All-round Flash downloader for Chrome?

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All-round Flash downloader for Chrome?

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I really like FlashGot on Firefox. Do download HTML5. However I am not willing to install Flash system-wide. So it's like Catch 22? As the FlashGot name implies.

I have found only partial solutions like http://en.savefrom.net/ and the various extensions in the Chrome web store but the whole selection of Chrome extensions have a junk feel to. I don't know.

Task: I just want to be able to download the 5 minute samples on audible.com . On a machine where Flash is installed it works like charm via FlashGot. They are plain MP3s, by the way.

What's the solution? I was unable to locate the one needed for the job in the Chrome store.

Should have posted this in the security thread? Hello forum!

I also Googled to something similar but could not find.
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FlashGot doesn't install nor depends on Adobe Flash.
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Giorgio Maone wrote:FlashGot doesn't install nor depends on Adobe Flash.
Giorgio,

Not sure if I understand you correctly, but here is another one:

http://kimgarst.com/twitter-muscle/
"Error loading player: No playable sources found"

This is obviously Flash. Downloads via Chrome when Flash is not installed system-wide.
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What is your view on the original issue? It's still interesting, though. Thanks.
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I don't follow you. FlashGot has nothing to do with loading a player in your browser. It's just about downloading the media files. Which is unrelated to the presence of Flash (which could play those files) on your system.
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Then maybe it's not a FlashGot issue but here is the question:

What is the simplest way to download the above video ( http://kimgarst.com/twitter-muscle/ ) with or without Firefox or FlashGot; the easiest way if I do not have Adobe Flash installed on my system; step by step? As you would explain it to a non-techie. (With Flash installed it is just a single click on Firefox - default downloader)

OK, maybe it's not a FlashGot issue then, but somewhere somehow I have to ask; right?
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> Downloads via Chrome when Flash is not installed system-wide.

How does that work?
Is Chrome's built-in Flash also disabled?


> with FlashGot

When the clip starts to play, FlashGot Media detects the clip, click the icon & it will download.

> without FlashGot

View the page source.
Search for "flv" or "mp4" or ?
You will find a link for: https://s3.amazonaws.com/TwitterMuscle/ ... sVideo.flv
That happens to be the wanted link & happens to be directly downloadable.

> without Flash

Try the without FlashGot method & see if that works.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball NoScript FlashGot AdblockPlus
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therube wrote:> Downloads via Chrome when Flash is not installed system-wide.

How does that work?
Is Chrome's built-in Flash also disabled?


> with FlashGot

When the clip starts to play, FlashGot Media detects the clip, click the icon & it will download.

> without FlashGot

View the page source.
Search for "flv" or "mp4" or ?
You will find a link for: https://s3.amazonaws.com/TwitterMuscle/ ... sVideo.flv
That happens to be the wanted link & happens to be directly downloadable.

> without Flash

Try the without FlashGot method & see if that works.
@therube

I understand that you may have achieved what I wanted to achieve; though I do not get the steps, step by step, how I can achieve this as well.

My setup: I have stock Chrome browser with Flash enabled (and no other alterations) and stock Firefox browser with the FlashGot add-on (and no other alterations) and no system-wide Flash.

Thank you.
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To update this:

I need ANY downloader for Chrome (Flash or no Flash; it doesn't matter) more similar to FlashGot in Firefox.

The main requirement is, if I need to log in to a membership site, I will be able to download the media when logged in.

en.savefrom.net is OK for most cases (such as YouTube), however it does not do the trick when I need to log in. Any tips?
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OFF: therube

I sent you another of my post in PM.

It seems we are back in the old game: me as a - now older - member, constantly get caught in the spam filter :((

Thanks
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Re: All-round Flash downloader for Chrome?

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URL: http://www.soundstrue.com/guide/lifepurpose/#!state_link_201

Don't know why you're getting a "404-like image"?

http://i.imgur.com/ljDwYDI.png

Maybe cookie issue or something like that?


FlashGot sees the clip fine & downloads it fine?

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http://soundstrue-ha.s3.amazonaws.com/guide/lifepurpose/audio/Mackie-Interview.flv
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball NoScript FlashGot AdblockPlus
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:36.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.33.1
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