02-05-2011, 06:26 AM
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.
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.