From: MitchellWmA on
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:33:53 -0500, MitchellWmA
<nospam(a)nojunkmail.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:52:20 -0700, D E Willson
><sky_cop(a)rocketmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:39:57 -0500, MitchellWmA
>><nospam(a)nojunkmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Sorry, typo in subject line. Thx.
>>>
>>>
>>>On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:36:29 -0500, MitchellWmA
>>><nospam(a)nojunkmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is there any streaming video _PLAYER_ freeware out there that can
>>>>_also_ easily record the stream? thx
>>
>>http://www.google.com/search?q=freeware+-+streaming+video+recorder
>
>Yes, thanks. I already did that.
>
>There are a ton of recorders out there, but so far, nothing that is a
>player that you can then press a button to record what you're seeing.
>That's what has been difficult to find. Anyone can google, but does
>anyone else actually know of a program that is a player _first_ with
>the added bonus of being able to record the stream? That's the tricky
>part.

VLC does this, it seems, in a very clunky way. You don't get to
really have much control over the process other than to stop and start
it since you set the recording information globally from the settings
(i.e., you can just press record and then stop record). Bummer, but
at least it can be done.
http://www.gromkov.com/faq/capture/record_streaming_video.html