Re: [LUG] Capturing Real Playouer ...

[Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 12 Feb 2010, kevin wrote:

> On Fri, 2010-02-12 at 14:01 +0000, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> > Anyone know if it's possible to capture a streamed realplayer thingy off
> > the BBC website (other than point a video camera at the screen which is
> > Plan B!)
> >
> > It's not on the get_iplayer list - off BBC spotlight south west thingy...
> >
> > Any clues welcome!
> >
> > Ta,
> >
> > Gordon
> This worked for me when Amanda was on Spotlight last month
>
> mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile stream_video_name.wmv
> mms://wm.bbc.net.uk/england/spotlight/plymouth/nb/spotlight_16x9_nb.wmv

Interesting. Didn't know there was a .wmv format avalable.

Wonder if it's any better quality than the real version I've just 
gotten...

Ah, it's smaller:  256 x 144 instead of 400x224 for the real one.

Gordon

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