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

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

How can I download free on-demand TV programmes from 4oD Catch-Up

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/catch-up

[dps9682]

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4od/

http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/programmes/

I have tried EVERYTHING, programs listed here have worked for the adverts, but failed to even notice the show stream,
Any help or advice would be great,
Thx.

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

WM Capture will work great, no matter what encryption occurs in the future. It's a screen recorder though, but the quality looks just as good as a download IMO.

I would try that first.

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

I haven't found any embedded video players on the attached page.

4od uses Flash player for showing streaming content. Please try Flash stream recorder like Replay Media Catcher and Jaksta and let me know how it goes.

[mikegreen]

Thanks for the rapid response guys. Unfortunately, Replay Media Catcher doesn't address this problem, leastways not on my PC it doesn't. It manages to detect each of the adverts that are transmitted prior to the programme itself on Channel4.com 4OD, but not the actual programme for some reason. I've already built up quite a collection of adverts while trying different options.

Can somebody please try this and let me know if it's just me or there's something about the way Ch4 codes the progs under the new software. Thanks.

Try Jaksta. You don't need to buy it, just try a demo version.

Freeware URL Snooper may show something interesting as well.

[jimmycarlos]

• ITV/4OD have updated to a later version of Adobe and their "handshake" is now different, within the past 2 months.
• GetFLV 9.0 or later works, but this is expensive, and out of many people's price range.
• Replay Media Catcher can be updated to get BBC Iplayer RTMPE streams but nothing more.
• Get-Flash-Videos works (http://code.google.com/p/get-flash-v.../detail?id=248) but needs Debian
• The patch new updates use on RTMPDump is here (http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/...ch/001328.html)
• The rtmpdump update above seems to mention a file location (trunk/librtmp) Is anyone familiar with how to use this or even what Operating System this is for?

I'm looking to try and download this video as an example. http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=233770

By snooping and using an old version of GetFLV I had lying around, the corresponding rtmpe url is:

rtmpe://cp72511.edgefcs.net:1935/ond...V1200_16X9.MP4

If anyone knows anything else or have managed to get it working, please let me know. Thank you very much!

[svnpenn]

The "handshake" is type 9 RTMPE handshake

The handshake is used with RTMPE streams. rtmpdump cannot handle sites that require a type 9 handshake, until someone makes a patch for it.

get-flash-videos relies on rtmpdump for RTMP streams, hence if rtmpdump does not work, then get-flash-videos is definitely not going to work.

the file you are referring to (handshake.h) is a source file. for it to be of use it has to be compiled into the rtmpdump program. i have instructions for windows here

http://svnpenn.blogspot.com/2011/03/rtmpdump.html

Finally, You have shown that you do not know about:
1. get-flash-videos
2. source code
3. compiling programs
4. programming in general

a more appropriate thread title would be "What I know so far" or "Hey guys how do I download from ITV"

[jimmycarlos]

Ok, thanks for replying Steven. I'm a secret fan of your blog by the way, you're very clever when it comes to techie stuff. I am unfortunately not gifted in the compiling.

[placebo]

Originally Posted by svnpenn

a more appropriate thread title would be "What I know so far" or "Hey guys how do I download from ITV"

even more appropriate is to merge threads covering the same topic ("i want to leech FREE itv or 4od streams, plz heeelp!!"). SRF abounds with threads starting all the same way treating similar aspects of a subject. Subject here is itv/4od, aspect is the knowledge of howtodownload from there.

@jimmycarlos
thanks for the summary and the link to The rtmpdump Archives, new to me! I cant do but primitive coding and yes GFLV is costly .. but in turn i have a healthy, sound attitude: i pay and they do the coding job The high price tag isnt unjustified since these days there is no competition by neither freeware nor payware. If you're a techie or coder by heart then you'd never be interested in purchasing downloaders .. otherwise you may leave your personal comments and suggestions ("its my birthday, plz give me free copy of GetFLV Golden Version!") here:
GetFLV user reviews, user feedback & suggestions

And here is what i know:
StreamTransport [ST], a freeware RTMPE-downloader GUI, did the trick with 4OD/iTV in the past but the developer ("Tery"; not to be confused with "Terry" ) has put the development on hold. Note that ST is "owned" by Jack King who runs the commercial variants of ST on his other 100+ business websites, such as moyea.com, foxreal.com, FLVsoft.com, etc. I am inclined to say that someone who runs 100 websites (in order to promote his few low quality products under different names) abuses the Google SEO ("spammer!") but for sure he must be very busy making money , so no time left for frequent ST updates!

Maybe he even decided to abandon ST (=appetizer for Moyea/Foxreal/FLVsoft/.. clone products!) and sell exclusively commercial products instead. I'll ask him about news and his plans..