Download a YouTube video

I am using the latest Flash Player on a Windows 7 x64 PC. In any browser, when I click on a YouTube video, I should get a box allowing me to download the video. I used to get one, but no longer. How do I get that dialog back?

Yes, it was a Realplayer download, but it came up for every youtube video (which is Flash Player, right?), but it no longer does. Is there some reason why that dialog no longer appears?

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Hi. I need to download a youtube video. I need a safe program, preferably free. Don't want one that adds a bunch of junk to my computer. What do you recommend?

If you uploaded, why again did you need to download it?
YES, you can download your OWN content as per Google, correct.
Use firefox and use the Firefox addon.....
search for the addon here, I will not list it:
https://addons.mozilla.org
dont violate Youtubes rules.

How to I download a youtube video to itunes?

How to I download a youtube video to itunes?

Here is a quick video on youtube on how to download youtube files to your computer using Safari 6. No additional software required. This makes it easy to follow. Click link below.
Download Video from Youtube with Safari 6

I cannot figure out how to Download a Youtube video. HELP

I do not want to try some third party BS (Perian, iskysoft, etc...) However, I am seeing others on this site explain how to download a video from Youtube using either Safari or Firefox, but I really can't figure it out and I am very frustrated. I am not trying to download the video to another software program, such as Final Cut Pro or anything.
I want the video, to add to a Powerpoint presentation, that will eventually be uploaded to Youtube. I have never uploaded a video to Youtube before.
I've tried using Safari < Window < Activity< then double clicking on the line that shows the MB's increasing do to the video loading, but that has not worked at all either.
Can someone please help.
Thank you.

You should be able to download it just by double-clicking the video file, It will appear in the Downloads window as "videoplayback.flv" and save to your Downloads folder. Handbrake will let you convert it to a usable format.

Videoplayback.flv file downloaded from YouTube video via Safari will not play

Hello All,
Here is my question to you:
Has Safari been altered in such a manner as to NOT allow you to download videos direct from YouTube to your Mac without some intermediary interface?
Here are the steps I would use to download the source .flv video file from a video on YouTube to save it on my MacBook Pro:
1. Open Safari.
2. Go to http://www.youtube.com.
3. Enter name of video to view/download in the search bar and hit 'enter'.
4. Start video.
5. While video is playing:
A) Click on 'Window' in Safari's menu bar at the top of the screen.
B) Select 'Activity'.
6. A window will open showing data status of the video.
7. Locate the largest loading file size and wait until it is finished loading.
8. Double-click on that file size.
9. A small 'Downloads' window will appear showing file download status.
10. Navigate to your 'Downloads' folder and drag the file named 'videoplayback.flv to the desktop.
11. Double-click the aforementioned file to start the video in a suitable .flv player (I was using SWF & FLV Player originally).
This process no longer works. All I get is a black screen when I double-click the downloaded .flv file.
Notes:
The file size in Step 7 above would vary accordingly to the length of the video, but now every video I try to save as a .flv is approximately 1.7MB no matter how long the video is. Something isn't right here.
I had originally downloaded and used SWF & FLV Player to view my video when the above process used to work, but now it has upgraded itself to Elmedia Player and wants me to upgrade to the PRO edition to be able to download videos from YouTube.
Any insight to this will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance for reading and responding to my question!
Sincerely,
- Austin C.

Thank you for your timely response and suggestion, Mr. Davis!
I did exactly as you said, made sure there was NO trace of the Elmedia player anywhere on my machine after the uninstallation procedure, but unfortunately this did not work.
When I dropped the videoplayback.flv file into the VLC player, I get this error message:
There is something deeper going on within Safari, I believe. The fact that different length videos on YouTube all yield the same 1.7MB file size when I try to download them is puzzling.
Thoughts?

I downloaded a youtube video to my itunes library and tried to move/copy it to the older ipod 30 GB but the message said it could not download/copy to my ipod. Why is that and what do I do to get it on my ipod?

I downloaded a you tube video converted to my ipod 30 GB to my itunes library. Then I tried to transfer/copy/download it to my ipod and the message read the video could not be played on my ipod. Why is that since I have 24 GB of free space and what can I do to get this video on my ipod?

It may be the format of the video. For example, if the video is "HD," the resolution is too high for the iPod so iTunes will not sync it.
There is a command in iTunes. Select the video in iTunes, on any list. Then
iTunes menu bar -> File -> Create New Version -> Create iPod or iPhone version
That version of the video should sync and play on your iPod.

