Reply #5: youtube capture [View All]

[BabbaTam]

Howdy padna,
I'm an ole geezer too (probably older than you) and I just wanted to tell you about a nifty little program that you can download for free that lets you save those youtube videos to your laptop. The file type in youtube is .flv and the program for downloading the video is called; YouTubeDownloader.
http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

When you have the program installed and booted, go to the YouTube video that you want and copy the URL which is in a little box off to the right of the actual video. There are two boxes there with a bunch of letters and stuff in them. Make sure you copy the url. After copying it (control c) go back to the youtubedownloader window and pass the cursor directly over the box that wants the url. You don't have to paste it, the program will grab it automatically. Then select download from YouTube and after you have told the program which file to convert (it doesn't do this automatically) select 'convert video' and choose what format you want it saved in (.wmv or .avi) After it converts it you can find it on your desk top. You may want to change the default file name to make it easier to find. For example, "Keith blows his top" instead of ldksljodi Have fun!