Ok... I need some help downloading and converting a video from a website. The site is password protected (I have a login and password, though), and after digging around in the page source, it seems that it is a flash movie that is called via a javascript. I can't figure out how to get a direct link to the video, though, or if it is even possible. I'll copy/paste the page source below, in a spoiler. If anyone has an idea of how to do this, I'd appreciate it. If I could get a direct link, I have a program that can probably capture the stream and save it. I just can't figure out how to link to it directly. Thanks
[spoiler]<html>
<head>
<title>BLAW video</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript" src="
http://wdvl.westbuslaw.com/swfobject.js"></script>
<CENTER>
<h3 align="left"><img align="left" src="../images/logo_dol.gif" width="120" height="97" vspace="0" hspace="0"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Employment Issues (run time: 4:25)</font></b></h3>
<h4 align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#000000">Drug
Testing of Employees</font></b></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b><br>
</b></font></h4>
<hr size="5" noshade>
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<P> </P>
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Discussion
Questions</b></font>
<ol>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Was
drug testing part of the contract between Shelly and Herman?<br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Because
of "public safety" matters, would a drug test be constitutional here?<br>
<br>
</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Can
Herman test his employees for drugs? <br>
<br>
</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="javascript: var gloswindow=window.open('
http://websites.swlearning.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M71&product_isbn_issn=9780324223286&chapter_number=0&resource_id=55&altname=Digital+Video+Answer+Guides' ,'solutions','width=550,height=400,screenX=50,screenY=50,left=50,top=50,scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');gloswindow.focus();"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Answer
Guide</b></font></a><br>
</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br>
</font></li>
</ol>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Topics:</b></font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Employment
Law<br>
<br>
</font></p>
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</p>
</p>
<form>
<input onClick=javascript:window.close(); type=button value="Close Window" name="button2">
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<P> </P>
<P align="center"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>Copyright ?2008 South-Western Cengage. All Rights Reserved. <A
href="
http://www.cengage.com/support"
target=_new>Technical Support</A></FONT></P>
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[/spoiler]
I'm pretty sure this is the important bit, if you want the Cliff's notes version:
[spoiler]<div id="player0" align="center"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var so = new SWFObject('
http://wdvl.westbuslaw.com/player.swf','single','400','300','9');so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always');
so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true');
so.addParam('flashvars','&file=/blaw/dr_12.flv&streamer=rtmpt://wowza.cengage.com/business-economics');
so.write('player0');
</script>[/spoiler]