How can i download a youtube video?

For a while now I have been able to use the activity Option to get my videos.... but now its gone.. so how can i get videos from youtube w/o software... is there a way thats not all complicated.... something easy and quick like the activity way.

That is a link to desktop Firefox extensions they probably don't work in Firefox for Android.

How can I download multiple YouTube video files SEQUENTIALLY (not simultaneously, the way all the downloader add-ons I've tried do it)? Thanks.)

The more download streams I get going at the same time, the slower each stream gets. Rather than waiting for [all] of them to download before I can watch [any] of them, I would rather have them download one at a time - each in it's turn taking all the bandwidth so as to download as quickly as possible. When the first is done, the downloader would automatically start the next download, etc. Like the way the playlist works in VLC Media Player or Windows Media Player.
Seems like an obvious thing for people to want to do. I have a couple theories on why downloader add-ons do not offer this. Curious to know if I'm right about it. Thanks for your help.

HI Invent,
In fact, there is a way to donwload one video by one, at least in the add-on I know and use (Video Download Helper - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper)
There, you have to configure it in the Add-on Menu, clicking the the 'Options' button of Video Download Helper, then in the window that pops up you choose "Services" , then 'Download' tab and change the first field (probably called 'Download Mode' in English - I have it here it here in Portuguese now), change it to 'One by one'
If you have doubts in the process, just let me know and I will try to clarify it to you.
Hope it helps.
Best Regards,
Marcus

How do download a YouTube video without using a third party software?

I already know, you can press option + cmd +A to open activities window, and double click on the .flv file to start download, but instead of downloading, it plays in another new window, what can I do?

click to flash makes it fairly easy.
http://hoyois.github.io/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/

I cant able to download more youtube videos using download helper tell me how to download more

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You can try to ask for support: http://www.downloadhelper.net/support-expert.php

Download and import YouTube videos to iMovie for editing

Download and import YouTube videos to iMovie for editing
YouTube always provides people with raw video materials on all sorts of things happened worldwide in real time. Video lovers are fond of downloading these files as private collection, even using video editors like iMovie to do further editing of their favorite ones, so as to import them to portable devices like iPod, iPhone, PSP, Blackberry, etc. for playback, or upload to their own websites to share with others, or do something else as they like.
However, not all the people have found a proper way to download YouTube videos, not to mention how to add these files to iMovie for editing. YouTube videos are in the format of FLV, which is not a workable format in iMovie, so if you want to import YouTube videos to it without trouble, you should convert FLV files to iMovie compatible formats such as MPEG-4 and MOV in advance. With the special intention of solving these two problems, this guide will show you how to download YouTube videos and import them to iMovie for editing step by step. If you are in need, just feel free to go along with it.
Step 1: Download, install and run Pavtube YouTube Converter for Mac
This converter can process downloading and conversion simultaneously. Once you launch it, the interface below well pop up.
Step 2: Add URL, select output format and set save path
Press tag “Add URL” in the above interface, and then the following window will appear. Just copy and paste the URL of the YouTube video file which you want to download and convert to the text box after “URL”. Then select a supportable format for iMovie by clicking the drop-down list of “Convert To”. Here I choose MOV for example.
Afterwards, you can insert the storage file name in the text box of “Save As”, if not, the program will generate one automatically. Here I save my file as “mycollection”. Meanwhile, you are allowed to hit “Browse” in the opposite side of “Save To” to specify the destination folder. By the way, if you want to save the original FLV files, you are allowed to tick the checkbox “Save FLV File” to achieve this goal.
Step 3: Custom
This program enables you to adjust video and audio parameters like codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, sample rate, and channels, so that you can change them randomly according to your own demands. Generally speaking, the options which refer to values are always in condition of the larger values, the larger file size, but better quality. Do remember click “OK” to save your custom settings.
Step 4: Download and convert
Once all the settings are done, you can click “OK” button to start. The following window will show you the progress of downloading and conversion.
Step 5: Import the output MOV files to iMovie
As soon as the YouTube video files have been downloaded and converted to MOV or other iMovie workable format, you can click “Open” at lower right corner of the above interface to find out the output files. Afterwards, launch iMovie, and click File > Import to add the output files to iMovie for editing.
Tips:
1. This program supports batch tasks so that you can download multiple YouTube video files in batches at a time.
2. Pavtube YouTube Converter for Mac adopts multi-threading technology, which makes its download speed is faster than any other similar YouTube downloader.
3. Besides YouTube.com, it can also automatically detect and download online videos in the format of .flv, and f4v from many other video-sharing websites, like Yahoo Video, Myspace, Google Video, Fox and more.
4. It also provides users with conversion function, with which you can convert any YouTube FLV/F4V files to other formats like MP4, MKA, WAV, AC3, MKV, FLV, MP3, M4A, 3GP, AVI, MOV, MPG, etc. at will.
5. If you only use it as a YouTube downloader without format conversion, you can take it as a piece of freeware.
All right, this guide is ending up now; hope it will do you a favor while downloading video files from YouTube as well as importing them to iMovie for further editing.

