Ripping Real Media, Windows Media and Quicktime streams (.rm, .ra, .ram, .wmv, .mov) with OS X.

Posted on August 30, 2007 
Filed Under Links, Mac

So here’s the guide for ripping streams with Mac OS X:

  1. Download and install Macports (open source)
  2. Fire up a Mac OS X terminal window
  3. Type: sudo port selfupdate and give your password so that you are up to date
  4. Then type: sudo port install mplayer and wait some minutes… (Mplayer is open source too)
  5. Then you can rip your favorite stream with the following command:
    mplayer -dumpstream “<url>” -dumpfile <file>

If it does not work, try with the playlist option:
mplayer -playlist “<url>” -dumpstream -dumpfile <file>

An example command:
mplayer -dumpstream “http://xydom.com/ram/v/heroes.rm” -dumpfile heroes.rm

Remarks:
i) If you can choose between a rtsp:// and pnm:// stream, take the rtsp stream.
ii) Don’t forget the “” which embraces the url.

For additional information you can check Gentoo’s wiki on Mplayer.

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