1. Get a free extension for Firefox called VideoDownloader here: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/
They explain everything you need to know about the extension in that website.
2. After download YouTube videos (usually they are .flv Flash videos) you’ll probably need to convert them to a more useful format like Quicktime .mov, you can do it with iSquint or VisualHub, get them here: www.isquint.org
Download YouTube videos - There are also some web-based apps on the net which let you point at a HTTP address with the video you want and they automatically do the conversion for you online.
They don’t have a progress bar or anything though so it sucks because you never know if it’s running or not. That’s why I like the other method better.
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Download Videos From YouTube - Considering the craze over YouTube and MySpace that has overtaken the world as of late, there is an increasing demand to learn how to rip video and audio from pages on these sites. I’ll first go over how to rip video clips with a guide on how to rip audio to follow. Now the only sticking point with this guide is that it requires you to use the Mozilla Firefox internet browser. So if you aren’t using Firefox already, now’s the time to do so.
Next we need to download and install the VIDEO DOWNLOADER extension tool for Firefox.Download Videos From YouTube
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This will be followed by a simple dialogue box that merely notes how one must restart Firefox for the Video Downloader extension to be fully installed.
So now that we’ve finished installing and setting up the Video Downloader tool, it’s time to take it for a test drive.
Start by going to a YouTube or MySpace page of your own choosing. One you are on the page with the embedded video you wish to copy click on the Video Downloader tool on Firefox’s toolbar as pictured below.
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Hat tip to Eazy for requesting a quick tutorial on snagging videos directly from YouTube.
For the uninitiated, YouTube is the Flickr of online video sharing. If you haven’t had a chance to check the service, do so right now. As requested, the following tutorial will assist in download FLV video from YouTube video sharing service. The following tutorial assumes that you currently have the Firefox browser, Greasemonkey extension, and VLC media player installed.
Navigate to YouTube.com and locate a video. For this particular tutorial, I am going to download “the Story about Suzuki and the dog“.
In the save file prompt, you will notice that the file is titled get_video.php. Title the video accordingly and change the extension from PHP to FLV [essential that step]. Select ‘Save’ and the Flash video file will be downloaded to your desktop.
While dedicated FLV video players are available, the VLC media player is capable of FLV playback.
Once the page has loaded, you should see a red bar towards the top of the page spanning the full width of the browser. In the center of this bar are the words ‘”Save as” to download Flash video’. Right-click on the link and select “Save as…” from the contextual menu.
In order to keep the process as simple as possible, we’re going to let the Greasemonkey extension do the dirty work. If you have not yet installed the Greasemonkey extension, do so now Firefox 1.5 users must download 0.6.4. You’ll need to install the following Greasemonkey userscript in order to continue: YouTube To Me. You will also find a handy userscript for download videos directly from Google Video.
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