Copy video from You tube or Facebook??

Dglfellah40

How do I get a copy of video to download from either of these sites?
I want to copy the videos to my hard drive to play back off line.

elsie1b

Dglfellah40 wrote: »

How do I get a copy of video to download from either of these sites?
I want to copy the videos to my hard drive to play back off line.

Programmes like freefox and mp3 rocket can be used for this

gf2009

www.keepvid.com allows you to do it. You copy the URL to that site

biko

www.google.ie/search?q=download+youtube+videos+free will list many options besides the ones above.

Torqay

Programs to download video clips from platforms like youtube, vimeo, etc are plenty but most of them are riddled with ad or spyware, they install browser toolbars or worse.

Here's a little tutorial to do it entirely without the installation of such software.

1. download and unzip VideoCacheView

2. open your web browser and play the video you want to download.

3. run VideoCacheView, you will now see all videos that are currently in the browser cache



4. right click the file you want to save, select Copy Seleted Files To... (or highlight and press F7)



5. choose the location where you want to save the video



6. Navigate to the storage location and rename the file accordingly as it will be saved under the same random name from the browser cache.



The video clips will be save in FLV format (FLash Video), if your media player of choice doesn't support this format, install the required codec, a dedicated flash player or just get VLC (portable version here) which will play pretty much any media file under the sun, without additional codecs to be installed on your system.

Of course, if you know the cache location of the web browser you can locate and copy the videos manually but often enough they're locked to prevent you from doing that, VideoCacheView will copy the file regardless.

NirSoft's VideoCacheView is freeware, you can download the installer if you want but it's not really necessary.

Speaking of NirSoft, they offer a truckload of other useful utilities. I recommend to grab the free Windows System Control Center (WSCC for short), a graphical selection menu which will download the entire NirSoft and SysInternals utility suites and keep them up to date, a portable USB version is also available (no installation required).

yoyo

The VideodownloadHelper firefox extension is also quite good

Nick

Tomk1

Goto Temporary internet folder, press Size for order of large to small files, clip will be one of the biggest. Copy and paste. Might have to clear folder first, keep cookies. No need for special programs that just transfers the vid from temp-folder to hard drive.

Note you prob have to rename clip, also to play clip Media player classic will do the job.

Torqay

Tomk1 wrote: »

Goto Temporary internet folder

Cache location is different for the various web browsers.

Tomk1 wrote: »

press Size for order of large to small files, clip will be one of the biggest. Copy and paste.

In most cases it is not that easy, as I have explained in my previous post already, these video clips or often locked to prevent the user from copying it.

Tomk1 wrote: »

also to play clip Media player classic will do the job.

Media Player Classic alone will not "do the job", unless it was installed with a codec pack.

RUCKING FETARD

Torqay wrote: »

Speaking of NirSoft, they he offers a truckload of other useful utilities. I recommend to grab the free Windows System Control Center (WSCC for short), a graphical selection menu which will download the entire NirSoft and SysInternals utility suites and keep them up to date, a portable USB version is also available (no installation required).

Fixed that for ya...:o

Dudes a genius.

Tomk1 wrote: »

Goto Temporary internet folder, press Size for order of large to small files, clip will be one of the biggest.

Hasn't worked in Firefox at least since 3.6.


It's getting overly hard to capture clips from sites lately.:(

Torqay

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Dudes a genius.

That he is.

Of course, VideoCacheView is not limited to Youtube, it works for any website with flash content.

bdoo

Torqay wrote: »

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Dudes a genius.

That he is.

Of course, VideoCacheView is not limited to Youtube, it works for any website with flash content.

Realplayer has a downloader built in also has a converter so you can convert videos to MP3 and stuff

yoyo

bdoo wrote: »

Realplayer has a downloader built in also has a converter so you can convert videos to MP3 and stuff

Real player is possibly also one of the worst computer applications you can install, followed closely by itunes :pac: . Seriously though download flv/mp4 file and VLC Player is the best way. Also real player screwed up flash playback in web browsers recently

Nick

Torqay

yoyo wrote: »

Real player is possibly also one of the worst computer applications you can install, followed closely by itunes :pac: .

Both qualify as spyware in my books.

bdoo

Torqay wrote: »

yoyo wrote: »

Real player is possibly also one of the worst computer applications you can install, followed closely by itunes :pac: .

