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AndyKing
October 3rd, 2004, 06:01 PM
hey guys!

You know there are some video files(wmv extension), which can be seen in the browser or in any media player for that matter. However, if I download the file(I copy the address of the file and use FlashGet to download) not the windows media player nor the realplayer or any other player is able to open the file and play. The file in question has address starting with mms://

Is there a software or some means to get the downloaded file to play? Or is it coded so that there is no way of watching it if downloaded.

degsy
October 3rd, 2004, 06:29 PM
Welcome :)

That is streaming media and is designed to be streamed online to stop people downloading them ;)

AndyKing
October 3rd, 2004, 06:32 PM
oh, naughty me.. ;) So there is absolutely no way of fooling the file, right?

degsy
October 3rd, 2004, 07:00 PM
There are programs that can capture streaming media.
Don't know if they support MMS though.