The only solution is for Orbit to be re-programmed to capture the authenticated FLV stream already playing in the proprietary player. It seems ALL content providers are now switching to this technique - it started early last month with Akamai based servers and is now spreading to other content providers like Hulu. The problem is that Orbit attempts to start a different stream with the same URL, but it now fails because the cookie has already been used. It works like this: each time their content page is loaded, a unique cookie is set within their flash player, then that cookie is sent to the server to initiate the stream, but it is a one-time use cookie.

I've copied this from a thread in the Orbit forum: If this is true, can someone confirm this?

It seems that Orbit Downloader is no longer working on these sites.Īny one else having problems using Orbit to d/l videos? If so, can you suggest a free program that I should look at? Real Media Catcher keeps being suggested but that is a 30 day trial.

Using Orbit to d/l music videos from the above sites to name a few.

Real media catcher