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Stream ripping and video hacking specific to Adobe Flash videos like what YouTube uses and many online videos that can be viewed from web sites that do not offer a download option. Can't find it in your browser cache? That SWF file won't play? Read on...We have used Grab++ in combination with wget to get flv files from a web site too.== FAQ ==Q: I downloaded a flv file but it won't play. It seems to be complete, so how do I get it to play?:A: Adobe Flash Player (including sa_flashplayer_9_debug.exe) may refuse to play a flv file you've downloaded because the file owner/author has the file set as proprietary. This is done via file header flags, and other tricks, and is like a type of DRM. If you are sure the entire flv file is present (typically several MBs big) then VLC Player, a free video player application, can be used to play almost any flv file including those with flags set. There are other flv file players out there, some free, some pay. VLC Player plays flv files and many other media types including avi, mpeg, and audio files like mp3. VLC Player will not play swf files.Q: I downloaded the video file that I found the name and path from the HTML source. Why won't it play my video?:A: The SWF file is probably a program that loads a separate video file. You need to "sniff" what the SWF file is telling the web browser to fetch and supply to the flash plugin. Grab++ is a free program that can listen in on what the browser is downloading and otherwise hiding from you. You will likely see a flv file being downloaded with the sniffer. Grab that.Q: I downloaded the video file that I found the name and path from the HTML source. When I play it I see a video interface and a loading message but the video never plays. How do I get the video to play?:A: The SWF file is probably a program builds a pseudo custom video interface complete with a play, pause, and stop button. You still need to sniff the browser and find the real video file.