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 like Project URL Snooper you get the following list of URLs:
Code:
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:
Code:
<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
Code:
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
Code:
<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>