I just got back from my Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Champaign, IL and I decided I wanted to keep the videos people are now posting on YouTube and Google Video etc. So I found an extension for Firefox and a relevant video player for my computer to accomplish that! The extension is called VideoDownloader and installs easily and is very easy to use. The video player is an FLV Player.
Here’s how it works, install the VideoDownloader extension for Firefox, then go to YouTube and click on a favorite video. In the bottom right hand status bar of Firefox you’ll see a little icon that you can click on. It’ll bring up a window with a button that says “Download Link” RIGHT CLICK on this button, and erase the given file name, i.e. get_video.htm…
Type in a new file name and add “.flv” at the end (no quotes) i.e. chilipeppers.flv then click save. It will download the file with an FLV file extension to your computer.
To play the file, install the FLV player and it will work its magic for you, very easy to use as well. Enjoy!
- To download videos: VideoDownloader (Firefox Extension)
- To play FLV files on your computer: FLV Player 1.3.3
