How To Download a Video Off Youtube?

[RallyeMike]

Anyone know if you can download a video off Youtube? I video owner is not responsive. I tried one free source but the video quality is crappy.
Any ideas appreciated.

[68X426]

Real Player works everytime. Free too. http://www.real.com/realplayer

[John_Kunkel]

I use  http://www.savevid.com/  also free.

[A383Wing]

I have Realplayer on my laptop..it used to work, but now it says "Video cannot be downloaded from this site"...but it works on my other computers...so I use "Youtube Downloader"

Bryan  (I can't find my link)

[Dino]

www.keepvid.com

Simply paste the youtube link in there and it'll give you all the formats you can download it in.  Pick one of the .mp4's and you're set.

[A383Wing]

http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/

Youtube link above..this one also lets you convert it to almost any file type

Bryan

[RallyeMike]

You guys are great . I've been beating my head against the wall on this for too long. Now resolved!

Mike

oops - Shoulda put this in OffTopic I suppose, but is WAS a video of a fast Charger!

[A383Wing]

so..we finally knocked some sense into ya?

Bryan

[RallyeMike]

Keep knocking.... who knows, maybe someday?

[Fred]

Do you have to have a youtube account in order to get the downlaoder or use it?

[A383Wing]

nope...all you need is the Youtube URL of the video you want to steal

Bryan

[Mopar440+6]

http://www.freemake.com/

[RallyeMike]

I ended using

www.keepvid.com

And it was done in 90 seconds start to finish.

You guys are a great resource.

[Fred]

nope...all you need is the Youtube URL of the video you want to steal

Bryan

[jb666]

I have a plug-in built into Firefox... On any YouTube video page is a "download" button.. Let's you chose multiple format between audio/video.

It's called Easy YouTube Video Downloader 

[maxwellwedge]

OK - I downloaded a couple free ones of the above which do not let me choose the save-as format. Both save as an FLV extension. When I try to play it MS movie maker opens and nothing else happens.....any ideas?

[TruckDriver]

I use http://www.zamzar.com/ and I been downloading music & videos from U Tube for about 3 years now 

[A383Wing]

OK - I downloaded a couple free ones of the above which do not let me choose the save-as format. Both save as an FLV extension. When I try to play it MS movie maker opens and nothing else happens.....any ideas?

most computers will not play a "FLV" extension..it will have to be converted....you will probably have to use another program...which are you using now?

Bryan

[maxwellwedge]

It is an Adobe Flash extension. I downloaded Adobe Flash but when I right click on the file and "open with" it wont give me the Flash program option.....It is probably for web browsers.

[A383Wing]

It is an Adobe Flash extension. I downloaded Adobe Flash but when I right click on the file and "open with" it wont give me the Flash program option.....It is probably for web browsers.

Correct...Adobe will not open a "FLV" file

do you have "Real Player"?

That should open it I think

Bryan

[maxwellwedge]

It is an Adobe Flash extension. I downloaded Adobe Flash but when I right click on the file and "open with" it wont give me the Flash program option.....It is probably for web browsers.

Correct...Adobe will not open a "FLV" file

do you have "Real Player"?

That should open it I think

Bryan

Thanks - That did it 

[jaak]

http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/

Youtube link above..this one also lets you convert it to almost any file type

Bryan

I just downloaded this....awesome! I downloaded some Travelling Wilburys videos....converted them to MP3's and made me a CD.....awesome!!!!

Jason

[A383Wing]