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Title: programs that will record a live video stream
Post by: firemt66 on July 09, 2025, 04:24:45 PM

Hello there! Are there good programs to record live streams instead of screen recording them like say from Nugs.com? The highest quality video and audio wise would be great.  any suggestions? Thanks,Scott

Title: Re: programs that will record a live video stream
Post by: Gutbucket on July 09, 2025, 05:19:21 PM

OBS - Open Broadcaster Software (free)
https://obsproject.com/


Not sure if OBS is still the go to for what you want to do, but it was a few years back when I used it a few times to do the same.  I got it to work then, but don't know enough about it to support usage questions.

Title: Re: programs that will record a live video stream
Post by: firemt66 on July 09, 2025, 05:41:53 PM

I  forgot about that, have that on my computer. I just never used it, I'll have to pass this along thanks for the reminder!

Title: Re: programs that will record a live video stream
Post by: morst on July 09, 2025, 07:05:14 PM

downie is mac only, but works well
$20


https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/ (https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/)

Title: Re: programs that will record a live video stream
Post by: gambra on July 09, 2025, 08:04:30 PM

For Nugs specifically theres this: https://github.com/Sorrow446/Nugs-Downloader/tree/main

You're gonna have to be comfortable using command line and custom scripts but it'll download the full files from Nugs rather than screen recording.

Title: Re: programs that will record a live video stream
Post by: lpmaskman on July 11, 2025, 10:55:51 AM

yt-dlp, streamlink, ffmpeg
These are commonly used for ripping streams. Screen recording is only the last resort when a stream is DRM protected.