can't capture FLV stream from member site

[tjgal]

I have tried several different apps (WM Recorder, Replay A/V, FLV Recorder, DL apps etc) to capture the live flash stream from a pay site but no luck. I am able to find the URL and I can paste it in a browser address bar and get the stream so I know the URL is correct but it will not stream for any of the video capture apps or downloaders. I just get a blank swf file.

The moderator "Stream-Recorder" mentioned that:
Web-sites with membership usually use the following things to prevent recording:
1. timestamps that expire
2. cookies
3. user-agent checking

I think this may be the problem. Is there a way to have the video capture app mimic a browser? Is there a way to have the browser cache the flash file (I checked the browser cache and it currently does not cache the stream). Any suggestions would be appreciated. I tried the screen capture apps but they provide poor quality and large files sizes.