Re: software to capture nbcolympics.com using microsoft's new silverlight (?)

#1 08-01-2008, 07:57 PM

i am interested in video capturing from silverlight from the nbcolympics.com website. my usual methodologies aren't working (Orbit Grab++, WM Recorder, etc.)

any ideas anyone?

#2 08-05-2008, 12:10 PM

You can try to record with the latest version of Replay Media Catcher. Also you can try to use nbcolympics.com without Silverlight (It seems like they allow it in the Internet Explorer only)

Stream Ripper · #3 08-06-2008, 04:39 PM

Recording The Olympics Online

This year NBC has teamed up with Microsoft (MSFT) to provide a wealth of Olympics footage at

Code:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/

If you're really into specific events that aren't shown over your broadcast TV station, then you can likely watch them online. Very cool.

The Microsoft contribution is via the Silverlight video player, which you must install in order to watch video. Few video providers use Silverlight, which is why there are no programs (yet) that can record those feeds via stream capture.

If you're looking to record some of these events and save them forever, the best program to use is WM Capture. This on-screen recorder makes great quality videos from the Olympic feeds.

To burn these recordings to DVD, try the new Replay Converter 3.0, which is currently in beta. You can also make iPod format videos, or AVI files to import them into your favorite video editor.

Oh yeah - Go Team USA!

UPDATE: I noticed that you need to enter a zip code and your Cable provider to watch some online feeds. Try 94118 and ComCast Digital if you're disallowed access.

czarship · #4 08-11-2008, 12:45 AM

I could not use Replay Media Catcher to record an olympic video as I could not find the videos url.

I used WM Recorder 12 which recorded the videos only in .asf and to many problems. VLC would only play the audio with grayed out video. Windows Media Player played both but was horribly choppy but in a rhythmic pattern.

This could be a connection problem because I'm on terrible ISP atm.

What do you think? I would like to record some fencing as I really enjoy the technology they use now.

Edit:
It was a connection problem! I reduced the size video size in my browser and the recorded video has much less lag. What type of file should I be looking for when browsing the video pages source code. I don't want to be streaming it through IE while I'm downloading it and whenever I close IE the download stops.

#5 08-11-2008, 02:20 PM

WM Capture is the only way to save the "rewind" or prerecorded streams. WM Recorder or Replay Media Catcher will save the "live" streams.

czarship · #6 08-11-2008, 02:48 PM

Thanks so much Big! I didn't about capture! I will post my success or failure. This is a great idea considering how exclusive some of these videos are. Surely most of them will sadly dissapear from the public eye in time.

Stream Ripper · #7 08-11-2008, 08:35 PM

I guess nobody cared about my post about WM Capture.

deff · #8 08-12-2008, 12:27 PM

Thanks for this thread (You too, Stream Ripper

)

I was able to record live streams from WM Recorder, but to get the replay ones I will try Capture.

I am curious about Silverlight, when you record a live match it is a direct stream copy...is there any encryption that can directed back to the recorder? They say it uses different DRM than usual WMV videos.

I'm guessing WM Capture doesn't have this problem as it is a screen recorder not a packet capturer.

Thanks--
d3ff

Stream Ripper · #9 08-12-2008, 07:55 PM

Hi Deff,

Just teasing of course. :-) Silverlight is pretty new. Being that you're not recording from the file itself, but rather just capturing the stream as it plays on your screen, there is no way that they could even begin to guss you're recording. Your'e safe, don't worry. :-)

deff · #10 08-12-2008, 10:34 PM

Yea, I know its safe to use WM Capture since its purely analog, but im talking about if I record a stream from a live event using WM Recorder/packet sniffer(you can do that with WM Recorder with their live streaming videos)

The reason I ask is because they say that they have digitally watermarked the videos, so they can telll where they came from. Im not familiar with Silverlight, I usually record from encrypted wmv streams only.
Does silverline add any of my computers info into the video so that it can be tracked to my pc/IP? Sounds a bit bizzare if they would do this, but I dont know, there isnt even drm on the files they stream...seems too easy.