[tomasin]

I tried to search if this was already covered but I couldn't find anything about it nor programs with this type of function.

I'm wondering if it would be possible to leave a ripper scanning specified URLs and when the user logs in, the ripper would start recording. After the stream cuts off, the scan resumes to that URL.

All the recording programs do work well if you're doing the online check manually i.e. entering their profiles.

I'm interested in doing this in cam4. I use Replay Media Catcher 4 and it works very well. A program that briefly enters the URLs every x minutes shouldn't be too hard to make... :D

[jonzy99]

Yes this would be grait thing :) anyone know porgram wich can refresh custom urls every 10 minutes or so

[randombod]

I have a python scripts which checks when a user is online and sends an email to let me know, im tying to add automatic recodring but I cant seem to extract the flv url from any information the page is sending me. If someone could help me on that front I will release the script.

note the system is unix so things like orbit down loader will not work.

[Deak]

Where's the python code?

[harish]

http://pastebin.com/tools this is python code.
may be somebody knows, how in Blader it is possible to put Automatic the same stream translation on repeated download,after they are stoped? Or a Blader forum where it is possible to solve this question. Thanks!

[itsme]

I have a python scripts which checks when a user is online and sends an email to let me know, im tying to add automatic recodring but I cant seem to extract the flv url from any information the page is sending me. If someone could help me on that front I will release the script.

note the system is unix so things like orbit down loader will not work.

decompile the swf script and see how cam4 establishes the connection.

@OP you don't find programs like this because they've been existing for years and the market is saturated ... also you look in the wrong communities/boards. Try imageboards (I dont want to link to them)

[tomasin]

I looked for a program for some time and all I could find, was professional website monitoring software. Finally made my own Powershell script. I can't write script, but I can interpret quite well what a simple script does, so I copied from scripts I found for other purposes and it works like a well oiled limousine :p

The videos I get are for my own use only. I don't show them even to friends. I'm very much against posting ripped livecam videos to public websites. Even if the face is masked, the person in question might be recognized by unwanted people. I have flagged several webcam chat videos on xtube. I used to like to be on cam, but now I won't risk it.

Although this creates a dilemma, because I'm a big fan of spycam videos... :cool:

Oh, and that wasn't a disclaimer.

[pierdkk]

I've been using WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WMRecorder-One-click-online-audio-video-stream-recorder.htm) with n-visit software (n v i s i t . net). WM Recorder for recording the stream and visit software for checking automated.

When I bought visiting software, I thought it was not working. There are some settings you need to do for n-visit program but I don't have time right now. Tomorrow maybe I can explain more.

[pierdkk]

You need to have WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WMRecorder-One-click-online-audio-video-stream-recorder.htm) and Nvisit.

Open WM Recorder --Options--"Turn Auto on". So whenever a new stream find by nvisit, WM Recorder starts to take an action and capture the stream

Open NVisit- Type in links to visit(normally I use feature 1,2,3,4). Check "Visit keywords URL"( if you don't check, program doesn't open keyword url)

Set "Select time of period" to 15 seconds because sometimes streams takes long time to load in(If you want to be sure that WM Recorder captures the stream, set it to 30 seconds)

1 important thing: Open internet explorer--settings--internet options-Browsing history--settings--Set "Check for newer versions of stored pages" to "Every time I visit web page".

[Chris001]

The problem with Cam4 is that the direct RTMP url has a long code at the end that changes every time the user starts broadcasting. There is even a separate RTMP url for viewers who are logged in and for anonymous viewers.

If the RTMP url would be the same all the time, like "rtmp://cam4.com/some_user" then you could simply check that link once in a while, to see if the user is broadcasting.

Personally I don't have the kwowledge about decompiling the swf script, so the only way to download the streams, is to open the broadcasters page in a browser and use a HTTP sniffer to sniff out the RTMP url. I made two tools.

One tool checks once in a while if a certain broadcaster is online. If a broadcaster is online, then it starts Chrome (which I specifically use for Cam4) and navigates to the broadcasters page. After 20 seconds the browser is automatically closed.

At first I used Replay Media Catcher (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Replay-Media-Catcher-HTTP-RTMP-FLV-MP3-ripper-recorder.htm) to detect and download the streams, but 90% of them are out of sync :( So, I made my own packet sniffer, which sniffs out the necessary data and constructs the RTMP url. It then extracts the page 'Title' from the Chrome browser, which is used as video name. Then it starts RTMPDump, which is able to download the stream with video/audio fully in sync.

It's far from a good solution, but it works alright I guess and I've downloaded hundreds of Cam4 videos this way, without interaction. I live in Europe and most broadcasters are from America. When it's 9pm in America, it's 3am-6am in Europe and this way I can see my favourite broadcasters without staying up at night.

[clist]

and.. will you share those tools? :)

[alexthunder]

Yes this would be grait thing :) anyone know porgram wich can refresh custom urls every 10 minutes or so
There is a Google Chrome plugin that can do it.

[cccinhk]

I wonder if the folks developing LiveCamNotifier (now in Beta v 2.3) as shareware would be interested in adding a record feature?

http://www.livecamnotifier.com
http://twitter.com/#!/livecamnotifier

They put this version out last month after Cam4 changed everything.

The beta-invite list is closed (I got in) according to their private forum ( I haven't seen any activity by them in June except this in their forum):

'Thank you for your interest though and like us on FaceBook and follow us on Twitter! There will be chances to win licenses for the future and if we decide to open up the beta group again, you will be the first to know that way!"

When invites were open you were to write to
livecamnotifier+beta@gmail.com

[tomjones]

I use the Firefox plugin, "Updatescanner (http://updatescanner.mozdev.org/en/index.html)" to scan for changes on the Cam4 user's page, and it reports when they start broadcasting.

But how to start recording automatically, I have no idea.

[TubeDigger]

anyone know porgram wich can refresh custom urls every 10 minutes or so

TubeDigger (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/TubeDigger-streaming-audio-video-downloader-recorder-Adobe-Flash-Player-streaming-HTTP-RTMP-RTMPE.htm) 2.2.3 has auto-refresh feature. Assure that "Rec Mode" is turned on, select stream for recording and press key F7 - you will hear sound specified as the Windows Asterisk (if sounds are not disabled in Control Panel) and 2 minutes refresh timeout will start. If no recording every 2 minutes - page will be refreshed. Leaving current page will automatically disable refresh timeout.

[Elgero]

I've been playing around with that Live Cam Notifier tool, but it uses a lot of bandwidth if you have many broadcasters in your list. Most camsites have an option to create some sort of personal watchlist. It would save a huge amount of bandwidth if they created a tool that would read only your watchlist page instead of the page of each broadcaster.

In the case of Cam4, if you automatically want to record streams, then you must pretent to be the swf player and do the handshake stuff yourself, so it sends the direct rtmp link to you.