how to download youtube videos to your pc [Archive]

citroen999

09-03-2008, 01:55 PM

hi

here is a quick tutorial for those people who would like to download videos from youtube and convert into mpegs or avi. Some videos are being removed so this is a good way of building your own library.

Its very easy using just 2 programs.

Step 1: You need to be using the Mozilla Firefox web browser (much safer than internet explorer) http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

Step 2: Then download the firefox add-on that allows you download movies that have the .flv file extension. Youtube use this file ext. to embed the movies in their site.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006

Step 3: A new icon should appear on your the bottom left of your browser window like this.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/new-icon.jpg

Step 4: Go to youtube and select a movie you would like to download, just click and play as you normally would.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step4.jpg

Step 5: Click the new icon on the bottom left and a new window opens asking you where you would like to save the video

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step5.jpg

Step 6: Save the file to your desired folder and a new download status box will open and the file will start to download in the .flv format

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step6.jpg

Step 7: You should now have a .flv file on your pc of the video you have just downloaded.

Step 8: You now need to decide what you want to do with that file. If you want to watch it direct from your pc you will need a flv player. Here is a free one, dont pay for one

http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10467081.html?tag=lst-1

citroen999

09-03-2008, 01:56 PM

If you would like to burn to disc then you need to convert the .flv to mpg or avi formats. This is great because you can play on your big tv and also pass on to friends etc and spread the word

Step 9: Download a free convertor (SUPER ©) from

www.videohelp.com/tools/SUPER

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step9.jpg

Step 10: Start the download then install SUPER ©

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step10.jpg

Step 11: Open SUPER © and select the 3 settings below.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step11.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step11a.jpg

I have found these to work fine, if anyone knows any better settings please shout up :)

Step 12: Now you are ready to convert, just drag and drop all the files you want to convert in to the bottom box

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step12.jpg

Step 13: Make sure you have the boxes checked on the files you want to convert. The image below shows just one but you can do more than one at a time. Then click the "encode active files" and wait, it takes about 1 minute for each file.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/citroen999/step12.jpg

once converted to your pc simply burn to disc using your fave burning program like nero etc

thanks

eternal_spirit

09-03-2008, 01:59 PM

Good stuff

citroen999

09-03-2008, 02:09 PM

and here is proof that movies are being taken off. :mad:

Full Movie - 911 MYSTERIES: CONTROLLED DEMOLITIONS - YouTube

It says "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by 911 Eye Witness" :mad:

Now we have copyright on truth!! :eek:

them

09-03-2008, 02:13 PM

Another option is this.

http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/06/real-video-player-11-can-rip-youtube.html

citroen999

09-03-2008, 02:14 PM

hi

does that convert to mpg or avi

thanks

deliciously_fresh

09-03-2008, 02:21 PM

Good thread.

dondaz

09-03-2008, 04:52 PM

and here is proof that movies are being taken off. :mad:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...5F8FEA0B917AEE (http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6A5F8FEA0B917AEE)

It says "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by 911 Eye Witness" :mad:

The vid is in nine parts and they stop access to four of them. That's not right surely.

I had someone use one of my vids last week to make money for his own pocket. 'The Police - You're Freindly Ringtones.'

Hi Darren

Some twat is using your video on youtube to do an advert sort of thing for ringtones. Maybe you should report it as abuse of the rules.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RGj2maxngFE

Youtube pulled his whole channel before I got in touch with them. Obviously my original vid is still on youtube and if they ever pull just one of my vids I'm off there and making a vid about them!

citroen999

09-03-2008, 06:05 PM

try and play the missing parts and see what message you get...

homebrew1973

09-03-2008, 06:22 PM

I`ve been using Total Video Converter for video converting onto my mobile and divx dvd player but if this other one`s faster I`ll use that instead. Cheers for the post :)

turquoisefyre

09-03-2008, 06:24 PM

whoa! nice post citroen999. thanks.

citroen999

09-03-2008, 06:58 PM

no probs, i'm no pro, so if anyone has any better tips using this software then shout up

chromeranger

09-03-2008, 10:12 PM

SUPER seems to have a lot of advanced settings in the screenshots.. which is nice.

