Question for the technology savvy:

[JaneDoe]

A boy that I tutored through high school plays football for SFA.  They play Baylor tonight, but it is not televised here, although it is going to be streamed live on the CBS U live or whatever it is called.

My question is: Can I record the game in any way?  I would love to give him a DVD of the game.

Thanks!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Real Audio (the free version) has a feature that allows you to download a video stream to your hard drive while watching the stream. It works well for me, I record all the Breaking Bad episodes from some sight I found that streamed episodes. Have also used it to record from You Tube. Once on your hard drive you can then transfer the video to a DVD.

[Craig]

There are also programs like CamStudio and Fraps that record all the audio and video on your screen, so something like that might work. Though I should add that I haven't used them, so I don't know how good they are. Geeks who play video games use these a lot.

Also, axe 'em Jacks!

[Waldo]

There are also programs like CamStudio and Fraps that record all the audio and video on your screen, so something like that might work. Though I should add that I haven't used them, so I don't know how good they are. Geeks who play video games use these a lot.

Also, axe 'em Jacks!

CamStudio has not worked very well for me with video streams - sometimes I end up with a black box where the video should be.  YMMV.  Fraps is usually good but the free version will only let you record a certain number of minutes.

Despite my aversion to anything made by Real, I've heard that RealPlayer does record streams somewhat well, but I've never personally used it.

[Craig]

CamStudio has not worked very well for me with video streams - sometimes I end up with a black box where the video should be.  YMMV.  Fraps is usually good but the free version will only let you record a certain number of minutes.

Despite my aversion to anything made by Real, I've heard that RealPlayer does record streams somewhat well, but I've never personally used it.

Thanks Waldo, that's good to know.

Jane, by all means trust Waldo over me, because I was just pulling suggestions out of my ass.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Despite my aversion to anything made by Real, I've heard that RealPlayer does record streams somewhat well, but I've never personally used it.

It's the only thing I use it for. It is simple too, that's a plus for a guy like me. A tiny box opens up in the upper right corner of what ever video one might be streaming, asking if you want to download that stream, either click yes or do nothing.

[Noe]

I use Real and I can attest it works well.  I also have Camtasia (from TechSmith) and it is the best tool.  However, with Camtasia, you're capturing real time instead of capturing and downloading.  Camtasia can get large in terms of file size, but it gives you all sorts of options beyond Real.

It all depends what you eventually want to do.  For your case, use Real.