Both qualify as spyware in my books.

Yikes!

Torqay

Well, how would you call software which installs additional software without the users consent, if not malicious?

NegativeCreep

http://www.youtubedownloaderhd.com/

That site is the best IMO. Just put in the URL of the youtube video and it downloads it for you. Great stuff.

bdoo

Torqay wrote: »

Well, how would you call software which installs additional software without the users consent, if not malicious?

You should calm down. I was unaware of these issues with realplayer. I didn't contradict you I merely expressed my surprise, it is such a well known and widely used program that I thought it was trustworthy.

I guess you never know. I'm ill-informed it seems, it would have been helpful for you to share some info to support your point rather than respond as you did.

Torqay

NegativeCreep wrote: »

http://www.youtubedownloaderhd.com/

That site is the best IMO. Just put in the URL of the youtube video and it downloads it for you. Great stuff.

Hmmm...

Youtube Downloader HD - "Malwarebytes does not like this program "

"Award badges" that are not linked to corresponding reviews are most likely faked.

NegativeCreep

Torqay wrote: »

Hmmm...

Youtube Downloader HD - "Malwarebytes does not like this program "

"Award badges" that are not linked to corresponding reviews are most likely faked.

I don't understand any of that sentence, I'm sorry :L I know the bare minimum about computers :pac: But I've been using it a while and I've never gotten a virus

Torqay

bdoo wrote: »

it would have been helpful for you to share some info to support your point rather than respond as you did.

I didn't consider this really related to the topic, but since, you're asking to support my point:

iTunes also installs a video player (QuickTime), a web browser (Safari), a networking protocol (Bonjour) whether the user wants it or not ... this is just to name but a few from a long list of additional programs that come with iTunes.

Realmedia's bad attitudes have a long history.

Both programs are also known for tracking and profiling their users... of course one can argue, "well, the eejits have agreed by accepting the License Agreement, haven't they".

Torqay

NegativeCreep wrote: »

I don't understand any of that sentence, I'm sorry

On their website, Youtube Downloader HD boasts with a bunch of awards from a reputable computer magazine and a (not so reputable) shareware hosting site, yet none of these are linked to the actual editorial reviews.

bdoo

Torqay wrote: »

bdoo wrote: »

it would have been helpful for you to share some info to support your point rather than respond as you did.

I didn't consider this really related to the topic, but since, you're asking to support my point:

iTunes also installs a video player (QuickTime), a web browser (Safari), a networking protocol (Bonjour) whether the user wants it or not ... this is just to name but a few from a long list of additional programs that come with iTunes.

Realmedia's bad attitudes have a long history.

Both programs are also known for tracking and profiling their users... of course one can argue, "well, the eejits have agreed by accepting the License Agreement, haven't they".

That's helpful thanks. Everyone who wanders onto this forum isn't an expert, I recommended realplayer in good faith, without knowing these issues.

yoyo

Not to mention Apple forced people to install their Safari web browser during a routine "iTunes" upgrade, not to mention the ipod assistant, bonjour, itunes, quicktime services crap that load on every boot. Real is a marketing company who make money from the ads/messages the program shows. It probably tailors these based on songs played/downloaded

Nick

Torqay

To be fair, Safari is no longer bundled with iTunes, musta caused some outrage.

Torqay

@ RUCKING_FETARD: YouTube started to split their video files into multiple parts.

As for VideoCacheView, update to the latest version, it will find the split parts and merge them automatically. Just tested it with IE and it works fine again. More info on Nirsoft's blog:

VideoCacheView now supports the split video files of YouTube Web site.

RUCKING FETARD

Torqay wrote: »

@ RUCKING_FETARD: YouTube started to split their video files into multiple parts.

As for VideoCacheView, update to the latest version, it will find the split parts and merge them automatically. Just tested it with IE and it works fine again. More info on Nirsoft's blog:

VideoCacheView now supports the split video files of YouTube Web site.

Thanks for this^^^. Was wondering what was up alright, the mighty vlc still works aswell but alot more steps than I remember.

Downloadhelper can be sent to the addon graveyard methinks.

lol, you were on the ball early to see that post...and I had it deleted less than a min after posting!

Torqay

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

and I had it deleted less than a min after posting!

Not fast enough for me...