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Bruce

I have all sorts of download software for pulling videos off the Internet, but I can't find a way to download this particular promo I voiced. Any advice? I'm using Firefox on a Mac and it's a wmv. Maybe that's it?

http://wm.arizonarepublic.gannett.edgestreams.net/sales/newspot.wmv

Many thanks!

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Yonie · CM Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 906

I don't get it. I clicked the link, downloaded the .wmv file and played it. It doesn't work for you? Have you tried using Safari or Chrome?

Deirdre · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:30 pm Post subject:

yeah— does it work to right-click the link you posted?
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:27 am Post subject:

Get a PC.
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Bish · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:40 am Post subject:

I'm on a Mac with Firefox... no problems here.

WMV files are archaic and should be dumped in that bin with all the Real Audio stuff, but here's the way to do it:

1) When I hit the link, Firefox informed me that it had to re-start in 32-bit mode. OK
2) To read the wmv successfully you need to install Flip4Mac, which is specifically designed to intercept, read and display wmv files.
2) Flip4Mac played the file perfectly, and a right click lets you save as a Quicktime movie.

Get Flip4Mac here.

I've been using it for years, it's free, and has always just done it's job nicely. Hope this helps

Cheers
Peter
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todd ellis · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:47 am Post subject:

i click & "download" no problem. i can play it with VLC ... but i can't get anything to convert it to .mov or .mp4. when i looked at the info for the file it tells me it's 4kb - which is kind of impossible. so, maybe, even though the file is on the desktop, it's still streaming from somewhere? it was the same story mac & pc, btw.
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glittlefield · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:41 am Post subject:

Do you still have to hold down the CTRL key on a Mac to get a "right-click" menu to come up with options?

(yeah, I'm a little behind the times...)
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Bruce · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:46 am Post subject:

Eureka, I think.

I've got Download Helper but all it would do is pull down some 4KB nothing. Right clicking gave me options I didn't need(?). However...

I've got QuickTime Pro with Flip4Mac, but I've never used it to download files before, but I gave it the URL and it pulled it and I was able to convert it to an MOV. The video is so tiny though that it gets pretty grainy at "normal" size. I'll see if I can coax something bigger out of these kind folks.

And I've got to decide if it's all worth the effort. Do I want to market myself using this piece in the mix? Hmmmm.

Decision, decisions, decisions.

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Bruce · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:49 am Post subject: