[colug-432] Streaming

[Matt Meinwald]

My guess is it is not on the hard drive at all.  I have seen flash store regular
videos in /tmp.  In more recent versions they seem to be deleting this file
immediately after creating it, but it is still accessible somewhere in
/proc/<PID>/fd/.

I attempted to use the same strategy for a streamed video, but the only related
file in there is a socket connection to port 1935, apparently the port for RTMP
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Messaging_Protocol).  If you are really
serious about downloading these streams, it seems you would need to find the url
of the stream and a program that can handle RTMP (some can be found in the link
I provided).

On 01/08/2011 06:10 PM, jep200404 at columbus.rr.com wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> You wrote: 
> 
>> I streamed ACL 1/1/11 (Cheap Trick) this week at the Library. It does 
>> not show up in tmp. Any idea where they hide it? 
> 
> Nope. I do not even know if it is on your hard drive. 
> 
>> Does streaming work different than downloading a You Tube video?
> 
> I do not know. 
> 
>> Where does Austin City Limits hide their stream in my computer? 
> 
> Flash considers users to be the scum of the earth. 
> I expect that PBS (not Austin City Limits) has decided 
> to make saving the stream difficult. Search for flash in 
> add-ons for Mozilla/IceWeasel. Try the different downloaders. 
> 
> Here's something to try. 
> 
> Before going to the web site for the video, execute: 
> 
>    man find
>    find / >before.files
> 
> As you are watching the video, execute: 
> 
>    find / >while.files
> 
> The compare them: 
> 
>    man diff
>    diff before.files while.files | less
> 
> Jim
> 
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