video.yahoo.com: How to save video stream from Yahoo Video

Download Replay Media Catcher (Yahoo Video web downloader) and install it. It is free to try.
Launch Replay Media Catcher. It appears like this:
Click the Start Recording button. (Note: With many web-sites it is necessary to click the Start Recording button before navigating to the site. So please start recording before opening Yahoo Video in your web-browser.) The button changes like this:
Launch your web-browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Chrome...) and navigate to video.yahoo.com.
Note that we recommend to launch your web-browser from Replay Media Catcher by clicking Record -> Launch Default Browser
Play the video stream you want to save from Yahoo Video. Files recorded from video.yahoo.com (and other web-sites) start appearing in the files list like this:
Once recording starts, you don't need to watch what you're recording. You can stop watching or listening, leave video.yahoo.com, and go play something else to save. Recording continues automatically.
Click Stop Recording when you're finished recording from Yahoo Video.

How to Extract MP3's from FLV video files recorded from Yahoo Video

If you've ever watched an FLV video from Yahoo Video (or any other Flash Video file), and wanted the soundtrack, Replay Media Catcher has a tool you can use to extract the audio as an MP3 file. Here's how to do it:

Select Tools, Extract MP3 from FLV from the menu.
Locate the FLV file, and select Open. The Extract MP3 screen appears:
Set the name of the MP3 file as you like it, and click Save.
Your MP3 file will be created in seconds.

Note that the FLV extraction tool of Replay Media Catcher allows you to convert FLV files to MP3 losslessly (i.e. you won't lose any quality when using extracting MP3 audio tracks from Yahoo Video).

How to save HTTP .FLV video stream with Replay Media Catcher from video.yahoo.com on Mac OS X

Freeware Wine lets you run Windows software on other operating systems like Mac OS. With freeware Wine for Mac OS, freeware WineBottler for Mac OS, shareware Crossover for Mac OS you can install and run Windows applications just like you would in Windows. You don't need a Windows license to run Replay Media Catcher on Mac OS:
How to install and run Replay Media Catcher on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)

How to save HTTP .FLV video stream with Replay Media Catcher from video.yahoo.com on Linux

Freeware Wine lets you run Windows software on other operating systems like Linux. With freeware Wine for Linux or shareware Crossover for Linux you can run Windows applications just like you would in Windows. You don't need a Windows license to run Replay Media Catcher on Linux:
How to install and run Replay Media Catcher in Linux (Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala)

Overview: Yahoo Video

Yahoo Video offers video stream. It broadcasts HTTP .FLV streams.

Legal note: Is it legal to save video stream from Yahoo Video?

All-streaming-media.com is not affiliated with Yahoo Video (video.yahoo.com), nor the company that owns the trademark rights to Yahoo Video. This tutorial is provided for educational purposes only. Replay Media Catcher is intended for use as a personal archiving tool only. Please respect the rights of the copyright holders of any material you save. If you like a broadcast you've recorded, please buy the media! Our web-site is not intended to be a replacement for the media stores, rather it allows you to listen/watch and make an educated purchase.

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Last check: 2009.01.24


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