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How do you download YouTube files?

Posted: Jan 19th, '06, 03:53
by Wingwong
Does anyone here know how to download YouTube files? Please PM me

Posted: Jan 19th, '06, 04:05
by nitesaint

Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 12:51
by aSn*GrL
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Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 13:11
by shimy bimy
sorry...wish to help u ...bt i don't know

Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 13:16
by trec
This is the way I do it.

For instance, the file you want has the url: http://www.youtube.com/?v=NdronuRtb3c
Copy and paste that url and change it to the following instead: http://www.youtube.com/get_video.php?video_id=NdronuRtb3c

Then when you're going to download the file, it'll come up as get_video.php, so change that to name_of_file.flv ... (Because it's a video flash file ofcourse!)

There are many '.flv' players out there, and I even used a program to convert some of the .flv clips i've downloaded to avi, and mpg etc using "Total Video Converter".

I hope that was useful :]

Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 15:24
by MaiMunky
trec wrote:This is the way I do it.

For instance, the file you want has the url: http://www.youtube.com/?v=NdronuRtb3c
Copy and paste that url and change it to the following instead: http://www.youtube.com/get_video.php?video_id=NdronuRtb3c

Then when you're going to download the file, it'll come up as get_video.php, so change that to name_of_file.flv ... (Because it's a video flash file ofcourse!)

There are many '.flv' players out there, and I even used a program to convert some of the .flv clips i've downloaded to avi, and mpg etc using "Total Video Converter".

I hope that was useful :]

Thank you so much, it was really useful! ^-^

Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 16:25
by MaiMunky
Oh, and could you give me a link to a program where I can convert the flv file? ^-^ That would be greatly appreciated.

Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 17:06
by trec
This is the link to the offical website for "Total Video Converter" : http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter/

It's pretty good :]

Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 17:37
by Su
thank you nitesaint :w00t: It worked for me :cheers:

Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 23:01
by sHeEnA2o9
Hmmm, do you really hafta register and buy to work that total video converter thing? Or is it just a temporary trail?

Posted: Jan 22nd, '06, 23:05
by kwon
Thanks for this info, I've been looking for this!

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 02:17
by Wingwong
Thank u guys for everything :) Much obliged! :0) Now if only I could find subs for Crystal Boys! Lol

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 03:03
by bluenitesky
wait how come when i do it it's say unavailable = (

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 03:11
by whisperss_57
thanks ive always wondered how to do this ^^ :wub:

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 03:12
by MaiMunky
sHeEnA2o9 wrote:Hmmm, do you really hafta register and buy to work that total video converter thing? Or is it just a temporary trail?
It says free download so... you can dl it and install w/o no problem. I'm testing it out right now.

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 03:30
by alexis_glenriv
Thanks for the people who shared their knowhows , I've been trying different ways to download from youtube but nothing works.

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 03:33
by bluenitesky
srry, i can't edit my post but , i just want to say it works = ) , i mess up

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 03:46
by ironicwave
you can also use hypercam and just record the vid as it plays, there's an option to use divx codec, which leaves you with a small .avi filesize, but retains quality well...
that's what i use... cept my comp had hiccups and runs slow as hell atm, so can't use it... XD

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 05:35
by gialian
yay wow thank you!
blah... but the total video convertor is only a 15 day trial >< i there any other type of file converter? that's completely free or will work at the 15 day trial?

Posted: Jan 23rd, '06, 07:07
by bluenitesky
i try to convert it ,but it keeps saying error :cry:

Posted: Jan 24th, '06, 00:39
by jho
Wahhhhh omgosh this is great. Thanks!!

Posted: Jan 24th, '06, 00:54
by MaiMunky
I'm so lazy but I'll try to find a converter... not anytime soon.. busy w/ school. I didn't know it was a 15 day trial. x_x' Well... I just keep pressing that I want to keep trying the product out.

Posted: Jan 24th, '06, 01:36
by zdoon
noone's heard of edonkey? not that i'm advocating piracy but cracked versions of any program are downloadable from there.

ps: edonkey -- > google is your friend.

