Capture Web Video

Whats better at capturing web video, Replay Media Catcher or the new kid on the block, Riptiger?

Replay Media Catcher has been around longer and is a great and proven product.  Its main claim to fame is the ability to capture streaming video from a lot of different sites on the web.  It works very simply by automatically catching any video you happen to be browsing at the time.

Riptiger on the other hand is the relatively new kid and it also works by automatically detecting and capturing streaming web video while you’re watching it.  However, where I believe Riptiger is the better product for 3 reasons;

1. It can capture streaming video but you also have the option of directly inputting the url of a video being watched such as those on Youtube
2. In our tests, Riptiger had quicker download speeds.
3. And lastly but not least, it is cheaper!

So there you have it, both great products but Riptiger is the winner for us.  You can read our full product comparisons here or you can download the trial version of Riptiger here.

I’m often asked whats the best way  to convert web video?  This essentially involves 2 steps;

1. Capture the web video
2. Convert it to a specified file format

I will explain the process using the Riptiger software which came out on top in our tests.

Once you have installed the software go to the video website to find the video clip  you wish to capture and convert.  Riptiger will automatically start downloading the streaming video and store it in a specified folder.

Once you have located the file in your Riptiger control panel, click it and then click the “convert video” button on the left hand side.

This will then give you a range of options from the drop-down menu that you can convert the file format to such as Ipod, Iphone etc

Select the desired format and path to save the file and you’re done.

Easy as that, you’ve converted your web video to another format.