I was wondering is it possible to save videos from YouTube.com to my hard drive?
Cause I know how to save video from other sites but YouTube streams the video and I cant work out how to save it..
2006-11-02 06:53:31 · 6 answers · asked by sbraidley 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
YouTube i believe uses .swf (Shockwave Flash Files) and it streams using there player
2006-11-02 06:59:59 · update #1
I have never been to you tube, but if the streaming video is embedded in windows media, then right click, copy the link shown in the target area, paste it in you browser and click go... this will bring up an open/save as box... save it where you want it.
2006-11-02 06:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by xerocs 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is a way to save YouTube videos. It's an extension for Firefox called VideoDownloader:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/
Videos in Flash format, like the ones on YouTube, will be saved as .FLV files, and you'll need a program that can play .FLV files, like:
http://www.download.com/FLVPlayer/3000-2139_4-10413461.html
2006-11-02 07:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by Alex S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you firefox and view the page source. This lets you see the script. When it gets to the video URL (ends in .mpg) copy and paste it into another browser window and save it from there.
2006-11-02 07:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Laurence B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
firefox has a bunch of plug-ins for this. just go to the extensions add-ons page and type 'youtube' into the search box.
2006-11-02 07:00:55 · answer #4 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is an exhaustive if not comprehensive list of tools that you find find useful
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/10/the-amazing-youtube-tools-collection/
firefox has a couple of neat plugins called unplug and getvideo
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/10/the-amazing-youtube-tools-collection/
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3516/
you can also try pimpfish
http://www.pimpfish.com/index.html
2006-11-02 09:03:59 · answer #5 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am going to send you an email
pick me as best answer
2006-11-02 10:25:00 · answer #6 · answered by fvdvdv 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