Saving iTunes4 videos

May 05, '03 09:30:00AM

Contributed by: ericasadun

Here's how to save iTunes4 videos even though the playback bar is missing the little downward dongle with the Save As menu item.

Unix Geek way:

  1. Launch Terminal
  2. Type cd /private/tmp
  3. Type ls, and look for a numbered directory. Mine is 501.
  4. cd into that numbered directory
  5. Type cd Temp*; this puts you into the Temporary Items folder
  6. Type ls and look for files named QTPluginTemp with numbers after the word.
  7. Copy this file to the desktop. Wait for it to appear.
  8. Rename from the desktop with a .mov extension. Confirm.
  9. Launch in QuickTime
Non Unix Geek way:
  1. Command-F from Finder
  2. Add criteria: Visibility. Set to All
  3. Search for File Name contains QTPluginTemp
  4. Select the file
  5. At the bottom part with the folders, double-click Temporary Items to open the folder
  6. Drag a copy to the desktop.
  7. Rename with a .mov extension. Confirm that you want to add the extension.
  8. Launch in QuickTime
Extra hint: do the search *while* the video is downloading.

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