Online Video Using VLC Media Player: Method 1
Online Video Using VLC Media Player: Method 1
Online Video Using VLC Media Player: Method 1
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VLC Media player is not only a great tool for saving online audio streams, but its
features allow us to even download online videos. Online videos that normally play
in browsers can be played with VLC Media Player. Additionally, those playable
online videos can also be saved to your personal computer. Not many are aware of
this feature.
The process of downloading online video from video hosting sites is quite similar to
the process of downloading streaming audio. There are two methods that you can
follow for this. They are explained below in detail.
Method 1
1. Go to Media > Open Network Stream [CTRL + N]
2. Enter the web address of your video. For this example we will use the
liveleak video available at: http://www.liveleak.com/view?
i=0fd_1384073534
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3. Click on the little arrow right next to the Play button. A drop down will
display. From there select the “Stream” option. [ALT + S is the shortcut.]
5. In the Destination Setup step, make sure that the new destination is
selected as File. Click on Add.
6. In the Save file dialog box, click on Browse and navigate to where you
want to save the video. Then give your video a name. In this example
we will save it as an MP4 file, so the video name for this file is:
video.mp4. Click on next to go to the next step.
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7. Make sure that the Activate Transcoding option is checked. In that
option select “Video – H.264 + MP3 (MP4)”. This ensures that your
saved video will be a H.264 video with MP3 audio enclosed in an MP4
container. As usual, hit Next.
*Note: Remember that most videos are subject to copyright. Download only videos
which come with free license.
Method 2
Using this method, you will get the direct link to the video. Then that URL can be
used to save the file using your browser or a download manager.
You just got the direct link to the video. It is usually long. Example:
http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/ll_a_s/2014/Nov/5/LiveLeak-dot-com-
31b_1415195099-_1415195102.mp4.h264_270p.mp4?
d5e8cc8eccfb6039332f41f6249e92b06c91b4db65f5e99818bdd6934846d8d3345a&ec_rate=230
6. Open your browser and paste the URL in the address bar.
7. From the menu of your browser, select “Save page as” or just press
CTRL + S.
8. Give a file name, choose a file location and save it.
*Note: You can also use the URL and download it using your download manager.
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I am trying to stream and record from Fmovies.to and can't get it to work
properly. I am thinking that something is preventing the process on the
Fmovies.to server/site. Any ideas here? Thanks.
I love it and did not know about option #1. Thank you!
Isn't there a way using either option that you can stop watching the video in the
VLC player but still keep the download going once it starts?
Thanks again!
its dont work i uswe windows and its only be black and dont start the video
when i click stream or play whats wrong!
Open your browser and paste the URL in the address bar.
Press enter. The video should play.
From the menu of your browser, select “Save page as” or just press CTRL +
S.
Give a file name, choose a file location and save it.
Works for me. Here's a link to another LiveLeak video which is rather comical:
https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=s7UhX_1607303086
And this is the direct download link taken from the Codec menu in vlc:
https://cdn4.liveleak.com/2020/Dec/8/LiveLeak-dot-com-
videoplayback5_1607415883.mp4.5fcf3860ab92e.mp4?secure=-
vZdXj61Dus114PRe27KIA==,1607801268
To save: File ---> Save Page As. Don't bother to give it a name and just
download it to your own machine. You can rename it afterwards by hitting F2.
This particular file is 7,338KB.
If you're still getting a 0 byte file then you might be coming up against an Nvidia
issue by which vlc is blacklisted. To get around that problem create a copy of
vlc.exe and rename it to something else i.e. vlc-new.exe. Save it to the same
directory as the original.
Next step is to open the Nvidia Control Panel and go to 3D Settings in the left
hand pane. Click the Programs Settings tab in the right hand pane and then
click the Add button and navigate to your renamed vlc.exe file. Underneath that
select "High-performance Nvidia processor". All video files in vlc will now open
with the Nvidia GPU.
Hello. Thank for your guide. The video downloaded, or so it appeared, but when
it finished loading the bar, the video didn't have any info, 0bytes. Do you know
why? Thank you.
None of these tutorial images resemble what I see on my Mac in the current
VLC Version 3.0.11.1 Vetinari (Intel 64bit) and can't come close to sorting out
how it's done now.
I followed all the steps...but the video doesn't start to record, screen remains
black.
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