HOWTO: Save Streaming Videos with MPlayer

1. Copy the url of the streaming video mms://etc... or http://...
2. Open up a terminal.
3. mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile stream_video_name.wmv mms://etc...
4. Wait for the stream dump.

enjoy :popcorn:

how to u put your username and password if its required?

Hi libihero,

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Originally Posted by libihero

how to u put your username and password if its required?

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Looks like you would need to use:

Code:

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mplayer -user your_username -passwd your_password etc etc

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I am not completely sure if this will work with every stream that requires authentication but it is certainly the syntax available to MPlayer...

All the best,

Andrew

i'm having trouble downloading the link because when i normally access the file i have to put my password twice
i can save the streaming link on my computer as a .asx file. how do i make mplayer save a file that initiates streaming saved on my computer?