How to save a streaming MSDN Showtime video locally

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Published Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:08 PM by RoyOsherove

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Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:16 PM by daniel

# re: How to save a streaming MSDN Showtime video locally

this is the the Asf url mms://a2.v148539.c14853.g.vm.akamaistream.net/5/2/14853/v003/1a1a1a72db3eb01f920167db4fb41745a9188ffd69d8399dcb2c97f865c62f5dc02f9ccbfc30689dd0ff6cdf44bc2c5bc83ba01888b7fc2c5c92ca/0337_w.asf

you can open it with VLC (free video player @ http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)

and save the output to a local file.

if you need help you can contact me via my website.

I dig your work,

P.S. check the legality of ripping it.  

Daniel.

Sunday, January 28, 2007 4:33 PM by David Brabant

# re: How to save a streaming MSDN Showtime video locally

It seems that you would need this http://www.benjaminstrahs.com/itube.php with an appropriate plugin (which doesn't seem to be provided; but the author is ready to develop new ones. I bet that for Roy Osherove, he would certainly get some motivation ;-)

Your presentation is very nice, by the way. I sent the link around. We are still evaluating the migration to TeamSystem. Maybe your presentation will accelerate the process a bit.

Sunday, January 28, 2007 6:20 PM by RoyOsherove

# re: How to save a streaming MSDN Showtime video locally

Daniel,

it seems to be working perfectly with VLC.

Thanks a bunch!

I used the direct instructions from this page:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2004110413302786

"Use the Open Network menu option from the File menu. What is new (and really works) is that you can now handle any type of video stream (including Real). I discovered the best solution is to save the stream as 'raw' uncompressed data. So in VLC, choose Open Network, and paste your MMS (RSTP with Real) link in the appropriate field. Next, check Advanced Output and click Settings. From there, choose File (use Browse to create a new file) and check the "Dump raw input" button. You must also choose Raw in the Incapsulation Method option (not sure here). Click OK, and you're back to the Open Network dialog window. When you click OK again, VLC will start downloading the stream and recording it to you file.

Acording to the stream format, you must, once downloaded, add the right extension to the raw file in order to open it in the right player. So, if you recorded a WMP stream, give the file a .wmv extension, and view it with Windows Media Player.

With these instructions, you should be able to record any video stream"

Sunday, January 28, 2007 6:49 PM by RoyOsherove

# re: How to save a streaming MSDN Showtime video locally

One more question, Daniel:

How did you find out the actual path to the asf file?

I coudn't find it via the "view source" option.

Have you used something like Fiddler to find out?

Monday, January 29, 2007 1:08 AM by daniel

# re: How to save a streaming MSDN Showtime video locally

Hi Roy,

when streaming from Microsoft Media Server you get an ASX file, which is a XML file with a schema(usually this file isn't with the ASX extension because it dynamically created).

once you viewed the source and downloaded this file using your favorite download accelerator.

open it with notepad to get the list of files streamed from the server (in your case only one).

regards,

Daniel.

Monday, January 29, 2007 8:25 AM by Mauricio DIAZ ORLICH

# re: How to save a streaming MSDN Showtime video locally

Hi Roy,

If you take a look at the source you'll find an object tag with a URL parameter if you download the file pointed by that URL you'll get an XML document with the actual stream's URL.

Monday, January 29, 2007 3:40 PM by Asher

# re: How to save a streaming MSDN Showtime video locally

Seriously dude, You are an MVP.

You do so much for them.....

Make them send you the WMV file....

how hard can it be ?