How to Save Quicktime Files or Movies from within your Web Browser

Contributor Icon Contributed by davak Date Icon May 4, 2005  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows

Many web pages prevent you from saving quicktime movies to your harddrive. Here’s some hints to get you started.


Many webpages now exist for viewing quicktime movies. You loving viewing and watching the movies; however, you can’t find out how to download it directly to your harddrive.

Based on the skill level of the web designer, it is possible to prevent users from directly downloading the movies files. Luckily, however, most web designers do not go to such trouble. With a few simple hints, you have a good chance of directly downloading it.

Methods:

1. Right click and save target as…

If there is a direct link on the web page to the movie file, then it is very easy to download.

    – Right click on the direct link to the movie file (*.mov)
    – Select Save Target As
    – Name it and Save it

2. Find the link hidden in the source…

Most web designers do not give a direct link; however, you can still find the link in the source code.

    – Navigate to the page on which the movie is playing
    – Click View menu
    – Click Source
    – Notepad is open; click Edit menu
    – Select Find
    – In the textbox put: .mov
    [list]Make sure you include the period

– Typically the end the url will be highlighted… The URL will like this for example:

– Highlight and copy the URL part of this…
http://www.blahblahblah.org/1/graphics/movies/hah_faptastic1.mov

– Paste this URL into your browser address bar and click GO
– When the film has completely loaded, click the File menu in your browser
– Select Save As…
– Name and save your movie file

Chillyb has some further suggestions here.

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  • r.
    Hey thanks allot! That was really useful! :)
  • G-Pow
    My Safari browser will not save the file!! help!?
  • Neeraj
    ty a lot man!! :D
  • mac
    hi:

    I tried to download this file but I failed http://www.silvaultramindsystem.com/project/med.... No source code can be accessed. Could u help?
  • PERSON
    BEST HELP I'VE EVER GOTTEN
  • EP1754
    Thanks It was driving me crazy
  • Bobby
    in Safari (on mac) I couldn't do anything from the actual page the movie was on: url, QT controls and everything wouldn't give any options.

    Did it finally by going back a page and right clicking the link to the file. There was an option to download from there or stream to iTunes
  • anglias
    thanks, this article is very useful
  • Name
    thanks a lot! searching for it in the source is a good idea if ive heard one, dont know why I didnt think of it.
  • Piupiu
    im using firefox..
    in the second method
    i didnt have to let the film load completely before saving it
  • ahammed_ajmal
    i'm using firefox on leopard and when i took the apple quicktime hd gallery i clicked a link and there were 3 diffrent formats i clicked the 1080p link and quicktime opened up and after the playback bar thingy got fully dark i used file-save as and tried to save and no matter what i did it always showed the error message 'not enough movie data' can someone tell me how to save this video
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