n00b Question RE: Saving a Stream

[roffle]

I'm just simply trying to save a streamed file that I have been otherwise unable to using the Firefox Extension 'Download Embedded'

I've searched, but surprisingly found nothing this simple.

I just want this file for my own:

http://www2.nhl.com/video/app?page=ASX& ... 06_700.wmv

Any help would be loooovely.

Thanks kindly.

[jbyram2]

use the wizard.


or

file-> open network stream

paste the URL in the http box

at the bottom of the form is a checkbox for streaming settings, check it and click the button next to it

lots of options where to send the stream, check file, and enter file name of yer choice, with .mpg extension

transcoding options (many good choices here, I use...)
select mpeg-ps
videocodec mp2v, with default bitrate
audio codec mp2a, default

OK

OK

VLC will save it to file without displaying. On my slow machine, If I try to display and save at the same time, the display is VERY choppy, but the file is OK. YMMV

Should work for you, as long as VLC was able to display it without streaming to a file.

[dalehair]

How can I do this from the command line? I want to be able to record a radio station internet broadcast to an ogg file while I'm at work so I can listen to it later.

[dionoea]

This should work:

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vlc <the station's url> --sout "#std{access=file,mux=ogg,dst=thefile.ogg}"

[dalehair]

dionoea, thanks for the reply.

I tried this and it records the file, but when I listen to it there is mostly silence with a short (maybe 1/2 second) sound about every 5 seconds that sounds like maybe 5 seconds of audio compressed to 1/2 second. This is what I tried

vlc mms://abcrad.wm.llnwd.net/abcrad_kabc --sout "#std{access=file,mux=ogg,dst=kabc.ogg}"

and also

vlc rtsp://abcrad.wm.llnwd.net/abcrad_kabc "std{access=file,mux=ogg,dst=kabc.ogg}"

I can listen to the site with

vlc mms://abcrad.wm.llnwd.net/abcrad_kabc

I can also record using the wizard. I am using vlc 0.8.6 from debian.

[roffle]

thanks, seems to work