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= Introduction =

RTSP is a common RealPlayer format for audio and video streams. Neither RealPlayer or VLC (the other commonly used stream recorder) are capable of copying this format.

= Install Required Software =

Required software packages are:
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mplayer, w32codecs, lame, sox, ffmpeg, libdvdcss2
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Use the following command in a terminal:
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sudo apt-get install mplayer w32codecs lame sox ffmpeg libdvdcss2
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= Capture Stream =

Find the RTSP address you want to capture.

Open a terminal and use the following command:
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mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile "<file name>.rm" "<RTSP address>"
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Example:
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mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile "MyVideoFile.rm" "rtsp://a347.v78708.c7870.g.vr.akamaistream.net/ondemand/7/347/7870/v0001/mitstorage.download.akamai.com/7870/3/3.091/f04/video/ocw-3.091-lec03-220k.rm"
}}}
The capture process will take as long as the actual video lasts.

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