HowTo: Download YouTube videos (the easy way)

[sandwicheguy]

>Here is the easy way.
>Enjoy!

You Rock! So simple, so quick, so obvious... So Elegant!
THANK YOU for a good start on the weekend.

[Marrkk]

Video download helper is tidiest IMO
first, install ffmpeg or ffmpeg

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

- an new browser icon rotates when a flash stream is downloadable,
so click it, select flv or HQ or MP3
finished.


even better though, u can set it in preferences to dload, save and convert in one press.

it will auto convert as wmv mpg mp4 avi or even mp3.
They save in /home/dwhelper .a true must have. really try it. disable the twitter and mp3tunes and stuff. soooo easy.

[alienclone]

dont know if it was mentioned already (too tired to read all 9 pages) but in FF you can go to Tools>Page Info>Media and see all images and videos on the current page and download them.

[vratnica]

it will auto convert as wmv mpg mp4 avi or even mp3

I never get it converted this way, it doesn't work

[Dan Again]

The original method described by the topic works great for me...awesome! Thanks!

[SashaShveik]

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[MIJ-VI]

There's also a firefox extension called download helper:

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

Houston, we have a problem:

Reviews



Nice addon, very useful.
Great work.

No problem with Firefox 3.5.5 and windows 7.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars by Prezio67 on November 22, 2009



Best addon available. This should absolutely be standard for every web browser. Never get frustrated by glitchy streaming video again - just download it all and watch at your leisure! If I wasn't a student living well below the poverty line I would donate some cash to these guys - well done gents and a heartfelt thank you!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars by snaqpak on November 22, 2009



Pro's: Easy to use, fast, stable and free video downloaded.

Con's: Installs Trojan.Goldun, which isn't particularly harmful Trojan and a small price to pay for this great product.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars by Lobomoon on November 22, 2009



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Trojan.Goldun

Discovered: January 7, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:31:36 PM
Also Known As: Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.dz
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP. EDIT:


Trojan.Goldun is a Trojan horse program that steals user's authentication for e-gold.

http://support.brightmail.com/securi...010715-5330-99

[MIJ-VI]

Many people have been asking how to download youtube videos, and kept being pointed to useless software which will do it for them.

Here is the easy way:

Step 1: Find the video you want to download and wait for it to completely finish loading.

Step 2: Minimize your browser (do NOT close it, some browsers delete the temp directory upon closing), and navigate to the directory /tmp

Step 3: Drag the flash file onto your desktop. Voila!

This definitely works with firefox, and probably most other browsers aswell. Enjoy!

+1

And if I may add, bookmark the tmp folder (in Nautilus, not Firefox) so that it's easy to access.

[J V]

Thats nice, but is there any way to save videos forced to open in totem? (Stupid divx)

Totem doesn't save them to the /tmp directory, so you're stuck with watching streamed version (And because totem is crap with streaming theres no DL-indicator, seeker, or even pause available...)

Does totem have its own /tmp?

[Guitar John]

Thank you.

This worked great. And yes, it was the easy way.