It is necessary to be connected to be able to read the contents, to even connect itself starting from the page diffusing the multimedia contents. For this reason, many users seek to download the videos locally, in order to be able to read them constantly, even without connection to Internet.

There exist various formats of streaming. Most current are the following:
  • Video Flash (.flv)
  • RealVideo (extension .rm or .ram)
  • Windows Media (extension .asx or .wmv)


Here are various means of recording a video in streaming:

Automatic sites to download Streaming Videos
It is enough for you to go on the site and to copy the address of video page containing it.

force-download.com
Site: http://www.force-download.com/
Instructions:
  1. Stick the URL of the page in the field envisaged for this purpose and click on GO.
  2. Choose a format of exit for the video (avi, 3gp etc), then click again on GO.
  3. The video is being downloaded and converted.
  4. Once the operation is finished, click on download and download it video.


Automatic software/Plugins

Free Download Manager
Free Download Manager is a free software of remote loading, which as well makes it possible to download traditional files as videos with the format flv coming from sites like Youtube or Google Video. Once video downloaded it, it is enough to convert it (on the right software Free Download Manager) in the desired format. The formats of supported files are the following:
  • AVI
  • XVID
  • FLV
  • WMV
  • MPG (MPEG1)
  • MPEG2
  • AAC (MP4) for ipod
  • MP3


To record a video in a page, it is enough to follow the following stages:
  1. To copy the URL of the video page containing it.
  2. To click on the mitre remote loading.
  3. To download a new file.
  4. To click on OK!


Plugins for Firefox

Unplug
The Unplug extension makes it possible to simply capture a video in streaming with the format flv on the majority of the sites the video one in streaming.
  1. To install the extension
  2. To go on the URL of the video to capture
  3. To click on the icon of Unplug, which is located by defect search bar on the right
  4. A window opens then, indicating several bonds: below the one of the bonds is registered the ranking “Possible Hiring off Embedded Media”
  5. To click on the button “Save” to download it video.


Download Helper
There exists another extension for Firefox, Download Helper, which supplements Fast Video Download, i.e. some videos which cannot be downloaded via Fast Video Download could be downloaded via Download Helper.
The principle of operation is identical.