[X4U] youtube

[Daly Jessup]

>Is there any way to save a youtube video off of a web site? Thanks   Bob

Besides all the third-party utilities for downloading YouTube videos, 
there's also a method I learned just recently that doesn't depend on 
using another program. It's this:

Start playing a YouTube video. It will still be downloading while the 
beginning of it is playing. While it is still downloading, go to 
Safari's Window menu and choose Activity (or shortcut, 
Command-Option-A).

In the Activity window, look for the YouTube video you are 
downloading. Near the top of the list of downloaded links is one that 
usually starts with "http://" followed by an IP address like 
"74.125.12.95" followed often (usually?) by the words "get_video".

Then the URL goes on much further. To the right of the whole URL you 
will see that that file size will be in megabytes rather than bytes 
and kilobytes as are the rest of the items in the Activity window.

Anyway when you find that URL in the Activity window, double click 
it, and immediately, the YouTube video will begin downloading to your 
hard drive.  Be sure not to disconnect until it is finished.

You will end up with a file called "get_video". Change its name to 
something more descriptive, and be sure to add the suffix, ".flv" to 
the file name.

At that point, anything that opens flash files will open it. In my 
case, double clicking such a file immediately opens it in 
MPEGStreamclip, from where I can export it in an amazing array of 
formats, including good old QuickTime.  But you can also open it 
straight out in QuickTime Pro then save or export it as a movie from 
there.

I learned this from someone else on a list and I like it best because 
it doesn't depend on someone else's keeping their shareware/freeware 
up to date.

Daly


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