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Old June 2nd, 2007, 06:10 PM
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Capturing Shockwave Flash

Is there any way to capture a Shockwave Flash stream and save it? For instance, I would like to save the video from here:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...tan/index.html
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Old June 3rd, 2007, 01:18 AM
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In Safari, go to Window -> Activity, find the .swf file(s), hold down option, and double click to download.
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Old June 3rd, 2007, 02:23 AM
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Actually, I was using Firefox. Thanks anyway. It is not a simple question of downloading from a link.
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Ferdinand - an excellent reply, which fulfilled the original post - accurately and concisely.
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Yup, the SWF downloaded nicely. But it came down as a RealPlayer
file that my version 10.1.0 refused to play. I assume I've done something
terribly stupid and deserve to die.

Any suggestions?
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Old June 4th, 2007, 09:53 AM
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Curiosity: For Firefox, try the UnPlug add-on.

Albloom: It sounds like your problem is simply that RealPlayer has somehow become the default app for files it can't read. If you drag the file to Safari, it will probably play there. You might also want to download a dedicated Flash player, such as SWF & FLV Player or the official Adobe Flash Player.

You should probably make either a web browser or one of those dedicated players the default app for SWF files. (You can do that in the Get Info window of the file in the Finder; just select the app you want under the "open with" section and then click "Change All".)
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Old June 5th, 2007, 01:46 AM
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Thanks, I have Unplug, and it is a lifesaver for getting at embedded videos. This particular video is set up by another flash file, and is not linked in the usual way. Unplug found the loader file but not the movie.
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Thanks, Mikuru. The SWF & FLV Player works a treat.
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