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www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

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Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Quote:

Originally Posted by blimey (Post 13222)

That is due to the way GetFLV builds the flv container for some flv files containing h264 video.

You can fix it by demuxing the file and remuxing into a .mp4 container or a new .flv container

You must be inadvertently confusing me with a geek. As someone who gets out a lot and has a real life to get on with, "remuxing mp4 containers" is not something I can find a timeslot for. Thanks anyway.

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikegreen (Post 13232)

I avoid categorization and generalization of people. You somehow wound up posting at this forum and I offered a solution.

Fixing (remuxing) takes around 5-15 seconds at most. GetFLV does the hard part (downloading the file). You likely won't find any other way to download from channel4. So if you give up that easy - at least it frees up a timeslot for you.

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Quote:

Originally Posted by blimey (Post 13235)

Thanks for posting this information. I had been seeking a way to download Channel 4's shows.

I wonder whether GetFLV will work with ITV and BBC streaming videos also? I will find out when I have the time.

Cheers.

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Success here - I'm an expat using a slow VPN connection. I used the trial version of GetFLV 8.8.46.

I downloaded 10 MB (trial limit) of Derren Brown and then extracted the .264 with FLV extract.

I used WinFF to extract the ACC and convert to AC3 then muxed the H264 & AC3 streams into a MKV container using MeGUI to play on my XBOX running XBMC. (Xbox is not fast enough to decode AAC) - it plays fine.

PS - I also tried the as-downloaded .FLV file on the xbox using the built in DVD player and it appears it would play at the right speed if it didn't struggle with the AAC codec - so are there PC based players that would play the FLV stream at the correct speed without the demuxing/muxing...?

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinner (Post 13355)

so are there PC based players that would play the FLV stream at the correct speed without the demuxing/muxing...?

Flash players are discussed in the following thread:
FLV players

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

I've just found a version of youtube-dl (attached to last message on

Code:

http://bitbucket.org/rg3/youtube-dl/issue/63/support-for-4od-http-youtubecom-shows

) which allows downloading rtmp streams from youtube, including all the 4od shows there. Result!

Re: Problem capturing 4od videos from screen (Recording channel4 on demand videos)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder (Post 18545)

There are multiple solutions available for recording from 4od.

Multiple ? apart from screen capturing ---- nothing else work's
correct me if i'm wrong
cheers

Re: Problem capturing 4od videos from screen (Recording channel4 on demand videos)

Quote:

Originally Posted by shammax (Post 18547)

Multiple ? apart from screen capturing ---- nothing else work's
correct me if i'm wrong

Let us know which programs don't work and what kind of errors exactly you get with them when downloading from 4od:

You can check what programs support RTMPE streams in the following thread:
RTMPE stream recording/downloading/capturing/ripping/saving

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

yep will do , thanks for the software links
which i have tried before my first posting here & also read all their posts on how they are were not working any longer , give me 2-3 days ,as my trial at Scothosts finished yday , so i need to sign up for a month to be able to Vpn a UK IP
thanks SR :o

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Re: Difficulty saving channel4 on demand, 4oD, videos

Quote:

Originally Posted by nonna (Post 18542)

My problems are in trying to download videos from http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4od.

Sorry for the long post, just trying to give all the info in an attempt to get this resolved.

I have found the URL of the video I want to download with URLSnooper, at least I think I have the right one. And I have what I believe is a correct command line with the correct parameters.

After finally getting RTMPSRV to work by doing the hosts file trick what I have pretty much matches with the results RTMPSRV gives.

One things that is different the URL for the SWF file. I can download the acutal swf file with the URL I get from URLSnooper but not the one the RTMPSRV gives. Regardless using one or the other does not make it work.

Using the command RTMPSRV gives here is the output

Code:

C:\rtmpdump>rtmpdump -V -r "rtmpe://ll.securestream.channel4.com:1935/a4174/e1" -a "a4174/e1" -f "WIN 10,0,22,87" -W "http://www.channel4.com/static/programmes/ass.et/flash/swf/4odplayer-4.49.5.swf" -p "http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-italian-kitchen/4od#2924187" -y "mp4:xcuassets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001" -o CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001.flv



DEBUG: Parsing...

