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Chat => Entertainment & Technology => Topic started by: M3ta7h3ad on May 14, 2006, 21:07:41 PM

Title: Saving streamed video
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on May 14, 2006, 21:07:41 PM
Having a major issue here trying to watch a top gear episode.

Its being streamed direct from the bbc website, but I think the servers are being hammered. Are there any programs that will allow me to save a streamed video for later viewing?
Title: Saving streamed video
Post by: Mardoni on May 14, 2006, 21:09:49 PM
Try using VLC.

Assuming you can get the URL to the stream, you should be able to put that into VLC and then get VLC to output to disk.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Title: Re:Saving streamed video
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on May 14, 2006, 21:22:24 PM
Ah I have VLC :) didnt realise it was any good at it, last time I tried I ended up with it actually outputting the stuttered buffered video to disk.

I ended up using Notepad and opening up the .rm file to get the rtsp link for the file, then shoved it in a download manager :) as IE wont let you download it. It just opens up media player classic.