Download Flash Videos from YouTube, Google Video, and Most Other Video Hosting Streams
The videos from online viral video hosting and sharing sites such as YouTube and Google Video are not downloadable. The video will be streaming directly to the embedded player on the web page, without any downloadable link to save the video locally for offline viewing or for transferring/synchronizing to portable media player.
Javimoya’s Video Downloader
Javimoya’s Video Downloader helps you to download online videos directly to your computer, right from the web page itself, without any installation, and works in all operating system and computer. What Video Downloader does is, it extracts the hidden links to the media files that embedded in the HTML code, and displays the downloadable links for you to download the videos. All you need to do is just select the video site’s tab, input the URL of the video (appears on the address bar of the web page where video will play on it) which you want to download into the text box, and then just follow the download instructions.
Video Downloader supports a lot of video hosting sites, including major video sharing sites such as YouTube, Google Video, MetaCafe, IFILM and Dailymotion, plus (some still in working) Angry Alien, ArtistDirect, Blastro, Blennus, Blip.tv, Bofunk, Bolt, Break.com, Castpost, DevilDucky, FindVideos, Free Video Blog, Grinvi, Grouper, LuluTV, Midis.biz, Music.com, MusicVideoCodes.info, MySpace Video Code, PcPlanets, Pixparty, Putfile, REVVER, Sharkle, StreetFire, That Video Site, The One Network, VideoCodes4U, VideoCodesWorld, VideoCodeZone, vidiLife, VIDNET.com, Vimeo, vSocial, Web62.com and ZippyVideos.
Download with Video Downloader. More information at Video Downloader blog.
VideoDownloader Extension for Firefox
An extension for Fifefox web browser to make extraction and downloading of embeded video easy.
KeepVid - Want it, Keep it
Another similar service to enable video addicts to download and keep the videos is KeepVid. Exactly the same user interface with Ravi’s Video Downloaders, KeepVid has more video sites where you can grab the videos. (KeepVid claims Spanish blog Javimoya copied KeepVid website and functionality).
The video sharing sites that KeepVid able to process includes Angry Alien, ArtistDirect, Blastro, Blennus, Blip.tv, Bofunk, Bolt, Break.com, Castpost, Current TV, Dailymotion, DevilDucky, FindVideos, Free Video Blog, Google Video, Grinvi, Grouper, iFilm, LuluTV, Metacafe, Midis.biz, Music.com, MusicVideoCodes.info, MySpace, MySpace Video Code, Newgrounds, PcPlanets, Pixparty, Putfile, REVVER, Sharkle, StreetFire, That Video Site, The One Network, VideoCodes4U, VideoCodesWorld, VideoCodeZone, vidiLife, VIDNET.com, Vimeo, vSocial, Web62.com, YouTube and ZippyVideos.
Download with KeepVid.
fM Google, Youtube & Ifilm Video Downloader
Another alternative is to use fM Google, Youtube & Ifilm Video Downloader, although as the title suggested, it’s only limited to download videos hosted on IFILM, Google Video and YouTube. The site will also decode and extract the actual download links to the videos once you input the URL of the page where video normally loaded.
Download videos with fM Google, Youtube & Ifilm Video Downloader.
Greasemonkeying with Google Video and YouTube
If you use Mozilla Firefox, you will be able to download clips to your computer whether for offline browsing or transcoding/syncing to portable devices with Joshua Kinberg’s scripts and plug-ins for Greasemonkey extension for Firefox.
There are 2 scripts available to download from Google Video and YouTube:
Google Video Getter
YouTube To Me
Greasemonkey extension for Firefox needs to be install before using the scripts. After installing Greasemonkey, relaunch Firefox, then right-click the links above and select “Install User Script”. After installing, a prominent download link will appear on the top of web page whenever you browse to a Google Video or YouTube video page.
A small utility ables to download videos from Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, MySpace, DailyMotion, Pornotube, and many other similar sites, and then convert and save them in AVI or MPG format.
Download YouTube flash videos by simply adding a “kiss”.
aTube Catcher or YouTube Video Catcher
All-in-one program to download and convert videos from YouTube, XTube, Pornotube, DailyMotion, MySpace, Google Video, Yahoo!, Stage6, and also any flash video files.
Download video from popular video sharing sites by just one-click on bookmark or favorite, without the need to go through third party website.
Manual Steps for Videos Played in Microsoft Media Player
If you found a video that plays directly in Microsoft Media Player, try to right click on the movie display screen and then select properties. The last property - Location - will contain URL link to the media file. If the URL ends with .wmv, .mpg or other extension, except .asx, the video or the media file can be downloaded by any download manager by using the link.