For the mac users(like me) there is GetTube, which is a simple GUI with a 'download cart' that converts the videos to MP4 or MP3 while downloading them.

http://web.mac.com/simonvrel/en/download/files/GetTube.dmg

v2.3 is stable as ever.

farros

09-03-2008, 10:27 PM

why the hell dont people just start using GOOGLE VIDEO??... its much better.. you get a bigger screen, can have videos longer than 10 mins and files larger than 100mb...

GOOGLE VIDEO PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

synergy777

09-03-2008, 10:39 PM

Object moved

Namaste - The real meaning of the ancient blessing that evokes Oness and Harmony with the Universe

armoured_amazon

10-03-2008, 02:34 AM

Unfortunately when I converted youtube videos they lost clarity (and they are of ME at my gigs dammit, I wanted to edit them for my site).

lizzy

10-03-2008, 04:20 AM

Thanks Citroen and others ,I am saving links.:)

razed1

10-03-2008, 05:01 AM

good thread citreon, i d/l the super program

them

10-03-2008, 07:20 AM

hi

does that convert to mpg or avi

thanks

Yes, both.

farros

10-03-2008, 08:40 AM

Unfortunately when I converted youtube videos they lost clarity (and they are of ME at my gigs dammit, I wanted to edit them for my site).

exactly.

you wont get that problem with google video.

armoured_amazon

10-03-2008, 08:59 AM

exactly.

you wont get that problem with google video.

Yes but what if they're not on google video?

strider

10-03-2008, 09:06 AM

Even easier..

Download youplay for firefox. You can grab vids from YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe or MySpace.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=youplayer&status=4

All you do is drag the link into the playlist on the side.. Then in the playlist right click and download. Simple.

Then you can play them with VLC player

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

iitokio

10-03-2008, 04:04 PM

Your setting did not seem to work for me. The files only lasted for 29 seconds, and only had audio.
Some help please :)

them

12-03-2008, 08:40 AM

Hello!

Why don't you just download Realplayer? It does the whole youtube download thing for you, it's piss easy. Can anybody hear me?

limelady

12-03-2008, 09:35 AM

This is a very good thread and we shouldn't let this one slide into obscurity, so I'm going to sticky it in Recommended Reading and Viewing so we can direct people to it as a tutorial reference for downloading videos.

citroen999

12-03-2008, 11:29 AM

hi

thanks limelady and others for the support but forum member them may have got an easier way to do it. I'm a bit of web head so doing it my way is easy for me but maybe not for others.

I will use forum member Them's method and post the screen shots, the easier for members the better

thanks again

citroen999

12-03-2008, 12:20 PM

ok, here goes...

real player 11 is quite easy to d/l movies..

simply install the player, visit youtube and play a movie, then right click and select download movie. The movie will then download to your real player library.

But one problem, you will still need a convertor/ encoder to convert to mpg. But real player 11 has an option to burn straight to disc but you can only burn a vcd unless you upgrade which costs money.

If you try and burn a vcd it encodes the files before burning and takes around 30 mins :mad:

let me have a play around with it and see if i can suss a quick process

freeworld

12-03-2008, 02:21 PM

I could do with some help, whenever i download any youtube videos it automatically saves it to real player! I can not import any of my videos into my movie maker cos it is real player :confused: I am after editing videos and adding stuff to them but i am stuck, can anyone help with any advice please :confused:

citroen999

12-03-2008, 03:21 PM

hi

tell me what you are doing and what programs you are using and what end result you want :)

mr_self_destruct

12-03-2008, 05:11 PM

Only last week I was wondering how to d/l from Youtube, and I already use Firefox...so great post, cheers!

citroen999

12-03-2008, 05:43 PM

right then...

update on downloading and encoding./conversion

realplayer is fine for downloading but does not convert to mpeg unless you buy the upgrade which is £19.99... probably money worth spending if you are struggling to do the converting etc.

