Thursday, May 17, 2007

How to download video from youtube

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YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view, and share video clips. You can easily embed you tube video to your website and blog and you can easily watch the video online. But how can you download youtube video clip to your pc, so that you can watch the video offline?
The easiest way that i found is using a website called http://kissyoutube.com.
Below is very useful guide to download youtube video clips provided by http://kissyoutube.com .



Remember to save the video in *.flv extension and must you have flv player on your pc to play the file. The flv player can be downloaded from http://applian.com/flvplayer/download_flv_player.php

FLV or flash video is a proprietary file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (formerly known as Macromedia Flash Player) version 6, 7, 8, or 9. Flash Video content may also be embedded within SWF files. Notable users of the Flash Video format include YouTube, Google Video, Reuters.com, Yahoo! Video and MySpace.

Flash Video is viewable on most operating systems, via the widely available Adobe Flash Player and web browser plugin, or one of several third-party programs such as MPlayer, VLC media player, or any player which uses DirectShow filters (such as Media Player Classic, Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Center) when the ffdshow filter is installed.