Does Anyone know how I can save videos from You Tube onto my computer??

Question

I know that this is possible because people are telling me all the time on here that they can do it...but i can not figure it out...i have tried right clicking on the video to "save target as" and it does not work...anyone know??

Answer 1

Here's a helpful article that mentions "You Tube" :

Tech Tip: Save Streaming Media II

Saving streaming media can be a real pain. There are some commercial products available that are supposed to do the job but I’ve had mixed results. My best results have come from using a URL sniffer to find the appropriate URL, then feeding it to a downloading application that can handle the appropriate protocol (many streaming media providers use protocols other than HTTP, e.g. RTSP).

I have had less than successful results using this combination to download streaming media from some dedicated sites like youtube.com. After a Google search I discovered a forum dedicated to this sort of thing, and two threads with useful info. The upshot is that I downloaded and tested a Firefox extension called VideoDownloader. It’s all of 20k but it did the job for this video I wanted from youtube.com where a series of white racialists heckle Morris Dees about allegations of his pedophilia. (If you want to play the saved file you’ll need something that can play FLV files, like FLV Player)

As for the URL sniffer approach, I recently stumbled onto a free URL sniffer called URL Snooper. URL Snooper requires WinPcap. I have not tested it. I still haven’t found a reliable and free downloader that handles the popular streaming protocols, so I continue to recommend HiDownload as the least crash-prone commercial app for the task.

link :
http://majorityrights.com/index.php/weblog/comments/tech_tip_save_streaming_media_ii/

regards,
Philip T

Answer 2

Oh dear, don't listen to the answers given above. The correct way is to download this bittorrent client called Bitcomet which already comes with a stand-alone FLV player. Inside Bitcomet there is already a pre-registered lists of web addresses including YouTube. Just click on the YouTube address and when you are directed to the website, search whatever videos you like, then right click your mouse on an empty part of the screen. Select on "Download all videos with Bitcomet" and voila, it will be saved on your PC. But this is not the end. If you for whatever reason, could not open the video file, then download this player called Media Player Classic (a freeware) which plays .flv files-you just need to configure the settings after you download the player. Hope this helps. Good Luck.

Answer 3

If you use the Firefox web browser there is a plugin called Digg that is supposed to do this, but it only works with some videos I've found.

This site here says it can be done, haven't tried it though:

http://keepvid.com/

Answer 4

Wm Recorder 11.0 works great for me it has a 10 minute limit in trial mode though and requires realplayer to be installed.This program lets me record videos and music from yahoo and CMT as well.I think it will also work on ifilms.Get It at www.wmrecorder.com

Answer 5

Use Firefox

Download a pulgin from the firefox website called download helper

It has the instructions with it

Answer 6

Yes, that's very easy. Try Tubehunter, fast and safe.
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TubeHunter downloads YouTube/PornoTube/xTube videos to PC/iPOD/PSP
neoretix dot com

Answer 7

well, you know Google bought youtube, and there is a download bar next to the video you are viewing. I haven't seen this on youtube.