Saving/downloading videos from YouTube?

[badriya_al_ahmar]

I know this was discussed on old Bhuz, but I can't find it and it would be good to have it on new Bhuz as well--

Is there any way to download or save videos from YouTube?

[Renata]

KeepVid is an application that allows you to save YouTube (and other) format videos. You will have to download the free FLV player too on the KeepVid site.

Just beware: this is a time-suck of epic proportions!

[Taj]

Firefox has an extension called Videodownloader that works fast and well. You go to your YouTube vid, click on the Videodownloader icon, and save the file with the name of your choice and an .flv extension. RealPlayer v.10 can then play them.

[SummerSahar]

I can't find this videodownloader on youtube! Where is it?
I also heard tubesock is great (maybe it's just for macs, I haven't used it yet).

[sabrinabellydancer]

quick tutorial:
1. download firefox browser if you don't already have it.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

2. install the videodowloader which is an add-on to the firefox browser
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2390

3. restart your firefox browser
you should now have a little icon on the bottom right of your browser window
when you hover your mouse over it the word "videodownloader" will appear

4. download and install the flv player [or use realplayer as described above]
http://www.download.com/3001-2139_4-10505954.html

5. go to youtube. open the video you want. click the "videodownloader" icon in the bottom right of your firefox web browser window.

6. a new window from videodownloader will open. click the button that says "download link"

7. file will be called "get_video"
save to disk [or where ever]
rename your file to whatever filename you want .flv
example: change get-video to nagua.flv

8. open with the flv player , realplayer, or video player of your choice that works.

good luck. hope this helps.

p.s.
tube sucker is also a popular piece of software that lets you batch download tons of video.
http://tube-sucker.en.softonic.com/

i am a safety freak when it comes to downloads on my systems. i won't use this one because i don't know what is in it. what if it has all kinds of mal-ware? lots of people use it, but lots of people don't care what infects their systems either.
if anyone knows the safety status of tube sucker and where do download a clean copy, please post. thanks

p.ps. while you are "borrowing video for educational purposes"
check out this video of ganil hawa , so romantic. we could all use a vacation like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubxRW3HLH5A&NR=1

[shaynaz]

www.youtube-d.com i love it!!

[badriya_al_ahmar]

Thanks so much everyone for the help! I'm already a firefox user, so videodownloader sounds like the perfect solution for me.

[Lauren_]

Just out of curiosity, in what situations do people think it's ethical/unethical to download & save youtube clips? And how do you think it's OK to use them or not OK to use them?

For instance:
- footage of yourself from a hafla that the organizer uploads?
- video clips from professionally produced DVDs that someone else has uploaded?
- Watching them yourself on your computer
- Compiling a DVD of other people's dance clips for instruction in the classroom?

The thought that someone could be downloading my clips (or worse, clips of my student group) to show in class & pick apart with their students makes me ill.

I put clips of my students online, with their permission, so their relatives in other states can see them perform, and so new students can study class choreos at home. But knowing people could download them & do whatever with them makes me want to take them down.

Sad.

[SummerSahar]

quick tutorial:
1. download firefox browser if you don't already have it.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

2. install the videodowloader which is an add-on to the firefox browser
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2390

3. restart your firefox browser
you should now have a little icon on the bottom right of your browser window
when you hover your mouse over it the word "videodownloader" will appear

4. download and install the flv player [or use realplayer as described above]
http://www.download.com/3001-2139_4-10505954.html

5. go to youtube. open the video you want. click the "videodownloader" icon in the bottom right of your firefox web browser window.

6. a new window from videodownloader will open. click the button that says "download link"

7. file will be called "get_video"
save to disk [or where ever]
rename your file to whatever filename you want .flv
example: change get-video to nagua.flv

8. open with the flv player , realplayer, or video player of your choice that works.

good luck. hope this helps.

p.s.
tube sucker is also a popular piece of software that lets you batch download tons of video.
http://tube-sucker.en.softonic.com/

i am a safety freak when it comes to downloads on my systems. i won't use this one because i don't know what is in it. what if it has all kinds of mal-ware? lots of people use it, but lots of people don't care what infects their systems either.
if anyone knows the safety status of tube sucker and where do download a clean copy, please post. thanks

p.ps. while you are "borrowing video for educational purposes"
check out this video of ganil hawa , so romantic. we could all use a vacation like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubxRW3HLH5A&NR=1

WOOO! Thanks for this!!!

[sabrinabellydancer]

no problem :)

[Renata]

Just out of curiosity, in what situations do people think it's ethical/unethical to download & save youtube clips? And how do you think it's OK to use them or not OK to use them?

