This is neat. Extract from Zach Waugh is a new Mac app that can load html code in a dedicated, almost chromeless, window and it’s ideally meant for loading flash videos into a standalone window on your Mac. You just have to launch the app, copy the embed code from either Youtube or Vimeo and paste it into Extract; the app will then load the lash instance and display it into a minimal, translucent black chrome.
I find this app very useful as it lets you watch a video without having to open another Safari window or switching between tabs in the browser. Also, you can activate the “Keep on Top” function that will make the app stand in the foreground even when another application is selected: this means you can drag Safari around and the transparent border of Extract will just overlay it.
Now the developer just need to add an “automatically resize” feature and this will be my favorite utility since ClickToFlash.
Sure, you can open a new Safari window, resize it and play the video in that window. Problem is, Flash would still be able to kill the browser (Leopard only. Snow Leopard has a separate process for Flash) and, overall, you can’t compare it to the easy to use of Extract.
Good job, Zach.
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That's what inket said 6 months ago:
"Sure, you can open a new Safari window, resize it and play the video in that window. Problem is, Flash would still be able to kill the browser"
What? Flash can’t kill Safari because it runs on its own process…
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Federico Viticci Reply:
February 19th, 2010
@inket, Yep sorry, forgot to mention it was on Leopard, 10.5.
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That's what Christian said 6 months ago:
If you have to copy’n'paste anyways you can also copy the .flv file and open it with Quicktime.
With http://infinite-labs.net/afloat/ installed you can also keep the Quicktime window on top.
And resizing isn’t a problem either.
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That's what mazi said 6 months ago:
Sorry for offtopic. I just want to ask where I can get the Dock and indicators from your printscreen Federico? Thank you.
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That's what Cameron said 6 months ago:
yes, dock please!
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That's what Levi Figueira said 6 months ago:
Besides wanting to add a +1 to the Dock request, I’d say that it’d be awesome if this app (Extract) would include a bookmarklet to automagically load videos from a page you’re viewing…
PS: I added that and another feature request to their Github repo… Go there and comment on it (+1) if you think it’s a useful feature to have!
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Elle Reply:
February 27th, 2010
@Levi Figueira
There is a bookmarklet from Derek van Vliet – works on any site that hosts Flash video
http://neothoughts.com/2009/03/19/universal-video-popout-bookmarklet/
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Zach Waugh Reply:
June 27th, 2010
I recently added a bookmarklet to the latest version so you can now use Extract basically with one-click.
http://blog.zachwaugh.com/post/566656729/extract-1-1-and-bookmarklet
Zach
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