saving streaming as file
How would I save a streaming movie so its not streaming. Or just a part of it.
iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.4), QT Pro, iLife + iWork '05
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ok to give a little more detail how would i save part of a streaming movie? i have pro (as of yesterday)
ps. i think the price is outrageous!
ps. i think the price is outrageous!
Streaming media isn't cached (saved) on the viewing machine. Since there isn't a local copy there is nothing that QuickTime can save to a file.
The best you can do with streaming media is to use third party software (I use Snapz Pro) to "record" the stream while it plays.
The best you can do with streaming media is to use third party software (I use Snapz Pro) to "record" the stream while it plays.
o ok thanks. well its not streaming content but it was maeked as streaming to keep people like us from saving it haha.
oops forgot to mark answered
QuickTime 7 DOES cache streams. Check ~/Library/Caches/QuickTime while playing any streamed media.
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/Conceptual/QT7UpdateGuide/Cha pter02/chapter2_section12.html
"Cache of a QuickTime audio or video file downloaded or streamed from the Internet; if the file was created with QuickTime 6.5 or earlier, it may be opened in QuickTime player if the file extension is changed to match the original file (i.e. .mp3, .mpeg, .mov)"
http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/qtch
(Note that the qtch format for QT 7+ is not the same and so far there is no pubicly known way to make the qtch files from QT 7 playable as movies.)
Prior to QT 7, "iGetMovies" could use the cache to grab the movie.
I haven't tried using QT Player 6 while QT 7 is installed to see what sort of qtch file is created while playing a stream...
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/Conceptual/QT7UpdateGuide/Cha pter02/chapter2_section12.html
"Cache of a QuickTime audio or video file downloaded or streamed from the Internet; if the file was created with QuickTime 6.5 or earlier, it may be opened in QuickTime player if the file extension is changed to match the original file (i.e. .mp3, .mpeg, .mov)"
http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/qtch
(Note that the qtch format for QT 7+ is not the same and so far there is no pubicly known way to make the qtch files from QT 7 playable as movies.)
Prior to QT 7, "iGetMovies" could use the cache to grab the movie.
I haven't tried using QT Player 6 while QT 7 is installed to see what sort of qtch file is created while playing a stream...
saving streaming as file