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Post by Chicago Jake on Apr 17, 2008 13:33:12 GMT -6
You guys have come through for me before with handy software tools, so here's my latest query:
Is there any way (a free program, or just a Windows trick) that lets you capture streaming content from YouTube? I've discovered LOTS of Weird Al songs on there that I don't have yet, and would love to snag them for my car tape (well, I call it a tape, cause I'm an old fart; it's really a CD full of mp3 files).
Any ideas? Thanks!.......Jake
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Apr 17, 2008 13:41:02 GMT -6
Have you tried RealPlayer? When I right-click on a video on YouTube, the context menu displays an item to download.
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Post by Irish Stu on Apr 17, 2008 13:58:13 GMT -6
As Beeb said, you can download from YouTube with RealPlayer. I too get the option to download when I right-click on a video, but also if I scroll over it a pop-up appears just above the video's top right hand corner inviting me to click on it to 'Download this video'
Simon
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Post by Chicago Jake on Apr 17, 2008 14:01:29 GMT -6
I don't understand. I watch YouTube through Firefox. Are you saying to browse to YouTube from within RealPlayer? Or something else?
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Post by Chicago Jake on Apr 17, 2008 14:05:15 GMT -6
I should add that I'm only interested in the audio, not the video.
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Post by Irish Stu on Apr 17, 2008 14:05:49 GMT -6
No, if you have RealPlayer installed you get these options when you view a YouTube video in Firefox, and maybe with Internet Explorer too but I haven't tried.
Simon
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Post by Chicago Jake on Apr 17, 2008 14:07:27 GMT -6
Interesting. I'm not getting the options. But my RealPlayer is very old, as I never use it.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Apr 17, 2008 14:10:17 GMT -6
Time to download the updated version. And yes, I tried it in both IE7 and the latest FF and it does work in both.
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Post by Kawaii Kaiju on Apr 17, 2008 14:17:21 GMT -6
this is the info I get from a search: Do, Step by Step: 1. Go to: www.youtube.com and choose a video. Copy the video URL address. 2. Go to: www.savevid.com (unfortunately this was closed) so try: javimoya.com or vixy.net ..and paste Video URL that you had chosen. And click download. And Don't forget: on the saving window You must ch-ch-change video name as "video001.avi". It is important to put ".avi" at the end of video name. 3. Go to: www.effectmatrix.com/total-vid... and click to download Video Converter exe. And Install the program. Or... Try this way. Here the "program" and "crack" together. Download link: rapidshare.com/files/17752857/... 4. Put the converted video into "My YouTube Videos" and delete the other video that you downloaded from savevid.com And now you can start to watch videos with Windows Media Player. Also you can convert videos to audio files (mp3) just for good quality music clips. Have Fun information and video found at Zilla (who has a bunch of weird al...what do you need?) |
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Post by Irish Stu on Apr 17, 2008 14:18:44 GMT -6
I should add that I'm only interested in the audio, not the video There are all kinds of programmes to convert media files from one format to another. Try a Google search stating what kind of file you have and what you want to convert it to and hopefully you it'll come up with some free downloads. Simon |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Apr 17, 2008 14:30:25 GMT -6
Okay, I installed the latest RealPlayer, and it works as advertised. Thanks!
Now I have to find an FLV to MP3 converter. Shouldn't be too hard. Looks like Zilla's link might be ideal.
Thanks for the song offer, Zilla, but there aren't any particular songs I'm looking for at the moment. I'm using YouTube to discover ones that I didn't know existed.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Apr 17, 2008 14:46:49 GMT -6
Whoa!! Turns out I didn't even need RealPlayer in the first place! Here's a site that will create an MP3 for you just from the URL of a YouTube video. Very slick! Check it out at: www.flv2mp3.com/ |
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