It's a clip from CNN (with all credits etc. added). When one refers to it as a clip posted on "YouTube", then people understand the quality will be poor.
I've watched television go from everything shot on a tripod with clean, meticulous editing rules, to almost anything goes. It has to do with cultural reference.

Download and convert Youtube video to MP3---Just with one click

Download and convert Youtube video to MP3---Just with one click
Last week, when wandering around the Youtube watch.com, I was enthralled with the theme song of "Lost", especially the words of the song "I found out, on the corner of first and amistad, where the west was all but won all weeklong, smoking his last cigarette, I said: "Where you been?" He said: "ask anything.""......"
I couldn’t help expecting to save this song to my personal players. What a delightful thing listening to the song while walking or waiting for a bus! Okay, do you have the same experience as me? When hearing an exciting speech or dialogue, are you thirsty for downloading them and saving as your best memory?
Download, convert Youtube to mp3?—yes, you can.
Anna, one of my best friends, has posed a question "I have a Mac notebook and I only need the audio (mp3 music) of a certain Youtube movie, what shall I do?" The solution to the problem is shown as below:
Step one: Install a Youtube Converter for Mac as follows:
Step two: import the URL of Youtube video (or batches of URL) you wanna convert using "Add URL" icon. Select output format like audio (MP3) by "Settings" and customize your output file path with "Browse".
Step three: If you want your output audio much better, you can set the audio resolution like Bit Rate, Channels or Sample Rate presented in the following picture.
Step four: Click "Ok” button, it automatically download and convert your youtube videos simultaneously. After a few minutes, you can get the desirable audio (mp3) you want and enjoy it on any portable devices.
Download, convert Youtube videos to iPod, iPhone, iPhone 3Gs, PSP, Creative Zen, Zune, iRiver, and etc. --- done by one click.
Generally, if you want to download a Youtube video and then convert them to MP3 for your mobile devices, you need two Youtube tools: Youtube Downloader and Youtube Converter. But, now, with Pavtube Youtube Converter for Mac, you can both download and convert massive videos by clicking one "Ok" button.
Now, all the best, you can enjoy versatile Youtube music at a waiting room, on a bus, traveling, walking around the park or lying on your bed..

Youtube's ToU specifically state that downloads of any content is prohibited unless there is a download button available for a particular video.

How to download youtube video + Mac OS 10.6.7 + Firefox 4.0

Can someone please tell me how to download a youtube video to my computer in a format that can be burned on a DVD. I am on a Mac OS 10.6.7 and Firefox version is 4.0.1
Thanks.

The short answer is that youtube videos aren't meant to be downloaded, and are usually the intellectual property of the poster. I would suggest sending a message via youtube to the video poster and requesting a copy of the video file. Explain to the poster what you intend to do with the video and why.
If they are willing to send you a copy of the video file, then from there you would want to use DVD creator software if you want to make it a playable DVD. You may be able to find a free DVD creation program from Cnet's download.com

Why is my Easy YouTube Video Downloader 7.0 not working?

Every time I try to download a YouTube video, I am redirected to a blank white page and no download initiates...

Have you tried to reinstall the addon, or try another addon like it, it may be incompatible with Firefox 22.

How disable internet download manager's video download option from my youtube videos?

Hi to all
i want disable IDM(internet download manager)'s download video option from my youtube videos.
please tell me is there any process to do that?
any another mothods also cann't download my youtube videos.
THANKS IN ADVANCE

you are using youtube API so the question is that you can't do anything as they'll continue using HTTP protocol which is stateless and thus can be downloaded !
A workaround you can do is to make browser detection script in javascript which will detect presence of IDM Plugin ... Once you detect the presence of IDM then you can disable the video embedding and not enable it till the user manually disables the IDM Plugin

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