Posted: Jan 24th, '06, 02:27
by MaiMunky
zdoon wrote:noone's heard of edonkey? not that i'm advocating piracy but cracked versions of any program are downloadable from there.

ps: edonkey -- > google is your friend.
Thanks for the info. >.> Not an advocater of piracy.. what about this forum? x_X'

Posted: Jan 24th, '06, 05:05
by alexis_glenriv
Does anybody know if there is an alternative converter for .flv? Total Video Converter is a trial version have to buy it after 15 days. I downloaded this from limewire but there is a virus .

Posted: Jan 24th, '06, 06:28
by bluenitesky
i can't even convert the thing = < , but here is the link to dl a player for .flv
http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000 ... 67082.html

Posted: Jan 25th, '06, 05:38
by trec
For the Total video converter trial... you can always find a way around it ;) Try searching for it on google for the version you have

Posted: Feb 15th, '06, 12:26
by jAnA
Here's another way to DL files from YouTube

>> Click here

Posted: Feb 27th, '06, 00:22
by jenkkie
woah awesome

i didnt even kno we can download youtube videos x] thankss ^__^

Posted: Mar 2nd, '06, 02:31
by alakina
trec wrote:This is the way I do it.

For instance, the file you want has the url: http://www.youtube.com/?v=NdronuRtb3c
Copy and paste that url and change it to the following instead: http://www.youtube.com/get_video.php?video_id=NdronuRtb3c

Then when you're going to download the file, it'll come up as get_video.php, so change that to name_of_file.flv ... (Because it's a video flash file ofcourse!)

There are many '.flv' players out there, and I even used a program to convert some of the .flv clips i've downloaded to avi, and mpg etc using "Total Video Converter".

I hope that was useful :]
thanx a lot! :wub:

Posted: Mar 2nd, '06, 03:04
by melonyhappy
awesome :) thank you. it works, and it's simple.

Posted: Mar 6th, '06, 17:30
by bibi.babo
Thank you!! :D

Posted: Mar 9th, '06, 05:37
by PopGilligan
Is there a program then, that you can splice the videos together with? You know how most YouTube videos have several parts to them...

Posted: Mar 11th, '06, 02:51
by ticonuong1832004
thx a lot for helping me how to download from youtube but may I ask is there any user name and serial number for Total Video Converter to register cause I saw the software label unregister, if so can you give me the user name and serial number thx a lot, I wonder if this software might be expired without registering ???? :-)

Download direct from youTube! (drama, anime, mvs)

Posted: Mar 11th, '06, 02:53
by yusufborne
hi everyone :)

i was googling around for how to download from youtube and i found a site which lets you download from youTube and other video sites :wub:
http://keepvid.com/

for kdrama on youtube
http://youtube.com/results?search=kdram ... rch=Search

jdrama
http://youtube.com/results?search=jdram ... rch=Search

cdrama
http://youtube.com/results?search=cdram ... rch=Search\

anime
http://youtube.com/results?search=anime ... rch=Search

just copy the url of the page from youtube and paste it at the site
now im getting all my old anime back
:thumright:

hope that helps

Posted: Mar 11th, '06, 05:21
by Lil_jojo
awww.... I dun no y but all ur trick dun work for me :-(

Re: Download direct from youTube! (drama, anime, mvs)

Posted: Mar 11th, '06, 20:09
by ticonuong1832004
yusufborne wrote:hi everyone :)

i was googling around for how to download from youtube and i found a site which lets you download from youTube and other video sites :wub:
http://keepvid.com/

for kdrama on youtube
http://youtube.com/results?search=kdram ... rch=Search

jdrama
http://youtube.com/results?search=jdram ... rch=Search

cdrama
http://youtube.com/results?search=cdram ... rch=Search\

anime
http://youtube.com/results?search=anime ... rch=Search

just copy the url of the page from youtube and paste it at the site
now im getting all my old anime back
:thumright:

hope that helps
thx you for showing us how to download, but may I ask you a question, after downloading the file how can you convert the file into movie file as .avi or .mpg or.wmv ???? thx :scratch:

YOU TUBE

Posted: Mar 16th, '06, 03:24
by ashby4
hi..can anyone tell me how to downlod videos from you tube?
i was using a site but it is no longer opening...the feelingtree site I think
i think i was able to see an instruction here but i am not able to find it anymore....
thank you!!

