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Originally Posted by Stream Recorder
Note that you can capture RTMP streams in real time only.
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I use an 8MB broadband internet connection. I'm running Windows 98, and using RTMPDUMP.EXE v2.1d (the last version which will run on Windows 9x).
When connecting to the BBC iPlayer, which only uses RTMP (no tunnelling, no encryption), this version of RTMPDUMP typically downloads a 30 minute radio show (34MB) in 3 minutes.
Granted, a 60minute TV show of 800 MB is more of a challenge! But TV downloads can be done on the BBC's 225 MB stream instead, and I've occasionally done those, and it took about 25 minutes.
Granted, the 800 MB version would therefore take about 90 minutes. But it's too sweeping to say you can only get a real-time connection to an RTMP stream with RTMPDUMP.
It entirely depends on the speed of your internet connection. If you max out a 20 MB connection within the UK (i.e. the closest point to the BBC) you'll get an 800 MB download much quicker than I can using 8 MB.
You need to do this outside peak hours in the UK (5pm to 11pm GMT Mon to Fri, and 2pm to 11pm GMT at weekends), so that you avoid the period when the BBC's servers are stressed out. Connection speeds to the BBC iPlayer are very poor in peak hours due to heavy use.