youtube download

[saaby93]

whats the position on downloading from youtube for playing later?

probably been asked 45 hundred times

[Sim89]

http://download.cnet.com/Free-YouTube-to-MP3-Conve...

Bitrate will be horrendous though

[6655321]

I use 'easy youtube video downloader' for firefox, and it has good quality. On a hd clip it will play very nicely on my 42 inch TV.

[Stu R]

You'll find a lot of them don't work anymore as youtube has been tinkering.

This one does though (without the need to install anything): www.icyvideo.com

[saaby93]

Stu R said:

You'll find a lot of them don't work anymore as youtube has been tinkering.

This one does though (without the need to install anything): www.icyvideo.com

ok it works as a player but how do I save it from there?

ETA
ok worked out there are a number of download sizes on right
why wouldnt I go for the 480x320 MP4 option?
Once Ive downloaded does media player play it?

Edited by saaby93 on Tuesday 8th December 22:20

[Stu R]

afaik media player is fine with MP4. Not sure about the others, as I don't use media player at all.

VLC can play them all I think

[saaby93]

media player v6 says file type not supported
real player only brings up the radio type player so no video

[Stu R]

Try VLC, it's great.

Hang on.. media player 6? Isn't it upto 12 or something these days??

[6655321]

VLC is superb. Pretty much plays everyhting under the sun. I put a vinyl in my cd slot, and it played it, is so versatile.

[Stu R]

[saaby93]

ok that worked
icyvideo to download the files in MP4
VLC to play them back

Everything else is rubbish
Why is firefox tabbed? couldnt get the free video player add on to work
Medai player and real player no good either

[Evangelion]

I use the DVD Videosoft Free Studio.

Download it from here:

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/

It's a whole suite of programs, all free including updates. The ones I use most are the YouTube Downloader, and the YouTube to MP3 converter - useful if you only want the music and not the video. This can also save as a WAV file, or burn direct to a CD.

[JohnnyPanic]

Yay, the PH search

1. worked
2. found what I was looking
3. was actually useful

[Blue Meanie]

JohnnyPanic said:

Yay, the PH search

1. worked
2. found what I was looking
3. was actually useful

Don't believe it.. At no point in my time on PH has the search function ever been useful... I don't believe you. We want proof, and not just hearsay. We need documentation in triplicate, video evidence, eye-witness testimony, and a letter from your mum.

[Engineer1]

On Firefox Download Helper is great for downloading stuff off You Tube, with the free converter software it will display a logo in the corner, pay for the converter software and the logo is removed. from here

[Blue Meanie]

Engineer1 said:

On Firefox Download Helper is great for downloading stuff off You Tube, with the free converter software it will display a logo in the corner, pay for the converter software and the logo is removed. from here

Easy Youtube Downloader is free, with no need to pay anything...

[MrV]

I use http://vdownloader.com/ free and does what it says on the tin be it mp3 mp4 or avi

[big dub]

If you've got the latest free Real Player, you can download from YouTube (and many other sources). Just hover over the video and in the top right of the video will be a 'Download This Video' button. After you've done that you can then convert it to any numerous formats, an mp3 or to play on your iPod

[JohnnyPanic]

Blue Meanie said:

JohnnyPanic said:

Yay, the PH search

1. worked
2. found what I was looking
3. was actually useful

Don't believe it.. At no point in my time on PH has the search function ever been useful... I don't believe you. We want proof, and not just hearsay. We need documentation in triplicate, video evidence, eye-witness testimony, and a letter from your mum.

I was somewhat shocked too!

I think I happened to search for exactly the same string as the thread title (so naturally it came up half way down the results page).

Anyhow, it lead me to http://www.icyvideo.com and http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ which combined do exactly what I want!