Posted: Mar 16th, '06, 05:04
by RoguesHeart

Posted: Mar 30th, '06, 05:32
by wing_wing1
hi how come it doesnt work for me?
i tried the keepvid.com site for a few youtube urls, but it keep saying error and that it is not a correct url??

Posted: Apr 28th, '06, 13:53
by martina_SMO
trec wrote:This is the way I do it.

For instance, the file you want has the url: http://www.youtube.com/?v=NdronuRtb3c
Copy and paste that url and change it to the following instead: http://www.youtube.com/get_video.php?video_id=NdronuRtb3c

Then when you're going to download the file, it'll come up as get_video.php,
This system isn't working anymore ;___; Is it only me? :goggle:

Please help :-(

Posted: Apr 29th, '06, 01:12
by xcy
i tried saving it as an avi file once and it seemed to work

Posted: Apr 29th, '06, 01:15
by xcy
yeah it's not working for me anymore. it keeps on saying that i have already download it, but it can't seem to find it anywhere. and the donwnloading preocess is way too fast for me to belive that it actually donwloaded the movie because it only took like 1 second. anyone have any clue whats going on?

Posted: Apr 29th, '06, 01:38
by JenBell
just do what i do when i want to archive a file off youtube....

everyone uses firefox right? shame on u if u dont
install greasemonkey extension
search for youtube download script for greasemonkey - install it
go to youtube video and low and behold...download link at the top. Rename the file to .swf if u want to play it or use something like xilinisoft encoder to convert to whatever - i usually convert it to dvix / xvid...job done.

Also greasemonkey has some nice ext for google video as well...I thought everyone used this method?

Posted: Apr 29th, '06, 01:40
by martina_SMO
Okay, I've found a way ^___^v (it's a bit complicated, though .__.)

The difference is that once you have seen the video, you have to open the Temporary Internet Files folder. Then you find the corresponding file, and take note of the URL description beside it.
the URL is not www.youtube.... , but there is a series of numbers or letters before, like:
v129.youtube.com/...

at that point, in order to DL the video, the url is not
http://www.youtube.com/get_video.php?vi ... dronuRtb3c
but
http://v129.youtube.com/get_video.php?v ... dronuRtb3c

Then it's the usual (saving the video with the .FLV extension).

... Well, I still hope there's a simpler way to do this >__<

****************

lol, here's the simpler way XD
JenBell wrote:just do what i do when i want to archive a file off youtube....
everyone uses firefox right? shame on u if u dont
install greasemonkey extension
search for youtube download script for greasemonkey - install it
go to youtube video and low and behold...download link at the top.
Thank you ^__^

Yes, I also use Firefox^^

Posted: Apr 29th, '06, 14:51
by xcy
this is a free converter u can download this one, but u can only convert between mpeg, avi, flv, and maybe others that i havn't tried yet. but all in all this one works and it is free to download and free to use.
http://www.download.com/Riva-FLV-Encode ... ag=lst-0-9

Posted: Apr 29th, '06, 23:46
by martina_SMO
JenBell wrote:just do what i do when i want to archive a file off youtube....

everyone uses firefox right? shame on u if u dont
install greasemonkey extension
Well, not even this method is working anymore :roll

Posted: Apr 29th, '06, 23:59
by android_04

Posted: Apr 30th, '06, 13:02
by Iv3_imt
xcy wrote:this is a free converter u can download this one, but u can only convert between mpeg, avi, flv, and maybe others that i havn't tried yet. but all in all this one works and it is free to download and free to use.
http://www.download.com/Riva-FLV-Encode ... ag=lst-0-9
hello...
im new to this program..
i just downloaded this
i read from the guide from videohelp that for input files, i choose the flv.file
but why cant i choose flv files ?
when i klik browse (for input), message box will appear
and i try to locate my flv files
but this only shows me video files
and under type of files, there none choice other than "video files'
so how can i use this program to convert flv to avi??

thank you

Posted: Apr 30th, '06, 14:42
by xcy
Iv3_imt wrote:
xcy wrote:this is a free converter u can download this one, but u can only convert between mpeg, avi, flv, and maybe others that i havn't tried yet. but all in all this one works and it is free to download and free to use.
http://www.download.com/Riva-FLV-Encode ... ag=lst-0-9
hello...
im new to this program..
i just downloaded this
i read from the guide from videohelp that for input files, i choose the flv.file
but why cant i choose flv files ?
when i klik browse (for input), message box will appear
and i try to locate my flv files
but this only shows me video files
and under type of files, there none choice other than "video files'
so how can i use this program to convert flv to avi??

thank you
after you select your input file a destination vides file will pop up. it will say fro exaple:
nameofyourmovie.flv
you change the flv part into avi, mpeg, wmv, or whatever(i havn't tried all of them yet) and then you press the ---->flv encode button
you can change the information on the right side to get better qualities. i usually use
Video:
movie size
640x480
framerate
25
bitrate
768

audio:
bitrate
112
sampleing rate
44100hz

that seemed to work good for me. the result has almost the sam quality and is at a reasonable size.

Posted: Apr 30th, '06, 15:26
by JenBell
Ok....step by step guide it is then...

1. Install Firefox.
2. Install Grease Monkey: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ ... 6.4-fx.xpi
3. Install script. Rename attached file extension to ".js"
4. Open file in browser. Click to install.
5. Thats it.

If you still cant get it to work then u really need to look into how to use a pc. When I was told about this all I was told was GM and that was it, nothing more.
There are other ways to do it, this way works for me best.

Posted: May 1st, '06, 11:29
by Iv3_imt
xcy wrote: after you select your input file a destination vides file will pop up. it will say fro exaple:
nameofyourmovie.flv
you change the flv part into avi, mpeg, wmv, or whatever(i havn't tried all of them yet) and then you press the ---->flv encode button
you can change the information on the right side to get better qualities. i usually use
Video:
movie size
640x480
framerate
25
bitrate
768

audio:
bitrate
112
sampleing rate
44100hz

that seemed to work good for me. the result has almost the sam quality and is at a reasonable size.
i cant select .flv file
it only want to select video files

Posted: May 1st, '06, 19:28
by xcy
Iv3_imt wrote:
xcy wrote: after you select your input file a destination vides file will pop up. it will say fro exaple:
nameofyourmovie.flv
you change the flv part into avi, mpeg, wmv, or whatever(i havn't tried all of them yet) and then you press the ---->flv encode button
you can change the information on the right side to get better qualities. i usually use
Video:
movie size
640x480
framerate
25
bitrate
768

audio:
bitrate
112
sampleing rate
44100hz

that seemed to work good for me. the result has almost the sam quality and is at a reasonable size.
i cant select .flv file
it only want to select video files
that's wierd my flv files apear in the video files and then after I open it, I just chage the flv to whatever. Well sorry if i couln't help much im still a noob at this sort of stuff. If you mess around enough with it you'll eventually get it.

Posted: May 2nd, '06, 11:18
by Iv3_imt
thank you
i found the problem
my flv files doesnt have .flv in its name
so i edit the name and add .flv
and it worked..
thank you so much

Posted: May 6th, '06, 20:09
by fairytwix
JenBell wrote:Ok....step by step guide it is then...

1. Install Firefox.
2. Install Grease Monkey: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ ... 6.4-fx.xpi
3. Install script. Rename attached file extension to ".js"
4. Open file in browser. Click to install.
5. Thats it.

