

On the web, YouTube videos are presented in Flash SWF format. On Windows, Right-click on the video to see if it is Flash.Player will not play these, other software is needed, which most When downloaded, only the FLV portion is downloaded, Flash.On the web, Flash files are in SWF format, and play using Flash Player, available here.swf, for the two types of Flash files: The basic FLV video, which is usually "wrapped" in a SWF flash file. To play when downloaded and not embedded in a web page. The most popular video format on the web.Search in Google Search, key words "video +.Individual episodes were downloaded from the podcast. Search for media at dedicated sites, such as Frida Morelli's Rai.tv Podcasts.Gateway to 3 MIT separate online video collections,.Library of Congress American Memory video collections,.Open Culture list of University Collections,.Open Culture list of YouTube Channels,.(Google owns YouTube, their videos are also listed here, but Google has its own separate collection).They are transcoded from the FLV, while the above download the MP4. We also tried vixy, but the files were of lower quality. If there are several versions of the MP4, it will download the largest and best.Ĥ. Once installed, it's probably the easiest solution. youtubemp is a Firefox Add-On, and makes the "Save as mp4" link visible again in your browser, as the old directions below did. KickYouTube This downloads the same files as above, the interface is a bit more confusing.ģ. There is usually a normal and an HD version available.Ģ. It will show you the available files, select the MP4 most appropriate for you use.

Click on Share button under video, and use this URL, and paste in KeepVid.

KeepVid (Copy the URL of the YouTube video, NOT from the top of the web page. We are currently using these solutions.ġ. There are many ways of downloading YouTube videos.
