How in the world do I capture a short video (to post on my blog)?

displacedtexan

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Wed Nov-24-04 08:27 AM
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How in the world do I capture a short video (to post on my blog)?

Dear DU geniuses,

How do you capture those very short, looping videos that some of you post on DU?

I right clicked, but I couldn't find a way to copy.

I have had success uploading some of them (posted on DU) to photobucket.

If you've got the time, I've got the problem: I've posted the link on my blog, but I would prefer posting the actual video.

Here's the video link:

http://www.signaturemachine.com/products/demo_page.htm

I hope I'm not too stupid to understand your answers!

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teach1st

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Wed Nov-24-04 08:30 AM
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1. Different formats mean different capturing techniques...

Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 08:34 AM by teach1st

...that particular one is Macromedia Flash. I capture them by looking in my browser's cache...they're always there after viewing, at least in Internet Explorer. It's harder with Mozilla browsers.

Just seach your computer for *.swf after viewing. Sort by date and find the newest. Drag and drop to your browser for viewing.

EDIT: Drag the SWF file out of the cache folder to another folder or your desktop if you want to keep it.

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displacedtexan

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Wed Nov-24-04 08:59 AM
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2. OK, where's my browser's cache folder?

I searched in windows explorer and found several *.swf files (in the time frame when I viewed the video), but a warning popped up each time and said that I could damage my operating system if I tried to open those files.

BTW, I'm using ME and Netscape.

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teach1st

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Wed Nov-24-04 09:05 AM
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3. Don't double click on the *.SWF files

Just drag the one with the latest date to your desktop and then drag and drop it on your browser.

I haven't used 98/ME in so long, I forget exactly where the cache is. In XP, it's like:

C:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\KT88VU21\

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displacedtexan

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Wed Nov-24-04 09:17 AM
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4. Found it. Moved it. Clicked to open.

Didn't work.

I am such a media loser!

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teach1st

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Wed Nov-24-04 09:20 AM
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5. You can't click it to open it...

...you must drag and drop it on your browser.

The reason you can't click it is that most computers don't associate a program with SWF files. Your computer can't figure out which program to use.

You can drag and drop the SWF file directly on an open browser window, though.

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