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daradles
06-28-2008, 12:21 PM
I was wondering if anyone here had any idea how to pull a live streaming video off of a browser and save it as a video file? I would appreciate any and all help with this.

Thank you.
knutty
06-29-2008, 05:07 AM
I'm not sure with IE, but with Firefox there are "add-ons" that do the job. I use one called Download Helper. Most of the videos will save as .flv (Flash Video) and you will need a separate Flash Video player or file converter, but those are available for download too. Actually, the latest version of Download Helper has a beta video converter, but I haven't tried it yet.
gopballbustеr2
06-29-2008, 07:00 AM
There is a program called CamStudio that will record any video and audio on your screen. It is a free program. You can download it here. http://www.download.com/CamStudio/3000-13633_4-10734470.html?tag=lst-2&cdlPid=10734471
daradles
06-29-2008, 11:00 AM
Thank you both for your help. I hope you guys had a good weekend.
Busted Balz
06-29-2008, 12:31 PM
Download.com has several free programs.
visitor2008
06-30-2008, 10:15 PM
http://keepvid.com/ is one of the best online tools to capture/save videos
Manny
07-02-2008, 08:56 PM
I use SDP Downloader for MMS and HTTP Streaming. This is also a freeware program. ;)
Password
07-02-2008, 09:08 PM
If you don't mind all the "extras" that come with real player, it has a very nice download feature to capture and convert all streaming videos. Once you have the newest version of real player you should see an automatic icon appear at the upper right of your video once you mouse over the video. All you have to do is click this link, and it downloads the video for you.

Works fine for me. :thumbup
seungmina
07-06-2008, 10:58 PM
Keepvid is ok, though I wouldn't use it unless I was away from my home computer.

I think the best way to do it is to use Firefox with DownloadHelper, DownThemAll, etc. These programs also help with downloading large amounts of images and what have you (e.g., grabbing every picture from an imageboard thread.)

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/220