If you still cant get it to work then u really need to look into how to use a pc. When I was told about this all I was told was GM and that was it, nothing more.
There are other ways to do it, this way works for me best.
hmmmm...i did the things u said..and..well...so far..i was able to do them..normally..i dun ave eni probs wit tutorials..but..theres juz one bit im confused wit... ukn0 on STEP 3..when u say..the SCRIPT u mean the you_tube_to_me one right? hmmm...my prob is..how do i change the file extension? where do i change it? is it in the settings/properties bit?? coz..i juz dL the script..and i went to YT..and i can dL it..but..i can't seem to be able to open the file..iv proLii overlooked sumthing... :roll :unsure:

EDIT MY BAD! lol.... i got it!! ahahah..it was my mistake...i feel stupeeehd..i forgot to rename it to .flv ahahah.... :roll :lol 8) tnx for d tips!

Posted: May 6th, '06, 21:23
by fairytwix
hmmm..when the vids are private..can't i dL them??? coz it dun seem to be workin when they are...

Posted: May 6th, '06, 21:28
by JenBell
the script above stopped working for me for some reason, even after updating it. They changed the way the call back is done for the file.

I am using http://keepvid.com/ which is much easier to use...give it a go

Posted: May 6th, '06, 21:30
by TheBodyGuard
woah, nice guide! thx dude

Posted: May 6th, '06, 21:33
by JenBell
dudet...actually...I am the one sleeping in my sig...love sleeping...

Posted: May 14th, '06, 02:52
by Connie101292
does anyone know how to convert a flv file to a rvmb file? or avi? thx

Posted: May 14th, '06, 12:41
by JenBell
download xilinsoft video converter. does anything and everything

Posted: May 14th, '06, 12:50
by bella_mygga_insek
huh? can people download the videos which is uploaded in youtube? never heard of that before...

Posted: May 14th, '06, 13:08
by hagin
Thanks now I can dowload it too!!!!

Posted: May 16th, '06, 10:48
by anyala
Hi just a quick question. i tried to burn the converted flv files (to avi files) from youtube into VCD....but so strange...what happen is the the audio quality is so bad (is sort of fast forward ...faster so its sound like house music...but the picture quality is good...

what happened?? how can we resolve this?? is this normal?? is that means we can burn it into VCD??

thanks in advance...^^

Posted: May 16th, '06, 10:57
by JenBell
I actually burned off the some utube files for the first time last night. Converted them to svcd format and burned the files with no problems. Also, the using nero vision express, avi files transcoded fine as well...the encoder is very slow in my eyes though but does a decent job.
I dont usually convert avi to mpeg's using the primary app like nero, I prefer using a dedicated app for each thing so its optimized all the way....do become lazy sometimes though and just do the whole drag and drop thing.
Check out some dvd encoding sites,, they usually have a decent list of freeware for doing specific things.

Oh and Nero 7 is the like sooo crap. They really screwed up on the vxd calls on this version...new roxio is even worse. I say always use nero 6...its like the best burning program there is at the moment.

Posted: May 19th, '06, 03:27
by anyala
JenBell wrote:I actually burned off the some utube files for the first time last night. Converted them to svcd format and burned the files with no problems. Also, the using nero vision express, avi files transcoded fine as well...the encoder is very slow in my eyes though but does a decent job.
I dont usually convert avi to mpeg's using the primary app like nero, I prefer using a dedicated app for each thing so its optimized all the way....do become lazy sometimes though and just do the whole drag and drop thing.
Check out some dvd encoding sites,, they usually have a decent list of freeware for doing specific things.

Oh and Nero 7 is the like sooo crap. They really screwed up on the vxd calls on this version...new roxio is even worse. I say always use nero 6...its like the best burning program there is at the moment.
thanks for the tips...i'll try nero 6... :lol

Posted: Jun 10th, '06, 03:48
by SunStar
is there any program to capture or rip online streaming videos?

