Help downloading MLB Highlight clips?

by Chulk on Oct 28, 2010 1:14 AM PDT

So I've had a hell of a time trying to figure out how to take the embedded flash videos on MLB's highlight clips page and download them to my computer. I tried a couple different programs to no avail (I have a mac). Anyone have any recommendations on how to go about this the best way? Any help would be much appreciated. I've seen a couple examples of people here managing it themselves.

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Firefox and the DownloadHelper plugin works — in Windows, at least. I assume (!) it would be the same on a Mac. (Since I prefer to use Chrome, I’ve tried keepvid, which is browser-independent, but it doesn’t seem to work downloading MLB.com videos.)

by non sequitur on Oct 28, 2010 1:57 AM PDT reply actions

Mac user here. Yes, Ffox+dwh gets it done. VLC or QT7 for conversion if required.

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by S.F. Giangst on Oct 28, 2010 2:33 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

I think I use flashgot, another FF plugin. It works. I don’t know if there is a standalone equivalent.

by wcw on Oct 28, 2010 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks guys it worked!

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by Chulk on Oct 28, 2010 11:40 AM PDT reply actions

Can you guys get the condensed games?

DownloadHelper works on clips but not the condensed games like

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12918165

thanks!

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by DJ Tofu on Oct 28, 2010 1:02 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah, the condensed games are probably streamed, so any downloading utility is not going to help.

by non sequitur on Oct 28, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

What about torrent sites for the whole postseason?

I’d like to get full game copies of everything from the clincher on. Anyone know where to pick those up?

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by achiappanza on Oct 30, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions