Posted by cwdjrxyz on 10/20/21 11:37

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.

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