Try RealPlayer SP
 

Try Real Player SP. I use it to download flv files and whatever video content from sites like Break and You Tube etc

Has a nice feature 'Download This Video' button will appear automatically when you play a web video. Click on the button and the video starts downloading to your hard drive.

Download it here:
http://uk.real.com/realplayer/

:)

Well i use "Savevid.com", when i want to download a video from Youtube and it gives you three formats to download, FLV, MP4, Window Media. Some are better qualities than others. I would like to know why this thread is in Lia's lounge though.

Thread is now moved, per mart's request. :D

Video playing - troubleshooting
 

Help please.

Any idea why a brand new Acer Aspire 5517 Notebook running Windows 7(64bit,) AMD Athelon @ 1.60 GHz, 3 GB Ram would have difficulty playing the HD FTV vids?

I've tried Gom and VLC, and have all the codecs, etc. VLC just crashes, and GOM plays in slow, choppy motion, freezing frequently, with the audio a few seconds behind. I did notice that the CPU usage is pegged at 100%. When I play the lower def .WMV, CPU is at about 70%.

This is quite annoying. My 5 yr old machine has no problem playing the high-def vids. Is this new machine a piece of crap and I'm just not aware?

Thanks for any help.

From the specs I've found, I'd say your notebook doesn't have the horsepower to play the HD videos. The video FAQ states that these videos require a powerful processor. Also, have you tried using Windows Media Player, which is recommended in the FAQ?

Microsoft says a 1 GHz processor and 2 GB of RAM are required to run 64-bit Windows 7, but they've always been notoriously optimistic with their hardware requirements.

The specs I found at Acer's web site state that your machine has an Athlon TF-20 processor; according to this web site, this is a low-end CPU. Another issue is that the maximum resolution for the display is 1366x768; the HD videos are 1440x1080, so your display can't render them in their native format.

Is the machine a piece of crap? Only you can determine that. It depends on a number of factors, including your budget, the price you paid, and what your intended use is.

yep, likely to be the video card.
 

You don't say what video card is installed but on a Notebook it is likely to be a card integrated onto the motherboard with shared RAM. In fact looking up your model, if it is the one with the ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1200 graphics card, then that is an onboard card, and that's not likely to play high performance HD video very well.

Sorry. These notebooks are more designed for those 'on the go' to do work or to fill in time, but not for heavy work.

Mark

trouble playing older vids
 

I'm experiencing a problem playing older vids. On the newer ones, the videos seem to start right away. But, if I go back to some of the older stuff, 2004 for instance, the video never starts. Help?

Just a question that had to do with the time. In your post it said 8:30 PM, so why is the time on this site off by 7 hours (6 hours in Nashville time?)

It's more a technical question about the forum, not about Danielle's Journal, so I moved the post.

Max, take a look at the User Control Panel (User CP on the top menu bar), sectíon "Settings & Options", item "Edit Options."
On the following page there is a "Date & Time Options" section. (second latest)
Set the Time Zone to your location, hit the "Save Changes" button and the problem should be solved. ;)

Just a point of clarification and an example. I just looked at one of Jamie's vids from 2005 Link deleted by Moderator Do not post links to members only sites, not all message board members are also members of the site. I was able to see the DIVX file, but when I clicked on the WMV file, it never loads up. I'd rather see the WMV file, since those seem to be a better PQ. (so far, Jamie is my fave)

Sorry I didn't mean to get off topic. But something more related to the topic would be that I am addicted to Bioshock 1 at the moment. I prefer to buy old games, because they are cheaper.