There often discussions and many facilities available to download streaming media (eg Youtube, Vimeo, etc), however is there a way it can stream a download link? Currently, my internet connection is prohibitively slow to download a video and I would prefer if I could watch the video while it is still downloading but I couldn't find how to do this. I did find this article but it appears to need your own media server.
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At least some file formats [please edit if anyone knows which!] can be played in part before the download is complete.
If that doesn't work, it might be only because your downloader (e.g. Chrome) changes the file extensions to something like ".part" or whatever, which prevents your player from recognizing it. In that case, you might try copying and renaming the partially downloaded file.
If the video format is supported, some players will allow you to stream it by simply inputting the download URL in your player like you would a local file path. Have you tried VLC Media Player? If not, download that and try going to "Media" > "Open Network Stream..." and enter the download URL for the video you want to watch. (VLC also makes it fairly easy to serve a stream if you want to (see the docs).)
Finally I will echo points made in comments again here: 1) A slow connection means downloading is generally more advisable then streaming. 2) If the video you want is available by Torrent, clients like Vuze will stream it. A Torrent download will make the most of your slow connection compared to HTTP.
Follow these instructions (For the best result use computer)
Step 1. Open the notepad or any text editor and paste the following code on that.
<html> <body> <video src="Download link" controls></video> </body> </html>Step 2. Replace Download link with the actual download link.
Step 3. Now save this text as html
Step 4. Now open this html file and enjoy your show.
2In Openload.co: To convert stream link: From Dowload Link, just replce the word "stream" to "f". The DLink should be like this: Hope it helps.
