[arachne] Re: Dos Flash

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On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:47:53 -0600, "Destiny" <destiny2b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!

> On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:22:51 +1000, Ron Clarke wrote:

>> But Flash ?  Yeah, some of it.

>> Flash video is .flv files; .flv files can be downloaded or even streamed
>> in DOS (if your connection is fast enough) using MPlayer for DOS.
>> (http://www.ausreg.com/arachne/)

> Would this work with .swf flash links?

   Mostly, no !

   Nemedia will find those .swf links, but at the moment I know of
nothing in DOS that can do anything with them. .swf files also contain
increasing amounts of Flash "script" - thanks to Adobe. The open source
Gnash is attempting to keep up with that, with some limited success, but
as far as I know no DOS port has been attempted.

  OTOH: If the .swf link is human readable and points to an .flv video,
then MPlayer may be able to get at it.


Regards,
        Ron



Ron Clarke
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