The goodthing is its an all in program download, conversion and burn either vcd which are burned to a 80 mins 700mb standard disc or dvd.

There is a 14 day trial so try it and see if its worth it.

Badpoints, burning takes ages upto an hour as it converts as it burns and once burned it may or may not work on most dvd players.

The method i posted takes a bit more effort but its free and definitely works on bcd, svcd or dvd.

One hiccup with either method is that you will find is that when you convert from .flv to .avi or .mpeg the files increase in size so you may not fit a 8 part movie on 1 disc. You will probably have to burn to 2 discs just like in the old days when you had pirate copies of films on 2 discs.

But overall both should work fine..

if any one has an easier method then shout up

if you want me to post screen shots of the realplayer method then let me know

them

12-03-2008, 11:54 PM

right then...

That's a very good good review, citroen999 :)

This picture is one I took for you whilst I was looking for fossils after the storm.

http://xs125.xs.to/xs125/08114/citroen999128.jpg

One hiccup with either method is that you will find is that when you convert from .flv to .avi or .mpeg the files increase in size so you may not fit a 8 part movie on 1 disc. You will probably have to burn to 2 discs just like in the old days when you had pirate copies of films on 2 discs.

I'm not sure about this method, but couldn't an avi or mpeg be washed through WMM by clicking ctrl+p to reduce the size?

It was remiss of me not to mention the fee :o

armoured_amazon

12-03-2008, 11:57 PM

I would like to know why my video downloads pixelated, please. Is that because they were compressed for youtube and mpeg-ing them has stretched them out again?

freeworld

13-03-2008, 08:21 AM

hi

tell me what you are doing and what programs you are using and what end result you want :)

I just want to be able to edit videos in movie maker so i can comprise one myself :confused:

citroen999

13-03-2008, 08:50 AM

I just want to be able to edit videos in movie maker so i can comprise one myself

so am i right in saying that you want to d/l videos fro youtube and put them into windows movie player?

First problem is windows movie maker wont play movies with a .flv extension, ideally they need to be .avi or .mpeg. So you need to use the encoder/ convertor to change them from .flv to .avi etc. Then you will be able to edit, cut etc each file in move maker..

armoured_amazon

13-03-2008, 01:53 PM

you need to use the encoder/ convertor to change them from .flv to .avi etc. Then you will be able to edit, cut etc each file in move maker..

Nuh-uh. Doesn't work.

iitokio

03-04-2008, 09:04 PM

galactic_stargazer

03-04-2008, 09:26 PM

Can someone tell me exactly what the reccommended settings are as the screenshot has then on a dropdown menu and not actually selected. tried the setting in the screenshot but windows media player only played audio and i could not see the video. The error was "unable to download codec"

Nevermind, i just realised that my windows media player did not have the correct plug-in for MPEG-2. im sorted :)

I went through this crap yesterday, lol,

I eventually ended up doing what Strider (on the third page) said to do and that was to add on 'YouPlayer' at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=youplayer&status=4

Then, if you want to watch off line, download a FLV Player.

dangermouse

18-04-2008, 11:21 PM

or u could get the new real player

scott_1975

06-06-2008, 05:59 AM

Hi,

For some time I have been using keepvid.com to save youtube or any online video clip in to mp4 format.

Regards,

Scott.

cyberdaemon

21-07-2008, 09:20 AM

There is program called vDownloader , its easy to use and all you have to do is paste a link to right location.

sannox

30-07-2008, 03:38 PM

opera has a couple of widgets that work
nd theres riva flv aswell

makemyday

24-08-2008, 05:26 PM

I use the www.movavi.com (http://online.movavi.com/) to convert and download the files from youtube and other sites. it can convert not only videos in many quality types (avi,mpeg,wmv...) but it can even cut out the sound (mp3 in 192kbps and wav in 128kbps formats). After conversion, you will be emailed the link to your files.

