TV Links - can you download content???

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Everyone loves TV Links (http://tv-links.co.uk/) but does anyone know how you can download any of the films, cartoons or shows instead of watching them online?????

This one has been bugging me for a while!

[Buenchico]

It's not a site which I use but a quick look shows that it uses Flash video, in the same way that YouTube does. In which case, you can save the videos (in FLV format) by using KeepVid:
http://tv-links.co.uk/link.do/1/4101/6178/4032 8/60296

Right-click on the link to the video on the TV-Links site. Select 'copy shortcut' (if you're using Internet Explorer) or 'copy link location' (if you're using Firefox).

In the KeepVid page, right-click in the box with the green frame. Select 'paste'. Click 'Download'. When the page refreshes, click the download link.

Choose where to save the file and replace the default name ('get_vid') with something more appropriate (e.g. 'tom&jerry01'). It helps to add the 'flv' file extension when you do so. (e.g. 'tom&jerry01.flv').

When you've saved your video, you'll need a suitable player. (Windows Media Player doesn't support the FLV format). The most popular free player is VLC:
http://www.videolan.org/

A good alternative is GOM:
http://www.gomplayer.com/

Chris

[Buenchico]

Aagh!!!

Wrong link!!

KeepVid is here:
http://www.keepvid.com/

Chris

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doesnt work. KeepVid says Please Try Again after I paste and select download

[Buenchico]

That's odd. (I didn't try it because I'm on dial-up and the files from TV Links would take hours to download).

I've saved dozens of (short) videos from YouTube. I used to use KeepVid but I now do it 'manually'. I can't think of any reason why my technique wouldn't work with TV Links, so here goes:

Watch your video on TV links, then search for *.* (That's 'star-dot-star' if it doesn't show up too well on your screen). Click on the 'modified' column heading until the most recent files appear at the top of the list. You'll then see everything which your PC has added to its hard drive within the last few minutes. It shouldn't be too difficult to spot the relevant file. (A 2 minute video, on YouTube, is often around 5Mb. So a half hour TV programme will be a very large file. Additionally, it should show up as being in the cache created by your web browser. It will have some obscure name, such as 5185D952d01).

Right-click on the file and select 'copy'. Close the search box, then open the folder where you want to store the video. Right-click and select 'paste'. Now right-click on the file and select 'rename'. Choose an appropriate name and add the 'flv' extension. (e.g. 'JackDee01.flv'). View it with VLC or GOM, as above.

Chris

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Yeah, I donwload lots videos off youtube via keepvid as FLV too. I have tried your second option, but when I search I cannot find any obscure files .

I type *.* in my search box, let it search my whole hard drive, but it find just normal files

[PatTheRat]

I have downloaded some films from tv-links recently. They are all .flv files and once fully downloaded are saved in the 'Temporary Internet Files' folder when using internet explorer 7.

However, you need to open the link and keep it open until the progress bar reaches the end - this means it has fully downloded. Then: open internet explorer 7 (any previous versions of internet explorer will not save .flv files) > click tools > click internet options > under the general tab, where it says browsing history click settings > then click view files.

This will open the temporary internet files folder. Click on a blank part of this screen and hit 'arrange icons by > size'. The videos will be at the end where the larger files are stored and you can just copy and paste to your hard drive.

[Irissa]

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