Posted on 07/19/2008 4:04:26 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
How do you download clips from YouTube? I’d like to, but I’ve never known how.
I have used Video DownloadHelper , but there are several extensions to Firefox that will help you do this.
I don't know how to do it with Internet Explorer, though.
The videos on YouTube are in FLV format. I use Firefox as my browser, and Firefox has an extension called DownloadHelper that can be installed. In Firefox, go to [Tools] [Add-ons] then select the [Get Extensions] link at lower-right. That takes you to a page where you can search for DownloadHelper.
Once installed, when you visit a page that has video files, DownloadHelper, through its icon on the taskbar (on mine it's just to the right of the address window) will list all the video files available. You click on the one you want and download it to a directory on your hard drive (My Video or whatever...).
Not all applications (like Windows Media Player) will play FLV files. But there are free FLV players available on the web. And I use an application called Total Video Converter ($$) that not only plays video, but can convert it to almost any other file format. It will even convert it to DVD format if you would want to make a DVD.
I’m guessing it can’t be done with Internet Explorer, then?
I don't know whether other such applications are available for IE. I don't use it, so have not looked into it. Perhaps someone else on the forum can help with that.
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