1. Install perian - it's an extension to quicktime. www.perian.com. This lets you open .flv files directly. 2. Use safari. For most sites without downloadable video, you'll be able to find the video file in the activity window, but it takes a little practice. Look for "flv" or for files with sizes in mb instead of kb. Click on the file and it will download. 3. Sometimes you have to rename the downloaded file, if it's flash, with an flv extension (esp. if its one that downloads a file an names it "get_video") 4. You can drag the file to quicktime to open it. 5. I prefer mpeg streamclip to quicktime for conversion to dv or whatever format you'll be editing in. Available free at www.squared5.com (and you HAVE to use the www for some reason). With either, be sure you export to quicktime movie using the DV codec, NOT to a DV Stream (assuming you're going to DV). 6. If you're staying at a small file size like 320x240, photojpeg at 85% or higher is a good alternatitve to DV as an editing codec.
Brook On 2/9/08, Kathryn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi guys... > > looking for a free, mac compatible program that will let me rip > videos from the web and re-edit them... i promise I am not doing > anything dishonest, immoral, disrespectful or divisive!!! > > thanks! > > Kathryn > > Kathryn Jones > http://www.synchronis.tv > -- _______________________________________________________ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab
