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TonyBroGaming
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October 20, 2018
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Adobe flash archive video

  • October 20, 2018
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Greetings,

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me out in saving this old video from "Nick.com", I was on the Wayback machine archive and I wanted to download this video but I couldn't since it must be ran on an old flash player. I tried reverting to old flash players, it almost plays but doesn't quite load, I am having a hard time figuring out which version is needed so I am asking for help if willing.

Link: Jimmy Neutron: Double-O-Genius  Episode Clip | Nick Videos

This provides the link to it, on the top you can see the 8 different captures if that helps. If you could possibly get the file and send as a download, I'd be more than grateful.

Thanks a bunch, Anthony.

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Correct answer _maria_

https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html has links to enable Flash in the various supported browsers.

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Anonymous
October 3, 2020

I am trying to find the commercial for NOW! That's What I Call Music! 21 from 2006 on nowthatsmusic.com through the Wayback Machine, but the browser blocked Flash. Can anybody help?

_maria_
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October 5, 2020

https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html has links to enable Flash in the various supported browsers.

jeromiec83223024
jeromiec83223024
Inspiring
October 22, 2018

Two things:

  • You're not seeing the Flash-based video player because your browser is blocking Flash
    • If you enable Flash ( see Flash Player Help​ ), then you'll see the player, but it still won't work
  • The video player points to a streaming media server that no longer exists.
    • AFAICT, they're not pulling down every streaming media resource and attaching it to the page (this gets into all kinds of copyright issues, and presents all sorts of technical questions, like what do you do with live streams, how do you pay for the absurd amount of storage required, etc.).
    • The content they archived include what's on the page, which is some HTML, and a SWF-based video player that points to a streaming media server at a URL that no longer exists.
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    TonyBroGamingAuthor
    Participant
    October 22, 2018

    Ok I guess that makes sense, but isn't there any way I can save the video ID (Like inspect element or research) and turning to another alternative resource for this playback issue? Anything else I should know? Thanks again.

    jeromiec83223024
    jeromiec83223024
    Inspiring
    October 22, 2018

    No idea.  I'd need inside information about how their video delivery scheme worked (that's all proprietary), and that assumes that the content is archived somewhere.  I think it's far more likely that if it's not actively being streamed, it's not just sitting there on a server taking up storage.  Storage costs money, especially when you're talking about a content delivery network (CDN).

    Given that the content was copyrighted (your ad views granted you rights to watch it and generated revenue for Nickelodeon, and Nick, in turn, paid royalties to the content creators for your views), it seems unlikely that there's a legal archive of streamed commercial video.

    You can find most of the Jimmy Neutron DVDs used online.  That's probably the cheapest ethical way to go about acquiring them.

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