How Internet Download Manager grabs URL of online videos

Question

I'm developing a software which streams videos from vimeo. But, I don't know how to fetch it's direct URL.

Suppose the URL of vimeo video is: http://vimeo.com/78848064 But, IDM captures the direct URL of it as, http://pdl.vimeocdn.com/82070/105/203391355.mp4?token2=1387027682_29600487ac61980514ca8d3d014ea6a4&aksessionid=561c553c97d5676a

So, how is this possible ?

Answer 1

I think there is one similar software that you might be interested to look into. Internet Video Manager. http://www.ivmindia.com

It uses a python back-end program (included in the same folder, named as dl.exe) to extract direct link to youtube, vimeo videos.

Answer 2

Pro accounts have access to their own video files using the new (in beta) API3. If you would like access you can request it at vimeo.com/help/contact.