How to capture Elluminate live and player VCR files (VCR player included)

[martie]

Thank you all for the immnse help. This thread has been really helpful to me. Thanks to Placebo and KSV for all the help.

[placebo]

i didnt help in this thread, i was just bashing around

KSV, your program works perfectly, congrats!!
Important to note that everything should be located in the same folder, i.e. in the PHP-installation folder: php.exe, KSV's decompressed package, and the *.VCR- files. then drag the VCR file onto the batch file and some miracle will take place

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totally cool.

[KSV]

Your php install folder or your vcr file can be anywhere on the system. if you have installed php with their windows installer you can run it from any directory.

[placebo]

Originally Posted by martie

Invalid magic number in VCR header.

What's the magic number please? i'd like to use it next time i go to the lottery's

KSV, you are right. with perfect PHP windows installation everything works well (because of windows registry entries). In case the windows registry entries were not written (e.g. USB flash drive, portable installation), then everything should be in the same folder. that is guaranteed to work

[KSV]

if you are having the following problem then probably you are trying to play an old file which the bundled player doesn't support or file is corrupted.

Invalid header in recording file. The file is either not a recording, 
is in an obsolete format, or was corrupted during download.

java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid magic number in VCR header.

i have updated the script to make those old files playable. it requires the corresponding play.jnlp file from which you downloaded the vcr file. first and recommended method is to rename the play.jnlp and put both files in same folder. for example if your vcr filename is

2006-04-20.1111.C.3C4CA6AAFE82AAE656A1A8EC9ECC4D.vcr

then rename play.jnlp to

2006-04-20.1111.C.3C4CA6AAFE82AAE656A1A8EC9ECC4D.vcr.jnlp

and script will automatically load it. if script can't find the file it will ask you to enter the path of play.jnlp file. you can drag drop the file on console window.

test url:

https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2006-04-20.1111.C.3C4CA6AAFE82AAE656A1A8EC9ECC4D.vcr&sid=45

Updated package:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/2w5d7cz1a1d2j45/KSV%20-%20Elluminate%20Player.zip

test it and provide feedback.

[martie]

wow thanks KSV, your help in this matter has been awesome. Much appreciated. I am going to try it out now, and see if it works for me thanks.

[martie]

Worked like a charm KSV, thanks for all the help.

[martie]

KSV quick question at the moment i am logging into elluminate every time, but if I just saved all vcr and jnlp files into the elluminate player folder, i dont need to be logged in right? So does that mean if save all the files of every class, and even if my login details dont work anymore that these vcr files will still open up in elluminate with the player you gave? So there is no point me recording them right?

[KSV]

Originally Posted by martie

KSV quick question at the moment i am logging into elluminate every time, but if I just saved all vcr and jnlp files into the elluminate player folder, i dont need to be logged in right? So does that mean if save all the files of every class, and even if my login details dont work anymore that these vcr files will still open up in elluminate with the player you gave?

you only require vcr file (and corresponding jnlp file in case of old file format) to play it. you don't need any login details to play them. it's totally offline like other media files.

Originally Posted by martie

So there is no point me recording them right?

once you downloaded the original vcr file why would you need to record them?

[martie]

HAHAHA, thanks for the help KSV. I only asked because atm for my school, we login to elluminate through a given username nad passwrod, and once the school fnishes, then acess to the recorded lectures stops, so was just abit worried about it, so I started recording the video offline lol., but if its as you say it is thats Excellent I will stop recording ahah.