Before attempting this, please consult with the Ustream.tv terms of service.
This tip shows you how to download a pre-recorded ustream.tv video stream to your local computer as a .flv file.
- Navigate to the video stream that you want to download. (note that this does not work on currently streaming videos)
- Right-click “Open in popup window” and open the link in a new tab.
- In the URL, remove everything before and up to “&flv=”.
- Hit refresh and the file should start downloading.
EDIT:
Actually, there is a much easier way, just go here: http://ustream.tv/helpcenter/howto and look for “How to Convert Recorded Video Files to Different File Types and How to Download Them”
January 26 2008
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February 19 2008
how does this work? i cant get this to work can someone help??
February 19 2008
Actually, there is a much easier way, just go here: http://ustream.tv/helpcenter/howto and look for “How to Convert Recorded Video Files to Different File Types and How to Download Them”
March 30 2008
yea but i wanna download someone’s else recorded video how can i do that?
March 30 2008
@real
Did you try the steps in the article? At what point did the process break down?
April 11 2008
The problem is the video I want to download does not have &flv= anywhere in the url
April 25 2008
Me too. Nothing in the URL like what you said so its not working.
June 16 2008
boo on this. It doesn’t have &flv in the url. The process breaks down in step #3. Very frusterating.
July 5 2008
@Sarah
Apparently they have changed their methods a bit. I have updated the article to reflect the new method. Thanks!
July 27 2008
it doesn’t work
August 12 2008
Doesn’t work anymore. There is no flv in the header.
November 20 2008
i want to download someone else’s vids, tho. how do i do that?
February 11 2009
Why would I want do download my own videos? I would have them already. The point is to be able to download ALL other videos.
May 16 2009
Doesn’t work, and they’re full of ads anyway. Time to start watching another site.
June 2 2009
This can’t be done. I have a video on Ustream and I cannot download it. It cannot be done. The video is instantly uploaded to the far reaches of the galaxy never again to return to earth. However, I do challenge anyone to actually successfully download my group, Bob Dee’s Cosmosis. Here’s the link: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1574359
Prove to me that it actually exists! I’ll give anyone a free CD that can actually come up with the video.
Thanks,
bd