saving flv files streamed over rtmp

[Sven]

On 07/27/2008 12:09 AM, andy baxter wrote:
> hello,

Hi Andy

> is there a way to save flv files that are streamed using rtmp? I want to 
> record a flash video that is being streamed in this way, but can't see a 
> way to do it in linux. There seem to be solutions for windows, so there 
> must be a way of doing it. Mplayer won't play these streams, which is 
> what I tried first.

Through Google I found an interesting thread on Linuxquestions[0] about 
your problem.

In summary you need to install a Windows software and run it in Wine 
emulation. There seems to be no other way.

=== Wikipedia ===
Orbit Downloader is a free, closed source, graphical download manager 
for the Microsoft Windows operating system. One of the main features of 
the program is its ability to grab and download embedded Flash Video 
files from sites like YouTube, Dailymotion, Metacafe etc. Orbit 
Downloader also accelerates downloads by acting as a peer-to-peer 
client, utilising bandwidth of other users.

Orbit Downloader supports the following protocols:

     * HTTP
     * HTTPS
     * FTP
     * Metalink
     * RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol)
     * PNM (rename PNM to RTSP)
     * MMS (Microsoft Media Services)
     * NSS (rename NetShow Services to MMS)
     * RTMP (Real Time Messaging Protocol)

Other people run successful Orbit Downloader in Wine (see Wine AppDB[1])

[...]
> andy

regards
Sven

[0] 
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/saving-a-streaming-flash-movie-591873/
[1] http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=11550