Do You Know How to Get your Favorite Video from YouTube...FREE?
@ihearttinytim (614)
United States
April 22, 2008 2:32pm CST
(FYI: There's a quick surey at the end).
Let's say you have a favorite video on YouTube. You've added it to your 'favorites', and you watch it a million times. Have you ever wondered how to "grab" that video so that you can have it all to yourself... FOREVER... Long after it has been removed from YouTube by the user, and long after your computer has been trashed?
Well, wonder no more! All you have to do is:
1. Go to YouTube and locate the video you want to "grab."
2. Copy the URL of the video from the address bar.
3. Go to zamzar (dot) com and in the first tab, click on "URL" (it's a text link). (I like zamzar because they convert videos from virtually ALL the popular video sites - not just YouTube).
4. Paste your video's URL into the bar on zamzar.
5. Depending on if you want to just "grab" the sound/audio from the video (good for music videos), or the actual video (with sound), click on either MP4 or MP3. (MP4=will give you video with audio/MP3=will give you just the audio from the video).
6. Enter your e-mail address and click "convert."
7. In a few hours, zamzar will e-mail you with a link so you can download your new file into any section on your computer (a folder or sb-folder labeled "My Videos" is suggested).
8. You'll be able to watch your video (or listen to the sound from it) any time you want!
9. To be able to keep it forever, save it to a USB flashdrive. That way, if your computer gets a virus, or you get a new computer, etc. you'll still have the video saved on your flashdrive, and you won't have to worry about losing that data if your computer goes kaput!
????QUICK SURVEY:????
1a. Are there any "MyLot" users out there, who already use this feature?
1b. If so, do you use zamzar, or do you use another one, such as vixy (dot) net, or another service?
1c. If you haven't, have you tried what I suggested?
2. Do you think it's helpful?
3. Do you think it's pretty easy to do?
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@gerald_lian (2188)
• Australia
22 Apr 08
That's a cool site, but I stil prefer to use keepvid.com to download videos from youtube. The main reason is that you don't have to provide your e-mail address at keepvid.com and you get the download link there and then. Keepvid.com can also be used to download videos from many other popular video sites. You can check it out if you like. However, you might need a FLV player to play the videos downloaded from keepvid.com. (mp4 format download is also possible, but not all youtube videos can be downloaded in mp4 format). 

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@ihearttinytim (614)
• United States
23 Apr 08
That's why I like zamzar - no having to have "extras" in order to view your videos. Thanks for your reply! :)
@vianneyanzu (908)
• Philippines
24 Apr 08
i use keepvid too... :) pretty easy...but the downside is that you still have to convert the video...


