How to download YouTube video?

MTK358 · 07-24-2010, 08:20 PM

All I find are creepy web services, not guides on how to modify the URL.

sycamorex · 07-24-2010, 08:38 PM

There are some plugins for firefox, but what I did in the past was just to wait until it buffers till the end and copy the flash file from the /tmp directory to where I wanted.

Additionally, today one of the LQ members posted a link to:
http://www.tinyogg.com/
which is a brilliant site that will convert your youtube flash video to the .ogv format for you to download.

craigevil · 07-24-2010, 09:45 PM

youtube-dl - download videos from youtube http://bitbucket.org/rg3/youtube-dl/wiki/Home
clive - video extraction utility for YouTube, Google Video and others
abby - front-end for cclive and clive
cclive - lightweight command line video extraction tool

There are several extensions for Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...outube&cat=all

Download YouTube Video - GreaseMonkey UserScript
http://www.openjs.com/scripts/grease...outube_videos/

5 Best Greasemonkey Scripts for YouTube
http://www.gtricks.com/youtube-trick...cript-youtube/

FredGSanford · 07-24-2010, 11:24 PM

One of my favorite add-ons for Firefox is NetVideoHunter.

MTK358 · 07-25-2010, 07:14 AM

I said how to modify the URL.

craigevil · 07-25-2010, 08:19 AM

NO, actually you said;

Quote:

How to download YouTube video?
All I find are creepy web services, not guides on how to modify the URL.

WTF is modify the URL?

Greasemonkey userscript
Youtube without Flash Auto for Greasemonkey

Quote:

Adds links below the Youtube video to (a) download the video (HD .mp4 file, no converters are used, no external sites) (b) view the video with an embedded external player (like mplayer, totem, or vlc plugins)

MTK358 · 07-25-2010, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigevil

WTF is modify the URL?

Take the URL of the page with the player, and figure out the URL of the actual video file from it.

And in my OP I did not ask for Firefox plugins. I don't even use Firefox as my main browser!

Tux Rules · 07-25-2010, 08:33 AM

youtube-dl I think it's the most proper application for this. Open your terminal and type youtube-dl -b URL to download a you tube video in a mp4 format, after you install it

b0uncer · 07-25-2010, 09:25 AM

Have a look at this page/article, titled "Downloading YouTube Videos with a Perl One-Liner". It might reveal you something -- and is written in Perl, using some of the existing modules.

craigevil · 07-25-2010, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358

Take the URL of the page with the player, and figure out the URL of the actual video file from it.

And in my OP I did not ask for Firefox plugins. I don't even use Firefox as my main browser!

the Greasemonkey script works in firefox, midori, epiphany, chrome/chromium

youtube-dl http://bitbucket.org/rg3/youtube-dl/wiki/Home is popular

FredGSanford · 07-28-2010, 07:35 PM

How about turning youtube videos into ogg format (ogv) and then download it?

http://www.tinyogg.com/

MTK358 · 07-28-2010, 08:11 PM

Does anyone hear me?

I wanted to try to make a program that takes the URL and starts a media player with the video playing, and possibly expand it to search, too.

Firefox plugins will NOT work.

I don't want to have to wait for TinyOgg to download it and convert it when I can play the FLV or MP4 file right here.

craigevil · 07-28-2010, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358

Does anyone hear me?

I wanted to try to make a program that takes the URL and starts a media player with the video playing, and possibly expand it to search, too.

Firefox plugins will NOT work.

I don't want to have to wait for TinyOgg to download it and convert it when I can play the FLV or MP4 file right here.

Then you are pretty much screwed, AFAIK there is nothing that does what you want. And NO ONE CAN hear you since this is text and not sound.

Get off the high horse and explain more. Your first post did not mention not using Firefox. Everyone has given you several ways that work quite well. But you insist on being rude.

If none of the available methods work for you then create your own.

bendib · 07-28-2010, 11:52 PM

Look in /tmp. There are files with names like Flashx89xf8 or something. Open those in MPlayer 'till you find yours, then just copy, rename as an .flv, and enjoy. Install ffmpeg to convert to something like mp4 or ogv.

MTK358 · 07-29-2010, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigevil

Then you are pretty much screwed, AFAIK there is nothing that does what you want.

But youtube-dl somehow does it, but how?