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Curt:
Tonight (in 6 hours from now) Denmark is playing the final match for the World Championship in Beach Handball for women (against Brazil). The match is being streamed and I would like to keep the video. However, to my surprise Firefox VideoHelper will merely catch small blocks (from 16kb to 237kb) from the stream, not the entire video. I have no experience in catching video streams, so I have come to ask for 'your' advice, please.

We can test your ideas via http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2012/juli/se_4_x_landskamp_live
>> scroll to the red lines; there are also links to other (normal handball) matches being played,
or via http://spengerevent.spengergasse.at/hem2012stream/ (click "LIVESTREAM HARD" in the right margen)(playing right now as I type).

KynloStephen66515:
Tonight (in 6 hours from now) Denmark is playing the final match for the World Championship in Beach Handball (against Brazil). The match is being streamed and I would like to keep the video. However, to my surprise Firefox VideoHelper will merely catch small blocks (from 16kb to 237kb) from the stream, not the entire video. I have no experience in catching video streams, so I have come to ask for 'your' advice, please.

We can test your ideas via http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2012/juli/se_4_x_landskamp_live >> scroll to the red lines; there are also links to other (normal handball) matches being played, or via http://spengerevent.spengergasse.at/hem2012stream/ (playing right now as I type).

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-Curt (July 13, 2012, 07:04 AM)
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How about using FRAPS or Camtasia or some other screen recorder that will also allow you to record sound from your computer at the same time.

Curt:
-thanks
The idea was simple and easy to test, but... just one minute of using Camtasia 5 => 275MB,
so screen capturing for 1½ hour surely must produce a gigantic² filesize!
or not ?

edited:
oh, wait
- I realize I can settle with one file per period. Okay, this will be manageable.

Thanks!

KynloStephen66515:
-thanks
The idea was simple and easy to test, but... just one minute of using Camtasia 5 => 275MB,
so screen capturing for 1½ hour surely must produce a gigantic² filesize!
or not ?

edited:
oh, wait
- I realize I can settle with one file per period. Okay, this will be manageable.

Thanks!
-Curt (July 13, 2012, 07:43 AM)
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I'm not 100% sure if it will work like you hope, I do however, think FRAPS would work.  Both are NOT free however, unless you want huge limitations.

Curt:
FRAPS is tempting, but I have a FREE key for the old Camtasia 5 (from 2008), so even it now is at version 8, it will do for now; a video is merely a video... or something.

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