The ULTIMATE GOP convention video thread (make CD's to hand out)

[Grig]

I'm going to give instructions here on how to capture the GOP convention video streams from the Fox News website. I'm also going to provide a playlist for them so you can just click on the one file and have them all play in order, with the ability to skip forward to the next talk.

The whole thing will fit on one CD. If you want, you can burn copies to hand out.

1. Go to www.xi-soft.com and download and install Net Transport (it's freeware)

2. Run Net Transport and click on the New Button (3rd button in the row of buttons below the menue bar).

3. In the dialog box that comes up, enter in the URL for 1 of the video files you want into the upper left field, then click OK. Repeat for all the video files you want to include. Note that further down on the left side you can set where the file will be saved on your hard drive.

Here are the URL's for all the convention video's there (except for the Bush twins)

mms://66.232.154.15/083004/rnc_hastert_083004_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083004/rnc_silver_083004_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083004/rnc_kerik_083004_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083004/rnc_alsuwaij_083004_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083004/rnc_mccain1_083004_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083004/rnc_mccain2_083004_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083004/rnc_rudy1_083004_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083004/rnc_rudy2_083004_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_dole_083104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_harold_083104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_brownback_083104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_frist_083104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_paige_083104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_arnold_083104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_laurabush_083104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090104/rnc_romney_090104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090104/rnc_reagan_090104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090104/rnc_miller_090104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090104/rnc_cheney1_090104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090104/rnc_cheney2_090104_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090204/rnc_williams_090204_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090204/rnc_franks_090204_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090204/rnc_pataki_090204_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090204/rnc_thompson_090204_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090204/rnc_bush1_090204_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090204/rnc_bush2_090204_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090204/rnc_bush3_090204_300.wmv
mms://66.232.154.15/090204/rnc_bush4_090204_300.wmv

4. Open a new file in Word and past this code below into it:

[Asx version ="3.0"]
[Title]Republican Convention 2004[/Title]
[Entry]
[Title]Dennis Hastert[/Title]
[Author]30 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_hastert_083004_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Ron Silver[/Title]
[Author]30 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_silver_083004_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Bernard Kerik[/Title]
[Author]30 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_kerik_083004_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Zainab Al-Suwaij[/Title]
[Author]30 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_alsuwaij_083004_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]John McCain[/Title]
[Author]30 Aug 2004 (1/2)[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_mccain1_083004_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]John McCain[/Title]
[Author]30 Aug 2004 (2/2)[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_mccain2_083004_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Rudy Giuliani[/Title]
[Author]30 Aug 2004 (1/2)[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_rudy1_083004_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Rudy Giuliani[/Title]
[Author]30 Aug 2004 (2/2)[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_rudy2_083004_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Elizabeth Dole[/Title]
[Author]31 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_dole_083104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Erika Harold[/Title]
[Author]31 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_harold_083104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Sam Brownback[/Title]
[Author]31 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_brownback_083104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Bill Frist[/Title]
[Author]31 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_frist_083104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Rod Paige[/Title]
[Author]31 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_paige_083104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Arnold Schwarzenegger[/Title]
[Author]31 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_arnold_083104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Laura Bush[/Title]
[Author]31 Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_laurabush_083104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Mitt Romney[/Title]
[Author]1 Sept 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_romney_090104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Reagan Tribute[/Title]
[Author]1 Sept 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_reagan_090104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Zell Miller[/Title]
[Author]1 Sept 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_miller_090104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Dick Cheney [/Title]
[Author]1 Sept 2004 (1/2)[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_cheney1_090104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Dick Cheney [/Title]
[Author]1 Sept 2004 (2/2)[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_cheney2_090104_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Michael Williams[/Title]
[Author]2 Sept Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_williams_090204_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Tommy Franks[/Title]
[Author]2 Sept Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_franks_090204_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]George Pataki[/Title]
[Author]2 Sept Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_pataki_090204_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]Bush Tribute[/Title]
[Author]2 Sept Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright]FOX News Network 2004[/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_thompson_090204_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]President George W. Bush[/Title]
[Author]2 Sept Aug 2004 (1/4)[/Author]
[Copyright][/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_bush1_090204_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]President George W. Bush[/Title]
[Author]2 Sept Aug 2004(2/4)[/Author]
[Copyright][/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_bush2_090204_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]President George W. Bush(3/4)[/Title]
[Author]2 Sept Aug 2004[/Author]
[Copyright][/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_bush3_090204_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[Entry]
[Title]President George W. Bush[/Title]
[Author]2 Sept Aug 2004(4/4)[/Author]
[Copyright][/Copyright]
[Ref href=".\vid\rnc_bush4_090204_300.wmv" /]
[/Entry]
[/Asx]

5. Use Search and Replace to convert every [ into a < and every ] into a >. Save it in text format with a name of GOP.ASX

6. In the directory where you saved the WMV and the ASX files, create a directory named 'vid'. Move all the WMV files to the new directory.

Now if you open the ASX file, Windows Media Player should play them in order. You can burn the ASX file and the vid directory to a CD-R, and if you want to get real fancy, put an autostart file on the CD-R too (no, I'm not going to go into that)

The playlist will work even if you didn't download all the video files. If you know what you are doing, you can include other video files too, like the Matthews vs. Miller interview.

CD-R's are cheap, and handing out copies of this could reach those who didn't watch it on TV.

[WSGilcrest]

Here's your autostart file:




[autorun]
open=GOP.ASX




Paste this into a text document and save it as AUTORUN.INF
Put this file in the same directory as GOP.ASX

[crushelits]

THANKS A LOT:
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[WSGilcrest]

p.s. The frist file says not found. But, who cares.

[Grig]

Opps, I forgot, they made a typo in the filename for Frist. Change frist to first in the filename to download it
(ie: use mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_first_083104_300.wmv)

then either rename the file to fix the name, or edit the playlist to use the original filename.

[GrandmaPatriot]

Thanks for all the work.

[Jhensy]

Just watched Zell for the second time. I sat riveted for the whole 15:44. Can't say enough about it!

[montag813]

This link:

mms://66.232.154.15/083104/rnc_frist_083104_300.wmv

Will not download in NetTransport. Please verify, or give URL to archive so I may locate myself. Thanks.

[MNnice]

I absolutely LOVED the Fred Thompson tribute.

I said when W threw out that pitch at the Yankees game, "Damn, I hope they find some way to use that in the campaign." A columnist (I don't remember who) wrote a moving piece about that event, saying in effect, "You can't fake that. You can either throw a strike at Yankee stadium with the whole world watching, or you can't. And the fact that he did, spoke volumes about this man.

[Grig]

See #44

[Brad’s Gramma]

YOU
ARE
WONDERFUL!!!!!!

[RoseofTexas]

bookmarked so my son can do it for me! THANKSSSSS! :)

[firewalk]

Thank you

[Grig]

"bookmarked so my son can do it for me!"

LOL!

[Grig]

I might have a better Bush intro video in the next 24hrs. Stay tuned...

[ABrit]

Thank you so much for this.

I missed the Zell Miller speech, and was wondering whay all the fuss was about.

Now I've been able to hear it, and it was great.

I see some people are calling it as "hate filled" and "over the line".

What it really is, is that an old fashioned orator, who has nothing to lose, laying the truth out on the line, and they don't like it.

[pop-aye]

bump for reference

[Chasaway]

Bump for reference...

Thanks gobs, Grig...

[LiteKeeper]

Good stuff - Thanks

[Go_Raiders]

bump for later

[ILBBACH]

bump for later (when I figure out what the hell all of that means!)