You Tube Video converter

Gil T.Azell · March 9 2013, 02:05 AM

I had been using IDesktoptv for this but lately it been screwing up big time. and to doing the job, is there another way to convert YouTube video to usable stuff such as wmv's etc.?

Thanks in advance, Bill.

Carcazoid · March 9 2013, 02:33 AM

The Realplayer Downloader and Converter work pretty well for me.

scotpens · March 9 2013, 06:05 AM

I use Freemake Video Downloader. Works like a charm on YouTube videos and lets you save them in a wide variety of formats.

Gil T.Azell · March 9 2013, 03:25 PM

scotpens wrote:

I use Freemake Video Downloader. Works like a charm on YouTube videos and lets you save them in a wide variety of formats.

I tried to down load that one and got a whole bunch of other shit I wasn't expecting like a browser that looks like Google spelled oople?.
I'm just getting that crap cleaned up now.

trekkiedane · March 9 2013, 03:39 PM

I use DownloadHelper in Firefox - but I don't know the built-in conversion-features as I usually use Super© those few times I really need to convert.

Ar-Pharazon · March 9 2013, 04:25 PM

Freecorder is good. The latest version also likes to try & add extra crap during the installation process, but my eset app is set up to ask if I'd like to allow or deny certain connections.

Then I uninstalled one or two of the things that got installed during all that and everything's good.

spinnerlys · March 9 2013, 05:24 PM

What do you mean with usable? Do .mp4 or .flv files do not play back with VLC Player or Windows Media Player? I just ask, as .wmv is quite a horrible format.

Anyway, for easy downloading, you could use ClipGrab.

scotpens · March 9 2013, 07:33 PM

Gil T.Azell wrote:

scotpens wrote:

I use Freemake Video Downloader. Works like a charm on YouTube videos and lets you save them in a wide variety of formats.

I tried to down load that one and got a whole bunch of other shit I wasn't expecting like a browser that looks like Google spelled oople?.
I'm just getting that crap cleaned up now.

Yeah, they're always trying to get you to install the Babylon toolbar or some web browser or search engine you've never heard of. When downloading and installing any piece of freeware, I'm always VERY careful about which items are checked and unchecked.

J. Allen · March 10 2013, 12:42 AM

I use VideoDownloadHelper in Firefox, then Anvsoft Any Video Converter to change it to whatever I want.

Both free.

Locutus of Bored · March 10 2013, 12:53 AM

Like the others, I use VideoDownloadHelper in Firefox to download the videos and Format Factory to covert them. Although, just doing a quick check on Format Factory in Google, it appears that they have started bundling a bunch of extra adware that you can't opt out of now, so you probably want to avoid it. Shame, because it's a great program, and I didn't have to deal with all that crap when I downloaded it way back when (and I don't update it).

RJDiogenes · March 10 2013, 10:29 AM

That's a shame. Format Factory is the most incredible converter I've ever seen. I guess I won't be updating it.

Gary Mitchell · March 11 2013, 06:56 PM

I've never used it, but I found an older version of Format Factory on Cnet. version 2.6 from Dec. 2010.

JustAFriend · March 11 2013, 08:50 PM

www.keepvid.com

Just dont click on the big ad buttons to download software.
Paste the youtube url in the box and click the small button on the right.
Let the Java script run and right-click on the list to download the format you want.

Super easy and you dont have to install anything on your machine.

farmkid · March 12 2013, 12:02 AM

I haven't tried most of the programs mentioned here, but my experience with such programs is that they usually push adware pretty hard. For a totally ad-free experience, you can use VLC. Although usually known as a media player, it also has the ability to stream and convert videos from websites. Just choose "open network stream" from the Media menu (or Ctrl-N), paste the url of the desired video, click the arrow next to the play button and choose "convert", then choose the desired container, codec, and other options. One annoying thing, however, is that it seems to always use the .ps container by default unless you type a different extension onto the file name.

It's not as intuitive as some other programs, but in my experience it works well, no adware at all, and you probably already have the program.

spinnerlys · March 12 2013, 12:45 AM

farmkid wrote:

I haven't tried most of the programs mentioned here, but my experience with such programs is that they usually push adware pretty hard. For a totally ad-free experience, you can use VLC. Although usually known as a media player, it also has the ability to stream and convert videos from websites. Just choose "open network stream" from the Media menu (or Ctrl-N), paste the url of the desired video, click the arrow next to the play button and choose "convert", then choose the desired container, codec, and other options. One annoying thing, however, is that it seems to always use the .ps container by default unless you type a different extension onto the file name.

It's not as intuitive as some other programs, but in my experience it works well, no adware at all, and you probably already have the program.

ClipGrab is ad-free and does not install any other adware, only in Windows it seems to want to install a toolbar, which can be selected not to be installed.

Below are screenshots from ClipGrab in Mac OS X (it automatically pastes the copied video URL) and Windows (I do not have experience with ClipGrab and Windows, an installing every little piece of software in Windows is stupid):

March 9 2013, 02:05 AM	#1
Gil T.Azell Rear Admiral Location: On the Left Coast	You Tube Video converter I had been using IDesktoptv for this but lately it been screwing up big time. and to doing the job, is there another way to convert YouTube video to usable stuff such as wmv's etc.? Thanks in advance, Bill. __________________ You're not really Drunk until you're speaking fluent Ozzy Osboune

March 9 2013, 02:33 AM	#2
Carcazoid Captain Location: Planet Carcazed	Re: You Tube Video converter The Realplayer Downloader and Converter work pretty well for me. __________________ =Carcazoid=

March 9 2013, 06:05 AM	#3
scotpens Rear Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: You Tube Video converter I use Freemake Video Downloader. Works like a charm on YouTube videos and lets you save them in a wide variety of formats. __________________ “All the universe or nothingness. Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?”

March 9 2013, 03:39 PM	#5
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: You Tube Video converter I use DownloadHelper in Firefox - but I don't know the built-in conversion-features as I usually use Super© those few times I really need to convert. __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }

March 9 2013, 04:25 PM	#6
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: You Tube Video converter Freecorder is good. The latest version also likes to try & add extra crap during the installation process, but my eset app is set up to ask if I'd like to allow or deny certain connections. Then I uninstalled one or two of the things that got installed during all that and everything's good. __________________ Rimmer, on what period of history to live in- “Well, It’d be the 19th century for me, one of Napoleon’s marshals. The chance to march across Europe with the greatest general of all time and kill Belgians” - (White Hole).

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March 9 2013, 05:24 PM	#7
spinnerlys Commander Location: in between	Re: You Tube Video converter What do you mean with usable? Do .mp4 or .flv files do not play back with VLC Player or Windows Media Player? I just ask, as .wmv is quite a horrible format. Anyway, for easy downloading, you could use ClipGrab. __________________ photography.

March 10 2013, 12:42 AM	#9
J. Allen Trekkie™ Location: A Quantum State	Re: You Tube Video converter I use VideoDownloadHelper in Firefox, then Anvsoft Any Video Converter to change it to whatever I want. Both free. __________________ -------------------- "Laser effects, mirrored balls; John Williams must be rolling around in his grave!" - Homer Simpson

March 10 2013, 12:53 AM	#10
Locutus of Bored Backseat X-Wing Driver Location: Huntington Beach, CA	Re: You Tube Video converter Like the others, I use VideoDownloadHelper in Firefox to download the videos and Format Factory to covert them. Although, just doing a quick check on Format Factory in Google, it appears that they have started bundling a bunch of extra adware that you can't opt out of now, so you probably want to avoid it. Shame, because it's a great program, and I didn't have to deal with all that crap when I downloaded it way back when (and I don't update it). __________________ "The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell

March 10 2013, 10:29 AM	#11
RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Location: RJDiogenes of Boston	Re: You Tube Video converter That's a shame. Format Factory is the most incredible converter I've ever seen. I guess I won't be updating it. __________________ Please stop by my Gallery and YouTube Page for a visit. And read Trunkards!

March 11 2013, 06:56 PM	#12
Gary Mitchell Vice Admiral Location: Delta Vega ¯\_(°·O)_/¯	Re: You Tube Video converter I've never used it, but I found an older version of Format Factory on Cnet. version 2.6 from Dec. 2010. __________________ The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.

March 11 2013, 08:50 PM	#13
JustAFriend Commodore Location: South Florida, USA	Re: You Tube Video converter www.keepvid.com Just dont click on the big ad buttons to download software. Paste the youtube url in the box and click the small button on the right. Let the Java script run and right-click on the list to download the format you want. Super easy and you dont have to install anything on your machine.

March 12 2013, 12:02 AM	#14
farmkid Commodore	Re: You Tube Video converter I haven't tried most of the programs mentioned here, but my experience with such programs is that they usually push adware pretty hard. For a totally ad-free experience, you can use VLC. Although usually known as a media player, it also has the ability to stream and convert videos from websites. Just choose "open network stream" from the Media menu (or Ctrl-N), paste the url of the desired video, click the arrow next to the play button and choose "convert", then choose the desired container, codec, and other options. One annoying thing, however, is that it seems to always use the .ps container by default unless you type a different extension onto the file name. It's not as intuitive as some other programs, but in my experience it works well, no adware at all, and you probably already have the program. __________________ Computers are like the God of the Old Testament: lots of rules and no mercy.