DEBUG: Parsed protocol: 3

DEBUG: Parsed host    : ll.securestream.channel4.com

DEBUG: Parsed port    : 1935

DEBUG: Parsed app     : a4174

DEBUG: Protocol : RTMPE

DEBUG: Hostname : ll.securestream.channel4.com

DEBUG: Port     : 1935

DEBUG: Playpath : mp4:xcuassets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001

DEBUG: tcUrl    : rtmpe://ll.securestream.channel4.com:1935/a4174/e1

DEBUG: swfUrl   : http://www.channel4.com/static/programmes/ass.et/flash/swf/4odplayer-4.49.5.swf

DEBUG: pageUrl  : http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-italian-kitchen/4od#2924187

DEBUG: app      : a4174/e1

DEBUG: auth     : <NULL>

DEBUG: subscribepath : <NULL>

DEBUG: flashVer : WIN 10,0,22,87

DEBUG: live     : no

DEBUG: timeout  : 120 sec

DEBUG: SWFSHA256:

23 27 B1 CC 1D B0 5D 97 D1 9B 90 A4 8F 79 A0 74 43 F5 D9 B3 CB 92 CF 26 CE BE 38 B6 A2 DA 3E D8 

DEBUG: SWFSize  : 316479

DEBUG: Setting buffer time to: 36000000ms

Connecting ...

DEBUG: RTMP_Connect, ... connected, handshaking

DEBUG: HandShake: Client type: 06

DEBUG: HandShake: DH pubkey position: 987

DEBUG: HandShake: Client digest offset: 53

DEBUG: HandShake: Initial client digest: 

97 76 18 FF 90 D5 A1 71 28 E2 BB 78 2E F1 71 3B E1 41 C9 6E B5 1F 71 A9 9D 31 52 96 43 B4 BB BE 

DEBUG: HandShake: Type Answer   : 06

DEBUG: HandShake: Server Uptime : 604594669

DEBUG: HandShake: FMS Version   : 3.5.2.1

DEBUG: HandShake: Server DH public key offset: 69

DEBUG: HandShake: Secret key: 

24 8A 9E 22 31 D0 44 B6 78 51 25 D8 C6 98 5E 78 A0 7E 8E 93 27 09 19 3E D7 41 7F 9E 37 B1 6D 33 79 96 0A 19 EE 2C F5 5F 0B E9 15 97 72 C5 D5 76 63 49 88 AF BD 21 FD D7 0F 91 AB 4B 8B A1 DD C1 64 A9 6C 1F 1C EB 8B CF E3 D5 73 82 70 14 07 F2 9F 33 8D 6B ED F8 1C 4E 94 90 BA BC 28 01 15 98 3C 7C 98 59 15 39 F9 94 94 5B AE B5 24 B0 E3 0F C2 9B DA 48 4F B2 A9 CF C8 E4 80 1A 9D 3B F8 13 

DEBUG: RC4 Out Key: 

DE D8 D6 E7 08 52 84 E0 66 42 87 FC 23 C4 53 16 

DEBUG: RC4 In Key: 

C5 74 40 23 7A F2 C4 03 E4 81 D5 36 D7 66 34 EC 

DEBUG: HandShake: Calculated digest key from secure key and server digest: 

F2 4E 29 9D 33 A0 9F 97 BA F7 C1 B6 43 0C F4 B5 DA 4A D6 FB 0E C2 BC AC 27 C5 23 EA 5E 6F 70 19 

DEBUG: HandShake: Client signature calculated:

09 11 B8 23 76 33 5A 28 30 1E 39 33 91 B5 97 7B 27 46 51 60 32 CC 9E A2 B1 5E E2 03 DF 52 CE 96 

DEBUG: HandShake: Server sent signature:

B5 DB 1C 98 8A 98 6F 65 08 27 33 71 97 9A 51 89 52 06 35 99 98 42 47 A2 A8 4A 43 8B 07 A3 2B 43 

DEBUG: HandShake: Digest key: 

2C DF B8 20 64 92 F7 3E 94 D1 FF B8 94 F0 17 51 40 0A 21 55 62 CC F1 C9 79 15 6D 9E 53 04 4C BC 

DEBUG: HandShake: Signature calculated:

B5 DB 1C 98 8A 98 6F 65 08 27 33 71 97 9A 51 89 52 06 35 99 98 42 47 A2 A8 4A 43 8B 07 A3 2B 43 

DEBUG: HandShake: Genuine Adobe Flash Media Server

DEBUG: HandShake: Handshaking finished....

