How to record streams without being caught: Capturing vs. Downloading

If you don't want to be detected, you can copy files from the cache of your browser (although some streams are not cached) or use software that captures packets from a media player.

WM Recorder in the PRO mode and freeware WebVideoCap can capture packets from Windows Media Player.

Jaksta in the recording mode can capture RTMP packets from flash player. And there are many programs that can capture HTTP packets from flash player.

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

Is this different to how Replay Media Catcher and WM Recorder (non PRO mode) capture streams? Do they start a second copy of the stream to record? Does capturing packets mean that the quality will be the same as the stream and buffering etc. won't show in the download/recording?

Originally Posted by any ANONYMOUS forum user

Is this different to how Replay Media Catcher and WM Recorder (non PRO mode) capture streams? Do they start a second copy of the stream to record? Does capturing packets mean that the quality will be the same as the stream and buffering etc. won't show in the download/recording?

The quality is identical whether you download or capture packets. When you capture packets you capture them from a streaming media player installed onto your computer. When you download a stream, the software pretends to be a streaming media player and creates a separate stream to record.