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Saving Quicktime Trailers from Apple
Saving any QuickTime movie is a breeze if you have QuickTime Pro. I downloaded this Fantastic Four trailer (in HD), let it finish loading, and then selected File > Save As... and I was done. What if you don't want to shell out the dough for a QT Pro license? Well, Krunk4Ever (who isn't a fan of QT) has a tip that'll let you download the trailers from Apple just by delving into the HTML of the trailer webpage and using a little command line trickery to download the file.
Pretty cool, I suppose, but it is much easier to just visit the iTunes Store Movie Trailer section and download the videos that way. iTunes will happily download any trailer that is available and scot free at that, no DRM in sight. Oddly, though, it does place the trailers in the 'Podcast' section of your iTunes library.
Each of these three options will get the job done though one isn't free, one isn't easy, and one is both free and easy. Choose wisely.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
gogh said 6:46PM on 12-29-2006
There is another way to save any movie or video with QT.
Let the movie ends (or move the slider to the end), drag a small jpeg image (eg. 30x30 pixels) to the QT window and close the window. QT then will ask you if you want to save the movie. Select "Save" and "Save as reference movie" and you are done.
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RichardFranco said 7:00PM on 12-29-2006
Perhaps I am missing something: could anyone please tell me how to save trailers from within iTunes. I have played around with it and could not figure it out. Of course I can play the trailer but then how to save it?
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RichardFranco said 7:03PM on 12-29-2006
I resized my iTunes window and I now see the 'Get Episode'. Doh!
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Scott McNulty said 7:05PM on 12-29-2006
Richard, if you downloaded a trailer from iTunes then it is already saved on your Mac (or PC). Just right click on the trailer in your iTunes library and pick 'Show in Finder.' There's the file just waiting for you.
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manyhighways said 7:21PM on 12-29-2006
Or just hit Command-I in Quicktime when the movie is loading to open the info window, highlight the URL, copy it, then paste it into Safari's download window. Works like a charm.
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Nathan said 7:45PM on 12-29-2006
if the video is linked directly, option click the link. Or if you are watching it, press option+enter with the location bar highlighted.
You do not need to wait for the movie to finish loading to do this.
If the video isnt linked directly, press option+command+a to bring up the activity monitor and find the exact url of the movie (easier than looking through the source at times)
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KeynoteKen said 7:54PM on 12-29-2006
Option+Command+A doesn't work on a default install of QuickTime as you'll notice all .mov files are left out of the site manifest. To make this work, you'll have to Quit Safari, remove QuickTime Plugin.webplugin from the /Library/Internet Plug-ins folder then restart Safari.
Now you'll see .mov's in the Activity window, rarin' to be downloaded!
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Arthur said 8:20PM on 12-29-2006
A much easier way would be to find the direct link on this website. http://www.davestrailerpage.co.uk/
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Eduardo Aigner said 8:53PM on 12-29-2006
#5 and #6 : GENIUS!
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Ed said 9:05PM on 12-29-2006
I use Adblock Plus in firefox, so I just click the "Adblock" icon next the the video and drag the URL to the download box.
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Gareth Burleigh said 11:26PM on 12-29-2006
Manyhighways thank you for the tip, Ive always hated the way Apple crippled QT, your lil tip worked a treat.
Thanks again
Gareth
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Thomas Malley said 7:25AM on 12-30-2006
a side question...
how does one copy a quicktime stream... let's say the latest apple event?
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Dar the Monk said 2:02PM on 12-30-2006
Nathan,
You are awesome. You deserve a star! Thanks!
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Nuno Gomes said 6:26PM on 12-30-2006
Instead of waiting for the file to be downloaded on Quicktime, you can get the url from the file info (apple+i), then use the command "curl" to download the trailer. Just type "curl -o " on the terminal and voilá, a faster way to get the trailer.
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watch tv online said 11:03PM on 12-30-2006
Just make the url into an html link, place in a text file- save as test.html - and open in your browser, right click on the link and goto save as or save target as. Easy said and done!
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Mike Rose said 12:15AM on 12-31-2006
digg it:
http://digg.com/apple/Saving_Quicktime_Trailers_w_out_Needing_a_QT_Pro_License
Anyone tried this?
http://free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm
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Admin said 1:20AM on 12-31-2006
Why do you need to save the Trailers from Apple anyways? It's just a Trailer.
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Shareware said 4:29AM on 12-31-2006
how do i get rid of the quicktime icon in my taskbar?
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James Burns said 2:36PM on 12-31-2006
"how do i get rid of the quicktime icon in my taskbar?"
Seriously? By task bar, I do you mean Dock? If so, just drag the icon off the dock and release. Poof! it disappears (literally...).
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