Can't get flashget to download .rm
June 12, 2007 1:53 PM Subscribe
Why won't flashget download this .rm file?
I would like to download .rm files so that I can convert them to mp3 and listen to them later. However, I can't get it to work. I started with a .ram file, which contained a reference to a .smil file. I got the .smil file, then dug out the reference to a .rm file:
rtsp://go.rbn.com/livecon/kcrw/g2demand/mb/MBE1.rm
When I paste this into Firefox, it plays fine with RealPlayer. However when I try to download it with flashget, I just times out and nothing happens.
Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks.
I would like to download .rm files so that I can convert them to mp3 and listen to them later. However, I can't get it to work. I started with a .ram file, which contained a reference to a .smil file. I got the .smil file, then dug out the reference to a .rm file:
rtsp://go.rbn.com/livecon/kcrw/g2demand/mb/MBE1.rm
When I paste this into Firefox, it plays fine with RealPlayer. However when I try to download it with flashget, I just times out and nothing happens.
Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks.
rtsp is a media streaming protocol, likely flashget can't respond appropriately to the media server. Some rm servers will allow a fallback to http though, did you try replacing the rtsp with an http?
posted by nomisxid at 2:06 PM on June 12, 2007
posted by nomisxid at 2:06 PM on June 12, 2007
Ignore the first two comments, flashget is perfecly capable of doing this (normally).
What I'm not clear on though, is why you don't just feed flashget the first .ram link? On the BBC radio site when I want to download a realaudio show for conversion to MP3 I just give flashget the link right from the webpage, and it flips though to the actual file all by itself. Those "play in stand alone realplayer" links are .ram and it works for me.
You're right in saying that the rtsp link you provided doesn't work though, or at least I can't get it to work either.
Perhaps someone more technical than I can decode the flashget log for this attempted download...
What I'm not clear on though, is why you don't just feed flashget the first .ram link? On the BBC radio site when I want to download a realaudio show for conversion to MP3 I just give flashget the link right from the webpage, and it flips though to the actual file all by itself. Those "play in stand alone realplayer" links are .ram and it works for me.
You're right in saying that the rtsp link you provided doesn't work though, or at least I can't get it to work either.
Perhaps someone more technical than I can decode the flashget log for this attempted download...
Tue Jun 12 17:22:21 2007 Connecting go.rbn.com:554
Tue Jun 12 17:22:21 2007 Connecting go.rbn.com [IP=66.203.112.61:554]
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Connected.
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 OPTIONS rtsp://go.rbn.com:554 RTSP/1.0
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 CSeq: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 User-Agent: RealMedia Player Version 6.0.9.1235 (linux-2.0-libc6-i386-gcc2.95)
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 ClientChallenge: 9e26d33f2984236010ef6253fb1887f7
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 PlayerStarttime: [28/03/2003:22:50:23 00:00]
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 CompanyID: KnKV4M4I/B2FjJ1TToLycw==
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 RegionData: 0
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 ClientID: Linux_2.4_6.0.9.1235_play32_RN01_EN_586
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Pragma: initiate-session
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 RTSP/1.0 200 OK
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 CSeq: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:22:06 GMT
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Session: 1317857920-1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Server: RealServer Version 8.0.1.367 (linux-2.0-libc6-i386)
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Public: OPTIONS, DESCRIBE, ANNOUNCE, SETUP, GET_PARAMETER, SET_PARAMETER, TEARDOWN
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 RealChallenge1: 460c80052ab983bb8a06d0485e1feaf6
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 StatsMask: 3
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 DESCRIBE rtsp://go.rbn.com/livecon/kcrw/g2demand/mb/mbe1.rm RTSP/1.0
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 CSeq: 2
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Accept: application/sdp
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Session: 1317857920-1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Bandwidth: 10485800
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 SupportsMaximumASMBandwidth: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Tue Jun 12 17:22:22 2007 Require: com.real.retain-entity-for-setup
Tue Jun 12 17:22:42 2007 Time out.
Tue Jun 12 17:22:42 2007 Error occured!
Tue Jun 12 17:22:42 2007 Wait 3 second for retry
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Connecting go.rbn.com [IP=66.203.112.61:554]
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Connected.
