ISM Downloader - Download Silverlight videos and save as MKV files

[gxdata]

ISMDownloader is a more generic application than RTLdownloader. It allows to download Silverlight streams and save them as MKV files.

ISM Downloader is available at:

http://dvb-crew.atw.hu/applications/ismdownloader/ismdownloader2.zip
http://dvb-crew.atw.hu/applications/ismdownloader/ismdownloader.zip

Usage -

ismdownloader <manifest url> <output: *.mkv>

Obviously, this needs the manifest URL, so you will need to use an HTTP monitor application, such as Charles. There are other such utilities, of course.

I believe that the ISM utility locates the optimum bandwidth stream for your system/connection**, then downloads the fragments, and finally merges all the fragments into a final, playable .MKV file package.

** (not sure of this, or if it merely takes the highest bandwidth available on the server)

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

I'm trying to record videos from NBA League Pass:
http://stream-recorder.com/forum/rec...ass-t7620.html

I'm not sure whether they use Silverlight videos or not. I've tried to find manifest URLs, but not sure how to do that. An XML file that looked like a manifest forced ISM Downloader to crash.

Any idea how to record such streams?

[zoldike]

1, install a HTTP Debugger Proxy (for example: http://www.charlesproxy.com/)
2, open the site in Firefox
3, use the filter option in Charles (type manifest in the "Filter:" field)
4, if u see an item, please send it to me somehow.

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

Any chance to use a simple URL finder like URL Snooper instead? May be something that is mentioned here? Or something like Live HTTP Headers or Firebug for Firefox?

[zoldike]

i would need the manifest file. without the manifest file, i can't help you.

[gxdata]

Originally Posted by any ANONYMOUS forum user

I'm trying to record videos from NBA League Pass:
http://stream-recorder.com/forum/rec...ass-t7620.html

I'm not sure whether they use Silverlight videos or not. I've tried to find manifest URLs, but not sure how to do that. An XML file that looked like a manifest forced ISM Downloader to crash.

Any idea how to record such streams?

I don't want to create an account and log in, but you should be able to do the following:

You need to get the URL of the file whose contents you pasted on your message/post in the other thread. That looks like the manifest, to me.

Then, you can feed that URL into ISMdownloader (use the example batch file as a model), and see what happens. Keep (copy, save to a text file) the console (screen) output, to debug any errors.

[zoldike]

This xml is not a valid Smooth Streaming manifest, so it will never working with ismdownloader.

[gxdata]

Originally Posted by zoldike

This xml is not a valid Smooth Streaming manifest, so it will never working with ismdownloader.

OK, I didn't look at all closely.

any ANONYMOUS forum user will have to probe the website, and discover the real manifest.

[zoldike]

right

[compn]

Originally Posted by gxdata

ISMDownloader is a more generic application than RTLdownloader. It allows to download Silverlight streams and save them as MKV files.

ISM Downloader is available at:

http://dvb-crew.atw.hu/applications/ismdownloader/ismdownloader.zip

i cant download it from that url.

did you already put mkv output into rtldownloader?