How to find a hidden URL?

[marni1971]

Anyone know how to get up the URL of a streaming video (eg WMV) when right click has been disabled (so you can`t bring up the proporties menu)? Thanks.

 

[Chris Lang]

You can get around the no-right-click issue by using the little menu button down by your right-hand CTRL key. Put the cursor over the link and hit that button and you'll be able to access all of the right-click functions. However, just getting the properties of the ASX (the metafile) may not be enough to get the URL. You may want to download the META file (ASX extension) and open it in your favorite text editor, and there will be the actual url to the video. (Unless it's been encrypted, some of the bigger commercial websites do this).

 

[marni1971]

Thanks, Chris. I`ll look into that. BTW - welcome to the boards!

- same Chris from DL Source I persume?? (RIP)...nice to see you bouncing back at Visions Fantastic!

 

[Chris Lang]

Originally posted by marni1971
Thanks, Chris. I`ll look into that. BTW - welcome to the boards!

- same Chris from DL Source I persume?? (RIP)...nice to see you bouncing back at Visions Fantastic!

Thanks.

 

[DisneyJedi]

I've used an app called Project URL Snooper to find hidden URLs in media files. It works well with a stream ripper program called StreamboxVCR, but it doesn;t always work on protected files.

 

[marni1971]

Thanks DisneyJedi. I have Streambox, and have seen some snooper progs too. I`ve not had chance to delve deeper this week - been too busy editing my original EPCOT attraction tributes... nearly finished now!