Get YouTube Videos

[Tuff Gong]

<span style="font-size: 20pt">Inspired by Peppa!</span>

First Download any of these Players (it is free and you will need it to play the *.flv media that YouTube Codes in. There is also option to convert the video but for the purpose of simplicity I will leave that out till the end of these instructions.)
Download FLV Player

http://www.applian.com/flvplayer/download_flv_player.php#fctb

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">FLV Player</span>
http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-...&amp;tag=button

This is the easy part do to your:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Tools</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Internet Options</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">General</span> (Tab)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Settings</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">View Files</span> (this should open C:\Documents and Settings\red\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files)
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Right Click</span> and choose:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Arrange Icons by Size</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Right Click </span>again and choose:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Arrange Icons by Size </span>(to make the largest files sizes appear on top, first option usually sort in ascending order)
Now if you watched a YouTube Video you will see a file called:
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">get_video</span>….. whatever

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Right click </span>on this file and choose:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Open in another Window</span>
Since there is <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">no extension on the file and no file associations </span>it will not actually open but wait on your actions to determine what to do.
Save this file to a location you choose, while saving this file. Rename this file quickly and give an extension <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">.flv</span>
As in:
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'"> foo.flv</span>
Now you can watch/convert it with the player or converter you choose.

Dependent upon the way you manage <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">your cache</span>, there might be one or any number of <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">get_video</span> available. If say you watched a <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">10minute video</span> as against some others that are about <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">3mins </span>long, it is likely that video will be the largest, therefore will be on top as per your sort order. Pretty soon you will be able to match video sizes and video times. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">If you are confused clear you cache and start over by watching another video</span>.

Sometimes when you choose open in another window the action may not appear to work. Never mind press <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">alt t</span>ab to scroll around till you see a<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'"> little white box with a boarder</span>. This is the file waiting on an input from you.

Other videos from other online sources might have the <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">.flv </span>extension already. Use the exact same procedure as above, <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">except now you don’t have to change the name if you don’t want to, but more importantly you need not give it an extension</span>.

This <span style="font-weight: bold">instruction</span> also assumes that you have setup your computer to show the <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">3-letter file extension</span> of each file, otherwise you wont be able to give the get_video an extention.

To convert the .flv to .wmv, .avi and other forms, get this software:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">WINFF</span>

http://www.winff.org/index.php?option=co...4&amp;Itemid=54

[David Mullings]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

Actually, the easiest way to grab videos from YouTube (and other sites) is with the following:

http://www.zamzar.com/url/

- enter the url of the video
- select the type of file you want to convert to (I recommend mp4 or mov)
- input your email address

Less than an hour later, you get an email with a link to download the video (like SendSpace or YouSendIt).

[Tuff Gong]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: David_Mullings</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Actually, the easiest way to grab videos from YouTube (and other sites) is with the following:

http://www.zamzar.com/url/

- enter the url of the video
- select the type of file you want to convert to (I recommend mp4 or mov)
- input your email address

Less than an hour later, you get an email with a link to download the video (like SendSpace or YouSendIt).
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There is that and other ways but I kinda prefer the steps I outlined above because I only have to download a player or a converter. If you watch a video it comes to your computer anyway so it is simply a matter of looking in the folder where it resides. Prior to the other solutions this was virtually the only way to get youtube videos. I have been using this method for a couple of years and it works 100%.

[David Mullings]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

I believe in the KISS rule and am sure that lots of people prefer simplicity.

The point though is that people can choose their preferred method to grab the videos now that they know they can grab them.

Some people don't like the implications because the content that their company uploads to YouTube and earns revenue from can now be downloaded and so that reduces revenue potential (My company is a YouTube partner and earns revenue from them).

However, that is the old media way to think. People who grab the videos do so because they love them and they will end up doing more to market our brand and content than we could our own.

It is like when media companies were afraid of the VCR. No reason to be afraid at all because it actually helps revenue, provided that you brand your content properly.

[Blackstar*]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

Thanks for both your suggestions. Readers will choose the method that suits their comfort level with the technology. So here I come with a third way.



For Mac users, you need the following:<ul style="list-style-type: disc">[*]Safari to download the video[*]VLC to play the downloaded FLV videos directly[*]iSquint to convert the videos from FLV to MP4 so you can play them on your iPod[/list]Now that you have everything you need, let's get started.

1. Using Safari, open the page with the video and press <span style="font-style: italic">Command-Option-A</span> or choose <span style="font-style: italic">Window</span> &gt; <span style="font-style: italic">Activity</span>, which opens the Activity window. If you're also loading other sites, you'll see a list of those too.
   
2. Scroll until you find the video site's page and click on the arrow to show details about what is being loaded.
3. You will certainly notice an element whose size is over 0.5MB.
   
   
   
   Double-click it (even if it is still loading), and Safari will download it.
4. When the download is over, navigate to the file in the Finder (which will probably be called <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">get_video</span>).
5. Rename the file and add the extension <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">.flv</span> to its name.

You are now ready to play the video with VLC or convert it using iSquint and view it in QuickTime or on your iPod.

[dahjah]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

RealPlayer 11 also works very well. it will download anyting from anyweh.

[Tuff Gong]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah_dahJah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">RealPlayer 11 also works very well. it will download anyting from anyweh. </div></div>

Do you have to buy it?
I have not used RealPlayer since the beta days I use realAlt Player if I ever have to watch a RealMedia File <span style="font-style: italic">(only I don't think it can see the new RealMedia extensions)</span>.

To Covert older RealMedia File I use mini-Stream

[Tuff Gong]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for both your suggestions. Readers will choose the method that suits their comfort level with the technology. So here I come with a third way</div></div>LOL&gt;..why do Apple keep trying to push Safari on me simply because I had to DL ITunes when I setup an IPhine for someone?

[Blackstar*]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">LOL&gt;..why do Apple keep trying to push Safari on me simply because I had to DL ITunes when I setup an IPhine for someone?</span> </div></div>
Good question. I don't know why it's important to have browser market share. Anyway, Safari is causing grief for lots of Mac users including myself so stick with Firefox or IE on your PC. Having said that, the procedure for downloading videos with Safari does work on Windows too.

[dahjah]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah_dahJah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">RealPlayer 11 also works very well. it will download anyting from anyweh. </div></div>

Do you have to buy it?
I have not used RealPlayer since the beta days I use realAlt Player if I ever have to watch a RealMedia File <span style="font-style: italic">(only I don't think it can see the new RealMedia extensions)</span>.

To Covert older RealMedia File I use mini-Stream
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Realplayer itself is free, and you can burn them to cd or dvd aftah yuh save dem, but if yuh want to convert the files or make jewl box cover of de work yuh haffee upgrade, which I think I will eventually do.

[dahjah]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

Just found out if you upgrade to firefox 3 that the realplayer won't record anymore.
So wait until a plug-in is available.

[Blackstar*]

Re: Get YouTube Videos

An online service: www.keepvid.com
I haven't tested it myself.