gonna post some links on how to download youtube videos (as well as google videos & such) ’cause i’m gonna be posting & linking to some youtube videos.
from the lifehack site: download youtube videos with firefox greasemonkey script. requires installation of greasemonkey scripts for firefox. but installs a neat ‘download video’ button/link on video pages when complete.
and from javimoya: youtube video downloader. copy video URL, paste URL into the form on the javimoya site, and a ‘download video’ link appears. nice! you’ll need flash video player or mplayer to watch the vids from your hard drive. there you go. helping helps!
also, there’s now keep vid (and the very nice keep vid lite). it uses the same style video downloader as javimoya, but includes a drag & drop bookmarklet feature.
UPDATE:
apparently when using these youtube/google video download scripts, you’ll need to change the extension of the downloaded file from ‘.php‘ to ‘.flv‘ (flash video player). pretty simple though.
UPDATE, part deux:
javimoya strikes yet again with an easy to use add-on/plugin for firefox called video downloader. simply put, the Video Downloader add-on adds a small icon on the status bar at the bottom of your firefox window, and a toolbar button. click on that icon and you’ll download the video you are watching. neat!
you can also grab the VideoDownloader plug-in for firefox on the mozilla firefox add-on site. the install is incredibly easy and the plug-in works great.
and for the greasemonkey script fans, be sure to check out josh kinberg’s blog for highly helpful updates to google video download scripts and such.
UPDATE # 3:
6/2007 - FLASH VIDEO PLAYERS
you’ve got your .flv file downloaded, now you want to play them. here are some free flash video file players for both mac and pc …
for mac there is the SWF & FLV Player 3.0 from Eltima Software. this is the .flv player i use and it works great. it’s also freeware -Â as in free, no $. also available on the apple website.
for PC there is FLV Player by Martijn de Visser. Thanks Martin! FLV player is also available as a free download at download.com.
there is also the Wimpy Standalone FLV Player, whihc has versions for both mac and pc.
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in short, giantmonster recommends using the VideoDownloader plug-in for firefox to download the files and then one of the .flv players listed above. enjoy!
Thanks buddy i was looking for something like this for a while. Came here throught google.
you’re welcome!
how do u upload videos to my bebo flash box?? is it possible???
ABSOLUTLEY AMAZING!… THANKS got it working less than half an hour
Any free flv converters out there? (i cant forward the flv video when it comes up on the flv player, and cant maximize
THANKS! =]
there is iSquint (freeware - mac only). haven’t tried it. but it’s the only freeware i could find. looks like a pretty good way to get videos onto your iPod too.
also, there’s moviepod (shareware - $10) and it’s for both mac and pc.
awsome thanks!
videoera ipod converter converts flv files to mp4 video 4 ipods and use in iTunes
thanks for that grace!. here’s the download link for videoera. note: it’s for PC only:
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/
anyone know if videoera converts .flv files to .mov files (not just .mp4)? i prefer my video files more universal without any built in DRM.
when i download the you tube files ….they are coming in .file format………..
iam having .flv player with me…it cant play the downloaded clip……
what is the solution
i downloaded the you tube file by using you tube movie downloader
srikanth…. you can use Zillatube. It plays youtube files in any name formats, easily. It even downloads youtube video quickly, and also convert to other excellent video formats.
ZillaTube can be downloaded from http://www.zillatube.com
srikanth -
you can also just rename the downloaded file’s extension from .file to be .flv. give that a try before buying anything.
http://boomvid.com
You can also download YouTube Video, Google Video, Dailymotion, ifilm, Break, putFile, grouper, MySpace, That Video Site, Grinvi,…all in one page in one click. Check out this site: http://boomvid.com
Enjoy!!!
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Whenever I try to download youtube videos http://www.youtubex.com is the best. Its very fast and simple to use.
please email the bst video clip
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keep vid is great i used it for months now didnt give me any problems thanks alot, but i only have one small prob witch is the videos wont play anywhere unless i convert it to videora but i dont need a mpeg4 file witch videora only let syou convert them to tha file i need something that convert to mpeg 3 or mpeg do you know a site that i can get that from, or something like keep vid that downloads video to that format?