Posted by David Graham on 12/04/88 11:37

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> David Graham wrote:
> > > If the video is served as true streaming media from a media server,
> > > such as is done on many big media sites and audio/video broadcasts,
the
> > > media file will not be cached at all, except for a small buffer cache
> > > that keeps being updated as the video plays. Think of what would
happen
> > > if you had a streaming radio or video broadcast on all day on
> > > broadband, and everything was cached. You would soon run out HD space
> > > to store the many GB cach file.
> > >
> > If the Flash movie plays when I'm not online and I may add plays much
> > better, no pausing when I'm offline, is that proof positive that it is
> > coming from my hard drive on my computer?
>
> There likely is something you can do on Firefox to grab a media file,
> if it has been cached, but I usually use Opera for this which seems to
> be the most easy to use, at least for me. Opera 8.51 now is a
> completely free download(no more paying to get rid of a banner ad), and
> it is a small download.
>
> If you have a media file embedded in a web page, often you will not be
> given an option to capture it when you right click the image, for
> instance a flash image. If you right click on the page away from the
> image, you are given the option to download the html page or view the
> source code.
>
> On Opera, clear the cache so you will not have to look at so many files
> on it. Then bring up the page with, perhaps an embedded flash movie and
> play the movie if it does not start by itself. Then go to the tools tab
> at the top of the Opera page and select advanced > cache. This brings
> up a list of cached files, and if, for example, a flash file has been
> cached, you will find a name ending with swf on the right of the page
> and an Opera file name such as opr006Q4.swf on the left of the page.
> You should copy this file name. Then minimize the Opera browser.Then ,
> at least on my XP, you click start and select search. Paste in the file
> name you copied. The search will find it on the computer. When you
> double click on the left name it finds, you will be taken to the cached
> file which will be displayed, and at the top of the page you will be
> given the very long computer address for where the cached file is
> stored. Go to this address and select to save the file where you wish
> with an address that will be easy to find in the future. The reason for
> leavin Opera still on, but minimized, while doing all of this is so the
> cache will not be dumped before you get the file. This is not
> essential, because the cache usually will not be dumped on shutdown,
> and if it is you can always start over again.
>
Many thanks - your explanation works, I find the name of the opera file eg
opr006Q4.swf by the method you stated above and then I simply go to the
folder cache4 and move the file to My Documents
many thanks to everyone who replied
David

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