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raz31 · Mar 19, 2006, 08:44 AM

I cannot view / play the video in this link:
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3228872,00.html
tried Safari/Firefox/Explorer......none of them works.
....is it another windows only thing?

Jacke · Mar 19, 2006, 11:07 AM

Write a note and ask them to fix it to be compatible with Macintosh browsers. They seem to use Windows Media, which is available for OS X, but they use some god-awful scripting in-between.

If you download this link and rename it to *.asf you should be able to open it in Mac WMP.

raz31 · Mar 19, 2006, 02:48 PM

thanks! now it does work with firefox.

Could I copy the video to disk? How?

Jacke · Mar 19, 2006, 03:30 PM

You should be able to using ASFRecorderX.

raz31 · Mar 19, 2006, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Jacke

You should be able to using ASFRecorderX.

I downloaded ASFRecorderX. The problem is .....I do not know how it works....Need HELP! thanks

Jacke · Mar 20, 2006, 05:11 AM

If you open the previously downloaded file (the one you renamed) in Textedit you will see a number of mms urls. They seem to just point to different mirrors, so choose one, copy the url from "mms://" up to and including the ".wmv" extension, and enter that into ASFRecorder.

If you have problems with the app (like I did), let me know and I'll show you to use the command-line mmsclient.

raz31 · Mar 20, 2006, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by Jacke

If you open the previously downloaded file (the one you renamed) in Textedit you will see a number of mms urls. They seem to just point to different mirrors, so choose one, copy the url from "mms://" up to and including the ".wmv" extension, and enter that into ASFRecorder.

If you have problems with the app (like I did), let me know and I'll show you to use the command-line mmsclient.

I guess I need you to explain me this, I am a bit lost with this software.....
_ I put the mms address into the URL box
then get into the LOG box a complete list, with at the end a "thank you note for downloading the media", but no media/file has been downloaded into my HD...and the "save" option is not active........guess I am missing something!

Jacke · Mar 20, 2006, 10:00 AM

If you get the "Thank you for downloading..." note then it's downloaded. It should say what directory it's saving in next to "Destination folder", so navigate to that folder and see if it's there.

raz31 · Mar 20, 2006, 10:21 AM

thanks, but I make and selected a folder on the desktop for the downloading, but there is nothing in there...... what do I do?

Jacke · Mar 20, 2006, 01:45 PM

Try doing a search for the filename to make sure it's not putting it somewhere else.