No install necessary, online version is quick and fine. recommend you this one, really :cool:

jayelowell

24-08-2008, 05:53 PM

makemyday

25-08-2008, 09:25 PM

haha, no problem mate, google power! :cool::D

devanshoom

07-09-2008, 10:58 AM

you say your method (the mozilla tools) works for toutube, but what about google videos? I find google has more NWO stuff, and its all full length instead of annoying 10 minutes parts.

basically I am asking do you know of anything that can download google vids.

I am also an avid video downloader..i use tube sucker and then pazeera to join and convert the files.

cheers

devanshoom

07-09-2008, 11:09 AM

okay forget that question....im downloading youplayer right now. Someone here said it works for google video.....so i will give it a cadburys whirl

duckingdafta

07-09-2008, 11:02 PM

I've just knocked a little vid together to show an anonymous member through PM how to download with video grabber.... though this isn't as good as vDownloader IMO (just looks better) as it still leaves them in flv format and vDownloader converts them for you. (unfortunately I can't get vDownloader to work on vista).. I use the SUPER converter to change them (on page one of this thread) as it is the best for all formats and free.
anyway... it's not brill as it was just a quickie
How to download with grabber - YouTube

sannox

06-10-2008, 12:25 PM

orbit and vdownload work well .

kevstodd

08-10-2008, 03:54 AM

Hello!

Why don't you just download Realplayer? It does the whole youtube download thing for you, it's piss easy. Can anybody hear me?

hi there
just to let peeps know that the real player down loader plugin dont work with fire fox 3 :mad: i liked it as well never had one prob till now but hopefully they will sort the incompatibility problems out

misterethoughts

27-10-2008, 08:04 AM

Thank you for this. However, why not use http://www.surfthechannel.com or http://www.ovguide.com for the videos.

noewhan

14-01-2009, 03:25 AM

Here's 2 things I find very very helpful:

Save2PC Lite:
Download from google video, or youtube & others. Free, & codec options. To .avi instantly for easy editing.

http://www.save2pc.com/files/save2pc_light_setup.exe
(Windows 9x - vista only, I think)

(If you live in Australia, replace the 'www's in youtube links to 'au' when you want to download. Videos which have an age confirmation button don't download.)

& this...

http://www.vixy.net - online conversion.

:P

devanshoom

21-03-2009, 07:16 PM

i used to use tubesucker (cos im a bit of a simpleton) and it worked fine for ages until a new version came out that requires you have windows media player 11 installed. I went ahead and installed it (despite hating windows media player cos its crap and wont play anything). Right at the end of the installation microsoft demanded I send my wondows details, i,e,. serial number for verification. I use a pirated copy of windows so it was all a waste of time...and tubesucker can no longer do what it used to. wankers have sold out by the look of it.

anyway...thanks for all the info everyone. looks like i will be following a few tips from this thread

firstlook

07-04-2009, 10:55 AM

This is by far the easiest and most reliable downloader for youtube videos.
Downloads videos in flv. format. has a converter that converts to WMV, MP3, MP4, MPEG4, MOV, AVI.

http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4999/you1d.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=you1d.jpg)
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7461/you2s.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=you2s.jpg)
These pics arent the newest version, but I stick with what works. The new version will be fine though.

ownoiz

11-04-2009, 11:22 AM

chris_com283

14-04-2009, 06:32 AM

I used to use the Real Player tool, but then I had problems. I recently switched to Orbit Downloader, but now I'm having problems with that now. Bloody sucks.

devanshoom

21-04-2009, 09:28 PM

i dont see any tips for downloading google video clips

mightyoak

04-05-2009, 08:47 PM

Can anyone help

I'm trying to convert files from my AVL media player onto A usb stick for playback on tv

I have copied them but tv does not recognise the files WHY ?:confused:

I probably need a converter but which one

plz HELP :)

smoke n mirrors

01-06-2009, 05:07 AM

If you download the Firefox plugin download helper and then add the converter you can grab media files with ease.

