It is one of the most commonly asked questions on the web. I see this question everywhere on forums, tech sites, and even Youtube itself. If you Google it, you get over 12 million results! It is: How to download videos from Youtube, and in this article you will learn tips and tricks for quickly grabbing your favorite music video or funny prank from Youtube and other sites such as Metacafe! Read More...
Please Note: I have just been informed, downloading videos from Youtube is ILLEGAL!
So you have this really cool video on Youtube and you want to download it, but what are your options? Use one of those screen capture software to capture the video; too inconvenient. Get on Youtube every day to play the video; wait, I thought you said download it. As a matter of fact I did and there is a way to get your favorite videos. You may have heard some rumors on online forums about some websites that offer this, but there are many other choices. You first choice is browser plug in. If you have Firefox (I recommend it!), you can download the Video Download Helper 3.1 plug in for Firefox.
I find many people prefer Internet Explorer (I don't know why Firefox is faster and is more customizable). If so, you can try video conversion sites such as VideoConvertX or Vixy. All you do is simply provide the URL of the Youtube (or other video website) video page, select an output format, and enter an email to send the video to. You can even give the address of a FLV download site. Some other sites you can try are DownloadYoutubeVideos, Youtube Video Download Tool, or KeepVid. The problem with these websites it they require you to convert the FLV file to a readable format (mp3, wma, avi, MPEG, etc.). To do this you can use previously mentioned VideoConvertX, or another FLV conversion website such as Media-Convert, Vixy, or Zamzar. Why would you go to that much trouble, though, when you can simply use an all-in-one website such as VideoConvertX or Vixy.
There is one more option you have. It might be pricey, but you can try Youtube downloading software. If you are willing to pay a price, Youtube Music Downloader is excellent! Those of you who prefer freeware (Don't we all) can try Orbit or Youtube Music Download (Shareware).
good article."downloadyoutube videos" is a good option to download the you tube videos.of course the video will be in flv format which can be played using "vlc player" or "real player" or "adobe flash player"
Thanks for the comment! You are right. If you use an option that just downloads the FLV you will need to convert the file (Try a site like media-convert.com) or use the all-in-one website: www.videoconvertx.com
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IE7Pro can also download youtube videos by its "user Scripts" option that adds a "download" link to every youtube webpage
Good Tip!! The only problem is you have to convert the FLV to a playable format such as AVI or MOV. With a website like VideoConvertX or a program like Youtube Music Downloader you can do it all in one.