[X4U] Save .mov files

[Ean Kingston]

> Interesting.  In camino, when I save it it is a 880 kb file that when
> launched, turns into a 1 hour and 30 minute stream that opens in
> quicktime.  How big is that 1 hour and 30 min monster on your computer?

Same size. It would appear that Quicktime has some sort of redirection I
was not aware of. I'll try it again with mplayer and see what size I get.

>
>
> On Apr 26, 2005, at 2:33 PM, Ean Kingston wrote:
>
>>
>>>
>>>> Well, by going there,
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dancebeatinternational.com/usdsc/09082200.mov
>>
>> Excuse my replying to myself but I'm on lunch and decided to look at
>> that
>> 'stream'. It is an ordinary Quicktime movie file. I was able to
>> download
>> it fine with Firefox (on Windows). I just went to the site and chose
>> 'Save
>> Page As' from the file menu.
>>
>>>>
>>>> I can see from the swirling arrow that it is in fact a stream, not a
>>>> single file for download.  I have no experience downloading a stream
>>>> to
>>>> the computer so that you end up with an intact movie file.  Someone
>>>> here mentioned ffmpeg and someone else mentioned mplayer.  Methinks
>>>> I'm
>>>> out on this one.
>>>
>>> Actually, the same person mentioned both. ffmpeg lets you mangle video
>>> file format (like convert the audio in .avi files so they will play in
>>> quicktime) and mplayer plays video files (and streaming video).
>>> mplayer
>>> also lets you save the video stream during playback. That way you
>>> have a
>>> file.
>>>
>>> When I get home this evening I will see if I can save the stream you
>>> mentioned.
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