How do I record a clip from the internet?

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GetGo

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Dec 5, 2004

• #1

Not sure if this is the right forum for this question. But I am trying to record a clip from the internet and save it to my hard drive. I am not talking about a movie. It is a car commercial that I really like and I would like to save it. I am not talking about downloading anything, I would need to play the commercial and record it at the same time. Would iMovie do something like this?

Need some help please.

 

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Chubypig

macrumors 6502

• Dec 5, 2004

• #2

I believe that if you ctrl+click (right click) on the link for the commercial there should be an option for "download linked file as..." or some thing, and boom, you can save it.

 

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GetGo

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Dec 5, 2004

• #3

Ctrl clicking on the address doesn't ask me to download, it does nothing. He's the link I'm trying to get.

http://www.nbc.com/nbc/American_Dreams/ford.shtml

 

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angelneo

macrumors 68000

• Dec 5, 2004

• #4

I used camtasia to record my online lectures before, pretty good especially if you have a fast computer. Unfortunately, it is available only for windows. Just remember to turn off all video hardware acceleration in windows media player if you are using this.

http://www.techsmith.com/download/studiodefault.asp?lid=DownloadCamtasiaStudio

 

crazzyeddie

macrumors 68030

• Dec 5, 2004

• #5

SnapzProx2 does this. Its made by Ambrosia Software (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/

 

Apple Hobo

macrumors 6502a

• Dec 5, 2004

• #6

The actual movie is ad_ford2_111804.wmv. If you can find out the full URL, you can download the movie... e.g. http://www.nbc.com/blah/blah/videos/ad_ford2_111804.wmv. I don't have time to find that URL, but maybe some JavaScript guru can help you.

Also, if you have media credentials, you could probably get the video directly from Ford.

[edit] I also recommend Ambrosia's Snapz app.

 

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Chubypig

macrumors 6502

• Dec 5, 2004

• #7

maybe the ctrl+click only works with QT? sorry...

 

MisterMe

macrumors G4

• Dec 5, 2004

• #8

GetGo said:

Ctrl clicking on the address doesn't ask me to download, it does nothing. He's the link I'm trying to get.

http://www.nbc.com/nbc/American_Dreams/ford.shtml

Click to expand...

The site loads for me in Camino. However, it displays very poorly. The problem is that the page is grossly out of compliance with W3C standards.

 

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thejazzman10

Guest

• Dec 5, 2004

• #9

you cane use WireTap - find it at www.ambrosiasw.com

Its a great little app!

NINJA EDIT-whoops thought you meant an audio clip 😱
try option-clicking the link to it.

 

Mechcozmo

macrumors 603

• Dec 5, 2004

• #10

You can use SiteSucker on the exact URL to download it.

Search version tracker, because I kinda lost the URL... hehe... 😱

Great app, useful for sites that want you to Right Click on something to download it. Lo and behold, Safari doesn't. It also downloads websites for use offline.