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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...Orbit Downloader is free and seems to work with some tweaking. There is a learning curve with this application. The following steps were used to capture a video from a commercial web site.Orbit Downloader is free and seems to work with some tweaking. People say it won't work but it does if you spend enough time to learn it and try different settings. We had some work to get it going on our web browser compatibility. Also, be sure you understand that it doesn't re-encode or convert video files for you. It gets them but you have to find software to play the file in the native format. There is a learning curve with this application. The following steps were used to capture a video from a commercial web site.Once the flv file was downloaded it seemed to refuse to play in the Adobe Flash player. Once the flv file was downloaded it seemed to refuse to play in the Adobe Flash player.To play flv files that will not play in Adobe Flash Player we used VLC Player version .9.8a. VLC Player opened and played both the audio and video of the flv file. Older versions of VLC only played the audio. If the video is missing it doesn't mean your flv file is incomplete. It probably indicates the flv file version is too new for your version of VLC player to decode. So far VLC Player version .9.8a has successfully decoded and played both audio and video for the flv files we have tested. To play flv files that will not play in Adobe Flash Player we used VLC ([[VideoLAN Player]]) version .9.8a. VLC Player opened and played both the audio and video of the flv file. Older versions of VLC only played the audio. If the video is missing it doesn't mean your flv file is incomplete. It probably indicates the flv file version is too new for your version of VLC player to decode. So far VLC Player version .9.8a has successfully decoded and played both audio and video for the flv files we have tested. If video or audio won't play, typically one or the other, rarely both you may need to upgrade VLC player to latest version. Even with latest version some audio types are not supported. See message:[[Image:00vlcdoesntsupptundf.png]]Error Message: No suitable decoder module: VLC does not support the audio or video format "undf". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.This YouTube video plays silent because VLC cannot decode the audio. You can wait for a newer version of VLC to be release or try another flv file player.There is a way to capture ANY YouTube video, or any other web site streaming video. It cannot be stopped. There's software to do most, sometimes more than one program is necessary. If software fails the analog hole cannot be stopped so anything can be captured and recorded.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.