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 OPTIONS rtsp://go.rbn.com:554 RTSP/1.0
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 CSeq: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 User-Agent: RealMedia Player Version 6.0.9.1235 (linux-2.0-libc6-i386-gcc2.95)
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 ClientChallenge: 9e26d33f2984236010ef6253fb1887f7
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 PlayerStarttime: [28/03/2003:22:50:23 00:00]
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 CompanyID: KnKV4M4I/B2FjJ1TToLycw==
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 RegionData: 0
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 ClientID: Linux_2.4_6.0.9.1235_play32_RN01_EN_586
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Pragma: initiate-session
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 RTSP/1.0 200 OK
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 CSeq: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:22:30 GMT
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Session: 1865160423-1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Server: RealServer Version 8.0.1.367 (linux-2.0-libc6-i386)
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Public: OPTIONS, DESCRIBE, ANNOUNCE, SETUP, GET_PARAMETER, SET_PARAMETER, TEARDOWN
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 RealChallenge1: cca544b6d20dd71840dd917f44a3a044
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 StatsMask: 3
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 DESCRIBE rtsp://go.rbn.com/livecon/kcrw/g2demand/mb/mbe1.rm RTSP/1.0
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 CSeq: 2
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Accept: application/sdp
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Session: 1865160423-1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Bandwidth: 10485800
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 SupportsMaximumASMBandwidth: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Tue Jun 12 17:22:45 2007 Require: com.real.retain-entity-for-setup
Tue Jun 12 17:23:06 2007 Time out.
Tue Jun 12 17:23:06 2007 Error occured!
Tue Jun 12 17:23:06 2007 Wait 3 second for retry
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Connecting go.rbn.com [IP=66.203.112.61:554]
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Connected.
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 OPTIONS rtsp://go.rbn.com:554 RTSP/1.0
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 CSeq: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 User-Agent: RealMedia Player Version 6.0.9.1235 (linux-2.0-libc6-i386-gcc2.95)
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 ClientChallenge: 9e26d33f2984236010ef6253fb1887f7
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 PlayerStarttime: [28/03/2003:22:50:23 00:00]
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 CompanyID: KnKV4M4I/B2FjJ1TToLycw==
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 RegionData: 0
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 ClientID: Linux_2.4_6.0.9.1235_play32_RN01_EN_586
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Pragma: initiate-session
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 RTSP/1.0 200 OK
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 CSeq: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:22:54 GMT
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Session: 1445200537-1
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Server: RealServer Version 8.0.1.367 (linux-2.0-libc6-i386)
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Public: OPTIONS, DESCRIBE, ANNOUNCE, SETUP, GET_PARAMETER, SET_PARAMETER, TEARDOWN
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 RealChallenge1: f8ddf374e5f69668171f12ace699e981
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 StatsMask: 3
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 DESCRIBE rtsp://go.rbn.com/livecon/kcrw/g2demand/mb/mbe1.rm RTSP/1.0
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 CSeq: 2
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Accept: application/sdp
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Session: 1445200537-1
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Bandwidth: 10485800
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 SupportsMaximumASMBandwidth: 1
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 GUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Tue Jun 12 17:23:09 2007 Require: com.real.retain-entity-for-setup
Tue Jun 12 17:23:11 2007 User Cancel at 0.That's a link to the live kcrw simulcast. I suspect that the problem is related to the fact that it is not really a static file on their end. If that is really what you want to capture I recommend StreamRipper for this purpose. You can schedule it to capture whatever you want on a regular basis. However, KCRW offers most of its shows via podcast which would be the easiest solution.
posted by Manjusri at 2:40 PM on June 12, 2007
posted by Manjusri at 2:40 PM on June 12, 2007
Manjusri: Streamripper doesn't handle Real streams, only mp3/ogg/aac.
tabulem: Can't help you with the Flashget problem but if you do some googling you may be able to find a copy of Streambox VCR. It is very effective at capturing Real streams -- in fact so effective that Real sued them under the DMCA and won (well, settled out of court, but the net effect is that the software never came out of beta.) Of course, if you are a USian please note that I am not advocating that you break the law by downloading, using, or even thinking about Streambox VCR.
posted by harkin banks at 4:10 PM on June 12, 2007
tabulem: Can't help you with the Flashget problem but if you do some googling you may be able to find a copy of Streambox VCR. It is very effective at capturing Real streams -- in fact so effective that Real sued them under the DMCA and won (well, settled out of court, but the net effect is that the software never came out of beta.) Of course, if you are a USian please note that I am not advocating that you break the law by downloading, using, or even thinking about Streambox VCR.
posted by harkin banks at 4:10 PM on June 12, 2007
I should have mentioned that KCRW also simulcasts in mp3. I used to use mplayer+lame to rip streams to mp3 but found streamripper on the mp3 stream resulted in a higher quality end result.
I still use mplayer+lame (with a homebrew vb front end) to capture specific stories from the All Things Considered rss feed.
posted by Manjusri at 5:31 PM on June 12, 2007
I still use mplayer+lame (with a homebrew vb front end) to capture specific stories from the All Things Considered rss feed.
posted by Manjusri at 5:31 PM on June 12, 2007
I just successfully downloaded the file by pasting the link into Net Transport, which you can get here. There's a free version of the software that will do the trick for you.
posted by dhammond at 1:44 PM on June 13, 2007
posted by dhammond at 1:44 PM on June 13, 2007
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posted by nilihm at 2:05 PM on June 12, 2007