5/30/2006
Copy Videos off YouTube
UPDATE: YouTube has reworked their site in response to this article. They absolutely hate us. If you get an error when trying to download a YouTube video, please try some of the plug-ins and scripts listed in step #3.YouTube.com is a great resource. Not many sites allows users to freely upload, view, and share video clips like YouTube does. YouTube even lets users easily post videos on their blogs and personal web sites. But because anyone can upload a video clip on YouTube, copyright violations are rampant.
In an effort to prevent the widespread distribution of illegal copied video files, YouTube encodes its video files in the Adobe Flash format, which prevents viewers from downloading files and making digital copies.
Here's a step-by-step MethodShop.com tutorial on how to rip video files off YouTube.com and convert them for an iPod Video. This trick will work on Mac or PC using Firefox or Internet Explorer.
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This hack works with either Firefox or Internet Explorer on Mac or PC? wow. nice way to cover all the bases boys.
[*] posted by 
: May 15, 2006 11:54 AM
: May 15, 2006 11:54 AM
About grabbing images/swfs/videos from almost any site using Safari.
In Safari open the web page containing the video.
Open the Activity panel. There will be a drop down triange with the page title.
Look for the obvious name of the video (something dot flv) or mp3 or mov or whatever.
Click the name.
Copy the entire url... you know, command c.
Open the Downloads panel. Paste, as in command v.
It will download.
In Safari open the web page containing the video.
Open the Activity panel. There will be a drop down triange with the page title.
Look for the obvious name of the video (something dot flv) or mp3 or mov or whatever.
Click the name.
Copy the entire url... you know, command c.
Open the Downloads panel. Paste, as in command v.
It will download.
[*] posted by : May 15, 2006 2:53 PM
: May 15, 2006 2:53 PM
ha your website should be banned! Here's how to circumvent the law, rules and software on a 3rd party website! Go to jail methodshop!!!
[*] posted by : May 16, 2006 11:02 AM
: May 16, 2006 11:02 AM
I had to laugh out loud when I saw that you used "Lookwell" as the vid in the tutorial to download off of YouTube since it was like the third video I'd watched there. I'd looked for "TV Funhouse" vids, then searched on "smiegel", when I saw there was a vid written by him and Conan O'Brian, I knew it was going to be great. Pity it didn't go further than the pilot.
I got the videodownloader to work last night but this morning I'm getting the following message:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: youtube_get() in /home/.decca/javimoya/videodownloader.net/vd/test.php on line 56
The Youtube FLV Grabba seems to be working.
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: youtube_get() in /home/.decca/javimoya/videodownloader.net/vd/test.php on line 56
The Youtube FLV Grabba seems to be working.
yeah youtube hates your site. they are recoding their site bec of your article.
use the plugins listed in step 3
lol.. ok... thanks a lot!
use the plugins listed in step 3
lol.. ok... thanks a lot!
[*] posted by : May 25, 2006 12:30 PM
: May 25, 2006 12:30 PM
"My issue, is that I don't own an ipod. I just want to view the YouTube videos on my Desktop. I tried adding all of the common extensions to the end of the raw file (.mpg, .wmv, .avi, ....), but obviously this didn't work." ~Andrea
once you download the flash video file from youtube, rename the file to end with a .flv file extension. then convert it with a program like MoviePod (Mac & PC). MoviePod will convert the flash video file to an mpeg-4 video file. you can watch an MP4 file on any computer with QuickTime installed.
once you download the flash video file from youtube, rename the file to end with a .flv file extension. then convert it with a program like MoviePod (Mac & PC). MoviePod will convert the flash video file to an mpeg-4 video file. you can watch an MP4 file on any computer with QuickTime installed.
Hey, I was able to locate the file, but I couldn't copy it, drag it, or do anything to it! Once I closed Firefox, the file immediately disappeared.
[*] posted by : August 15, 2006 11:01 AM
: August 15, 2006 11:01 AM
Taking the clip from Safari and then dragging it into MoviePod totally worked. For anyone else doing that, drag the file from the finder window. Moviepod won't open it on its own.
Thank you so much for the advice!
Thank you so much for the advice!
[*] posted by : September 28, 2006 2:33 AM
: September 28, 2006 2:33 AM
Thank you so much for this article. It saved me so much time and hassle.
[*] posted by : October 25, 2006 8:40 PM
: October 25, 2006 8:40 PM
i have one question. When i download a vid off youtube and convert it, it turns very dark. anyway around this?
[*] posted by : November 24, 2006 11:59 AM
: November 24, 2006 11:59 AM
I constantly rip vids from you tube.I had been converting the
oldway.Then,I found a great place for conversion.It's called media-convert.com,and it requires NO installation,and it converts nearly ANYTHING in a short period of time,including from FLV to MP4, AVI,etc. I thought it might be more helpful than having to download a converter.Thanks for your tips methodshop!!
oldway.Then,I found a great place for conversion.It's called media-convert.com,and it requires NO installation,and it converts nearly ANYTHING in a short period of time,including from FLV to MP4, AVI,etc. I thought it might be more helpful than having to download a converter.Thanks for your tips methodshop!!
[*] posted by : December 15, 2006 6:18 PM
: December 15, 2006 6:18 PM
i looked at your thing on how to add videos from youtube to your ipod and it worked for 4 videos, but now whenever i change the "psw whatever" to "get_video" it starts to download but not as a movie. the final result is some weird thing that i cant open, the icon is just a piece of paper, and its titled "get_video" instead of the video's url thing that it did before. i assure you i didnt change what i did at all and i wanted to download a couple more videos!!! help!!!!!
[*] posted by : January 24, 2007 7:34 AM
: January 24, 2007 7:34 AM
i get the same thing. i hate it. noone in this world can rip youtube amvs anymore?
[*] posted by : January 27, 2007 1:59 AM
: January 27, 2007 1:59 AM
used ur youtube video download walkthrogh and did it the hard way. brilliant. thanks
[*] posted by : February 15, 2007 7:50 AM
: February 15, 2007 7:50 AM
K thanks lots it worked now! I used the Hard Way and
safari up to media convert on firefox because media
convert wasn't working well on Safari. Anyways, i'm
going to go tell other people! THANKS
safari up to media convert on firefox because media
convert wasn't working well on Safari. Anyways, i'm
going to go tell other people! THANKS
Just wanted to say THANK YOU!!!!
I have been looking in vain for so many american videos on itunes but being from the UK i only have a limited rescource, unless i turn my account to a US one i wouldn't be able to get the vids i wanted for my ipod!! This info has saved me time energy and MONEY, it took minutes to install and hardly any time at all to suss out, i had the vids i wanted/converted and on my ipod painlessly. Worth the £15 i spent on Reply Convertor too!
Ahhhhhhhhh happy bunny!!!!!! x
I have been looking in vain for so many american videos on itunes but being from the UK i only have a limited rescource, unless i turn my account to a US one i wouldn't be able to get the vids i wanted for my ipod!! This info has saved me time energy and MONEY, it took minutes to install and hardly any time at all to suss out, i had the vids i wanted/converted and on my ipod painlessly. Worth the £15 i spent on Reply Convertor too!
Ahhhhhhhhh happy bunny!!!!!! x
[*] posted by : May 06, 2008 7:41 AM
: May 06, 2008 7:41 AMPost a Comment
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