DEBUG: RTMP_Connect, handshaked

DEBUG: Invoking connect

INFO: Connected...

DEBUG: HandleServerBW: server BW = 2500000

DEBUG: HandleClientBW: client BW = 2500000 2

DEBUG: HandleCtrl, received ctrl. type: 26, len: 3

DEBUG: HandleCtrl, SWFVerification ping received: 

DEBUG: sending ctrl. type: 0x001b

DEBUG: Sending SWFVerification response: 

00 1B 01 01 00 04 D4 3F 00 04 D4 3F 0E 01 E9 43 55 87 76 57 3C C6 33 E0 6E DE C2 23 B3 3B 36 9F C6 5B 95 4E 16 6B 94 08 B8 43 B0 1B 

DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 240 bytes

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                    fmsVer, STRING:        FMS/3,5,3,837>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:              capabilities, NUMBER:        127.00>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                      mode, NUMBER:        1.00>

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                     level, STRING:        status>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                      code, STRING:        NetConnection.Connect.Success>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:               description, STRING:        Connection succeeded.>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:            objectEncoding, NUMBER:        0.00>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                      data, OBJECT>

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                   version, STRING:        3,5,3,837>

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_result>

DEBUG: HandleInvoke, received result for method call <connect>

DEBUG: sending ctrl. type: 0x0003

DEBUG: Invoking createStream

DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 21 bytes

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: Property: NULL

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <onBWDone>

DEBUG: Invoking _checkbw

DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 29 bytes

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: Property: NULL

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_result>

DEBUG: HandleInvoke, received result for method call <createStream>

DEBUG: SendPlay, seekTime=0.00, dLength=0, sending play: mp4:xcuassets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001

DEBUG: Invoking play

DEBUG: sending ctrl. type: 0x0003

DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 16419 bytes

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: Property: NULL

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_onbwcheck>

DEBUG: Invoking _result

DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 133 bytes

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: Property: NULL

DEBUG: (object begin)

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                     level, STRING:        error>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                      code, STRING:        NetStream.Failed>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:               description, STRING:        Failed to play  (stream ID: 1).>

DEBUG: Property: <Name:                  clientid, STRING:        Qj84wXam>

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: (object end)

DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <onStatus>

DEBUG: HandleInvoke, onStatus: NetStream.Failed

DEBUG: Closing connection.

When RTMPSRV first got the command and tried it automatically I got two errors below but gets the above when I use the command prompt.

this one a few times before the command was executed

Code:

ERROR: RTMP_HashSWF: couldn't contact swfurl http://www.channel4.com/static/programmes/ass.et/flash/swf/4odplayer-4.49.5.swf

and this one most of the time after the command was executed

Code:

ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header

Here is the command I came up. I can post the output if it will help:

Code:

C:\rtmpdump>rtmpdump -V -r rtmpe://ll.securestream.channel4.com/a4174/e1/mp4:assets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001.mp4 -a a4174/e1 -y mp4:xcuassets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001.mp4 -W http://www.channel4.com/static/programmes/asset/flash/swf/4odplayer-4.49.5.swf -o ik.flv -p http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-italian-kitchen/4od#2924187

Both RTMPSRV's and my command both seem to stop at bottom on Failed to play (stream ID: 1).

So it seems to me that both are pretty close, and I know close really doesn't matter, it has to be exactly right. Nonetheless, I cannot get 4oD videos and I don't why. It seems that things are right but nothing seems to work. I have read and tried many, many different commands but to no effect.

Also someone stated that StreamTransport worked on 4oD videos, but I can only get it to see the ads and does not show the real video URL and thus cannot download it. Also GetFLV throws up various URLs for the video file but cannot download them, maybe I need to try some more with it. Then there was a mention of get_flash_videos. I am using Windows and can't seem to get it to take to rtmpdump, not sure if these two only work together in Linux.

