[X4U] Save .mov files

[Peter Krug]

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?


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.