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admsupport

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Newbie question - How to GET a movie from the URL
« on: September 25, 2008, 05:10 AM »
Hi, this is probably a stupid question, but from the URL in URL Snooper 2, how can I get the movie (save it in my system).

Here is a (missing) try - does that work with you??.

I tired URL Snooper 2 with the BBC news site (link)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7631650.stm

URL Snooper returned this (link)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/2_6_5222/player.swf

However:
a) I cannot play it in the browser (BBC probably blocks it?)
b) how can I download the movie in my computer from this link

Thank you for the help & explanation

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Re: Newbie question - How to GET a movie from the URL
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2008, 12:44 AM »
Step 1: Download the file.
Step 2: Download Media Player Classic
Step 3: Open the file in Media Player.

Grorgy

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Re: Newbie question - How to GET a movie from the URL
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2008, 12:59 AM »
The problem I always have is finding something that will download the file that you want, maybe if you use one of the download managers and put that URL in and see what happens, I get just the blocked or unavailable message when i browse to it, and can download the blocked message as well lol

admsupport

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Re: Newbie question - How to GET a movie from the URL
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2008, 03:46 AM »
Step 1: Download the file.
How do you DOWNLOAD the movie from/with the URL??

a) a explanation, or
b) a web link, or
c) a software's name

Would help

PS: Can you download the movie from the link in my first message? if you succed, could you tell me how you did it.

Thanks

Target

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Re: Newbie question - How to GET a movie from the URL
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2008, 04:13 AM »
downloaded from that link without problems using <a href="http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/">free downloader</a> 

that's a flash file so you'll need something that will play that format - <a href="http://www.globfx.com/products/swfplayer/">Swiff Player</a> is one such (note that this is not a recommendation, it's just the first one I came to...)
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Re: Newbie question - How to GET a movie from the URL
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2008, 04:49 AM »
downloaded from that link without problems using <a href="http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/">free downloader</a>
Thanks Target, that's exactly what I was asking for (link: FDM). I use KMPlayer myself.

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Re: Newbie question - How to GET a movie from the URL
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2008, 07:06 AM »
downloaded from that link without problems using <a href="http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/">free downloader</a>

That does not work for me... :(
Could you take a look at the print screen and get back to me with your settings.
Thanks

(double click on the thumbnail)

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