If someone, who is obviously more intelligent than I, could lead me in the right direction to download 4oD videos, point out my errors or offer any assistance even if it is to let me know that it can't be done, I would really appreciate it.

Cheers

As an aside if I use 2.2c I almost always get this error

Code:

WARNING: HandShake: Type mismatch: client sent 6, server answered 8

but not with 2.1c. Not sure if this is a bug in the new version, or if it depends on the command it is given or whether or not the error matters or it's operator error.

get-flash-videos is a perl script; as long as you have perl and rtmpdump installed properly the script will run on any machine.

The note about the Handshake type mismatch is only a WARNING, not an ERROR. You can safely ignore it in this case. (A type 6 request can validly get 6, 8, or 9 in the reply. Other values would probably indicate an actual problem.)

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

StreamRecorder:
Thanks for the link, I had already read that. Seems to be screen capture is what is recommened. Not really what I wanted to do, I would rather download the original. Still need to give GetFLV another try.

hyc:

thanks for letting me know about the type mismatch. Still not sure why the RTMPSRV generated command does not work.

As for get-flash-videos
I believe I have both perl and rtmpdump install properly according to the get_flash_video installation notes. I downloaded what it said to along with the two modules it mentions in the Windows install part and have RTMPDUMP in my system32 folder. I think that is the correct way. I will also try to get the other modules it mentions.

When I use this command

Code:

perl get_flash_videos rtmpe://ll.securestream.channel4.com/a4174/e1/mp4:xcuassets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001.mp4

I get this

Code:

Couldn't download 'rtmpe://ll.securestream.channel4.com/a4174/e1/mp4:xcuassets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001.mp4': 501 Protocol scheme 'rtmpe' is not supported

Can't locate object method "host" via package "URI::_foreign" at FlashVideo/URLFinder.pm line 64

I am probably not using the right command. I do realize that it says rtmpe not supported but as it uses RTMPDUMP for rtmp URLs I am not sure what to do as there are no options on the man page that I would put before the http web page that the video plays on.

It seems to me from my experimenting that both rtmpdump and get_flash_videos rely on the precision and correctness of the URL it is given. As such my parsing needs to be better but I can't understand the peculiarities of the RTMPDUMP errors like:

Code:

WARNING: Trying different position for client digest!

and

ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header

that I get when RTMPSRV does the command structure and thus I would think would be correctly parsed by RTMPDUMP and download.

I would be interested to know if anyone else has been successful with downloading from 4oD with either RTMPDUMP or get_flash_videos or anything else other than screen capture.

I was able to take the address StreamTransport got from a DemandFive video and edit to use in RTMPDUMP, but not one from SeeSaw. So I am not sure of the peculiarities, though I wish I know more.
Anyway, thanks for the info, I will continue with this as an intellectual pursuit and hopefully get some help and luck along the way.

Cheers

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Quote:

Originally Posted by nonna (Post 18575)

When I use this command

Code:

perl get_flash_videos rtmpe://ll.securestream.channel4.com/a4174/e1/mp4:xcuassets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001.mp4

I get this

Code:

Couldn't download 'rtmpe://ll.securestream.channel4.com/a4174/e1/mp4:xcuassets/CH4_08_02_16_25880001001001_001.mp4': 501 Protocol scheme 'rtmpe' is not supported

Can't locate object method "host" via package "URI::_foreign" at FlashVideo/URLFinder.pm line 64

get_flash_videos expects the HTTP URL of the web page hosting the video, it doesn't accept RTMP URLs. It will scrape the web pages itself to find the RTMP URLs and put them into the format that rtmpdump wants. The whole point of using the get_flash_videos script is to avoid the hassle of trying to find the RTMP URL yourself.

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

I can't get GetFLV to work for me. It must be operator error. I have tried different versions, portable versions, trial versions. It supposedly finds the URL sometimes and I choose download and then go to the FLV Downloader part and it never does anything. The green arrow icon changes to the red X and it never shows any progress. Sometimes it shows different URLs for the same video. It never seems to get the ad URLs, which is fine of course, but odd if it supposed to show downloadable videos. Regardless I guess some more trial and error with it is needed. Any ideas as to why GetFLV doesn't seem to work for me?

