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Video Downloading Tips

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Embedded video, progressive download, streamed video—you may have heard these terms before but what do they mean? Begin by understanding the difference between them and then reading the related posts that follow.

Flash Video Delivery Techniques at a Glance (via Adobe)

Embedded Video
Entire SWF file must be downloaded to the client and loaded into memory in order to play back video.

Progressive Download
FLV files are progressively downloaded, cached, and then played from the local disk. The entire video clip need not fit in memory.

Streaming Video
FLV files are streamed from Flash Communication Server, played on the client’s machine, and then discarded from memory in a play-as-you-go method.

Related Posts
How do I download streaming files?
Downloading saving and playing video from the internet Part 2
Downloading saving and playing video from the internet (Part 1)
Youtube download and save
Free audio and video codecs

The Flash Video Learning Guide provides an introduction to Flash video, including information on how to create and publish Flash video.

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How Do I Download Streaming Video and Audio Files?

Monday, February 5th, 2007

How do I download ?

Install and run Replay A/V. It allows you download, capture and save almost any streaming file. Plus, it has a scheduler for recording radio and TV shows (like a VCR). It’s easy to use, and is the best all-purpose streaming media recording software. Editor’s choice!

You may also want to try the WM Recorder. Schedule or instantly capture Windows Media audio/video streams, streaming Real Audio/Video, and streams with just one click! Get WM Recorder and you’ll be able to record all the popular streaming video formats, including , , , , , , , , and more!

Capture streaming Windows Media: .asf, .wmv, .wma, .asx, .wmx, .wvx, .wax [RTSP, HTTP or protocols]

Capture streaming Flash video.: .flv.

Capture streaming Real Media (Real Video and Real Audio): .ra, .rm, .ram [RTSP, PNM or HTTP protocols].

Copy protected streaming formats can’t be saved using the above tools – for that, try Replay Screencast. It can make a screen capture video (including audio) from anything you see on your screen. It’s really easy to use, and it works great.

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Downloading, Saving and Playing Video from the Internet Part 2

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

These and saving methods require no additional plugins or third party software.

with Firefox browser (No need for a third-party plug-in)

1) Click Tools ==> Page Info
2) Page Info ==> Click Media Tab
3) There’s a list of images and flash files that were downloaded by the Firefox browser while loading the page.
4) Scroll down the list and find the flash file.
5) Click the Save As button. Save the file on your hard drive.

Saving Flash files with IE browser

1) Click Tools ==> Internet Options
2) General Tab ==> Settings button in the Temporary Internet Files group.
3) View Files ==> Temporary Internet Files folder.
4) Click View ==> Details.
5) Click View ==> Arrange Icons By – Internet Address.
6) Right-click on the correct flash file and choose Copy. Keeping the page and IE open, paste the flash file in another directory.

For video playback with a standalone application to see Downloading, Saving and Playing Video from the Internet (Part 1)

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YouTube Download and Save

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

allows you to search for and download videos from to your hard drive. In order to view the downloaded videos, rename the files with an extension.

YouTubia

Where can I download a free FLV player?
VLC media player
Price: FREE
get the free VLC Media Player

How do I convert FLV videos to other formats (AVI, MPEG, etc)?
Riva FLV Encoder
Price: FREE
get the free VLC Media Converter

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