Downloading streamers

Morlock · Post by **Morlock** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 12:13 pm

There several movie trailers that I want to download, but I've only found them available for streaming- and I rarely feel like waiting an hour just to see a whole trailer once. (I don't have fast internet connection)
Is there any way for me to download, not stream, these files?
'Save target As' doesn't do it.

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 2:21 pm

There is, but it's a bit complicated.
When you run a streaming video or audio clip it gets downloaded to your temporary internet files folder and run from there. After playing it once, leave IE open and go to your internet temporary files folder. You should be able to find the file in there. Just look for the biggest file there and copy it to another location. The next problem is that there likely is no file type association for the file you've copied. When you double-click on the file windows should ask you what program you want to use to run the file with. Select internet explorer, as this should already have the appropriate plugins to allow you to play it.

Hope that makes sense.

Morlock · Post by **Morlock** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 3:37 pm

I think I understand, but I'm turning in soon- so I'll try it tommorow.
Thanx a lot for your reply Mr. F!

Morlock · Post by **Morlock** » Wed May 01, 2002 8:24 am

Hey, it worked! and I didn't even that file assosiation stuff- Quick time was fine.
I got the 'Gangs of New York' Teaser.
Thanx a lot Mr Flibble!

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Wed May 01, 2002 10:37 am

@Morlock, glad to hear it worked. Always happy to help.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Wed May 01, 2002 10:39 am

Originally posted by Mr Flibble
There is, but it's a bit complicated.
When you run a streaming video or audio clip it gets downloaded to your temporary internet files folder and run from there. After playing it once, leave IE open and go to your internet temporary files folder. You should be able to find the file in there. Just look for the biggest file there and copy it to another location. The next problem is that there likely is no file type association for the file you've copied. When you double-click on the file windows should ask you what program you want to use to run the file with. Select internet explorer, as this should already have the appropriate plugins to allow you to play it.

Hope that makes sense.

Will this work with Flash Movies as well?

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Wed May 01, 2002 10:41 am

@Weasel, it should work for basically anything you can play through internet explorer. I'm not entirely sure if it works for netscape or opera though.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Wed May 01, 2002 12:25 pm

Originally posted by Mr Flibble
@Weasel, it should work for basically anything you can play through internet explorer. I'm not entirely sure if it works for netscape or opera though.

For some reason it's not leaving a file in my windows/temp folder.

Morlock · Post by **Morlock** » Wed May 01, 2002 1:04 pm

Originally posted by Weasel

For some reason it's not leaving a file in my windows/temp folder.

It should be in Temporary internet files not Temp.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Wed May 01, 2002 1:08 pm

Originally posted by Morlock

It should be in Temporary internet files not Temp.

Thanks

I found it now.