@hyc

I see now that it needs the http. But it never finds the URL for the rtmpe file. I have both channel4.pm and 4od.pm and brightcove.pm in the plugins folder. Looking at channel4.pm and 4od.pm files themselves they seem to need updating as I think the url scheme has changed.

I get

Code:

Using method 'generic' for http://www.channel4.com/programmes/sas-the-real-story/4od

Found 4odplayer-4.49.5.swf

Guessed http://www.channel4.com/programmes/sas-the-real-story/4odplayer-4.49.5.swf trying...

Exists on http://www.channel4.com/programmes/sas-the-real-story/4odplayer-4.49.5.swf: 400

Error: No URLs found at FlashVideo/Generic.pm line 129.

So it does not even call the plugin which is why I think it might needed updated. What is odd is that it gives the list of plugins then when it says "Trying to open plugin ..." it does not show them all and repeats some. So it does not I have no programming knowledge so I guess they will stay like they are until some comes along and changes them.

As you said the point of get_flash_videos is to get the URL and format it for RTMPDUMP. Even if it was working to catch the URL I don't forsee it formatting the command passed to RTMPDUMP any better than RTMPSRV does. And as I mentioned before the command generated by RTMPSRV doesn't work for me. And I can't seem to parse out any channel 4 rtmpe URL correctly, even though I seem to be doing ok with other sites.

RTMPSRV has a -C Z: in its command. I am not sure what null data it is wanting to put in. Looking things over it seems there might be a secure token, but when I use the -T parameter with what I think is the token I got from looking at URLSnooper it still does not work. I looked at both the get_flash_videos channel4.pm and a version of get_iplayer that has channel4 functionality and they both seem to speak to there being a secure token. Perhaps this is what I am missing. As I mentioned I think the channel4 get_flash_videos plugins need updating and as the get_iplayer channel4 portion looks similar it to fails to work also.

I have got rtmpdump to work with other sites and I would like to get it to work with channel4 also. I just can't figure out what is so unique that I can't get the videos using RTMPDUMP.

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

We were discussing this over at xbmc.org forums.

Looking at at 4od the akami rtmpe streams needs a auth= parameter to play.

How to generate this though currently is unknown. The XML provided by channel4 for a program contains a token:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/h...107?1274015087

this seems to be 136 bytes mime64 encoded. How to get from that to the auth= though is another thing.

auth strings look something like

da_a1dVaYdXaEcXcWbfdwdibdbncBakajbU-bl76LM-eS-gAT-kttDkpt7swpem8srnunsr3k2tTqvnsq7kYsckFtJsDphmMsfn6 ndrbk3sfp8noqdkVtSkIt9sCoem2sw

There is a log function in the javascript on the channel4 site
/static/programmes/js/controller/brand/catchup.js
that uses
/static/global/js/lib/util/hmacsha1.js (readable version @ http://pajhome.org.uk/crypt/md5/sha1.html)

I'm unsure if this is connected to the XML token though, or it might be doing a similar encryption. It has a function generateV1Signature which is used by a sendLogMessage function. This calls b64_hmac_sha1 to create a mime64 encoded signature.

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

4oD plugin thread on xbmc.org: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php...717#post538717

As exobuzz has just said, the auth key needs to be generated. Here are what I believe to be a matching token (from the xml via wireshark) and auth string (from rtmpsrv):

Code:

            <token>qlHbl7C4jfNttKlQipkKgZsecvpwy/PqOJGIwFICaQdaTLQEOo1kQpgEYVsZechuv4jyDBQgNIam

Z/6Xgy9nLoHbojdGjAia+W1E1s7DeaujDh6z10RAIcn+S0QLKzGfO/MeojtHFW55a5Soao7MeDTP

XW2RfC0W2Mt2GdozkNFgiJOcYfKMIg==

</token>

Code:

da_czapb_asbEadbFbDded_bDbHdYc8doaA-bl8CQ_-eS-ixR-nqrak8n1lwtgoxnWtKnCk9kGoVpgpmpcmcsBkmnHl2tio8nYsenikZjcnbp8pqpdn5s4kAnxl4t6ofnd

Re: Problem capturing 4od videos from screen (Recording channel4 on demand videos)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder (Post 18558)

Let us know which programs don't work and what kind of errors exactly you get with them when downloading from 4od:

You can check what programs support RTMPE streams in the following thread:
RTMPE stream recording/downloading/capturing/ripping/saving

GetFLV works, but the progress display doesn't always. Check the file size being downloaded in the directory to see if it changes (you may have to refresh the screen). Also, the bottom panel can't always be expanded to allow you to accept the terms and conditions on the Channel4 website. Do this before loading the page.

