The result is that you can select a .download file, then run the script, and your video will begin playing without errors.
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I frequently download video files from a web server, and would like to start watching them before the download completes -- VLC, for one, can start playing a video while Safari downloads it. This AppleScript automates that task. Simply select the .download file in the Finder and run the script. You'll probably want to save this script as an Application Bundle:
When VLC opens certain incomplete video files, it will give a few errors. To get rid of these, go to Preferences in VLC, then the Interfaces section. Check Advanced at the bottom to show all the options, and make sure that Be Quiet is checked, and Interface Interaction is unchecked. You may also want to check Always on Top or Fullscreen Video Output in the Video section.
The result is that you can select a .download file, then run the script, and your video will begin playing without errors.
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seems overly complicated
I just type
wget (or if that is not available, simply ftp will do just fine, as well) in Terminal.app and paste the URL of the movie.
I can then just double-click the resulting file while it's being downloaded. Presto! (Alternatively a open -a vlc PATH_TO_FILE in another Terminal window will achieve the same without needing to resort to the mouse)
but very nice config hints!
I wanted to add that the 'Be quiet' and 'Interface interaction' feature mentioned in the original hint are really sweet! Thanks!
Start playing partially downloaded videos in VLC
Not sure what this script is doing, but I've been using VLC to watch incomplete por.... uh, videos for years. I just drag them or set VLC as the default.
Why not just drag & drop the .download contents?
"(...) that you can select a .download file, then run the script, and your video will begin playing without errors."
Start playing partially downloaded videos in VLC
@tomholio: Thanks, that works, but wget doesn't support client certificates, and so I have to use Safari most of the time. |
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