Save a Stream

QCD now allows you to record internet streams to your hard drive.

To display the Configure Stream Saving page:

Description of items on page:

Item:

Description:

Enable stream saving

Check this to enable stream saving whenever QCD plays a stream.

Auto-show SaveTool when saving streams

When checked, the Stream Save Tool will appear when stream saving begins.

Save stream to

Click here to set the output folder for saved streams.

Save streams to separate files on stream title

When enabled, QCD will start a new file each time the title of the stream changes.

Group streams in subfolders

Checking this box instructs QCD to create subfolders for each unique stream saved. (all songs from one stream get saved to the same subfolder)

Delete stream fragments

If a complete song was not saved, the file is automatically deleted.

Save Streams to the Hard Drive:

To:

Do this:

Enable stream saving

  1. Select Enable stream saving as described above

or

  1. Go to the Plug-ins menu (#2 in the base skin).

  2. Select the MP3 Plugin > Enable Stream Saving.

Load a stream into the playlist.

  1. See: Playing a Stream.

Use the Stream Save Tool:

Description of items on the Stream Save Tool:

Item:

Description:

(Stop / Play) button

Starts and stops stream saving.

(Skip Forward) button

Click here to skip to the next title in the stream. (may not be available on all streams)

(Select Output Folder) button

Click here to select the folder streams are saved to.

(Open Output Folder) button

Click here to open the output folder in an explorer window

(Close Stream Save Tool) button

Click here to close the Stream Save Tool (note: this does not stop stream saving)


For more information about listening to streams, see: Playing a Stream.