Jaksta

Cam4 have recently changed the way they stream and it seems like sometimes you can download and sometimes you need to record.  

I can download right now for example but yesterday I couldn't and it had to be recorded.

Recording is copying the stream as it arrives into the browser so if you stop the browser then there is nothing to copy.  Downloading is making a separate connection to the sites servers and downloading independent of the browser.  Sites can block this from happening however - hence why we have recording capture methods (Internet, Audio and DVR)

Internet recording has functioned the same since it was introduced back in v4.

You can enter plugins on the Settings > Internet Downloads > Advanced button > Plugins tab.  rtmpdump is what you would use for an rtmp stream like cam4, however like I said if you get a stream that is cutting off then rtmpdump isnt going to help you either.

Im looking into it to see what the stream is doing and if its something we can support. 

HTH

It definitively looks like some form of server side checking for multiple connections from the same IP.

The rtmp connection sequence is pretty normal, but the second connection always gets booted. Sometimes straight away sometimes a bit later.

Internet recording using the auto capture method is therefore the best way to capture cam4 at the moment.  

Multiple stream recording is supported if you have a cam4 gold account so that you can view multiple cams at the same time.

To enable it: 

Settings tab > Internet Downloads > Advanced button > Site Specific and add cam4 as the site url and flv as the file extension.

If you don't want other streams picked up whilst your recording - click the green thumb (Process new streams).

Think we may have solved downloading being cut off so you dont have to record.

Can someone try this one and post back on how it went?

Note you will have to remove cam4 from the site specific settings or it will record by default.

So download and install and start.

http://downloads.jaksta.com/release/jak6/JMR6/6.0.0.88/JMR6-6.0.0.88.exe

Then

Settings > Internet Downloads > Advanced > Site Specific

Select cam4 if its there and click the minus sign to delete it.

I'm interested in feedback from gold users and those that go into private shows to see if it can still download.

Post your logs if you have issues - see the stick post in this forum on how to do this.

Yeah you didn't follow the instructions in my post did you ;) 

If you dont remove cam4 from the site specific settings then it will record instead of download.

And no log files ...

Thanks for the logs.  Very helpful.

There is some extra stuff that is happening when you are logged in that Ill need to take into account.

Can you confirm for me that you can download though when you are not logged in to cam4 and viewing as a guest?

@Jadmanx 

Not plugins. As per my post -

Settings > Internet Downloads > Advanced > Site Specific

Select cam4 if its there and click the minus sign to delete it.

@jadmanx - upload your log files showing the download stopping when you quit the browser.

@libertyx - Thanks for the extra logs. That's very strange as downloading works fine here but your logs show your connection being reject when a guest.

Ill try get some time next week to see what else we might be able to do to support downloading from cam4 again.

In the mean time recording is your friend. 

@libertyx -

Can you try this one out?  http://downloads.jaksta.com/release/jak6/JMR6/6.0.0.89/JMR6-6.0.0.89.exe

Try not logged in, logged in and private if you can.

Upload logs if it doesn't download.  Thanks.