How to download video from Zoom, Panopto, and Mediasite?

[anonstream]

Hello,

My school hosts vids on these platforms. I am having trouble finding a way to download the videos. I have tried browser plugins and they do not work. I also just downloaded the python package streamlink but doesn't seem like it works and I get a "NoPluginError".

Since I have to log into my school account to watch the video, there's also an extra layer of security.

Any advice - especially for Zoom recordings?

Thanks.

[j_cool]

Try youtube-dl.
streamlink is for live streams, youtube-dl for VOD's.
Screen recorders work when nothing else works.

If you use streamlink for VODs then you have to specify httpstream://

streamlink.exe httpstream://%url% best -o myfile.dump

[anonstream]

Thanks! I'll try those.

[anonstream]

Originally Posted by j_cool

Try youtube-dl.
streamlink is for live streams, youtube-dl for VOD's.
Screen recorders work when nothing else works.

If you use streamlink for VODs then you have to specify httpstream://

streamlink.exe httpstream://%url% best -o myfile.dump

Hello. So I'm not exactly the most techsavy. I installed youtube-dl using pip install, and tried to run it and got a " Unsupported URL" error.

Is there a specific webaddress I should provide youtube-dl? And how does it know to log in with my credentials?

[Damianonymous]

Maybe start from a supported Mediasite website.

https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-d...rtedsites.html

[j_cool]

Originally Posted by anonstream

got a " Unsupported URL" error.

youtube-dl might work if you supply it with right url.
Right url may not be main url.
If you ask youtube-dl team for support they insist that you provide main url only,
not url you pulled from browser's network monitor

You can ask youtube-dl team if they can make it work, but you must provide main url
and as much details as possible:

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues


From here you can learn more abour youtube-dl and how it works:

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-...ster/README.md

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-...DME.md#options

Authentication Options:

-u, --username USERNAME          Login with this account ID
-p, --password PASSWORD          Account password. If this option is left
                                 out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.
-2, --twofactor TWOFACTOR        Two-factor authentication code
-n, --netrc                      Use .netrc authentication data
--video-password PASSWORD        Video password (vimeo, smotri, youku)

Every decent program has help file and you can see youtube-dl help file on command prompt:

youtube-dl --help


This works for me for VODs most of times:

streamlink.exe httpstream://https://direct-link-to-video-I-pulled-with-http-sniffer.mp4 best -o myfile.mp4

Here you must provide direct url-link to video file, not main url.

[j_cool]

Originally Posted by anonstream

Any advice - especially for Zoom recordings?

I can answer this now after being in a situation to be logged in Zoom,
attend video conference and then download recorded video.

There are 2 situations:

To record video conference in real time the best solution to my knowledge is screen recorder:

https://www.wmrecorder.com/download

WM Capture 7 is my best friend when nothing else works.


To download recorded video I had video link and a password.

Run Firefox (not another browser) and paste video link in address bar.
Enter the password and press "Access Recording".
New window opens with embeded player. Before starting the video press F12 to start Developer Tools,
select Network monitor.
In "Filter URLs" bar type mp4. This will filter all urls and return mp4 url link to the video.
If no url shows refresh (reload) the page.
Right click on mp4 video url and select "Copy as cURL (Windows)"
This will copy url to clipboard.
It is very long url as it contains nothing less than whole cookie within.
It is impractical to use this url directly on command line prompt as it needs to be modified.


Create txt file and paste clipboard content to it.

At this point string looks like: curl url-from-network-monitor.mp4

Modify it to look like: curl -k url-from-network-monitor.mp4 -o file.mp4

Copy that from txt file and paste and enter on command line prompt.
I can do it all in cmd window directly after some practice


This method downloaded video file I was after.