Downloading Baduk TV

   

This page explains how to save BadukTV on your local hard disc. Do this at your own risk and only for personal usage. (Discussion of legalities on Discussion page). (In the text below each time I write "I use" I actually mean "if I had permission I would use".) If you are having problems.

StreamDown

To do this I use a program called [ext] StreamDown 3.3.

After you have installed the program just run it and click Add to start downloading the stream. You will need to fill in the URL, User, Password, Destination and Filename.

  1. URL: mms://baduktv.nefficient.co.kr/baduktv203
  2. User: <leave blank>
  3. Password: <leave blank>

After you have done this click OK and the program will start downloading right away!

When you want to stop downloading just select it in the list, click it with the right mouse button and click "Stop".

Now the program has created an ASF file.

For Linux Users...

Added by norml

There is a simple to use command line program to capture streaming mms, which comes in two forms: the older form is [ext] mmsclient, the newer is [ext] mimms (sorry, I only have a link to the info page for the Debian package, but look around and I'm sure you'll find more info if you need it). It works fine while watching the stream with your favourite media player, or you can just let it run for a while and watch later. Careful though - if you're like me, you'll forget this program is running and find you've downloaded several gigabytes of unchanging goban shots and underwear ads.

ZeroKun: Well if you want to ruin it for everyone that had the address before, be my guest, cause most of us don't want it to go down again. As for ripping the stream, get yourself libxine and try using kaffeine for KDE.

norml: How selfish of me - I invited everyone to ZeroKun's party.

ZeroKun: It's not just my "party". Just think, if you do that you won't have it for much longer, so don't complain when it's taken down.


How to Enable Fast Forward

Getting All the Software and Codecs

After you have done this and you try to play the file you will notice that you can not fastforward it to another position of the clip.

I have been trying to fix this for hours. Here is how I do it. StreamDown has encoded the ASF file with the WMV1 codec. It seems that this codec doesn't support fast forward. So we need to convert it to another codec.

First of all you need to have the WMV1 decompressor codec or something like that. As far as I know there is only one way to get this. You need to install "Microsoft's Media Encoder version 7.1". Version 9 seems to give me errors, but 7.1 works fine.

Just install the encoder, but we will not be using it. We will be using another program because when you use Microsoft Media Encoder to actually convert the files it will take hours and you lose a lot of quality.

You might also need the following file [ext] MS MPEG4 codec unless you allready have a more recent version.

The program I used to reencode is AsfTools v3.1. It's freeware and it's the easiest and most reliable program I found.

Using AsfTools to Re-encode the ASF File

AsfTools is a small and easy program but still has a lot of features to repair files and stuff like that.

First we need to repair the file. After all we stopped recording rather brutally by just hitting the "Stop" button, remember?

  1. Add the asf file to the list BASICS>ADD
  2. fix the file REPAIR>LOST CHUNKS

This won't take very long! But be sure to have enough diskspace. Test the file after you have done this and if it works, you can remove the previous version of the file.

Now we can start reencoding!

  1. Now that the file is fixed from errors we only need to re-encode it. Click CONVERT>REENCODE

Here I usually put the Audio on mono, and I decrease the image quality to get smoother motions. And then I start the reencoding! This takes about an hour, depending on the size of the file of course. I usually record one game at a time.

Thats it! Notice that the new file will also be an ASF file, but this one you can forward to any part you like of the game. Greetings and have fun! BTW: it would be nice if somebody would be able to make subtitles.


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