saving flv files streamed over rtmp

[andy baxter]

NoOp wrote:
> On 07/26/2008 03:09 PM, andy baxter wrote:
>   
>> hello,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Also I've heard that safari for Mac OSX will let you do this somehow - 
>> can you run this in linux?
>>
>> andy
>>
>>     
>
> As the flv is being streamed look in your /tmp directory, you will see
> the stream file being created on the fly. When the stream is finished,
> do not close the player that you are using to view the stream. Now copy
> the file from the tmp directory to one on your home directory. Now you
> can close the player/viewer. You now have a full copy of the stream in
> flv format.
>
>   
I just tried this, first looking in /tmp and then using 'find /local 
-cmin -1'. (/local has all my local data including home dirs on it). 
find throws up a couple of files in ~/.macromedia, but none of them look 
remotely like a flash video (too short for a start). So it looks like 
the file is not being recorded to disk.

Will try the wine solution and report back.

andy.