...

The thought that someone could be downloading my clips (or worse, clips of my student group) to show in class & pick apart with their students makes me ill.

I put clips of my students online, with their permission, so their relatives in other states can see them perform, and so new students can study class choreos at home. But knowing people could download them & do whatever with them makes me want to take them down.

I like to save videos as a source of inspiration! There are so many bellydance videos marked as "inappropriate" (gah!) on YouTube that there is a chance my favourite video might be gone next week. I don't have access to live performances, so YouTube is often the only way I'll ever see most dancers (and most dancers don't have official DVDs for sale).

Please don't take down your videos because you think that they are going to be used in bad ways and picked apart. I really don't think that our community of dancers is like that. Are they?

[Shirin.]

Me too, I save videos to watch later because so many times I've bookmarked a video, only to find its been taken down. I also watch for inspiration, and to learn from. Mostly though, they're just for entertainment.

Thanks for the the link Shaynaz!

[Jale]

Videodownloader would only work sporadically for me and I didn't want to download another program.
I found out that Youtube videos are saved in your temporary Internet files folder.

(Tools | Internet options | settings | view files).

They are named something like "get_video?video_id=P7QD9s7KpPQ."
You must copy the file from the folder & save somewhere else (using the extension .flv). To play the file, drag it onto FLVplayer.

It is a cumbersome process ,r:; , but it does work!

[cbarros]

Just out of curiosity, in what situations do people think it's ethical/unethical to download & save youtube clips? And how do you think it's OK to use them or not OK to use them?

For instance:
- footage of yourself from a hafla that the organizer uploads?
- video clips from professionally produced DVDs that someone else has uploaded?
- Watching them yourself on your computer
- Compiling a DVD of other people's dance clips for instruction in the classroom?

The thought that someone could be downloading my clips (or worse, clips of my student group) to show in class & pick apart with their students makes me ill.

I put clips of my students online, with their permission, so their relatives in other states can see them perform, and so new students can study class choreos at home. But knowing people could download them & do whatever with them makes me want to take them down.

Sad.

Lauren,

You bring up a good point.

Also, many people are uploading videos from DVDs that producers/organizers of shows/ dancers are marketing for sale. If this is solely for marketing purposes (a little bit just as a teaser to get someone to buy the vid) then OK.. . . But it appears that a lot more of the footage is getting uploaded at times. This could represent a lose of income to the producers . . . but who really knows.

I like to try before I buy . . . . but I haven't gotten in to downloading/saving on my computer . . . not enough space!!!

[shaynaz]

For me, im not downloading student dancers. Its professional dancers that I download. Nor do I bring videos to class to pick apart. My main thing is to be able to watch them without having my computer. I like to study and take notes and learn new combos, etc. Especially the dancers from other countries that I cannot get videos from. Theres one dancer that i downloaded all her videos because she doesnt sell them outside of her country. So why not download her youtube videos so i can at least have those!

Just out of curiosity, in what situations do people think it's ethical/unethical to download & save youtube clips? And how do you think it's OK to use them or not OK to use them?

For instance:
- footage of yourself from a hafla that the organizer uploads?
- video clips from professionally produced DVDs that someone else has uploaded?
- Watching them yourself on your computer
- Compiling a DVD of other people's dance clips for instruction in the classroom?

The thought that someone could be downloading my clips (or worse, clips of my student group) to show in class & pick apart with their students makes me ill.

I put clips of my students online, with their permission, so their relatives in other states can see them perform, and so new students can study class choreos at home. But knowing people could download them & do whatever with them makes me want to take them down.

Sad.

[Souzan]

www.youtube-d.com i love it!!

Thanks for the tip, Shayna. I downloaded it yesterday and it works like a charm!!! Now I am happily dowloading YouTube vids.

Souzan

[angelique2]

www.youtube-d.com i love it!!

It is so easy to download youtube video's I couldn't believe how simple it was.
Thanks Shaynaz for sharing this tip.

[Taj]

The latest RealPlayer will also download and play YouTube vids. It's amazingly easy.

[vron]

Say what! You can download youtube videos to a dvd? .w.: And like watch on your dvd player?

[Kereema]

I have a Mac OS 10 & and and need something that will play in quicktime
I tryed TubeSock trial but I don't see any instructions when I open it. Any Mac users out there have suggestions?

Thanks
Kereema

[dilek]

well now that you have the videos, would you be more interested in extracting the songs????
I got your attentions now huh?
I use Moyea converter to convert the video to no video MP3. I love that program, so if you are looking for a song and cannot find it anywhere but in some video in youtube, you can download the video and convert it, and save it in your music folder and import it Media Player or any other program you use to listen to.

