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Old 2007-08-20, 7:39pm
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Default Tutorial On Keeping Videos From YouTube

This question has shown up in the Bathroom a bunch lately and I've answered it each time, so this time I'm going to make the post permanent.

This will work for more than just videos from YouTube, but you will have to experiment with the other video sites. First thing you will need is a .flv viewer. The file extension .flv stands for Flash Video which is the second most popular video format on the web, it also happens to be the format that YouTube, ABC, CBS etc use. For a lightweight player that works on both MAC and PC, try this:

http://www.wimpyplayer.com/products/...lv_player.html

It works well and is pretty small and easy to use. Adobe will be coming out with their own player in the future, but for now, you can use this puppy.

In any case, go to YouTube and go to the page with the video you want to capture. For this example, I will use a NightCat (Ross) video because he is the man, the myth and the legend. When you have selected the video, you need to copy the URL address at the top (highlight the address and press CTRL + C):



Next, go to a website called KeepVid:

http://www.keepvid.com

In the top box, you want to paste the address you just copied and then click the download button:



Once you click the Download button, the KeepVid page will expand a little bit and give you something that looks like this:



Click the link that says "Download Link". You will then get a window that looks like this:



Click the "Save" button. When you do, you will get a save dialog window. In the filename box, you want to change "get_video" to a filename that describes the video and add a ".flv" at the end of the filename. I have done this in the next screen capture (I named the file Nightcat Flower Bottle Stopper.flv):



Save the file to any location that you like. It could take several minutes to download it depending on the size of the video. You now have the flash video file on your system to view. Open up the Wimpy Flash Video viewer that you downloaded earlier (or for you techy types, use whatever viewer you like.) Open the file you just saved and enjoy the show! You can now burn the video to a DVD for archival. To burn for watching on a regular TV/DVD player requires more software and technology skill that can get pretty in depth and is out of scope for this tutorial (it also can get pretty complex.)

Anyway, I hope this helps!

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Old 2007-08-20, 8:50pm
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Old 2007-08-20, 8:54pm
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Old 2007-08-20, 9:02pm
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I got this message when going to the site you posted for my mac...help!!!!!

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The files started to download for me Rich, which one were you trying to download?
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It really works...thanks jas.

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Old 2007-08-21, 7:15pm
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No problem Mike,

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Works great for me. Thanks Jason

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Old 2007-08-21, 9:27pm
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Send me a PM if you can't get it working. Glad it's working for you Bob!

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You might try the youtube downloader too:

http://www.youtube-d.com/

It allows you to save as an avi file which avoids the flv viewer. Works nicely
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Old 2007-08-23, 6:21am
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FYI, youtube-d does not work on a MAC OS and AVI can be a pain to get to run on it as well. It also requires a client side program, so you're not really avoiding anything being installed on the client. Use whatever you are comfortable with.
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Old 2007-08-23, 8:34pm
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Well if you insist on using a mac.....

After using PC's for far too many years I tried using a mac a friend gave me. I almost put it through a wall after a hour or so.
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Thank you! I absolutely love it - I've been downloading all morning.
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