Saving Flash 10 Files

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hamisht

389 posts

Ultimate Geek

#33711 10-May-2009 15:47

Good Arvo,

Does anyone here have a good method of saving Flash files? I want to save a file from a website that has a video embedded in it. I've looked through the html source, and found some mumble jumbo that might be it;

flashVars = 'titleID=1096&videoID=1043&xmlURL=/related_material_data_output/title_videos/1096';
                generateFlash('flash1', '/resources/media/nza_vid_player_[890x400].swf', 890, 400, flashVars, '', '', flashObjectId);
            </script>
            <div class="nonflash">

but before i try and piece together this stuff, does anyone know of a good application that could rip it automatically? I would prefer that, instead of waiting for the thing to finish streaming and picking out the swf file from the temp folders.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

My Blu-Ray Collection

hamisht

389 posts

Ultimate Geek

#213884 10-May-2009 16:07

Ok, sorry, it turns out viewing the source is actually quite quick.

I had to view the source [i]while[/i] the video is running, search for .swf, then copy the url onto the end of the current URL. then hit enter, this takes me then to a page with a whole lot more html stuff, but also the actual web site url that hosts the FLV file. copy and past the FLV path onto the host url and bingon, downloading.

i would post the site, but not sure how mods would act according to rules and what not.

but yay! solved me own problem

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paradoxsm

3000 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#214075 11-May-2009 12:16

If you are using Firefox, [tools] [page info] click on [media] icon and you should be able to select through the pages elements and save the appropriate one.

I used to use "Unplug" which was a dynamic script.

Currently use "download helper" in a controlled environment though it's proabaly classed as spyware being a "phone home" application so I won't install it into my "main" browser.

I also use Kejut Opera portable for ripping sites as I can grab it's cache easily.

Best browser to use for cache, beleive it or not, Internet Explorer. File names are retained which makes piecing it back together much easier (I have made a special local cache copy of IE7 which I cannot release)

What is the exact page? I may be able to just send you the video link or the video if that's easier.