[Rekrul]

I chose FLV Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/FLV-Recorder-flash-video-stream-recording-software.htm) because I use Windows 98SE and it's supposed to be compatible with it. I have WinPCap installed and working (URL Snooper (http://all-streaming-media.com/find-stream-URL/Project-URL-Snooper-Find-the-actual-stream-URL-Free-download.htm) works fine) and I installed the latest version of FLV Recorder.

When I go to the config and click the button to list adapters, my network card is shown, but the IP address and Netmask are both listed as 0.0.0.0. I select it anyway, click Ok, click the start button, go to YouTube and play a video. Nothing ever shows up in FLV Recorder. I tried manually editing the INI file to add the IP address and Subnet Mask obtained from IPConfig, but it still doesn't work.

If I try to add an URL manually, it appears in the list for a split second, then vanishes.

What am I doing wrong?

[Stream Recorder]

What kind of Network adapter do you have? Is it wireless?

What version of WinPCap do you have? Is it the same that comes with FLV Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/FLV-Recorder-flash-video-stream-recording-software.htm)?

[Rekrul]

What kind of Network adapter do you have? Is it wireless?

It's a NetGear FA311/312 PCI Adapter card. The ethernet cable is connected directly from the card to my DSL modem, which is connected directly to my phone line (through a DSL filter). No wireless at any point.

Here's a screenshot of what I get;

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6949/flvrecorderox5.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flvrecorderox5.jpg)

[Stream Recorder]

Sorry for the mistake in my post.

What version of WinPCap do you have? Is it the same that comes with FLV Recorder?

[Rekrul]

Sorry for the mistake in my post.

What version of WinPCap do you have? Is it the same that comes with FLV Recorder?

No. FLV Recorder includes a version of WinPCap that won't work under Windows 98. I'm using 3.1, which is the last stable version to support 98.

[Stream Recorder]

No. FLV Recorder includes a version of WinPCap that won't work under Windows 98. I'm using 3.1, which is the last stable version to support 98.

That must be the problem. I'm not sure you can do anything without getting WinXP. If your PC is too slow for it, you might try Win2k instead.

[Stream Recorder]

No. FLV Recorder includes a version of WinPCap that won't work under Windows 98. I'm using 3.1, which is the last stable version to support 98.

That must be the problem. I'm not sure you can do anything without getting WinXP. If your PC is too slow for it, you might try Win2k instead.

[Rekrul]

That must be the problem. I'm not sure you can do anything without getting WinXP. If your PC is too slow for it, you might try Win2k instead.

Then why isn't this limitation listed on their web site? There are no system requirements that I could find anywhere on the site. Nor do they even list the fact that it requires WinPCap to function, let alone needing a particular version of it. Every Sharware hosting site lists FLV Recorder as being compatible with 98, with no special requirements listed.

I know companies aren't going to support 98 forever (although it would be nice), but is it asking too much that they actually put accurate system requirements on their web site?

[Stream Recorder]

Hopefully support staff of StreamingStar will eventually read this thread and reply. This time I have problems to reach them.

FLV Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/FLV-Recorder-flash-video-stream-recording-software.htm) similar to WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WMRecorder-One-click-online-audio-video-stream-recorder.htm) in the PRO mode so I like it more. But I recommend Replay Media Catcher (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Replay-Media-Catcher-HTTP-RTMP-FLV-MP3-ripper-recorder.htm) instead (unfortunately it doesn't support Win 9x). Now you know why I do that...

[Rekrul]

It's been a couple months since I last posted in this thread and I see there's still no new replies.

I emailed the company again just now.

As I stated in my message to them; Even if FLV Recorder is unable to work with the version of WinPCap I have, and/or it's unable to figure out my network connection to sniff packets, that shouldn't have any effect on whether or not it can download from an URL I enter manually. Unfortunately, it won't download from a manually entered URL either.

[Stream Recorder]

They have released a new version of HiDownload (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/HiDownload-download-Windows-Media-Real-Audio-Video-QT-Flash-FLV-Shoutcast-MP3-audio-streaming-and-save-to-hd.htm) recently, but I haven't received any reply by e-mail from them. E-mailed them again.

[Rekrul]

They have released a new version of HiDownload recently, but I haven't received any reply by e-mail from them. E-mailed them again.

I tried the latest version of HiDownload (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/HiDownload-download-Windows-Media-Real-Audio-Video-QT-Flash-FLV-Shoutcast-MP3-audio-streaming-and-save-to-hd.htm). It doesn't support downloading from RTMP URLs.

Also, I tried Replay Media Catcher (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Replay-Media-Catcher-HTTP-RTMP-FLV-MP3-ripper-recorder.htm), just to see if it would work even though it doesn't officially support Windows 98. It runs, but doesn't do anything and while it's open, my system starts slowing down until it becomes unusable.

I also tried Orbit Downloader (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Download-manager-Orbit-Downloader-Record-HTTP-MMS-RTSP-RTMP-media-streams-Freeware.htm) even though that doesn't officially support Windows 98 either. It seemed to run ok except that some of the options in the Grab++ window were invisible and no URLs ever showed up in it. Unfortunately, when I pasted in an RTMP URL from a site I'd like to download from as a new download, the message window said that the connection was refused. It kept retrying, but was never able to connect.

I was trying to download from this site;

http://www.fancast.comI found the URL by viewing one of the videos in IE, then searching the files in the cache for any that contained a word from the video's title. I found a file with an RTMP url, copied that and pasted it into Orbit.

[Stream Recorder]

I tried the latest version of HiDownload. It doesn't support downloading from RTMP URLs.
Sorry, I didn't mean that HiDownload (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/HiDownload-download-Windows-Media-Real-Audio-Video-QT-Flash-FLV-Shoutcast-MP3-audio-streaming-and-save-to-hd.htm) supports RTMP protocol. I just wanted to say that StreamingStar continued to develop products. It is weird that their support is dead.

I also tried Orbit Downloader even though that doesn't officially support Windows 98 either. It seemed to run ok except that some of the options in the Grab++ window were invisible and no URLs ever showed up in it. Unfortunately, when I pasted in an RTMP URL from a site I'd like to download from as a new download, the message window said that the connection was refused. It kept retrying, but was never able to connect.
I still don't know any way to find RTMP stream URLs, so Orbit Downloader (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Download-manager-Orbit-Downloader-Record-HTTP-MMS-RTSP-RTMP-media-streams-Freeware.htm) is useless when recording RTMP streams on any version of Windows.

[Rekrul]

Sorry, I didn't mean that HiDownload (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/HiDownload-download-Windows-Media-Real-Audio-Video-QT-Flash-FLV-Shoutcast-MP3-audio-streaming-and-save-to-hd.htm) supports RTMP protocol. I just wanted to say that StreamingStar continued to develop products. It is weird that their support is dead.

That seems to be the way most small internet based companies operate these days. Most can't even be bothered to list the system requirements for their programs, or even include real help files.

I still don't know any way to find RTMP stream URLs, so Orbit Downloader (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Download-manager-Orbit-Downloader-Record-HTTP-MMS-RTSP-RTMP-media-streams-Freeware.htm) is useless when recording RTMP streams on any version of Windows.

I don't see why the recording of streaming Flash videos is such a difficult feat. There are a bunch of different programs to record RTSP and MMS, but recording RTMP seems to be next to impossible, at least under Windows 98. I keep waiting for the author of Net Transport to add RTMP support, but he seems more interested in turning it into a file sharing client.

I can't even download some streaming Flash videos even when the URL is HTTP! I just get an error message telling me that the file wasn't found. Of course it works fine in the web-based player...