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Resolved Youtube/Flash video downloader

Discussion in 'Web Applications & Cloud' started by psaulm119, 2014/04/07.

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    psaulm119 Geek Member Thread Starter

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    I've traditionally used Keepvid.com for downloading flash videos. However, neither the site, nor a bookmarklet they have, seem to be working on my new browser (Opera).

    I'm wondering if folks here have experience with these youtube/flash video downloaders. Which do you like? I read on Wikipedia that Orbit downloader was installing malware on people's computers, so I'd like to avoid something like that.
     
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    Evan Omo

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    Hi Paul. I've tried Keepvid in the past but since it requires users to install Java, I don't use that site. I use http://www.ixconverter.net/ instead which doesn't require Java and its free.
     

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    ThomasJK

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    I have some (not many) Flash videos on my Windows xp computer, that I have saved from internet. At first I tried one or two of those Flash video capturing programs, but I couldnt get them work. I dont remember anymore which programs. I got tired of that, and decided to use a less elegant method. In win xp, when using Internet Exploder to view a Flash video, IE temporarily saves that Flash video to \documents and settings\ username\local settings\temp, with a name such as fla1.tmp. After I had watched the entire video, and IE was still running, I just pulled the plug off. That way the flash video will remain in the before mentioned temp folder, and can be renamed and moved elsewhere after the next bootup. For viewing those Flash videos, I have used a free program, called FLVplayer. Seems to be a good, resource friendly program. I dont have Flashplayer, (as a browser plugin) installed on any of my computers. Thats one security hole less...
     
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    Thomas, that's a heck of a way to get a flash video. Couldn't you simply go into that folder after it had downloaded and played, and moved it or rename it?

    Evan, thanks for that link. I was hoping that they would have a bookmarklet. I'll give it a spin, and if I'm ahppy with the results I'll email them and ask them to make one..... But at least I'll have one place/service to trust.
     
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    ThomasJK

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    Hi psaulm119, that is a good question. I'm sorry but I forgot to mention the reason for such a drastic method to save a flash video. The file that is created in that temp folder while the flash video is playing, can not be moved or renamed, because Win xp says that the file is in use - cant copy /rename etc. it. And if one closes the IE, that temporary file will disappear. Having an instant shutdown by pulling the plug, leaves temporary files untouched.
    Not a nice way to do it, but since I only wanted to get few videos, I decided do it that way. And after doing it, I usually ran Disk Doctor (Norton utilities 2002) to check that the file system didnt get messed up.
    But if one wants to regularly save flashvideos from net, it is ofcourse best to get some program that does it, and preferably without installing some malware on the users computer (orbit downloader)... that is exactly the reason, why I avoid installing software that I am not familiar, and I try to avoid unnecessary installing and uninstalling of software that would eventually make my Windows registry bloated.
     

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