Capturing a .RAM stream

[Markus WS]

Is there any way to capture a .RAM stream using free tools?

Thanks

Markus

[snowden]

yeah, Flashget can download rtsp:// streams, you may have to download the ram manual first and look inside it with notepad to see the .rm file it points to and then download that with Flashget. :)

[LoRd_MuldeR]

If you donwloaded a playlist file (.rm) you need to get the actual stream URL. Simply open the playlist with a texteditor and copy&past the stream URL. It will begin with rtsp://...... Once you have the stream URL use MPlayer from the commandline to dump the stream to your HDD.

The syntax is:
mplayer.exe -dumpstream -dumpfile <output_file> <stream_url>

Here is an example:
mplayer.exe -dumpstream -dumpfile c:\out.ram rtsp://80.15.236.135:554/real.amazon-de.eu2/phononet/B/0/0/0/K/J/T/D/T/K/01.01.rm?cloakport=80,554,7070

[StreamRipper]

There are more free options. See All streaming media recording software (http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/all-streaming-video-recording-software.htm) chart.

[Arite]

I would use VLC media player (http://www.videolan.org/) to do that. If you cannot get it streaming straight to a file, try changing the Audio output module to "File audio output". That way the audio will be streamed straight into a WAV file.

However, the method LoRd_MuldeR described using mplayer should also work well - simpler too (providing you use the commandline).

Cheers, Arite.

[mgh]

vlc media player does not handle real video files afaik.