[ophirush]

Hi everybody, first of all I'd like to thank you for your help.
Now I have this video on the internet that I'd like to rip to my PC.
It's right here (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20060918/studio60--home/20061009/) (click "eTalk: on the set of studio 60")
It's very important that I have this video as a file on my computer.
And if possible, please try not using complicated language and terms..

What software should I use?
and how to use it?
Thanks again!

[Stream Recorder]

Nice stream.

It has the following part in the URL: "mms://"
It means that we have a Windows media stream.

When you try to find a real stream URL with a packet sniffer (http://all-streaming-media.com/find-stream-URL/URL-Finders-Packet-Sniffers-URL-Snoopers-Software-to-Find-hidden-stream-URLs.htm) like Project URL Snooper you get the following list of URLs:

mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/09/18/ctvvideologger1_500kbps_2006_09_18_1158620396.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/09/18/ctvvideologger1_218kbps_2006_09_18_1158619251.wmv
mms://a180.v89244.c8924.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/180/8924/44ce8bb3/fs6.insinc.com/akamai/ctv/promos/ctv/promo_studio60_launch1_startsSept17_30.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=Primetime&video_link_high=mms://a180.v89244.c8924.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/180/8924/44ce8bb3/fs6.insinc.com/akamai/ctv/promos/ctv/promo_studio60_launch1_startsSept17_30.wmv&video_link_low=&clip_start=00:00:00.00&clip_end=00:00:30.03&clip_caption=Watch a preview of
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833520_1160863286_500kbps.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833519_1160862462_218kbps.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833520_1160863286_500kbps.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833519_1160862462_218kbps.wmv&clip_start=00:01:21.68&clip_end=00:02:50.17&clip_caption=CTV
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833508_1160854303_500kbps.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833507_1160853480_218kbps.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833508_1160854303_500kbps.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833507_1160853480_218kbps.wmv&clip_start=00:00:51.88&clip_end=00:04:54.19&clip_caption=CTV
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160846720.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160845237.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833500_1160848200_500kbps.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833499_1160847377_218kbps.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160838102.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160836922.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160850447.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160848965.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833490_1160839615_500kbps.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833489_1160838792_218kbps.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833490_1160839615_500kbps.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833489_1160838792_218kbps.wmv&clip_start=00:10:38.35&clip_end=00:03:49.24&clip_caption=CTV
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160863254.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160862073.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160863254.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/200HTTP/1.1
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833484_1160833463_500kbps.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger3_160833483_1160832640_218kbps.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160863565.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160862083.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160863565.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160862083.wmv&clip_start=00:00:57.75&clip_end=00:04:43.28&clip_caption=CTV
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160862099.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160860918.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160862099.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger1_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160860918.wmv&clip_start=00:00:57.87&clip_end=00:01:19.09&clip_caption=CTV
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160861969.wmv
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160860486.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160861969.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160860486.wmv&clip_start=00:03:25.13&clip_end=00:03:10.19&clip_caption=CTV
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_500kbps_2006_10_14_1160850447.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/14/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_14_1160848965.wmv&clip_start=00:08:32.71&clip_end=00:01:36.23&clip_caption=CTV
...................................
...many more were here...
...................................
mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/09/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_09_1160447904.wmv
/servlet/HTMLTemplate?tf=/ctv/mar/video/new_player.html&cf=ctv/mar/ctv.cfg&hub=VideoGallery&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/09/ctvvideologger2_500kbps_2006_10_09_1160449380.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/10/09/ctvvideologger2_218kbps_2006_10_09_1160447904.wmv&clip_start=00:03:35.28&clip_end=00:29:26.86&clip_caption=CTV

And that were multimedia URLs only. Oh my gush ;)

We can view the source of the web page with an embedded player to find the following:
<div class="currentVideo" onclick='playCurrentByObject(this); return false;' id="ctvnews.20060918.00162000-00162725-clip3"
start_time="00:07:09.76" end_time="00:02:08.12" video_high="mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/09/18/ctvvideologger1_500kbps_2006_09_18_1158620396.wmv" video_low="mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/09/18/ctvvideologger1_218kbps_2006_09_18_1158619251.wmv" caption="Watch a preview of 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'"
>

We can notice a couple of mms:// URLs above. And if we are attentive we can also notice start and end times of the stream. And we don't really need a full stream, don't we?

We can also right click on the embedded Windows Media player to find the following URL
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/HTMLTemplate/nocompress?content_type=video/x-ms-asf&brand=generic&tf=/ctv/generic/video/videoplayer.asx&cf=/ctv/generic/video/player.cfg&url=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/09/18/ctvvideologger1_218kbps_2006_09_18_1158619251.wmv&start=00:07:09.76&end=00:02:08.12&spd=lo&hub=related&ads=true

We can download an .ASX metafile from the URL above with any download manager. After downloading, open it with any text editor and you will see the following content
<asx version = "3.0">
<abstract></abstract>
<title>CTV.ca Video</title>
<author>Bell Globemedia</author>
<moreinfo href="http://www.ctv.ca/" />
<copyright>Copyright 2003 Bell Globemedia</copyright><entry>
<StartTime value="00:07:09.76" />
<Duration value="00:02:08.12" />
<ref href="mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/09/18/ctvvideologger1_218kbps_2006_09_18_1158619251.wmv" />
</entry>
</asx>

[Stream Recorder]

So we have to record a part of Windows Media stream (http://all-streaming-media.com/faq/recording-media-stream/faq-record-stream-in-parts-stream-start-and-end-times.htm) here. The only problem is that some media stream recorders (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/all-streaming-video-recording-software.htm) supporting Windows Media streaming video/audio can't posprocess metafiles correctly and use start and end times. And some of them do not even allow you to use start and end times.

[Stream Recorder]

How to avoid this total mess with URL finding, analyzing and other balderdashery stuff??? Just use WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WMRecorder-One-click-online-audio-video-stream-recorder.htm) in the ADA or PRO mode with AUTO turned on. In this mode you don't even have to hit the record button. Just open any Windows Media stream in a player or browser and play it. It will be recorded automatically! Really amazing software!

[Stream Recorder]

WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/WMRecorder-One-click-online-audio-video-stream-recorder.htm) can record Windows Media, Real Audio/Video, QuickTime and Flash video streams. You may read about its Real time recording mode in its User guide. You may also read about it in our FAQ:
Recording/downloading/capturing/saving flash .flv streaming media with WM Recorder (http://all-streaming-media.com/faq/recording-media-stream/faq-recording-downloading-capturing-saving-flash-flv-video-stream-with-WMRecorder.htm)

The above mentioned FAQ is about saving flash video stream (like the ones that you may find at YouTube or Google Video) , but the process of recording is absolutely the same here. The only difference is that we play .wmv windows media video stream here instead of .flv flash video stream.