[MPlayer-users] [Mplayer-users]Cannot move forward / jump in stream.dump

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 10:01:07AM -0600, Sumeet wrote:
> Thanks Carl.
> 
> I won't be able to upload a sample, since the size of the stream.dump file
> is >300MB. But I'll provide all details so that anybody can repeat what I
> did.

Can't you just provide the first 10 MB or so? I'd assume it'd show the
same issue.

> I wanted to download the video at the following url:
> http://techtalks.tv/talks/tutorial-introduction-to-bandits-algorithms-and-theory/54451/
> 
> I did a view-source on the page and found the following rtmp url: rtmp://
> webcast.weyond.com/vod/edited/801_0001.flv
> 
> The command I used to download the stream is 'rtmp -dumpstream rtmp://
> webcast.weyond.com/vod/edited/801_0001.flv' (without the quotes). This
> created a stream.dump file. I'm unable to move forward or jump when I try
> to play this stream.dump file in vlc or mplayer.

I don't think that command is correct, it certain doesn't work for me,
saying the video isn't available.
I've tried
rtmpdump -r rtmp://webcast.weyond.com/vod/edited/801_0001.flv -y edited/801_0001.flv > file.flv

And the file seems to be playable.
Admittedly I didn't download all of it, so I only assume that it would
still be playable then.