How to download/save MOV files off the net?

[ArkiStan]

Is there anyway to save MOV clips off the web? (ie. movie trailers from the Quicktime site) Thanks.

[Tommy Boomfiger]

those are hard to do, but if you can find the temp file that is the movie data you can copy it and rename it to .mov. i think i remember having to make quicktime crash once to make it work because if you just close it out, quicktime will delete the file. sorry i dont have more details, its been a while since ive done this

[ArkiStan]

don't worry about it dude. Thanks!

I remember my friend doing it once. I think he searched the page's "source" and then copied some lines from it into the address line of the browser then was able to save or something... can't quite remember...

[Bires]

Originally posted by Tommy Boomfiger
find the temp file that is the movie data you can copy it and rename it to .mov.

That's what I used to do with Adcritic.com. The files are in the "temporaty internet files" of your user info in "documents and settings."

Now, I just used a registered version of Quicktime 5, and it lets me "save as" to a file.

[ribitch]

Originally posted by Bires


That's what I used to do with Adcritic.com. The files are in the "temporaty internet files" of your user info in "documents and settings."

Now, I just used a registered version of Quicktime 5, and it lets me "save as" to a file.

i was going to say that a few hours ago, then my cable modem f-ed up and i couldnt submit the response.

to make a long story short on the cable modem, our service sucks all the time. Charter finally said it WAS the modem, which i had told them for months, and they gave us a new modem. Now we are back online and so far no problems

[spigidygak]

If you're willing to deal with some spyware. . . download accelerator will take it for you automatically I believe.

[sho.gun]

I think for mine I just right click the movie and select the "save as source" option... it works.

[Tommy Boomfiger]

sometimes all those options dont work. i remember for the Ali trailer, i just couldnt figure out how to get it. there was a temp file that was created evertime i played it, but that file wouldnt copy at all and when i closed qt it would delete the file. i couldnt even save it with a registered version of qt pro (dont remember if it was qt 4 or 5. it was right when the trailer was released). so i crashed qt (dont ask how, i dont remember), and the temp file remained.