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Having trouble saving CBSNews video... - PeterB - 02-04-2011
Here's the link: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6142585n
... can't seem to find the flv in Safari's activity window. Any ideas? TiA
Re: Having trouble saving CBSNews video... - PeterB - 02-04-2011
Oh, and while we're on the subject ... is there a way to bulk-download videos on YouTube, like someone's playlist?
I've routinely used keepvid.com, but it seems like it's no longer working even for single videos...
Re: Having trouble saving CBSNews video... - Filliam H. Muffman - 02-04-2011
Seacrest came to the rescue the last time someone asked a question like this but it does not work on the CBS page. Neither does Real player, it just downloads the advertisement before the desired video.
Re: Having trouble saving CBSNews video... - Speedy - 02-05-2011
PeterB:
First remove my asterisks.
I could open this in Quicktime 7: File -> Open URL... :
http:/*/mediasd.cbsnews.com/media/2010/01/26/es_ashton_126_1000.mp4
I have QT Pro but I couldn't save the actual movie, only a reference movie.
You can play a .flv file saved to your hard drive using VLC by first copying this URL in Safari's address bar:
http:/*/mediasd.cbsnews.com/media/2010/01/26/es_ashton_126_418.flv
hit Return, then it should open as text in a Safari window, give it time to download in the Safari window because the video is 6.7 MBs, then File -> Save. Don't allow Safari to add the .txt suffix when asked. (Kudos to Winston.) It should have a .flv suffix when saved. Play that file with VLC.
BTW, I went to the page you referenced, then I grabbed the above URL's from Safari -> Window -> Activity, then selecting all and copying the contents to TextEdit where I could more easily get the URL's.
Re: Having trouble saving CBSNews video... - PeterB - 02-06-2011
Thanks Speedy, that worked like a charm...
Now I just found another video, same problem:
http://news.discovery.com/videos/human-haiti-needs-long-term-help-doctor-says.html
... I didn't see anything in the Activity window for this...
Re: Having trouble saving CBSNews video... - Speedy - 02-06-2011
Nor did I. You may want to invest in something like Snapz Pro:
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/