There converter can be used free but you will get less features and format options with the free version.

Web page is here http://www.downloadhelper.net/

You will need to define your default conversion method and when you select a file to pull down select download&convert not quick download. The files will be converted automatically after the download. :cool:

sannox

21-07-2009, 02:35 AM

ubuntu users need not ask :D;)

noewhan

11-08-2009, 02:35 AM

i dont see any tips for downloading google video clips

One dodgy way would be to use a screen capture program, like 'camtasia'.

And if you don't get audio, try recording that seperatley and then adding the two together in an editing prog. I know that sounds like a bitch, and at times it can be.

eddieb

18-10-2009, 11:24 AM

I use DownloadHelper and then DVDflick( Free) to convert. If anybody goes down this path one thing to be aware of. In the DVDflick setup , select ISO.
When the ISO is finished then burn with your DVD software. DVDflick has an option for automatic burn , but I along with several others on the Flick forum have found using the automatic setup can end up with coasters. Whereas the ISO method comes up trumps every time.

delamo1999

07-06-2010, 07:01 PM

Thank you so much. I used to use TubeSucker, but it don't work anymore.

:):):)

This is by far the easiest and most reliable downloader for youtube videos.
Downloads videos in flv. format. has a converter that converts to WMV, MP3, MP4, MPEG4, MOV, AVI.

http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4999/you1d.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=you1d.jpg)
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7461/you2s.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=you2s.jpg)
These pics arent the newest version, but I stick with what works. The new version will be fine though.

delamo1999

26-06-2010, 02:12 AM

There is program called vDownloader , its easy to use and all you have to do is paste a link to right location.

Thanks!!!

:):)

ming the merciless

26-06-2010, 08:10 PM

If you want to download any video playing on a site, try:

http://www.ant.com/video-downloader/

It is very good.

down2earth

09-08-2010, 05:47 PM

Anyone know how to download youtube vidz to a cell phone?

stevepeterson

18-08-2010, 04:18 AM

YouTube updated their website and a many of the previously mentioned products don't work anymore.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to download YouTube videos (http://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/download-youtube-videos.aspx) and then convert them to any format - for your cell phone, Zune, or to play on your PC.

sicknote

02-11-2010, 06:47 PM

Follow the links below. You will be able to convert your downloaded youtube video's to MP3 & burn them to CD-r.

Free YouTube Download program.

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter 3.9.28.

aronia

11-11-2010, 01:45 PM

AMAZING ANTI NEW WORLD ORDER VIDEO

Vinnie Paz - End Of Days Ft. Block Mccloud MUSIC VIDEO ORIGINAL! (fan made) - YouTube

LINK

keyhole

12-11-2010, 12:13 AM

I recommend "Youtube Download Now" (http://www.youtubedownloadnow.com/)

noewhan

19-12-2010, 02:31 PM

VDownloader ftw, atm anyway :D

http://vdownloader.com/

sannox

16-05-2011, 09:05 PM

https://addons.opera.com/addons/extensions/details/easy-youtube-video-downloader-for-opera/4.1/?display=en

harrybrown

16-09-2011, 08:02 PM

Use this its perfect for youtube

http://www.youtubedownloaderhd.com/

Youtube Downloader HD is a free tool to download videos from YouTube and save it to your local computer. The videos can be converted to avi video format or to mp4 (compatible with iPod, iPhone).

I was wondering where to post in the forums as Im new, but I like many have noticed that lots of stuff on the 911 inside job keep getting removed as soon as they are posted, usually within a coupel of hours.

I have been trying to "pull down" as many as possible before they go too.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
(Claim: New WTC7 Angle Shows Explosions Before Collapse?)

This was removed within minutes hours, before I could grab it

Hope its of use