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Stream Recorder
11-07-2009, 01:13 AM
If you don't want to be detected, you can copy files from the cache of your browser (although some streams are not cached) or use software that captures packets from a media player.

WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WMRecorder-One-click-online-audio-video-stream-recorder.htm) in the PRO mode and freeware WebVideoCap (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WebVideoCap-Freeware-stream-capture-software-for-HTTP-flash-RTSP-MMS-Windows-Media-streams.htm) can capture packets from Windows Media Player.

Jaksta (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Jaksta-Streaming-Media%20Recorder-and-Converter.htm) in the recording mode can capture RTMP packets from flash player. And there are many programs that can capture HTTP packets from flash player.
any ANONYMOUS forum user
11-08-2009, 08:22 AM
Is this different to how Replay Media Catcher (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Replay-Media-Catcher-HTTP-RTMP-FLV-MP3-ripper-recorder.htm) and WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WMRecorder-One-click-online-audio-video-stream-recorder.htm) (non PRO mode) capture streams? Do they start a second copy of the stream to record? Does capturing packets mean that the quality will be the same as the stream and buffering etc. won't show in the download/recording?
Stream Recorder
11-09-2009, 08:19 AM
Is this different to how Replay Media Catcher (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/Replay-Media-Catcher-HTTP-RTMP-FLV-MP3-ripper-recorder.htm) and WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WMRecorder-One-click-online-audio-video-stream-recorder.htm) (non PRO mode) capture streams? Do they start a second copy of the stream to record? Does capturing packets mean that the quality will be the same as the stream and buffering etc. won't show in the download/recording?
The quality is identical whether you download or capture packets. When you capture packets you capture them from a streaming media player installed onto your computer. When you download a stream, the software pretends to be a streaming media player and creates a separate stream to record.