EggXpert

With this simple and free tool.

TubeMe  http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,64509/description.html?tk=nl_ddxdwn

Thanks Mei good find.

Had a problem downloading one video and then found this link and it did download the video.

http://vixy.net/ 

Converts to

AVI for Windows

MOV for MAC

MP4 for IPod and PSP

3GP for mobile

and

MP3 if you just want sound

Do these keep the YouTube logo on the bottom right corner when you save/convert the videos?

 

yep.

There is also this Utility but will not convert only download the FLV to the HDD.

OR!

you can just use any site like this that parses the flv url from a page..

http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

there's even a firefox extension that does this.. (http://www.sephiroth.it/weblog/archives/2006/10/xul_and_xulrunner_costarring_f.php) 

 

i like to have them in the original flv file format since they're very light.

to play the flv files in any media player of your choice, download the ffdshow codec...

http://www.divx-digest.com/software/ffdshow.html 

 

but if you still insist on converting the flv's to another format, you can follow these instructions...

http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/YouTube_Google_Download_FLV_to_AVI_page3.html 

but personally, i prefer using SUPER  (simplified universal player encoder & decoder)

http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/YouTube_Google_Download_FLV_to_AVI_page3.html

 

..all that with non-proprietary software! :) 

Thanks Mei, tried it over the weekend & it works like a dream. Now I have some cool tube vids on my iPod to watch when I'm waiting for my always late girlfriend. Cheers

thank you for sharing

mei:

I haven't downloaded it yet, but the reviews weren't very good

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/userreviews/fid,64509/userreviews.html

perhaps if you are already using it you could write up a simple walkthrough as it sounded like many couldn't get it to work.

 

regards

d49

Daniel49:

mei:

I haven't downloaded it yet, but the reviews weren't very good

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/userreviews/fid,64509/userreviews.html

perhaps if you are already using it you could write up a simple walkthrough as it sounded like many couldn't get it to work.

 

regards

d49

Oh I am very sorry Dan, I did not see your post till today.  You might want to try some of the other options people have put up here. 

To be honest I am not a big youtube fan and I never bother to save any thing off that site as the video quality of youtube video is rather low.  Most of the youtube videos I have seen are posted on these forums or sent to mei via Email links.

Wow~~~~~~

Thanks a lot, Mei.

It is so cool!

 

Thanks mei, too bad youtube video quality kind of low.

I've used www.keepvid.com  Works for youtube and a bunch of common video sites.  I use it to get the .flv files, and then i can play them on a .flv player or capture the audio as an mp3.  I'm not really into having those weird flv files on the computer, and having a special player, but there's some stuff that can be short lived on youtube.  Some of my favorite stuff, like Rejected and Metalocalypse episodes are constantly being taken down due to copyright stuff... 

Thanks Mei. How many video you have snatched from Youtube? ^_^

I remember I once saw a website, which can decode URL of a youtube video and covert to a link you can download that video clip. It is developped by a programmer for testing purpose. That's also sweet. No need to install anything on your computer. Unfortunately, I don't find that webpage anymore.

Wow, cant believe i didnt see this before.  Would have saved me the chore of finding one.

The one i found is zamzar.com.  Its all web-based, no app.  But you can add a button to your browser, then when you see a good vid, you hit the button and it then takes you to their page.

Then all you do is put in your e-mail and the file type you want it in and when it gets done (less than 2 min. later) it will e-mail you the download link.

You can also use it on myspace.  And, you can even have it convert videos and audio and many other document types on your computer or internet to a ton of different formats.

 

I think its worth checking out.

hey kunzy, have you tryed it yet,,if so was it the free one

fatboyHD:

hey kunzy, have you tryed it yet,,if so was it the free one

not sure what you are refering to.  Can you expound a bit

wow! great find, i love that it is a P.E. file also.

ya man, when i clicked the link they have option for free or monthly premium,,was wondering if you had used the free one or you was using one of the premium services,,,just curious to know if the free one was what u were ref. to,,,,,