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How to Download BBC Flash Video not on iPlayer?

I know a way around it on Windows (although I have not tried it out on a mac yet) but the problem is if its alright posting here concerns about getting videos if you reside in another country that you are not in.
 
Well, I'm in the UK so that isn't a concern for me. If you'd prefer to PM me any possible solution, I'd appreciate it.
 
Of course, if anyone else has any ideas about this problem, it would be great to hear them!
 
Downloadhelper

If I want to grab a flash video off a site I usually use download helper. It's a Firefox plugin. Seems to do the job OK.
There are similar plugins for Firefox.
You don't always get the best quality but should get you what you want. Unable to test on that exact page as I am at currently at work.
 
yeh its a bit odd it dosent show in the main iplayer page ive found that quite a bit with iplayer, as its a concert a easy solution is to use audiohijack and make a mp3 of it .
 
evil_santa said:
yeh its a bit odd it dosent show in the main iplayer page ive found that quite a bit with iplayer, as its a concert a easy solution is to use audiohijack and make a mp3 of it .
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I really want a copy of the video. I hope there's a solution.
 
happygareth said:
Just tried downloadhelper and it didn't work. Sorry.
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Thanks for trying!

evil_santa said:
yeh its a bit odd it dosent show in the main iplayer page ive found that quite a bit with iplayer, as its a concert a easy solution is to use audiohijack and make a mp3 of it .
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I really would like a copy of the video. There must be a way!
 
assscat said:
Hi,

I'm trying to download the following video from the BBC website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/celticconnections/2010/artists/natalie_merchant/

It doesn't seem to appear in the iPlayer, so the usual applications (Beeb Downloader, Fader, iPlayer Downloader) don't work.

Does anyone know a way around this, or a way I can download it before the BBC take it down? Help will be much appreciated.

Sean
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When you said "It doesn't seemt to appear in the iPlayer" is there some sort of error message that is shown or is it just a blank iPlayer?
 
PiusPatronus said:
When you said "It doesn't seemt to appear in the iPlayer" is there some sort of error message that is shown or is it just a blank iPlayer?
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What I meant was the video isn't available via the iPlayer page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ because it isn't a full programme. It's a video shot during a BBC Scotland radio show. (There are lots of 'stand-alone' videos like this all over the BBC's web sites.)

If the video was on the iPlayer page, then there are a few applications I could use to download it. But as it only appears on its own page, those applications don't work for various reasons. That's why I'm searching for an alternative solution.
 
Oh ok. Now I am up to speed with your problem.

So let me get this straight, you want to download that video to your local machine but the problem is that the video you have shown is not available through the iPlayer therefore the applications that you use are rendered unusable.

In that case, I do not have a Mac alternative to that problem. I know a Windows based solution if you want, but since I am new to Macs myself, I do not know how to extract flash videos from websites.

An answer to this would be very nice to know though.
 
PiusPatronus said:
Oh ok. Now I am up to speed with your problem.

So let me get this straight, you want to download that video to your local machine but the problem is that the video you have shown is not available through the iPlayer therefore the applications that you use are rendered unusable.
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That's it!

PiusPatronus said:
In that case, I do not have a Mac alternative to that problem. I know a Windows based solution if you want, but since I am new to Macs myself, I do not know how to extract flash videos from websites.
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Could you let me know the windows solution? I can always use a friend's PC if a mac solution can't be found.
 
There is a program I use in my Windows based machine called Replay Media Catcher. It pretty much captures any sort of streaming flash objects in your browser and saves it locally (may it be Youtube, MegaVideo and pretty much anything you can stream through flash).

Its a pay to use program but definitely worth it to buy.
 
14 months on from the original thread being opened, I'm looking to do the same thing as asscat was.

Any Mac solutions yet please anybody? :)
 
Video from bbc site not inlayer

HELP!

I have exactly the same problem. I wish to copy a video as it has our school choir singing. Sadly our teacher (the choir leader) has died and we really want to capture this video. Please help!

I have a MacBook OS X. (New Mac owner - little bit clueless)
 
billiebach said:
HELP!

I have exactly the same problem. I wish to copy a video as it has our school choir singing. Sadly our teacher (the choir leader) has died and we really want to capture this video. Please help!

I have a MacBook OS X. (New Mac owner - little bit clueless)
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I tried this once it worked for me, see if it works for you?

Open the page containing the video in Safari.
Under the 'Window' menu option choose 'Activity', this will show you all the links on this page.
In the list you should see a direct link to your flash file (probably ending in .flv, .mp4, or .mov).
Either paste that line into a new browser window and save the file or paste it into the URL section of something like the iPlayer Downloader app for saving.
VLC or something similar can be used to play it after downloading.

Good luck :)
 
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