Need stream capture software for Mac OS X

DHK · #1 12-13-2007, 02:12 PM

I'm in the same position. I used Replay A/V on Windows but have now switched to a Mac. Is there ANY software for OS X that will download an archived stream as a file, rather than having to listen to the file as it streams by in real time and is recorded realtime?

#2 12-13-2007, 10:04 PM

Stream capture software for all platforms including Mac OS X

DHK · #3 12-14-2007, 10:17 AM

I appreciate the reply, but I've looked at that chart before, and it doesn't say (or I can't interpret) whether the recording is in real time, or as a download which would only be a minute or two. There's quite a difference in that, obviously. I only know of Replay which does that in the Windows world. I'm trying to find the equivalent in Mac.

Thanks...

DK

#4 12-14-2007, 05:56 PM

Obviously VLC player and MPlayer just dump streams while playing them, so they provide real time recording only.

Other choice is very very limited. ASFRecorder like software can record Windows Media streams through the rather obsolete MMS protocol. They should work faster than in real time... but it doesn't really help a lot.

Capturing/ripping/downloading media streams on Mac OS is a real headache. One is lucky if he/she can capture/rip/download in real time. IMHO Mac users are doomed to use Windows with bootcamp or Parallels Desktop for Max OS X.

This is not that bad. Parallels Desktop allows you to run Windows applications from Mac OS X smoothly. Replay AV is one of the programs that was tested on Parallels.

DHK · #5 12-14-2007, 09:17 PM

Thanks very much for elaborating... you confirmed my fears. I've used Replay AV with Parallels, but have had some problems with Parallels in general, so have switched to the more native boot camp. I don't get the seamlessness, but have purer and faster XP.

Take care,

DHK

#6 12-15-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DHK

I've used Replay A/V with Parallels, but have had some problems with Parallels in general, so have switched to the more native boot camp. I don't get the seamlessness, but have purer and faster XP.

I saw many very positive responses about Parallels Desktop, but there seems to be a problem with Leopard, the latest version of Mac OS X. Hopefully this is temporary.

Besides Parallels Desktop is a virtual machine. Even though you can launch Windows applications from your Mac OS X, as you said, they will work slower than with pure Windows XP. How much slower? It really depends on your hardware.