[colug-432] Streaming

[William Yang]

On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 18:25 -0500, Matt Meinwald wrote:
> 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/.

That's a secure coding technique to prevent data leakage.  





> 
> 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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