Getting/Capturing/Downloading .FLV flash videos streamed through the HTTP protocol

This thread is an add-on to the following FAQ:
FAQ: How to record/download/capture/save Macromedia/Adobe Flash .FLV video HTTP stream from embedded player

To record/capture/save/rip/snag/download/catch http:// flash video .flv stream from embedded Adobe Flash Player may use the following Flash video ripper and Flash video capture software:

• Replay Media Catcher - can find http:// stream URLs and automatically download HTTP flash video .FLV streams from embedded Adobe Flash player.
• Freecorder Toolbar - freeware browser toolbar that allows to automatically download HTTP and HTTPS flash videos.
• Jaksta Free Media Recorder - freeware browser toolbar that allows to automatically download HTTP and HTTPS flash videos.
• WebVideoCap - freeware program that allows to capture packets coming to Flash Player via HTTP protocol.
• Jaksta - automatically download and capture packets coming to your flash player.
• WM Recorder can find http:// stream URLs and automatically download/capture HTTP flash video .FLV streams from embedded Adobe Flash player.
• Orbit Downloader can download HTTP flash videos. Its Grab++ can find HTTP stream URLs.
• Rip Tiger can download HTTP flash videos automatically.
• Ask & Record Toolbar - freeware browser toolbar that allows to automatically download HTTP and HTTPS flash videos.
• Bit Recorder - automatically captures packets coming to your flash player.
• PIAFCTM is a network data capturing utility that provides both packet capturing and HTTP (Web) based file capturing. This can allow you to capture streams coming to your PC through the HTTP protocol.
• Unlocker is a small freeware utility that allows you to copy and rename shared files (instead of getting one of the following error messages: "Cannot delete file: Access is denied", "There has been a sharing violation", "The source or destination file may be in use", "The file is in use by another program or user".

Please note that many web-sites use RTMP protocol for their flash video stream. The URLs of such streams start with rtmp://. They are much harder to record than HTTP streams. All RTMP flash video rippers can download HTTP flash videos. See the following thread for more:
How to record rtmp:// flash video .flv stream from embedded Adobe Flash Player

How to download/rip/capture/save/catch other flash videos
FAQ: HTTP flash recorders: How to record/download/capture/save Macromedia/Adobe Flash .FLV video HTTP stream from embedded player
FAQ: RTMP flash recorders: How to record/download/capture/save Macromedia/Adobe Flash .FLV video RTMP stream from embedded player

Tutorial: How to Record RTMP and HTTP Streaming Flash Video and Audio with Replay Media Catcher


Video Tutorial: How to download/rip flash video with Replay Media Catcher




How to play and convert .FLV videos downloaded/captured/ripped/saved from YouTube
Playing captured .FLV videos
Converting .FLV videos
Extracting MP3 audio from FLV videos

Jaksta Free Media Recorder is a freeware browser toolbar allowing you to capture HTTP and HTTPS streaming videos and convert them to popular audio/video formats. The Free Cache Viewer can examine and extract video from the caches of Internet Explorer, FireFox and Google Chrome.

How to capture HTTP and HTTPS streaming .FLV videos with freeware Jaksta Free Media Recorder:

1. Install Jaksta Free Media Recorder
2. Start your Firefox or Internet Explorer browser.
3. Navigate to a web page with your video stream and play it in the embedded flash player.
4. Select the Video History (History icon) on the Free Media Recorder Toolbar in your browser.
   
