Video download anomaly

When I download a video from YouTube using DownloadHelper and then click on the icon on my desktop, instead of the video I get a tutorial for my scanner. The label on the file is correct, and when I Get Info for the file it is correctly identified as a Macromedia flash video. But it always runs the tutorial. Support from DownloadHelper suggests that my Mac is mis-configured in a way that leads the movie player to the tutorial files. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Jim

vixy worked for me. plus, you have the option of downloading i as a .mov or .flv

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