How to rip streaming movies with firefox

Most of you already know this..anyway

Whether its swf,mov,wmv,etc,etc in a page


Method 1 - Via page info
-right clik on page (not on the actaul movie) > clik "page info" > tab "media"
-look for the file described as "embed" (make sure its the right one)
-simply clik "save as"
-done

however sometimes movies take a long time to load - forexample http://www.lotsofrobots.com/Web3/Mov...lay_V2All3.htm
so if you press "save as" - nothing will happen until the movie is totally loaded in the cache. to speed it up
-open the pageinfo>media>clik save as
-then close the page where the movie is loading
-and the "save" menu will instantly pop up.

http://img106.echo.cx/img106/3669/neoshooter19pe.png


Method 2 - via adblock extension
V1: clik on the "adblock" tablet thingy above the movie - copy the adress. (close the adblok window - dont clik Ok)
-put in adress bar > enter
-then goto "file" - save page as
-done

V2 : if the movie takes up the whole page (and in most of these cases there is no menu bar) and you cant right clik or save page as - in bottom right of firefox - clik "adblock" - copy adress - open new window in firefox, past in adress - file save page as.

http://img263.echo.cx/img263/5286/iuu3tp.jpg

maybe you have better methods? :huh:

the source luke, use the source

:lol: ahhh yes ObiVargas how could i forget the ultimate "mind trick"

"view sauce"

Nice 99%, It just came it handy :D

already knew this, but good info :)

Good stuff, thanks, always used the source, never saw that page info feature!

There's an extension for Firefox which spose to re-enable the right click on those
sites where they think that disabling it prevents something.
(wich it does not, only takes a little more time to get the goods,
ie. its only annoying)

or u can right click a Site, Choose "View Source" and search for any kinda of Media Formats, Example:
Search for a ".Mov" for Quick time formats and copy the URL.

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Originally Posted by Afronaut

There's an extension for Firefox which spose to re-enable the right click on those
sites where they think that disabling it prevents something.
(wich it does not, only takes a little more time to get the goods,
ie. its only annoying)

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to view sources without right-clicking: [Ctrl]-[U] ;) (works in mozilla too)

or also
use this extension - you can add .swf/mov etc to it

""DownThemAll!
http://downthemall.mozdev.org/
(or just DtA) is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds new advanced downloading capabilities to your browser.
DtA lets you download in just one click all the links or images contained in a webpage; to refine your preferences you can use fully customizable filters, and select just the kind of files you really want to download.
Get all the stuff contained in a web page without losing your precious time!""
http://downthemall.mozdev.org/ss/dtalinksmac.jpg

A-Mazing

thnx :)

Sucks, tried to save something from wwe.com and it saved a stupid playlist and not the movie

ripping my ass (lol, no pun intended ;))

open the playlist with notpad and use a download manager like GetRight, StreamBox!VCR, or Net Transport.

huh? So what do i do with the download manager?

use it to download the files in the playlist of course, getright for http, streambox for mms or net transport for anything the first two can't handle

Where can i get streambox from? Ive tried goggling it ... but there's different pieces of software. A link would be appreciated :)

i bet it would :lol:

afterdawn has it: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi..._vcr_suite.cfm

you're real helpful...

...funny too

www.stream-down.cocsoft.com

Streamdown seems to be doing the job if anyone else was interested...

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Originally Posted by Ricey

you're real helpful...

...funny too

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But looks aren't everything :w00t:

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Originally Posted by Ricey

www.stream-down.cocsoft.com

Streamdown seems to be doing the job if anyone else was interested...

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maybe but

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Originally Posted by stream-down.cocsoft.com

The free trial period is 15 days! After the trial period, if you wish to continue to use CoCSoft Stream Down you must purchase the full version for only $39

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lmao, at the looks thing.


But, a large amount of people will know where to go to get round the 15 day limit.

Anyway, I'm gunna go eat some CEREAL from FREE*******.COM. And if you don't get what I'm saying - you are stupid:P

Very useful information. Unfortunately I can't get anything to work on Showtime's site. I'm trying to save a video on this page titled "Your dealer name..."

I've tried every variation of the file source, tried Firefox and MSIE, Net Transport, Flash Saving Plugin. Nothing seems to work.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

JM

i can't access the site

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We at Showtime Online express our apologies; however, these pages are intended for access only from within the United States.

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Originally Posted by 99%

or also
use this extension - you can add .swf/mov etc to it

""DownThemAll!
http://downthemall.mozdev.org/
(or just DtA) is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds new advanced downloading capabilities to your browser.
DtA lets you download in just one click all the links or images contained in a webpage; to refine your preferences you can use fully customizable filters, and select just the kind of files you really want to download.
Get all the stuff contained in a web page without losing your precious time!""
http://downthemall.mozdev.org/ss/dtalinksmac.jpg

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does dta work with Real Media audio/videos too?

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Originally Posted by Tommy44

does dta work with Real Media audio/videos too?

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i never used that extention since i use a different browser, but if the site has links to "just the playlist files" you will need to open them with notepad and copy the URL into a download manager like net transport to download the full media files via rtsp or http

your mileage may vary :)

Thank you, I didn't know that.

I get the adblok tab now, but nothing happens when I clik it.

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Originally Posted by maebach

I get the adblok tab now, but nothing happens when I clik it.

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same here. i think its disabled... dunno why

Do you guys know how I could rip videos from launch.com? It wont let you use firefox../

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Originally Posted by {I}{K}{E}

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Originally Posted by maebach

I get the adblok tab now, but nothing happens when I clik it.

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same here. i think its disabled... dunno why

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:O :O :O :frusty: :frusty: :angry: :cry: NOOOOOOOOOO. I cant dl vids from putfile and shit.

i just use wmrecorder

and my quicktime has this thing when i right click, it lets me save or save as source. very useful

Does it work on sites that provide jukebox type setup and where the media selected plays in a pop up window. Its just that i tried on the pop up window and all i could save was a welcome.rpm file

thanks bro !

Hey guys got a test for you think you can rip anyfile well, not sure abou that take a look at www.wwe.com the Diva page "Stacy" cant get any of her vid help http://video.wwe.com/wvx.php?wvx=htt...73430&preclip=

try "video downloader 2" extension for firefox

ther is a extension for mozilla u can use to rip youtube, metacafe etc videos
its pretty slick.

Stream Down is definitely the best IMO. Havent been able to get the firefox extension to work, so I used that.

Anyone know how to save rtsp streams that are in quicktime (mov) format?

I have tried everything in this guide with no joy :(

many extensions are available for the popular sites...