How many times have you watch a video at daytime in Nepal? If you have tried to watch those Youtube videos even at night, you must have felt that the experience is not worth mentioning if you don't download the video (as in my case). One of my friends asked me to save the BLOGAN meeting video uploaded by Umesh in his blog Mysansar.com. I thought many would not know how to download and save the videos you liked in Mysansar to watch offline. So, I've decided to share this post to give some hint on how to download videos from Mysansar.com and also on how to record and save BBC Nepali Service programme to listen again in future.
I like to maintain a database of important events- and I love BBC Nepali Service. In this post, I'll also explain how to record the programme for future use.
How to Save your favorite programmes from BBC World Service or record BBC Nepali Service to listen again in future?
A few days ago, I overheard an elderly man talking his cell and directing someone to make notes of the BBC Nepali Service because he would miss the programme that night. Well, many times, I liked what I heard. I believe you would also love to keep an archive of BBC Nepali Service programmes that you liked most to listen them later or for other purposes. (I find them materials worth for lifetime hearing and great assets!) Before I go paranoid explaining my love for the service, let me share with you what I do to save BBC Nepali Service frequently (which is likely to be almost daily) here.
Easy steps to record or save BBC Nepali Service:
1. Download and install Audacity from here. Audacity is very simple to use free software which can be used to record BBC Nepali Service or any other podcast or streaming radio from internet.
(Although, it's use such as recording copyrighted music or songs is of course- piracy. I would like to leave the choice to you but do prepare yourself for the consequence. )
2. Launch Audacity. Set the default in View-> Float Mixer Toolbar as Stereo Mix as it will record anything from your stereo speakers i.e. your input device. (One use can be to record songs from your favorite CD\DVDs.)
3. Now, open the BBC Nepali Service Radio Player by clicking on the direct link I've provided at the right side of this blog. If you're using the player for the first time, or you use software like CCleaner (which frees your hard disk of unnecessary clutters in the system registry or temporary internet files) after using internet, a page asking you to choose which player to use to listen to the radio- Real Player or Windows Media Player. Choose your default player and after the page re-loads, hit 'Play' button.
4. It will take some time to load the streaming radio- but at the same time, you have to open up the Audacity. Wait while the radio loads, and when it's about to reach 100%, hit the red colored round-shaped 'Record' button.
4. It will take some time to load the streaming radio- but at the same time, you have to open up the Audacity. Wait while the radio loads, and when it's about to reach 100%, hit the red colored round-shaped 'Record' button.
5. While the recording is going on, you will see blue-colored wave which indicates the recording in progress. You can start recording and stop it anytime you choose. To stop the recording, hit 'Stop' button.
6. Now, you can export or save the recording in WAV format ( by default) in your computer.
Note:It's best to name the programme by date (dd-mm-yy) to sort out your recorded programmes. I've found that it would be of best use if you also make a short note- key points of the particular day- beacuse if you are searching for something like the speech of Prachanda that you want to qoute, then you can search through the text alone. Otherwise, you have to listen to all recordings (in case you might not know where it is) which will consume most of your time. I use Google Desktop to search through my hard disk.
BBC Nepali Service stores a programme for only one day i.e. it's podcast is updated daily. So, you've to record a particular day's programme anytime from 8:45 pm in Nepal to the next 24 hours.
How to save videos from Merosansar (Mysansar.com) ?
BBC Nepali Service stores a programme for only one day i.e. it's podcast is updated daily. So, you've to record a particular day's programme anytime from 8:45 pm in Nepal to the next 24 hours.
How to save videos from Merosansar (Mysansar.com) ?
Easy Steps to Download Videos from Merosansar
2. Democracy Player is free and can play a wide range of video formats. Mysansar uses Revver to videocast. But the most important feature (which I liked most) is its ability to search new tagged videos. Most of the times, I enter the keywords used by Mysansar (or any other websites like Youtube) to search the video. You can just enter the name of the video- and Democracy player will search the video for you.
3. After searching through its database, Democracy Player will show the video according to your keywords i.e. the video name. Then, you can download your desired video and save it in your harddisk.
Note: Like BBC Nepali Service programmes, please rename the downloaded file in as descriptive manner as possible to enable easy search or location. Democracy Player can search videos from Revver among other video sharing websites like Youtube. While the video is being downloaded, you can also pause or resume if you have to surf the net. While I don't like its player, I use to download videos alone. I play the downloaded video, after saving it, in Real Player or Windows Media Player.
I hope you found these hints useful. If you have any further questions or problems, do contact me, I will be more than happy to help you.
6 discussions:
thankyou for the information. you have worked hard to write it.
but democracy player could not be downloaded. it shows being downloaded for some minutes that says error.
thankyou very much again
blog gossip corner
Well, Bloggossipcorner, I think the problem is with your internet connection. Do you use any software like Free Download Manager or Download Accelerator? I use FDM to download and manage files from the internet (link to FDM). Most of the times, when we are downloading files, if the internet connection is lost for a moment or two- then you get that kind of error messages. You can use FDM to download files, please try this and let me know if this information was helpful.
Salik , Thanks a lot. Since many days I was confused in the same things . I tried a lot to download some interviews form BBC News but it was out of my brain. (Mere bheja baaharakaa baata tune andar kardiya ) . I want to salute you .
Thanking U again.
Thanks for such really informative blog.Audacity is really GOOD but it doesn't export as *.mp3.How can i convert the downdoaded file to mp3.Also Democracy player does not work.Installtion is done but when i want to use it says "You found a bug in Democracy."Please help me.
Dear Piyush, you can export/save files in mp3 format from Audacity itself, but you will need an additional component called Lame MP3 encoder. If you have installed any other media editing softwares, then the lame encoder might be already installed in your computer (as in my case). Please, download lame Bundle file from here. And here is a complete tutorial on how to use lame from Audacity. For your ease, I quote from there:
"In order for audacity to use the LAME encoder, it needs to know what the path to it is.
* In the dialogue where it says the file is not found, there should also be a button to click to locate the library, so that audacity can open it. This only needs to be done once, and then will work each time you use the mp3 export.
* Alternatively, go to Edit > Preferences > File Formats and click on the 'Find Library' button in the bottom right hand corner, and browse to the location where the LAME file is located.
MP3 exporting will then be available."
Earlier, I downloaded lame from its main website but the file was corrupt. Once you've done as mentioned above, you'll be able to export/save as MP3 file. Another very useful, stand alone and handy tool to convert all kinds of media files is Super Universal Encoder. But it's a large download of 25 mb. But it's worth it. Please, have a look at its website.
As for the bug in Democracy Player, I suggest you to reinstall the player once again. See, if the bug will be fixed that way. Please, let me know if you were able to solve the problems.
Thank you Piyush for your appreciation of my work- which is but the result of several wonderful persons who regularly share their knowledge with each other in their blogs/websites. You can also help people by letting them know what you know. It'll be more beneficial.
At last, please tell me if you were able to successfully install and run lame as well as democracy player. Yes, I'm always here to help you if the need arises again.
Good luck.
Salik ji,Thanks a lot.Your suggestion worked fine.As your suggestion i downloaded lame Bundle file from http://www.rarewares.org/mp3.html and now it is rally good to encode mp3 format.But Democracy Player did not work yet.I uninstalled Democracy Player and again installed but problem did not solved.I also download it more then 2 times and instilled again but it did not worked.when i want to use it says "You found a bug in Democracy.Now I am trying to solve it and if it work i will inform you.And also if you have any other way to solve this problem,then its my pleasure if you share it.
Thanks a lot again.
Piyush Dahal
Kathmandu
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