[Michelle75]

Hmm, curious to know why someone needs to download them? Can't you just save it in your favorites on your youtube site. I have 200 saved on mine that I can go to anytime I want to see what someone did? I'm I over looking some small important fact that I should know about? Please tell.

[Lauren_]

Fear that they won't be there when you want to see them again? Desire to burn them onto a CD/DVD so you can watch them away from dance along in your practice area on your TV?

[HubicRuzz]

There is a site that will convert to whatever format you want, doesn't have to be flv

Zamzar - Free online file conversion

[Lauren_]

I have a Mac OS 10 & and and need something that will play in quicktime
I tryed TubeSock trial but I don't see any instructions when I open it. Any Mac users out there have suggestions?

Thanks
Kereema

I have 10.2.8 and I'm using Zamzar.com to convert to mp4s with no problem. I can then burn to a video CD with toast.

Yes, you can then play them on your DVD player, but the quality will suck.

[Ishtar_Asha]

For Firefox users,
I'd actually recommend the DownloadHelper plugin. You can download anything from video and audio and pictures.

Here:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006

You can use VLC media player- this is a great FREE play, no spyware and it has inbuilt codecs as well so no additional downloads.

To covert, I use CinemaForge, it's free to convert and very easy to use.

You can also extract the audio by using another free program called VirtualDubMod. If anyone wants any instructions I can provide them :D

[*Shira*]

I use Firefox as my browser, so I downloaded DownloadHelper, which is a utility that saves youtube videos in FLV format on my hard disk.

But I had an additional need, to convert FLV files to a format I could write to a DVD. So with a bit of digging, I discovered Riva FLV Encoder. It's not very intuitive, but I figured out that the AVI files it creates don't work, but it can create an MPEG without sound, and it can create a WAV file (which is the sound). I have to use Adobe Premier to put the silent MPEG and the WAV file together, but I was able to do so successfully.

The video quality sucks, and it won't look pretty on a DVD, but it works.

[Lauren_]

Shira, you're very clever at solving all these things. Still, it seems a LOT easier to just type the url into zamzar.com and choose what file type you want it converted to (I use mp4, I can burn them straight to DVD that way in Toast).

I can't pull out just the music, though. Not sure it would be good enough quality to use anyway, so I'm OK with that. I insist on buying music, anyway, it's a karma thing for me.

[*Shira*]

Just out of curiosity, in what situations do people think it's ethical/unethical to download & save youtube clips? And how do you think it's OK to use them or not OK to use them?

For instance:
- footage of yourself from a hafla that the organizer uploads?
- video clips from professionally produced DVDs that someone else has uploaded?
- Watching them yourself on your computer
- Compiling a DVD of other people's dance clips for instruction in the classroom?

The thought that someone could be downloading my clips (or worse, clips of my student group) to show in class & pick apart with their students makes me ill.

Lauren, I tend to view youtube as an online hafla. And I see haflas as being events that people do for fun - for students to gain performing experience, and for pros to experiment new material or play around with something fun. Just as I normally wouldn't show performances from a souvenir hafla or seminar show DVD to a class and then pick it apart, neither would I normally do the same for a youtube clip. The only situation I can think of in which I might show a youtube clip to my students and say, "Don't do this!" is if something is colossally bad taste, such as a blatant "raqs giblets" performance. If it's just students (or pros, for that matter) dancing in an unpolished way and having the typical bloopers of turning the wrong direction or something, I would not use it as an example of "what not to do".

I think it's fair to download footage of myself that an organizer or friend has uploaded, though I'd prefer to get an actual DVD of it if possible (and I'd be willing to pay for that) due to blurry image quality of youtube clips.

If I knew a clip was from a commercially-available DVD, I'd rather buy the DVD than save the clip. Once again, the youtube image quality issue. I'd view a youtube clip of a commercial video to determine whether it looks like something I'd want to buy, but if I want to keep the footage, I'd buy the video instead of saving the clip from youtube.

If the footage is not on a commercially-available DVD, I might download it and save it for personal watching later. For example, dance scenes from Egyptian classic movies which have not yet been released on DVD. I'll probably download and save that collage that Kadife steered us to of the Golden Age dancers performing to Aziza - I really like that one. But if I like a clip enough to download and save it, then I'll like it enough to want a high-quality copy if it ever becomes available on DVD.

[Lauren_]

Thanks, Shira. I'm still defining my own boundaries on this one, but you've summed up about where I'm drawing my own lines!