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    Download browser integrated Flash media?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Gator, Mar 4, 2007.

  1. Gator

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    Hey guys, you know those flash based ads that websites---including NBR---use nowadays? How do you actually download the file your browser's flash player is playing? I ask because I saw this really funny flash ad and wanted to download it, but don't really know of a way to retrieve it. Is it in my FF browser cache, and if so, where is it?

    Here's a screen capture of the ad:
    (I don't condone tickling, teasing, or harassing fat kids in real life.)
     

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    Thanks qhn, do you have any links to free or open source flash capture software though?
     
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    besides those programs
    u can view the pages source

    make a link on here w/ the url of the swf

    and right click and save it to your computer

    also FF has lots of extentions to download flash/embeded objects
     
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    i've been looking for them myself :)

    ff has extension to "download" flash but NOT capturing embedded flash, i hope that it is just a matter of time

    cheers ...
     
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    this is how i'd do it. why add another program/extension when you can take 30 seconds to do it yourself?
     
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    Yeah just view the source code; it would be in your cache too, but it's a pain in the ass to find. Actually in firefox it's even easier to find through the right-click > page info > media tab.
     
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    Would VideoDownloader (Firefox extensio) work for this? I'll try it and let you know.

    Matt
     
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    Thanks iza!
     
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    Lol thanks guys. This was the flash that I was talking about.

    [​IMG]
     
    Gator, Mar 5, 2007
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