If the link ended with .asx, .wvx or other similar extension, open with notepad and find the line starting with mms:. The mss: link can be downloaded by using FlashGet.
If the video is embedded in a web page, then click on View -> Source (in IE), Page Source (in Firefox), and search for video files extensions such as .mwv, .mov, .mov and etc.
Manual Steps for Videos Played in Quicktime and Real Player
Videos and media files in .swf or .rm format, try to use URL Snooper. URL Snooper is a program to help users locate the urls of audio and video files so that they can be recorded.
You can also use the View Source Code method to search for the link to videos yourself.
Notes
Most videos will be in the .mwv, .mov, .avi, .mp4, .swf or .flv format. To play a .flv media file, you will need FLV Player, or VLC Player.
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August 20th, 2008 10:11
You can download youtube video from grabyoutube.com
August 13th, 2008 03:11
http://www.capturetube.com or kepvid.com, much faster and cleaner
August 12th, 2008 15:29
use http://www.flashvideodownloader.org/
July 4th, 2008 01:52
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May 28th, 2008 23:57
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May 16th, 2008 13:27
OK, all those work fine, some even easier then the previous ones. But isnt there any software that you hover your mouse and a GET IT button appears like Orbit download manager? (Orbit doesnt work for youtube anymore) and that not only grabs from youtube, but from multiple sites and also not just videos, pictures and w/e (selected by their tabs).
My name says it all
April 27th, 2008 14:40
Try
vixy,net
simple and fast.. but Youtube only…
April 16th, 2008 19:32
You can use also http://www.tubedownloader.info/
March 28th, 2008 18:37
u can use this site :
http://www.top-tub.com
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March 19th, 2008 03:52
[...] can supply the program with the direct download link to the video, which can be easily done with various tools available to identify the download URL for embedded video. The downloaded videos are been cached too to save bandwidth, and will monitor any links in [...]
March 13th, 2008 19:35
Youtube Downloader 2.1.6
Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/93704198/YouTube_Downloader_2.1.4.rar
March 13th, 2008 17:08
Hello
March 4th, 2008 19:00
I’m using Flash Video Downloader.
February 20th, 2008 17:02
Very easy for u with E.M. Youtube Video Download Tool.
It works very well and easy to use.
(1)Install and Run E.M. Youtube video download tool.
(2)Play the video on the webpage.
when the video start to play , it will be sniffed and downloaded automatically.
http://www.effectmatrix.com/Youtube_video_download_tool/index.htm
(1)Download youtube video fastly and easily;
(2)Burn Youtube video to CD/VCD/SVCD/DVD disc;
(3)It can search any flash video from many websites at the same time;
(4)Convert flv video to any audio include mp3, wma,wav,ac3,mmf,amr,ogg,aac…, to any video formats include 3gp,avi,wmv, mpg,mpg4,asf,swf,h264,mov,jpg, that can be supported by PSP,iPod,iPhone,Apple TV video,iTune,mp3,mp4,Zune,Cellphone,Digital camera,DV,CD/DVD/VCD/SVCD.
(5)List all cache flv video;
(6)It can also repiar and capture RTMP video streams.
January 24th, 2008 02:24
Keepvid is one good tools for video grabbing or downloading but you can also try Dakma.com for downloading videos from Redtube, Youporn and Pornotube
January 4th, 2008 22:59
Here is the link of my program that download and store flv files readable by vlc:
http://macallan.club.fr/SETUP/VideoGrab4U.zip
Freeware.
January 4th, 2008 20:48
Hi my name is Mandeep Dalal & i will tell you the simplest way to extrat videos from you tube & other website.Do not waste your money on softwares for this.
First of all download unlocker from
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
It is a freeware.
Install it.
Now play video on you tube in you browser.
Open
C:\Documents and Settings\Monu\Local Settings\Temp
Here monu is my user name but you have to type your user name for example :
C:\Documents and Settings\arnold\Local Settings\Temp
Now arrange icons by modified.
you will see a FLA.TMP file.
Make right click on it & copy it by unlocker.
Save it in your desired folder.
Rename it as FLA.FLV & Play it in your media player.
If you dont have player then download VLC MEDIA PLAYER.
THANKS.
December 30th, 2007 05:41
Hello
I have done and published a small program
that enables to extract the flash video files
from YouTube.com.
This is fully freeware.
Macallan
November 30th, 2007 04:38
NetworkMiner can also be used to download audio or video files from for example YouTube.
A good step-by-step instruction is available at:
http://networkminer.wiki.sourceforge.net/save+media+files
November 6th, 2007 03:59
I find this website easier to use.
http://www.saveit.eu.tt