How do I properly download a video not from YouTube?

[jaykay12]

Hi All: A StarB's venti iced Latte blended type myself

Newbie here ... been using the basic VLC Player for a few years now and recently felt comfortable enough to poke around to learn more. Even tried a new skin! I noticed the 'streaming' capability and now I am wondering if I can download a sports video from a team site? The team site allows embedding but their HTML code includes auto-start up when the page opens. I need the video to be unstarted when a visitor arrives at my web page.

How can I properly learn to master downloading vids using the videoLAN software? Thanks Jaykay12

[jaykay12]

Hi All:
No response yet (5 days after initial post). Perhaps downloading is not the right process to use. Perhaps screen capture is the right process.

After my post on Nov5th, I tried my AVS4You screen capture software within the AVS4You Video Recorder software. The vid capture was perfect but I did not make the correct audio settings. So I need to try again. Life is a Learning Curve!

I think I saw that VideoLAN also has a screen capture feature. Is this true? Does anyone know were I can get a guide or help to use it properly? Thanks so much, Jaykay12

[Lotesdelere]

You can use the Record button which is displayed when ticking the menu View -> Advanced Controls option.

[3breadt]

If you want to embed the video on your site and don't want it to start automatically you should adjust the embed code. Download/Recording the video and uploading it to your site might most probably be a copyright infringement.
Post the embed code and we might help you to adapt it so that the video doesn't start automatically.

[jaykay12]

I want to thank 'Lotesdelere' and '3breadt' for responses last Nov10. I must have gotten caught up in solving the issue. I agree with '3breadt' that posting an embed code is the legal manner to use someone elses content. The embed, when available at the content source, is the permission by the content author to use the content. Including a statement of the content ownership is often mandatory for proper compliance with copyright laws.

Here is the existing embed code, which I still have on a hidden test page on my website. I don't use the video because it auto-starts. I recall researching and locating a post on how to properly modify the embed coding (w3schools.com???) but I haven't been able to focus on the issue. Without the ability to modify the embed code to start or stop normally, I won't use this video or others like it.

Existing embed code:
<object height="395" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.chicagobears.com/flash/popup ... wf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashvars" value="featureVideo=ondemand/52567/52567/122109recap&preroll=&postroll="><embed src="http://www.chicagobears.com/flash/popup ... _small.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="featureVideo=ondemand/52567/52567/122109recap&preroll=&postroll=" wmode="transparent" height="395" width="640"></object>

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Jaykay12