Can someone suggest a way to capture YouTube streaming clips on one's PC, and then convert these to local files that one can play on demand using e.g. Windows Media Payer?
Sometimes I'd like to save a YouTube clip because one never knows when YouTube will remove the clip from their server.
I don't think this would be illegal.
Ideas?
There are a lot of ways to do this... I personally use the DownloadHelper plug in for Firefox -
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006
It is easy and works in Windows and Linux(which is home for me)....
I also use Floola for my iPod to download YouTube (and other) videos to my iPod for carrying and viewing... It works pretty well, though Floola can be a bit buggy at times...
Hope this helps. yeah, DownloadHelper (add-on plugin on firefox) is very useful for this purpose..use it frequently to download flv / mp4 files from the internet..
I have heard vixy.net is pretty good. My friend uses it all the time. You enter the URL and choose the filetype to convert it to and then wait a bit.
I wouldn't suggest downloading any You-tube clips without the creator's/users knowledge because if they spent time to make it they don't want ti posted else where. If they have embedding use that link or if you download it for personal use delete it when you are done watching it, and don't edit or alter it!
Just copy the URL and paste it into keepvid.com. I've used this site several times to create compilation videos etc. It gives you a couple of options relating to the quality of the video, and works extremely fast.
I've tried some other services, and used to use a firefox plug-in, but have had the best results with keepvid.
jDownloader also can get the videos for you.
zamzar.com converts loads of media... I use it, and it does the trick 
I know a good downloader, but I also heard that it will embed the convert function in the next update. The software's name is moyea Youtube FLV Downloader. You can find it on http://www.video-to-flash.com
Hope will help. Either the flash video resource downloader add-on for firefox or a website that allows you to post the youtube link and gives you a link to download a flash or mp4 version of that video (don't have any specific names right off hand, but they shouldn't be too hard to find)
I think keepvid.com is also a website that allow you to download videos from youtube as well as a lot of other video hosting websites but this is important that the poster/owner of video should not have an objection about saving the video on client computer.
I use this freeyoutubetomp3 converter, it has a whole suite of other applications. Ver good never has failed for me, download from here
http://www.adrive.com/public/abec44c67f521b514a4c4c932a675aabfb7e202dc8f45b7bf2b8a09f953ae015.html If you use Greasemonkey, there is a script that inserts a link of the mp4 source. Here is the source of the script as I don't have the URL, and you can probably easily find it if you want to. You could also use a bookmarklet.
| Code: |
// ==UserScript==
// @name Download YouTube Videos
// @namespace Linkyoutube
// @description Downloads Videos From Youtube
// @version 3.7
// @date 2008-5-17
// @creator Linkyoutube.com
// @include http://*youtube.com/watch*
// ==/UserScript==
var playerDiv = document.getElementById('movie_player');
var flashvars = document.evaluate("attribute::flashvars", playerDiv, null, XPathResult.STRING_TYPE, null).stringValue;
var id = flashvars.match(/video_id=([^(\&|$)]*)/)[1];
var dwl=" (<a href='http://www.linkyoutube.com/watch?v=" + id + "'> Download This Video </a> <img src='http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/591/downloadsw8.gif' />)";
var place = document.getElementById("watch-video-details-inner").innerHTML;
place = place + dwl;
document.getElementById("watch-video-details-inner").innerHTML = place; |
Can we download youtube in mpeg format ?
I don't think the Youtube format is allways in MPEG.
| Code: |
| javascript:if(document.location.href.match(/http:\/\/[a-zA-Z\.]*youtube\.com\/watch/)){document.location.href='http://www.youtube.com/get_video?fmt='+(isHDAvailable?'22':'18')+'&video_id='+swfArgs['video_id']+'&t='+swfArgs['t']} |
check it hour here
add it to your favorites and click on it on any youtube video.
it will save it as a MP4, use ffmpeg or something to convert it.
mediacoder is also quite nice i use IDM(internet download manager) so far can catching videos directly from youtube or another website. use the newest IDM and you will enjoy it.
I use http://keepvid.com/ for downloading youtube videos. Its very simple. You just need to copy and paste the url in the site. Mozilla’s add-on for downloading YouTube clips are the best way to this, in my experience.
Save youtube videos in 3GP OR FLV OR MP4 formats:
www.savetube.exofire.net
Search enabled | Dennise wrote: |
Can someone suggest a way to capture YouTube streaming clips on one's PC, and then convert these to local files that one can play on demand using e.g. Windows Media Payer?
Sometimes I'd like to save a YouTube clip because one never knows when YouTube will remove the clip from their server.
I don't think this would be illegal.
Ideas? |
use orbit you have grap option there
