Sometimes, you'll encounter videos with a link starting with rmtp:// instead of http://. RMPT is another way to deliver/stream online videos. So have you ever wondered how you can capture or download RTMP streamed video? Have you ever asked yourself if it is at all possible to download RTMP stream from Myspace or other sites. This article will provide with a step-by-step guide to download RMPT video with the recommended RMTP video downloader.
A simple yet professional and reliable RTMP downloader is Wondershare AllMyTube for Mac (If you’re a Windows PC user, use Wondershare AllMyTube for Windows version.). With this software program, you will be able to download all video types including RTMP from websites such as MySpace, Hulu, Crunchyroll, etc.
You can also convert the downloaded RMTP videos to other widely used formats such as MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WMV, and other video and audio formats. If you want smaller size file, simply extract MP3 audio from the streamed media. The following is a detailed guide for Mac users that will demonstrate you how to download RTMP videos.
System Requirements | |
Supported OS | Intel-based Mac (32-bit or 64-bit) 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion & 10.8 Mountain Lion |
Web Browser | Safari 6.0 and above, Firefox 15.0 and above, Chrome 22.0 and above |
Supported Output Formats | |
Convert RTMP Video | MOV, MP4, WMV, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WebM, SWF. |
Extract RTMP Audio | MP3, M4A, WAV, MKA. |
Save RTMP Video for Edit | iMovie, iDVD and Final Cut Pro |
Watch RTMP Videos Offline | iPad, iPad mini, iPhone 5, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod touch 5, iPod touch 4, Apple TV, Apple TV2, etc. |
Android Phone, Android Tablet, Samsung Galaxy, etc. | |
Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, Nintendo Wii, etc. |
RTMP, short for Real Time Messaging Protocol, is a proprietary protocol for streaming music, video and data over the Internet. It's developed by Macromedia. RMTP was initially created to send data between Macromedia's Flash player and the server. Macromedia is later acquired by Adobe and RMTP was then released for public use.
RMTP has various variations. RTMPS is RTMP over an TLS/SSL connection. RTMPE is RTMP encrypted using Adobe's own security mechanism. RTMPT which is encapsulated within HTTP requests to traverse firewalls.
Most RMTP videos can't be downloaded directly. It requires a RMTP downloader to capture the video and download to your computer.