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Pulling down embedded video files - solution - john dough - 05-12-2008
I did the download in Firefox with the Greasemonkey extension and the code found here:
http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2005/04/2597/
After installing Greasemonkey and the script, when you encounter an embedded video file, at the bottom of the pop-up window you will see a red arrow that looks like this:
Right click on that and hit download embedded content.
Voila!
Re: Pulling down embedded video files - solution - mrthuse - 05-12-2008
I followed the directions found on:
http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2005/04/2597/
both w/ and w/o the Firefox Plug-in. Nada - other than the occasional htm file.
Sounds like what Albee said about "going a long distance out of the way in order to come baack a short distance correctly."
I use:
http://www.mediaconverter.org/index.php?s=convert
Works like a charm every time.
My $0.02
Re: Pulling down embedded video files - solution - jonny - 05-12-2008
Doesn't work for me. Just switches to fullscreen.
Re: Pulling down embedded video files - solution - Jimmypoo - 05-12-2008
Won't Snapz capture video? One of the Ambrosia apps will capture even DVD from the screen.
Re: Pulling down embedded video files - solution - john dough - 05-12-2008
[quote Jimmypoo]Won't Snapz capture video? One of the Ambrosia apps will capture even DVD from the screen.
It does, but 2 important things:
1) if you do capture, it is in "real time" as you have to have to capture it as it is happening, and I don't have the time (today) to do that
2) File capture takes more space than the original media file, and although I have a ton of space available, why use it?
Re: Pulling down embedded video files - solution - Jimmypoo - 05-12-2008
What is "the script" you mention, after GreaseMonkey?
Re: Pulling down embedded video files - solution - john dough - 05-13-2008
[quote Jimmypoo]What is "the script" you mention, after GreaseMonkey?
// ==UserScript==
// @name Unembed
// @namespace http://neugierig.org/software/greasemonkey
// @description Adds a download link to embedded movies
// @include *
// ==/UserScript
//
// *** NOTE: there is an easier way to accomplish this than using this script.
// *** please see http://neugierig.org/software/greasemonkey/ for info.
(function() {
var xpath = "//embed";
var res = document.evaluate(xpath, document, null,
XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);
var i, embed;
for (i = 0; embed = res.snapshotItem(i); ++i) {
var dl = document.createElement('a');
dl.href = embed.src;
dl.appendChild(document.createTextNode('[download]'));
embed.parentNode.insertBefore(dl, embed.nextSibling);
}
})();
// vim: set ts=2 sw=2 :
>>
I did not write the script, but got it from the link I mentioned in the first post.
Re: Pulling down embedded video files - solution - rz - 05-13-2008
um, why don't you use the add-on "download embedded 0.5" from the Firefox add-on page? Click to download it, restart FIrefox, and you get the same Red arrow on pages that have embedded video. Works for me.
Re: Pulling down embedded video files - solution - john dough - 05-13-2008
[quote rz]um, why don't you use the add-on "download embedded 0.5" from the Firefox add-on page? Click to download it, restart FIrefox, and you get the same Red arrow on pages that have embedded video. Works for me.
Yes, I see that that works (on my Macbook) also.
Thanks!