Doesn't grab it when I.P. address is anonymized (for example, when unavailable in your country).

Re: Problem capturing 4od videos from screen (Recording channel4 on demand videos)

Please can anyone help me to rip this?

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bestival/4od#3131875

I honestly haven't got a clue how to do this but really would like this programme. thanks

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spasticus (Post 22401)

GetFLV will do it.

I've tried using it but it only captures the 2 adverts and not the content I want :(

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Quote:

Originally Posted by noobie (Post 22413)

I've tried using it but it only captures the 2 adverts and not the content I want :(

It does work.

Here. I've done it for you:

Go to my website

mammothobsequious.com

then click the Movies link at the bottom right of the page.

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

I've only just seen you replied Spasticus - I'm currently at work but I will download the video from your site (I take it that's an option?) when I get home later.

thank you so much - I really appreciate it a lot. Where was I going wrong do you think? I'm a real ditz with ripping stuff and was frustrated that it was only picking up the adverts. Thank you again :D

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Make sure you have the full version, not the trial version.

Open GetFLV and copy or type the url into browser window. Use the browser in GetFLV, not an external browser.

When you play the video, a link will appear in the lower half of the screen. There will be a Download button to the right of it. Click it when the video is playing and recording should start.

When the video has finished playing, click on FLV Downloader in the left-hand navigation panel. This opens a panel with a list of rows of downloaded or downloading videos. The last one should appear at the bottom of the list. Click the Stop button when the video has finished playing, if it does not stop automatically. Wait for the video to finish playing before you start clicking anything else!Go to Options->Setting to find your download directory and it should be in that directory as a Flash movie.

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

I've been trying to use GetFLV with a 4od clip on YouTube and it just doesn't seem to work - it get the adverts just fine but completely ignores the main feature that I want to capture.

The url is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtBMZiBYiT8

Is anyone capable of pulling down this clip? If so pls tell me how you did it so I can see where I went wrong.

I am using the full version of GetFLV 8.9.5.5.

Thanx in advance for any pointers :)

Re: www.channel4.com: Any way to capture video from the new 4OD service?

Quote:

Originally Posted by caruthers (Post 23109)

I've been trying to use GetFLV with a 4od clip on YouTube and it just doesn't seem to work - it get the adverts just fine but completely ignores the main feature that I want to capture.

For YouTube, I use Sothink Web Video Downloader, but I notice this is coming from a Channel 4 site.

However, I can't test it, as it won't load.

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Ok, thanks for trying Spasticus... I'll just have to continue my search for this on p2p sites... cheers :)

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Originally Posted by caruthers (Post 23122)

Ok, thanks for trying Spasticus... I'll just have to continue my search for this on p2p sites... cheers :)

Phew! That was a tough one, but I got there in the end.

First, it wouldn't load at all in Firefox. It might have detected the Video Downloader plug-in and refused to load after I had confirmed my age as over 18, or it may have been something to do with this.

I got it to play relectantly in Chrome then tried to download it with CooJah6, but it refused to play ball. However, in Chrome it didn't ask me to confirm I was over 18, as it did in Firefox. I'm not sure why or whether this had something to do with the problem.

I pressed the Record button, but again, no dice.

Finally, I selected it in Coojah, right-clicked and added it as a "Tough" download. Then it grabbed it kicking and screaming all the way down, along with a boatload of trash.

That's how to do it. Thanks Channel 4/YouTube! It was quite funny.

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Wow, awesome work Spasticus, I knew that little sucker couldn't hold out for long! I shall grab CooJah and try and repeat what you did :D

BTW, glad u enjoyed the comedy, you should watch the rest of the series it's pretty dam funny :)

Once again, thanks for rising to the challenge!

