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Save YouTube / Google Video as AVI / MPEG..

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  • 08-04-2006 3:27pm
    #1
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭


    For all YouTube addicts...

    I tend to download a lot from YouTube but was sick of the pain-in-the-ass FLV format.

    But i found an application today which is excellent: just add the URL to your YouTube / Google Video / Grinvi (??) page with the video you wish the download and it will download it to your computer and convert it to either an AVI or MPEG and excellent quality too (depending on the quality of the source of the video of course).

    Download the application VDownloader here!

    For example, i entered in the URL to this and it downloaded the FLV from YouTube it to the folder VDownloader was in. And immediately converted it to a 16MB avi. Screenshot of converted video here!


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    #2
    oblian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭oblian


    nice one man!!!!


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    #3
    Jamey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Jamey


    Looks good! How long does it take to convert a video though...cos it's been converting my first one now for about 10 mins :( !!!??


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    irishshogun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 313 ✭✭irishshogun


    Excellent program, thanks for the link, it converted a 10 meg file in a minute or so..


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    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    It converted my 8MB FLV to a 16MB AVI in about half a minute.

    Reported on the developer's site in the blog comments it may have problems with some videos though.


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    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    Finally I can download all those Aine videos and watch them on my phone!


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    s8n
    Registered Users Posts: 3,832 ✭✭✭s8n


    excellent find


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    #8
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Very nice find basq, thanks!


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    Asok
    Registered Users Posts: 6,628 ✭✭✭Asok


    Excellent find!


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    :hugz:
    Big thanks. Now I can just download them instead of waiting for my favourites to load:D


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    wavin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 213 ✭✭wavin


    basquille wrote:
    For all YouTube addicts...

    I tend to download a lot from YouTube but was sick of the pain-in-the-ass FLV format.

    But i found an application today which is excellent: just add the URL to your YouTube / Google Video / Grinvi (??) page with the video you wish the download and it will download it to your computer and convert it to either an AVI or MPEG and excellent quality too (depending on the quality of the source of the video of course).

    Download the application VDownloader here!

    For example, i entered in the URL to this and it downloaded the FLV from YouTube it to the folder VDownloader was in. And immediately converted it to a 16MB avi. Screenshot of converted video here!


    sounds good.i downloaded it and tried to download a youtube video but get a n error that says "socket error # 10110"

    im at work, would a server stop stuff like this working?


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    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,395 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    great find basquille :)


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    bishopLEN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 261 ✭✭bishopLEN


    Hi,
    I just spotted this:

    When you watch a youtube clip the url will show something like this
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=LXNXgOx0Mm8

    To get the clip, copy the part after the = and then add it to the end of this

    http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=

    Therefore in this example you would get http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=LXNXgOx0Mm8

    Just copy this new URL into the address bar or your download manager and you will get the .FLV file.
    If I want to convert/play these flash video files I use VLC player. It is great and you can use setting so as NOT to explode the FLV to a bigger AVI(transcode wizard).


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    #14
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Does this thing still work for you guys?

    Cause it doesn't for me anymore, atleast with YouTube :/


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    bishopLEN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 261 ✭✭bishopLEN


    CyberGhost wrote:
    Does this thing still work for you guys?

    Cause it doesn't for me anymore, atleast with YouTube :/
    You tube have changed the way they handle their video. I spent a good few hours working out the new way. No fruits yet.


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    Gosh
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭Gosh


    See problems here:mad:


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    #17
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 5,552 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Damned YouTube :/

    Thanks for info guys.


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    steveland?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    If you're really determined to save it use www.keepvid.com to download the FLV file and then Riva FLV Encoder to convert it to avi/mpg

    Guide here: http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/t259578.html


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    Webmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 9,579 ✭✭✭Webmonkey


    Excellent Man!, just what i've being looking for


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    #20
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Amazing find...this is exactly what I needed.


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    #21
    steveland?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/

    This seems like a good extension for Firefox to do the same jobby... on the YouTube/GoogleVideo/etc site click the box at the bottom of the browser and it'll download it...

    Haven't tested it yet but it sounds good


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    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Yeah.. but it downloads it in that horrible FLV format.


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    Dampsquid
    Registered Users Posts: 675 ✭✭✭Dampsquid


    if you watch a vid on youtube with firefox, it downloads to a cache similar to

    C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\yvtcd30u.default\Cache

    Just browse to that directory when the file is downloaded completely within firefox, find the file last modified, and thats it, change the extension to .flv


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    basquille wrote:
    Yeah.. but it downloads it in that horrible FLV format.
    No worries: VLC plays them :)


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    coolcon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 318 ✭✭coolcon


    to come back to an old thread - which is best AVI or MPEG and whats the difference? i really should now but anyway :rolleyes: . I might eventually put the file on DVD so which should i use?


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    cance
    Registered Users Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭cance


    sorry to post necro,

    but i found this: http://www.zamzar.com

    its absolutely brilliant, it uploads the movie, converts it, then emails it to you.


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    joseph brand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,537 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    Zamzar looks for e-mail address. You might have to upload a video first.

    Vixy.net is the easiest, . . . . . . if it's not too busy. :mad:


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