Extracting off the screen.

Win7 pro SP1

I use the Snipping Tool for extracting & saving Internet photos which
cannot be downloaded.

What sort of quality are these and do they compare with the originals
if downloaded normally?

Is there a similar program for downloading Video clips, by selecting
the relevant area on the screen, and just copying? I have programs
such as "YouTube Video Downloader" but these seek the original file
which sometimes is no longer available. Even if a message says this,
one can see the video still operating on the screen.
Peter

On 2015-07-10 23:45:27 +0000, Peter Jason said:



Win7 pro SP1

I use the Snipping Tool for extracting & saving Internet photos which
cannot be downloaded.

What sort of quality are these and do they compare with the originals
if downloaded normally?

Is there a similar program for downloading Video clips, by selecting
the relevant area on the screen, and just copying? I have programs
such as "YouTube Video Downloader" but these seek the original file
which sometimes is no longer available. Even if a message says this,
one can see the video still operating on the screen.
Peter

For Youtube or Vimeo videos most of the download apps require the
specific URL. I am not familiar with those available for Windows
machines, but for OSX there are several.

http://www.alphasoftware.co/#!itubedownloader/cjg9
http://www.macxdvd.com/free-youtube-video-downloader-mac/

Then there are plug-ins for Firefox and Chrome which will facilitate
downloads via the browser which should work across platform.

Then there is another important thing you should be aware of, 5/10/2015
Google changed the Youtube API and most editions of download apps
released prior to that date no longer work, and their update is
questionable.

Good luck.
--
Regards,

Savageduck

| Then there is another important thing you should be aware of, 5/10/2015
| Google changed the Youtube API and most editions of download apps
| released prior to that date no longer work, and their update is
| questionable.
|

There's a new version of DownloadHelper that works.
Unfortunately, I had to install a new version of FF to
install the new DH. It only runs on FF36+. Now I'll have
to get more extensions. I need one to get my activity
indicator back. And with any luck I'll find one to completely
block the address/url bar functioning as a search input.
That's *really* irritating. And I'd like to get the Stop
button back... and get rid of that triple bar button that
opens the menu... Every version of FF breaks things.
I'd been fine with v 24 until now.

In article , Peter Jason
wrote:

Win7 pro SP1

I use the Snipping Tool for extracting & saving Internet photos which
cannot be downloaded.

What sort of quality are these and do they compare with the originals
if downloaded normally?

screen resolution, which is likely smaller than the original.

Is there a similar program for downloading Video clips, by selecting
the relevant area on the screen, and just copying?

for a still? just do a screen grab as above.

if you want to download the actual video, then use a browser extension
to download it directly from youtube/vimeo/etc.

in some cases, the actual source may be obscured (i.e., not using an
embedded youtube player), making it a bit tricky to get the actual
video. browsing the html source usually will lead to the actual file.

there are also apps that can capture audio/video of whatever is playing
on your system. some can even be configured to activate on a schedule,
such as for internet radio shows at a particular time.

I have programs
such as "YouTube Video Downloader" but these seek the original file
which sometimes is no longer available. Even if a message says this,
one can see the video still operating on the screen.

no you can't. if the original video file is not available then there is
nothing to stream and you won't be viewing anything at all.

at best, you'll get a poster frame, but when you click play, you'll get
the message you describe.

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:45:27 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:



Win7 pro SP1

I use the Snipping Tool for extracting & saving Internet photos which
cannot be downloaded.

What sort of quality are these and do they compare with the originals
if downloaded normally?

Is there a similar program for downloading Video clips, by selecting
the relevant area on the screen, and just copying? I have programs
such as "YouTube Video Downloader" but these seek the original file
which sometimes is no longer available. Even if a message says this,
one can see the video still operating on the screen.
Peter

If you are after only a still image and are running Windows you can
CtrlPrtScrn to print the entire screen to to the Clipboard as a
bit-map. This can then be pasted to the application of your choice.

I presume there is a similar function for the Mac but I don't know
what it is.
--

Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:06:03 +1200, Eric Stevens
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:45:27 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:



Win7 pro SP1

I use the Snipping Tool for extracting & saving Internet photos which
cannot be downloaded.

What sort of quality are these and do they compare with the originals
if downloaded normally?

Is there a similar program for downloading Video clips, by selecting
the relevant area on the screen, and just copying? I have programs
such as "YouTube Video Downloader" but these seek the original file
which sometimes is no longer available. Even if a message says this,
one can see the video still operating on the screen.
Peter

If you are after only a still image and are running Windows you can
CtrlPrtScrn to print the entire screen to to the Clipboard as a
bit-map. This can then be pasted to the application of your choice.

I presume there is a similar function for the Mac but I don't know
what it is.

