New Web Tools: Start Capturing/Saving/Sharing Your Favorite Web Video Using Beta Version of Real Player 11
There are currently numerous tools, Firefox add-ons, etc. that you can use to record and save web video to your hard drive, memory stick, etc.
Today, one of the largest players in the video/audio player space, Real Networks, has released (beta) a new version of their free player that makes it possible (and easier) to locally save video content from a number of services and in a number of formats (including Flash, Windows Media, QuickTime, and Real).
RealPlayer 11 (beta) is online and ready for downloading. In this case, we are specifically talking about the free RealPlayer. Now, creating your own personal video library and even burning it to a DVD has been easier.
Note: The premium version of RealPlayer ($29.95) allows you to burn your saved video directly to DVD with a single click. It will be very interesting to not only see the reaction to this service but what, if anything, content producers might do to prohibit local recording and even sharing. Material that has DRM attached to it cannot be downloaded.
Fast Facts:
+ Consumers can send links of their favorite videos to their friends with a convenient "Share with a Friend" feature.
+ RealPlayer supports both downloading and recording for popular streaming format (Windows Media, Real, and QuickTime).
+ RealPlayer will only download/record video that is not protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) systems. Of course, one wonders how long it will take for a hacker to eliminate this issue.
+ Real plans a version for the Mac to be released later in the year.
The new RealPlayer is just like a VCR, a DVR, or a photocopier: It knows nothing about whether or not a piece of content is copyrighted. Like these earlier video players, the new RealPlayer facilitates many legal and appropriate uses, for instance downloading public domain content and content for which the owner has given permission.
Because the new RealPlayer is not limited to a single site or format, it’s far more valuable to consumers than something that's limited to one Web site or format. The new RealPlayer makes downloading easier for site designers and for consumers, thanks to the simple one-click feature built right into RealPlayer.
One site not listed (copyright emptor, of course), is the often mentioned (NY Times, WSJ, Guardian, etc.), Alluc.org. It's a directory to thousands of tv shows and movies. It's amazing what you can find and now with Real Player making copying content even easier and more widely known, it's going to make preserving copyright even more of an issue. So, simply getting a clip, movie, tv show off of one service doesn't mean it's not readily available elsewhere.
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