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anyone have any luck downloading 4OD content on the mac. the majority of software appears to windows. boo

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Originally Posted by caruthers (Post 23122)

Ok, thanks for trying Spasticus... I'll just have to continue my search for this on p2p sites... cheers :)

Have you got a Usenet provider? The whole series is sitting waiting for you via the NNTP protocol.

HTH ;)

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Actually, not this episode... this is the pilot that aired before the actual series was made and I searched the newsgroups and the file depositories but couldn't find it... eventually found the episode on the eDonkey network :)

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Hi Guys, have been reading this with interest the last couple of days.

I am trying to get the entire 5th season of coach trip onto DVD for a friend which is on 4od.

It looks like the only way to do this is by purchasing GetFLV for $59.95.

Was wondering if anyone who already owns this prog would be interested in capturing the entire series for me and putting them on DVD for the same price as the programme as I would never use it again, plus I have contacted the authors to purchase and have received no response.

If anyone would be interested i'd be eternally greatfull and happy to pay ?50 for your troubles. Please get in touch :)

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Originally Posted by danwilson82 (Post 23365)

I've already said that CooJah will do it. If it's the 4OD on YouTube, even GetFLV won't do it, so you would be wasting your money. If you don't believe me, download the trial version of GetFlv and try it.

If you're still stuck, post the links to the series you're after and I'll do it.

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Update:

I've just used StreamTransport to download the first episode of Series 5 of Coach Trip. There are about 30 of them, so it's going to take a long time to download the rest.

This program is free and easy to use, so you can do it yourself.

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Originally Posted by Spasticus (Post 23373)

Important: Watch

first.

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danwilson82, I have the solution to your woes. Don't worry about capturing Coach Trip/downloading expensive apps/whatever.

Gimme a PM ;)

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Originally Posted by caruthers (Post 23364)

Er... You obviously didn't check Usenet - the whole series is happily sitting there right now. I know this 'cos that's where I got them. You won't believe me tho' - so here's proof:

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Originally Posted by zarathustra (Post 23420)

danwilson82, I have the solution to your woes. Don't worry about capturing Coach Trip/downloading expensive apps/whatever.

Gimme a PM ;)

Er... You obviously didn't check Usenet - the whole series is happily sitting there right now. I know this 'cos that's where I got them. You won't believe me tho' - so here's proof:

Erm no, sorry you're wrong... those six episodes aired as the series from 7th October this year - the pilot episode I was referring to aired alomost a year earlier in 2009. You won't believe me tho' - so here's the proof: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhoneShop#Episode_list

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Actually, speaking of USENET, all of the Coachtrip S05 episodes that danwilson82 is after are available on the newsgroups except it seems episodes 9, 15, and 29. Couldn't find those three episodes on upload sites either so you might want to get those from 4od - the rest I can put on a couple if DVDs if you like (forget the 50 quid, just a couple of quid for the blank dvds and postage is fine), although I get the feeling that zarathustra is already on the case :)

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Originally Posted by zarathustra (Post 23420)

Erm, nope ur wrong sorry, like I said the episode I was after is an episode that aired before the series was made (as part of the Channel 4 Comedy Showcase) and is called New Man. Those episodes you quote are the episodes that made up the series that aired a year later in October this year. You won't believe me tho' - so here's proof: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhoneShop#Episode_list

But thanks for looking for me anyway, it's appreciated. Like I said I already found the episode on eDonkey so it's all good :)

BTW, good to see you also use NZBMatrix - along with "SABnzbd" and "Sick Beard" and "PS3 Media Server" all my usenet download and playback options are fully covered...

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Which Usenet group are these on?

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Originally Posted by Spasticus (Post 23429)

Which Usenet group are these on?

alt.binaries.teevee
alt.binaries.multimedia
alt.binaries.cores

BTW, binsearch.info is a good free place to find usenet postings:
http://www.binsearch.info/?q=coach+t...e=900&server=2 for Coach Trip episodes
http://www.binsearch.info/?q=phonesh...e=900&server=2 for Phoneshop episodes