Saving Video Streamed Via Blob URLs: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:27, 13 December 2022

For example, if you inspect the video source on sites like Reddit or Instagram, you'll find the source url starts with "blob:https://etc.etc"

Play the video on the page. Open Developer Tools in Chrome.
Navigate to the Network tab.
Click the Media sub-tab.
- Now on the left, the Name panel should filter out everything except video sources.
Click on the source representing the video being played on the page.
- Select the Headers tab in the panel to the right of the Name panel.
- Under General > Request URL, the real URL of the video is displayed. Copy this URL.
Open VLC.
File > Open Network ( ⌘ + N )
- Paste the URL into the URL field.
- Select the Stream Input option.
- Click Settings
  - Under File, specify a location to save the video file.
  - Select "MPEG 4" as Encapsulation Method.
  - Click OK to return to the previous dialog.
- Click Save to save the video on a local drive.

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 ** Select the '''Headers''' tab in the panel to the right of the '''Name''' panel.
 ** Under '''General''' > '''Request URL''', the real URL of the video is displayed. Copy this URL.
 * Open VLC.
-* '''File''' > '''Open Network''' ( <kbd>CMD</kbd> + <kbd>N</kbd> )
+* '''File''' > '''Open Network''' ( <kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>N</kbd> )
+** Paste the URL into the '''URL''' field.
+** Select the '''Stream Input''' option.
+** Click '''Settings'''
+*** Under '''File''', specify a location to save the video file.
+*** Select "MPEG 4" as '''Encapsulation Method'''.
+*** Click '''OK''' to return to the previous dialog.
+** Click '''Save''' to save the video on a local drive.
 == See also ==
 [[Downloading Video From Instagram]]