How to Get the URL of a Streaming Movie

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Streaming movies are movie files that exist purely on the Internet--they are never actually downloaded to your computer while you watch them. You watch them over your Internet connection, which saves space on your hard drive. The URL of a streaming movie is the physical web address where the file itself is being stored. Finding this URL is a painless task that can be completed in seconds using your web browser.

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Step 1

Go to the page
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Go to the page that is housing the streaming video you'd like to locate the URL of.

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Step 2

Right-click on the streaming video
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Right-click on the streaming video. Click "View Info."

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Step 3

Find the URL address
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Look for the piece of information on the "View Info" screen that begins with "http://." This is the URL address of the streaming movie.

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