[Archived] Youtube Video Downloads

[Hughesy]

Hi I am trying to download youtube videos to put on other formats like the ipod.

Anyone know an easy way to do it or of a free download convertor??

Let me know - Cheers

[Guest Kamy100]

The programme below is superb, it converts pretty much everything and it is also FREE!! Make sure you download the right version (dependent on which type of IPOD you have):

http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

[Hughesy]

How do i save youtube videos 1st kammy as it doesnt appear to convert them straight from youtube? Correct me if im wrong.

Cheers

[sleepyjack]

I use Ares Tube which is ridiculously easy to figure out. I tend not to watch videos on my ipod so I'm not sure what quality it gives.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

I use www.savetube.com

Simply click the video and it'll download it, but in an odd format. Get Total Video Converter and it has about 30 different file types (I use 3gp for phone).

Takes about 2 minutes per video.

i'll have a look for iPod filetypes, what type of file does an iPod use?

EDIT: It appears my trial period has run out for TVC.

Scrap that idea

[LeChuck]

Is this any good? It claims to convert YouTube (or any flash based video site) videos to other formats just by copying the address of the video in to a box. There's an 'MP4 for iPod' option if you click the drop-down box which has 'AVI for Windows' in by default.

[Hughesy]

Tried that one the other day le chuck and it just doesnt seem to do anything once you add the web address.

[Hughesy]

Kammy - Iv downloaded the one you said, however when trying to download several of the videos it gives me a message of 'Forbidden error' why is this?

Is the video somehow blocked from being downloaded?

[Hughesy]

Using the one mentioned above - however its not letting me download clips - keeps coming up with this error message - anyone know why??

Also anyone know of one that actually works??

[Hasta]

Well on the Mac all I do is open up the appropriate Youtube page in Safari and go to the winow-activity menu.

It then lists all images , movies etc.. on the currently loaded page. Double click on the video (generally the only file of 512k) and it downloads.

Then just rename and add .flv onto the file that downloads. To view it in quicktime player either download a flash plugin for quicktime or convert the flv file into an MPEG.

Surely there's something as simple on a PC?

[broadsword]

I use FLV converter plus from CoyoteSoft. Totally free but it does install dealio search bar which can be removed with spy destroyersoftware.

[bluebruce]

Can any of these be used just to save youtube clips for my PC? Sometimes they erase them.

[Iceman]

Try googling "easy video downloader" u take the relevant url,copy and paste and it downloads the video.from there just use itunes and drag and drop onto your ipod.

[21 Rover]

I use one from dvdvideosoft.com - not used it for a while but If i remember right then this was a good convertor

[Iceman]

Hughesy just google easy video downloader.

[Hughesy]

I use one from dvdvideosoft.com - not used it for a while but If i remember right then this was a good convertor

This is the daddy one - thanks

[benhben]

If you download the latest real player it downloads the youtube videos for you. When you open up a youtube video and hover the cursor over the video a link will appear from real player in the top right of the video asking if you want to download the video with real player.

I had realplayer but couldnt get it to work, but i downloaded the real player that the link about a third of the way down this page directed me to and now it works fine.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/one-click/real-...more-264940.php

This is what you should see if it has worked.

Also I cant get it to work in Firefox, but its fine in IE.

[greggyk]

This is the daddy one - thanks

Yep! That site was awesome! cheers!

still trying to finding an easy way of getting DVD's onto my ipod nano though.