Downloading videos that plays through JW player

slave1 · May 12th, 2017, 08:06 AM

Hey all,

I am on this website and they use the JWplayer to stream their videos. I found the work around which is disable the flash shockwave in the plugin manager. This switches the player from using Flash to HTML5 and allows all the video download plugins I have, either in FF or Chrome, to grab the video and download it.

The problem is that for older videos they use an older version of the JW player and if the shockwave plugin is disabled the player doesn't show at all, and thus I can't play back the file.

I've searched high and low and I can't seem to find a solution. I remember using a software several years ago that would act as a browser and so would let you log on to the website through and monitor the network traffic and let you download the stream....but alas I can't recall the name of that software.

I seem to recall that in the early days of Hulu it was widely used because it would allow to folks to download videos from it.

Any help would be great, thanks!

**Moon Raker** · May 12th, 2017, 08:53 AM

One way around it is to use an application which records the video screen image and builds a file from it onto your HDD. I use Replay Video Player by Applian. A Google search will find it, external commercial links are banned on VEF. The free version records only up to 2 minutes though so you will probably have to hand over some GBP/USD to get the full version.

Estreeter · May 13th, 2017, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by slave1

Hey all,

I am on this website and they use the JWplayer to stream their videos. I found the work around which is disable the flash shockwave in the plugin manager. This switches the player from using Flash to HTML5 and allows all the video download plugins I have, either in FF or Chrome, to grab the video and download it.

The problem is that for older videos they use an older version of the JW player and if the shockwave plugin is disabled the player doesn't show at all, and thus I can't play back the file.

I've searched high and low and I can't seem to find a solution. I remember using a software several years ago that would act as a browser and so would let you log on to the website through and monitor the network traffic and let you download the stream....but alas I can't recall the name of that software.

I seem to recall that in the early days of Hulu it was widely used because it would allow to folks to download videos from it.

Any help would be great, thanks!

I guess there is something like this for Windows,
I use a Mac and have an app called Screen Record Pro-HD Screen Recorder.

With that you can record whatever is happening on your entire screen or just a selected area you choose, works perfect.

slave1 · May 14th, 2017, 12:54 AM

Thanks

I am not really looking for a screen capture as the video quality is already fairly low.

**Omnidirector** · January 31st, 2019, 01:38 PM

I was looking for similar solution with JW stream videos, and here's what works for me in Firefox 65 (no plugins, no video capturing needed). I'm pretty sure that it's also possible to do something similar via right click "Inspect Element" command console in Chrome (or maybe even in similar fashion to Firefox) and I've seen working solution for Chrome in Quora forums.

In Firefox:

1. Start playing the video and select desired quality
2. Right click on the page with embedded JW video
3. Select "view page info"
4. Click on "Media" tab
5. You will probably see multiple lines there. Have a look at type column. You can click on it to sort by media type. You are interested in "video" so look for this type of link in that column.
6. Select this video link with left mouse click and click "save as" button, located right above the preview window.
7. Video will be downloaded in previously selected quality.

I hope it helps. As I've mentioned, there are possibly multiple ways to do that. Visit Quora or google for Chrome solutions.

**highwayman274** · January 31st, 2019, 04:44 PM

With Google Chrome you can use the Developer Tools option. It works on many sites, including those with JW Player videos; but not all of them. Some sites are locked up tight, and the streaming file cannot be accessed (at least not by me).

More here:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...d.php?t=351548

**mucowag** · February 1st, 2019, 01:01 AM

I use flash and video dowloader for firefox. Seems to grab most things.

http://www.fnvfox.com/

May 12th, 2017, 08:06 AM	#1
slave1 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 38 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 254 Times in 34 Posts	Downloading videos that plays through JW player Hey all, I am on this website and they use the JWplayer to stream their videos. I found the work around which is disable the flash shockwave in the plugin manager. This switches the player from using Flash to HTML5 and allows all the video download plugins I have, either in FF or Chrome, to grab the video and download it. The problem is that for older videos they use an older version of the JW player and if the shockwave plugin is disabled the player doesn't show at all, and thus I can't play back the file. I've searched high and low and I can't seem to find a solution. I remember using a software several years ago that would act as a browser and so would let you log on to the website through and monitor the network traffic and let you download the stream....but alas I can't recall the name of that software. I seem to recall that in the early days of Hulu it was widely used because it would allow to folks to download videos from it. Any help would be great, thanks!

January 31st, 2019, 01:38 PM	#5
Omnidirector Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 2,696 Thanks: 37,480 Thanked 79,159 Times in 2,686 Posts	I was looking for similar solution with JW stream videos, and here's what works for me in Firefox 65 (no plugins, no video capturing needed). I'm pretty sure that it's also possible to do something similar via right click "Inspect Element" command console in Chrome (or maybe even in similar fashion to Firefox) and I've seen working solution for Chrome in Quora forums. In Firefox: 1. Start playing the video and select desired quality 2. Right click on the page with embedded JW video 3. Select "view page info" 4. Click on "Media" tab 5. You will probably see multiple lines there. Have a look at type column. You can click on it to sort by media type. You are interested in "video" so look for this type of link in that column. 6. Select this video link with left mouse click and click "save as" button, located right above the preview window. 7. Video will be downloaded in previously selected quality. I hope it helps. As I've mentioned, there are possibly multiple ways to do that. Visit Quora or google for Chrome solutions. Last edited by Omnidirector; January 31st, 2019 at 04:09 PM..

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May 12th, 2017, 08:53 AM	#2
Moon Raker Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 11,780 Thanks: 8,944 Thanked 231,136 Times in 11,999 Posts	One way around it is to use an application which records the video screen image and builds a file from it onto your HDD. I use Replay Video Player by Applian. A Google search will find it, external commercial links are banned on VEF. The free version records only up to 2 minutes though so you will probably have to hand over some GBP/USD to get the full version.

May 14th, 2017, 12:54 AM	#4
slave1 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 38 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 254 Times in 34 Posts	Thanks I am not really looking for a screen capture as the video quality is already fairly low.

January 31st, 2019, 04:44 PM	#6
highwayman274 Former Staff Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Great White North Posts: 7,697 Thanks: 245,094 Thanked 130,613 Times in 8,119 Posts	With Google Chrome you can use the Developer Tools option. It works on many sites, including those with JW Player videos; but not all of them. Some sites are locked up tight, and the streaming file cannot be accessed (at least not by me). More here: http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...d.php?t=351548

February 1st, 2019, 01:01 AM	#7
mucowag Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,011 Thanks: 3,100 Thanked 22,187 Times in 983 Posts	I use flash and video dowloader for firefox. Seems to grab most things. http://www.fnvfox.com/