How to Capture Flash Movies on a Mac
Flash videos are a video file format developed by Adobe. These files have the file extension FLV or SWF and are often used to stream video over the Internet. Many major video streaming websites encode their video content as Flash video. If you want to save a streaming Flash video, you need to capture the content as it streams. On a Mac computer, you can use tools that work with the Firefox web browser instead of downloading a third-party application. Firefox is the only browser that allows for direct add-ons to capture Flash video. Firefox plug-ins are free to use and work directly in the browser.
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Instructions
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Download and install Sothink. This is the Firefox browser add-on that will allow you to capture Flash videos.
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Click the Sothink add-on button. This is next to the "Home" button at the top of your browser. This will open the Flash video capture interface within the browser.
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Open your web browser and go to the URL that contains the Flash video you want to capture in the browser. Let the video load and the Flash video capture software will automatically pop-up a dialog box.
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Rename the file and select a location where you want to save the downloaded file in the "Save as" field. Click the "Select" button and rename the file. Choose a location on your computer's hard drive.
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Click "Ok" and the file will automatically begin downloading and display in your Firefox downloads window.
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