How Internet Download Manager grabs URL of online videos - vb.net

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 ?

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.

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.

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