Thanks, but I really want videos that appear on the screen but have
lost their source URLs.
Jing, (and now Snagit) now seem to do the job.
Many photos in Flickr are copyrighted and can only be saved with this
sort of thing.

On 2015-07-11 02:14:13 +0000, Peter Jason said:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:06:03 +1200, Eric Stevens
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:45:27 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

Win7 pro SP1

I use the Snipping Tool for extracting & saving Internet photos which
cannot be downloaded.

What sort of quality are these and do they compare with the originals
if downloaded normally?

Is there a similar program for downloading Video clips, by selecting
the relevant area on the screen, and just copying? I have programs
such as "YouTube Video Downloader" but these seek the original file
which sometimes is no longer available. Even if a message says this,
one can see the video still operating on the screen.
Peter

If you are after only a still image and are running Windows you can
CtrlPrtScrn to print the entire screen to to the Clipboard as a
bit-map. This can then be pasted to the application of your choice.

I presume there is a similar function for the Mac but I don't know
what it is.

Thanks, but I really want videos that appear on the screen but have
lost their source URLs.
Jing, (and now Snagit) now seem to do the job.
Many photos in Flickr are copyrighted and can only be saved with this
sort of thing.

....and you are willing to admit to stealing copyrighted work to a group
of photographers. Some here are sensitive about that very sort of
thievery.

--
Regards,

Savageduck

On Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:31:04 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-07-11 02:14:13 +0000, Peter Jason said:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:06:03 +1200, Eric Stevens
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:45:27 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

Win7 pro SP1

I use the Snipping Tool for extracting & saving Internet photos which
cannot be downloaded.

What sort of quality are these and do they compare with the originals
if downloaded normally?

Is there a similar program for downloading Video clips, by selecting
the relevant area on the screen, and just copying? I have programs
such as "YouTube Video Downloader" but these seek the original file
which sometimes is no longer available. Even if a message says this,
one can see the video still operating on the screen.
Peter

If you are after only a still image and are running Windows you can
CtrlPrtScrn to print the entire screen to to the Clipboard as a
bit-map. This can then be pasted to the application of your choice.

I presume there is a similar function for the Mac but I don't know
what it is.

Thanks, but I really want videos that appear on the screen but have
lost their source URLs.
Jing, (and now Snagit) now seem to do the job.
Many photos in Flickr are copyrighted and can only be saved with this
sort of thing.

...and you are willing to admit to stealing copyrighted work to a group
of photographers. Some here are sensitive about that very sort of
thievery.


.....er, um...no. I just use them to perfect my Photoshop skills, and
then discard them.

In article , Peter Jason
wrote:

Thanks, but I really want videos that appear on the screen but have
lost their source URLs.
Jing, (and now Snagit) now seem to do the job.
Many photos in Flickr are copyrighted and can only be saved with this
sort of thing.

...and you are willing to admit to stealing copyrighted work to a group
of photographers. Some here are sensitive about that very sort of
thievery.

....er, um...no. I just use them to perfect my Photoshop skills, and
then discard them.

bull****.

there are plenty of freely available images where one can perfect
photoshop skills without jumping through hoops to get them.

or you could even use your own images.

On 2015-07-11 03:21:04 +0000, Peter Jason said:

On Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:31:04 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-07-11 02:14:13 +0000, Peter Jason said:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:06:03 +1200, Eric Stevens
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:45:27 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

Win7 pro SP1

I use the Snipping Tool for extracting & saving Internet photos which
cannot be downloaded.

What sort of quality are these and do they compare with the originals
if downloaded normally?

Is there a similar program for downloading Video clips, by selecting
the relevant area on the screen, and just copying? I have programs
such as "YouTube Video Downloader" but these seek the original file
which sometimes is no longer available. Even if a message says this,
one can see the video still operating on the screen.
Peter

If you are after only a still image and are running Windows you can
CtrlPrtScrn to print the entire screen to to the Clipboard as a
bit-map. This can then be pasted to the application of your choice.

I presume there is a similar function for the Mac but I don't know
what it is.

Thanks, but I really want videos that appear on the screen but have
lost their source URLs.
Jing, (and now Snagit) now seem to do the job.
Many photos in Flickr are copyrighted and can only be saved with this
sort of thing.

...and you are willing to admit to stealing copyrighted work to a group
of photographers. Some here are sensitive about that very sort of
thievery.


....er, um...no. I just use them to perfect my Photoshop skills, and
then discard them.

Use your own. You have a camera don't you?

Most of us here exercise our Photoshop skills by polishing our own
images, and applying what we have learned along the way. For most of us
PS is an exercise in continuing education. It has been for me since I
first got PS LE.
--
Regards,

Savageduck