Posted: Jun 10th, '06, 18:04
by JenBell
If u use firefox, look for the video downloader extension...awesome

Posted: Jun 17th, '06, 04:42
by xcy
anyone know any free movie cutters or editors that i can use, inorder to post movies on youtube?

Posted: Sep 7th, '06, 04:18
by droozy
me cant dl.. anyone can help ?
Thanks

Posted: Sep 7th, '06, 06:14
by MifuneGoh
JenBell wrote:If u use firefox, look for the video downloader extension...awesome
JenBell is correct. This has always worked for me when yanking videos off YouTube. It also works for many other sites that use embedded players. But I'll stay on-topic.

First you need to be using the Firefox web browser: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

You will need to install the Flash plugin: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/plugins/

Then you need to install the VideoDownloader extension for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/

Once that's done, go to YouTube, find the video you want to grab, and click on its link. Once the video starts playing, click the embedded player's pause button.

Click the VideoDownloader icon in the lower-right corner of the Firefox window. A dialog will pop up telling you that you'll need to rename the file to something.flv. Right-click on the Download Link button, select Save Link As, rename the file, and click Save.

Once the file has finished downloading, you can watch it with FLV Player. But a better solution is using Media Player Classic that comes with the Combined Community Codec Pack. The CCCP uses ffdshow to decode almost everything, including Flash Video. (1)

To convert the FLV to something else, say a DivX AVI, VCD/SVCD/DVD compliant MPG, or perhaps a file for your iPod Video player, the best app I found for this purpose, especially because it is FREE, is called SUPER. It is a front end GUI for several open-source and freeware tools that is bundled with everything it requires to work.

Bear in mind, YouTube videos are (or are supposed to be) 320x240.(1) Almost all YouTube videos are 29.97fps. Make sure the output frame rate is the same.

I know, I know, I've mentioned this program in at least three threads by now. So I sound like I'm shillin' for the authors. I'm not. It's just when I discovered it and found how useful it is for basic video conversions.... Anyway, it does have it's limitations. But for conversions like this, it's perfect. And most importantly, it's free.

The program takes several seconds to come up. But when you see it, you will realize how easy it is to use. When you first run it, right-click on the main window and change the directory where you want the converted files to go. And when you're done converting things, right-click in the upper-right hand corner where it says Right-Click to exit.

Play around. See what the program can do.

Oh, and for those people who want to convert multi-part YouTube files to something else and join them together, I suggest converting to DivX encoded AVIs using the exact same settings for each conversion. Then use VirtualDubMod to put them all together. Or, you could convert to VCD/SVCD/DVD compliant MPG, and use something like TMPGEnc to join them together. But first, you might see if the original is available via IRC, Usenet, or bit torrent first....heh.

Have fun.

M.G

(1)
For some reason some files on YouTube were encoded with a frame size of 320x239 instead of 320x240. These will play fine with FLV Player. But when using a setup like mine (i.e., Media Player Classic & ffdshow) the video will have green and/or blue junk overlaid on the picture. This is because ffdshow does not like to decode video frame sizes with odd numbers. Re-encoding the file with SUPER will fix this.

Posted: Sep 7th, '06, 07:38
by snowy-yuki
yay...i made it... thank you so much everyone.. i use KeepVid since i didn't make it with extension (i used mozilla) and the one with change the url..
thank you..it helps very much :salut:

Posted: Sep 7th, '06, 07:42
by aNToK
There's a free plugin for firefox that does this. But why would you want to? The quality's terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sep 7th, '06, 09:09
by ArieZ
this is the easiest way to dl from you tube
http://www.youtubex.com

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but you have to wacth the movie first, after that you can download it :)

re flv

Posted: Sep 7th, '06, 12:40
by droozy
sorry ... how to rename the downloaded file to flv ?

Thanks !
ArieZ wrote:this is the easiest way to dl from you tube
http://www.youtubex.com

[/url]
but you have to wacth the movie first, after that you can download it :)