
>>>>> working. Probably because I use RealPlayer Alternative, as I found
>>>>> RealPlayer too intrusive.
>>>>>
>>>>> I also tried a method based on the assumption that, after playing in
>>>>> full, the file must be in my Firefox cache folder. But immediately
>>>>> after playing that short video example, I found not one but two new
>>>>> files in there:
>>>>> _CACHE_001_
>>>>> _CACHE_002_
>>>>>
>>>>> Neither have extensions (which I find an annoyance - one small
>>>>> advantage that IE Temporary Internet Files had!) so I tried adding
>>>>> one, to give
>>>>> _CACHE_001_.rm
>>>>> _CACHE_002_.rm
>>>>> But although d-clicking opens Media Player Classic, I just get an
>>>>> unhelpful error message "RealMedia error".
>>>>>
>>>>> Any practical advice would be much appreciated please. There must be
>>>>> some no-brainer way to do this!
>>>>>
>>>> Since you are using Firefox, you should download this add on:
>>>>
>>>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006
>>>>
>>>> And it will do what you want.
>>> Thanks, but no it won't!
>>>
>>> It saves a small file which is the *URL* of the file I want, not the
>>> file itself. In the example I gave, I get a 1KB file:
>>> devon_thebarton_4x3_bb.ram
>>> On running that, the video is streamed to me again over the net.
>>> Assuming it still exists (most BBC file have deadlines). And I can of
>>> course achieve that by simply bookmarking the link.
>>>
>> Sorry Terry, but you are wrong. It downloads the video to a folder which
>> can then be retrieved and played on media player.
>>
>> John.
>
> Well, I do hope I *am* wrong! But can you spell it out please! Have
> you successfully captured my example BBC video clip? (Not a YouTube or
> Google clip.) If so, can you step me through it please?
>
My apologies Terry, you were correct.
John.