How to Download Video, not just from YouTube?
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There are many articles on how to download Youtube Video with Kiss YouTube, YouTube Downloader and there are so many other options. But YouTube is not the only site out there which provides video content, there are hundreds of them and in fact the number is growing. You may also want to download videos from Google Video, MetaCafe, MySpace, Revver, iFilm, Putfile, DailyMotion and so on. KeepVid helps you to download videos from all these sites and most of the other sites too (As of now they have listed down 40 sites and you can also try downloading from other sites).
How to Download?
Go To KeepVid and give the URL of the Video or the Video Page that is to be downloaded and mention the source (such as YouTube or Google). If the site you are downloading from is not mentioned, then list it under any site.
Click Download and they will give a Download link from which you can download the Video file alone.
Like in most video downloader, the Video that is downloaded will be in Flash format (.flv).
Download FLV Player from Applian or Download.Com
But you can always convert .flv format to WMV or AVI or any other format for free. Find out how in my next post.
Update: “How to convert .FLV(Flash) to .WMV, .AVI or any other format?”
Use this new easiest method to download online videos using real player, read more on “How to Download Youtube and Other Online Videos using Real Player?“
Hey Thanks! I was very badly searching for some tool to download MetaCafe videos. Thanks!
My 12 year old son was standing behind me while I was reading this post. He goes “whoa, let’s use that!”. I have a feeling my hard drive is going to get a lot of new videos later lol.
Hi,
Y download a software to convert an flv video?
With Vixy.net, you can submit an url, which will be converted to a different video format(MPEG4(AVI/MOV/MP4/MP3/3GP)) an that too online. Then you can download the converted file.
@Vijeesh, That is a good utility online. I checked it out but it is taking the URL from YouTube and their site only. So if you want to download video from other site, first you have to use keepvid to download and then upload that video to their URL and then download the converted Video. So, I guess it will be easier to convert with a installed software which mostly everybody has but most of them don’t know that they can use it to convert!!!
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I use vdownloader to do the same stuff.. it can even convert the video into AVI or MPG format. Check it out:
http://www.vdownloader.es/
@Pink, vdownloader is a very good software…
if you wanted to convert it in all forms of files, you can convert it in total video converter, just find it cant upload it…..
thankz very much!!!!!!
Actually, if you’re really clever, have a look in your browser’s cache and you may find the file already there. The file size usually gives it away, even if it has no file extension and some sort of odd code like BE959317d01. Try opening it with VLC player (or some other player like Winamp). If it plays, you can copy it out of the cache and rename the file, which should probably have an FLV extension tacked on (verify with Gspot in Windows– it may be something else, like a WMV or divx). That’s in Firefox; not sure about IE6 or 7 how they’re marked.
You do actually have to PLAY the video to have it in the cache.
SO I hear a lot of People who have iPOD or iPHONE go WTF**???
Ok in short . lots of pple know HOW to get free Music Vidaos from Utube. if not here it is:-
1)Play utube video and let it fnish to the end ( waite till u seee the reply button)
2) go to your “temperaroy internet Folder(Windows xp pro) eg
C:\Documents and Settings\% user\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
3) sort file type by the SIZE ( make hihest on top of list)
4) you wll see file called someting like “get_video….”
5) Copy that file to anywhere into another folder
Load into iPOD or iPhone and enjoy !
6) Rename that file to ” xxx.mpg”
7) play with any MEDIA player ,,, WMP is fine.
PLS respect COPYRIGHT laws and ……..peace@!@
i downloaded real player but i cant download streaming videos from any site
Video Download Studio™ is a powerful video downloader and converter tool which can help you download videos and free music from popular online social websites like YouTube, Metacafe, imeem, Break.com, Dailymotion, Veoh, Yahoo video, Google video, MySpace, Vimeo, RuTube, Blip.tv etc. Supported Video Sharing websites
It also helps you convert online videos to all kinds of video and audio format like AVI, WMV, MPEG4, MP3, WMA which can be import to Windows Movie Maker or other mobile devise such as iPod, iPhone, PSP MP3 Player etc.
The built-in Media Player and Video Converter will focus on strengthening the ability of controlling complicated video and movie formats.
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please help me when i open youtube i cant find a download box above the video whats the solution ???? how can i find it what should i do
i neeeeeeeeeeed help
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against the copy law? If it is, how could I handle it? appreciated.
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It does not work for me. The Download This Video does not appear at all. I have done it before, now with the new Real Audio version it is not. I have tried different setting in Preferences = nada! What could be wrong?
My main objective is to save a video so I can play it back later without being online. I have a slow dial up connection and want to play the videos in Windows Media PLayer. So I suppose I need a way to download the video, convert it to wmv and save it in a play list. Are any of the programs mentioned going to work for this? Thank you.