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Knightsaber Priss
05-20-2006, 02:22 PM
I was just wondering if anyone could give me a crash course on how to save videos from Youtube onto my PC's hard drive so that I can save them onto disc.
Hunter Rider
05-20-2006, 02:29 PM
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

Copy the URL and then paste it in the space in this link and it can be downloaded

The part i circled,you need to select Youtube

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7584/15xq.jpg
Knightsaber Priss
05-20-2006, 02:48 PM
Okay...I did this but it's saved in a file my PC doesn't recognize. Now what?
Hunter Rider
05-20-2006, 02:57 PM
You need a VLC player to play it
http://www.download.com/VLC-Media-Pl...ml?tag=lst-0-1 (http://www.download.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-2194_4-10534878.html?tag=lst-0-1)
Knightsaber Priss
05-20-2006, 03:07 PM
Do I have to do it this way Can't I just convert the videos into another format and use my movie editing software to edit them together and save them as an .avi file so I can convert it on my laptop and save it as a DVD?
Knightsaber Priss
05-20-2006, 03:09 PM
Nevermind. I figured out how to do it.
Hunter Rider
05-20-2006, 03:11 PM
Nevermind. I figured out how to do it.
what did you use to convert them into an Avi ?
user123456789
05-20-2006, 03:11 PM
Nevermind. I figured out how to do it.
You're welcome.
Knightsaber Priss
05-20-2006, 03:19 PM
Anyone know how to clear up the blockiness of converting videos?
Knightsaber Priss
05-20-2006, 03:20 PM
what did you use to convert them into an Avi ?

The Total Video Coverter linked on the page you gave me.
Edward Brock
05-21-2006, 05:51 AM
Anyone know how to clear up the blockiness of converting videos?That's impossible. It's caused by the compression used for Flash movies. You can't revert it since there's a loss of data in the compression.
Erundur
05-21-2006, 11:03 AM
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

Copy the URL and then paste it in the space in this link and it can be downloaded

The part i circled,you need to select Youtube

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7584/15xq.jpg

Seriously thats awesome thanks a lot :up::)
Whirlysplat
05-21-2006, 11:20 AM
Does this woRk with Macs?

- Whirly
Da Docta
05-21-2006, 11:27 AM
Yes.
Knightsaber Priss
05-21-2006, 11:40 AM
That's impossible. It's caused by the compression used for Flash movies. You can't revert it since there's a loss of data in the compression.

Ah, well I guess I'll have to just watch these videos on post it note size screens since they look better at that resolution.
jaguarr
05-21-2006, 03:16 PM
Does this woRk with Macs?

- Whirly

It's a Firefox extension and it does work with Mac's (I just installed and tried it).

jag
Cmill216
05-21-2006, 05:36 PM
I can't get this to work on my Powerbook. Help.
twylight
05-22-2006, 12:29 PM
The Total Video Coverter linked on the page you gave me.


Does anyone know anything about SUPER or Riva FLV Encoder?

Because I'm confused as to which one to use. Especially since I'm clueless about how each one works anyway.
jaguarr
05-22-2006, 12:35 PM
I can't get this to work on my Powerbook. Help.

A little more info about what you're seeing in the way of issues and erros might be helpful.

jag
Cmill216
05-22-2006, 03:53 PM
A little more info about what you're seeing in the way of issues and erros might be helpful.

jag

Well, I download the file, and my VLC player doesn't play it. I change the extension and everything.
Mixairian
06-12-2006, 07:05 PM
Hunter Rider has given you a link to download these videos... In that same link there is a help section with a guide on how to view and convert these files... So yeah... Go there. READ!... Actually you don't have to read, the guy made a flash animation for those who are really slow.
jaguarr
06-12-2006, 07:09 PM
Well, I download the file, and my VLC player doesn't play it. I change the extension and everything.

What was the file extension?

jag
Da Docta
06-12-2006, 07:10 PM
Can VLC play flash? :confused:
jaguarr
06-12-2006, 07:18 PM
Can VLC play flash? :confused:

No, it can't. You need flash player.

jag
Mixairian
06-12-2006, 08:44 PM
Window Media Player Classi plays almost anything, including Flash.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/

This link should be in the free software guide.
Boba_Fett_123
07-03-2006, 06:08 PM
Okay, so I follow these instructions, but all that happens is that when I try to save it as .flv, Firefox saves it as video.flv.htm. So, how do I make Firefox not do that?
Mixairian
07-03-2006, 10:52 PM
It can only be saved as FLV format. You either need an FLV player or you have to convert it.
Boba_Fett_123
07-04-2006, 09:31 AM
Yeah, but it doesn't save it as .flv. It saves it as "filename.flv".htm, which my Flash player doesn't recognize.
Mixairian
07-04-2006, 01:53 PM
Then rename it and get rid of the .htm...

As long as the file type is .flv at its core, the .whatever name doesn't matter. Then again I am assuming you are saving these correctly. If you're ending up with an html file (one that opens in Explorer or Firefox), then you're not following directions.
Boba_Fett_123
07-04-2006, 03:19 PM
Okay, here's what I'm doing.

1. Copy paste the URL.
2. Click "download".
3. Right click, "save link as..."
4. what's in there is simply "get_video". I rename it "video.flv". there's no option to change the type of file
5. Firefox automatically begins downloading it as "video.flv.htm". Tell me what direction I'm not following.
Mixairian
07-04-2006, 07:25 PM
Don't rename it. Save it with the name it gives you and rename it afterwards.