Downloading Google Videos?

aquaboot · 09-07-2006, 06:23 PM

Hi All,

What is the best way to download Google videos with ubuntu? The Google Video Player seems to be only for win and mac. Any suggestions?

Thx,

ab

nilleso · 09-07-2006, 08:17 PM

nope, it just flash. You need to install the Macromedia flash player for ubuntu. You'll find many howto's for that if you search.
Remember to ensure that your plugin paths are correct in your web browser

cheers

nilleso · 09-07-2006, 08:19 PM

Here's your howto

aquaboot · 09-07-2006, 08:30 PM

Thanks much. I'll get on it.

-ab

aquaboot · 09-07-2006, 08:38 PM

I misread your email. I already have flash plugin installed and can view the Google videos with no problem. Want I want to do is download them and store them locally. When I right click to save, I just get an .htm file; not what I want.

Suggestions Much Appreciated,

ab

binary_y2k2 · 09-07-2006, 10:19 PM

You can't download the videos from google and save them

Simon_Jones · 09-07-2006, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquaboot

I misread your email. I already have flash plugin installed and can view the Google videos with no problem. Want I want to do is download them and store them locally. When I right click to save, I just get an .htm file; not what I want.

Suggestions Much Appreciated,

ab

I haven't tried it but there is Firefox extension which does this.

binary_y2k2 · 09-08-2006, 12:20 AM

There seel to be a few, Search for google video extentions

XavierP · 09-08-2006, 09:56 AM

Also look into VideoDownloader.

aquaboot · 09-09-2006, 12:52 PM

Thanks for the replies. Firefox extension "video downloader" doesn't seem to be able to download anything at all. I've read the instructions, restarted firefox, right clicked the video link at google video, selected "download video" and get the following:

Error (404 no encontrado). No hemos podido completar tu solicitud.

Link generated in 0.08 seconds.

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Odd. Why in Spanish? This is a flash program responder and I get it with ANYTHING I try to download. Anyone else run into this problem?

Many Thanks,

ab

XavierP · 09-09-2006, 01:59 PM

VideoDownloader works fine for me - I downloaded a video as an .avi file and it worked. Do you have the media codecs installed?

aquaboot · 09-09-2006, 05:42 PM

Hmm... not sure. I can however see the flash videos just fine. I just can't save them locally. Do you get the same Spanish flash window that I'm getting?

Many Thanks,

ab

XavierP · 09-10-2006, 09:48 AM

No, it's all English for me - I couldn't right click on the link, but left clicking worked fine.

aquaboot · 09-10-2006, 09:54 AM

Thanks for your reply. If I left click the link, the video is activated. Again, no problem watching the videos, just saving them. Can you save the video to your hard drive by left clicking? The only way I can bring up the options menu is by right clicking.

Cheers,

ab

aquaboot · 09-10-2006, 09:56 AM

Hmm...,

Seems to be working now. Wasn't working yesterday. Go figure. Thanks everyone for your interest and replies.

Cheers,

ab