   
   
5. Free Video History will appear and display a thumbnail image for each video you have watched previously.
   
   
   
6. Click any thumbnail to extract that video. Once the video is extracted a green tick is placed
   
   
   
7. To remove a video from the history click the red X that appears when hovering over a thumbnail.
   

[Mr Wolf]

Hey, look what I've just found: it works to download videos from youtube, I'm trying if it works with other sites!

http://www.freemediarecorder.com/Use...reeCacheViewer
http://www.applian.com/fast-video-download/
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

To watch the videos:

Freeware Applian FLV Player

Originally Posted by Mr Wolf

Hey, look what I've just found: it works to download videos from youtube, I'm trying if it works with other sites!

http://www.freemediarecorder.com/Use...reeCacheViewer
http://www.applian.com/fast-video-download/
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

To watch the videos:

I've created some threads about YouTube downloading/recording/capturing techniques some time ago:
YouTube video downloaders: How to Record/Capture/Download flash videos from YouTube
YouTube: How to download YouTube videos without downloading and using any software?
The best web-browser plug-in for downloading YouTube videos

Javi Moya's web-site was one of the mentioned tools. I prefer Javi Moya's Firefox plug-in to the web-site. But I prefer DownloadHelper plug-in to Javi Moya's plug-in for Firefox.

There is no any problem downloading from YouTube 'coz the HTTP protocol is used.

WM Recorder is one of a few stream recorders that can record Flash .FLV streaming video broadcasted through HTTP protocol automatically.

Here's how to record .FLV HTTP stream in real time with AUTO recording mode enabled (AUTO ON):

• Download and install WM Recorder.
• Open WM Recorder.
• Click the MODE button. The Recording Modes dialog appears.
• Choose the ADA Mode. WM Recorder will automatically choose the best Adapter for you. It is always the default adapter that Windows uses.
• Select Auto recording so that you no longer need to click the Record button to start a recording. Every supported audio or video stream you play is automatically recorded in this mode.
• Using your browser or your media player, play the .FLV video you want to record.
• Recording starts automatically. The RECORD button turns to STOP. Once the recording begins you can start playing and recording another video / audio clip. There is no need to wait until the play is finished.
• To end one or more recordings click STOP and select the desired action from the pop-up menu.

Please note that WM Recorder also supports other recording modes. The above mentioned method is the easiest one because it doesn't even require you to hit the RECORD button. Please refer to the user guide for more.


Video Tutorial: How to Capture Streaming Video from online sources with WM Recorder

Unlocker is a small freeware utility that allows you to copy and rename shared files (instead of getting one of the following error messages: "Cannot delete file: Access is denied", "There has been a sharing violation", "The source or destination file may be in use", "The file is in use by another program or user".

Here's how to capture .FLV HTTP stream with Unlocker:

• Download and install Unlocker.
• Unlocker assistant will launch automatically.
• Navigate to a web-page and start playing your flash video stream
• When the flash video finishes playing, Go to temp folder by the following: Start -> Run, typing %temp%.
• Find a file with the name flaXXX.tmp, this is your flash video. Left click on it and use the Unlocker.
• Use the Copy Action and save the file with .flv extension.
• Now you can play the .flv video file

Jaksta (editor's choice) can download and capture packets coming to your Adobe Flash Player. To download or capture RTMP streams with Jaksta:

• Run Jaksta
• Click the Record button
• Navigate to a web page with your video stream and play it in the embedded flash player.
• All .FLV flash video streams broadcasted through the HTTP or RTMP protocol will be downloaded/captured automatically.

Please note that when Jaksta captures packets from flash player (rather than downloads RTMP streams), you need to play an audio/video stream fully to capture it.

PIAFCTM is a network data capturing utility that provides both packet capturing and HTTP (Web) based file capturing. This can allow you to capture streams coming to your PC through the HTTP protocol.

Here's how to capture .FLV HTTP stream with PIAFCTM:

• Download and install PIAFCTM.
• Launch PIAFCTM
• Select "File mode"
• Choose a folder to which captured files will be saved (in the "Directory and file settings" group)
• Hit the "Start" button
• Navigate to a web-page and start playing your flash video stream
• When the flash video finishes playing, hit the Stop button.
• Open the folder with recordings and find the FLV file.

[omani33]

I prefer Javi Moya's Firefox plug-in to the web-site. But I prefer DownloadHelper plug-in to Javi Moya's plug-in for Firefox.