Saving YouTube videos

[canetoad]

I've posted this as a response in another thread, but some of you may find this a useful tool.

To rip and save videos from YouTube, go here http://www.remlapsoftware.com and download YouRipper (Freeware).

To view saved videos, find a free .flv player - there are plenty around, eg:
http://www.wimpyplayer.com/products/wimpy_standalone_flv_player.html

[Sven77]

1. what i use is

greasemonkey plugin script for firefox, and FLV Player 1.3.3. i like to archive everything, or play it over and over. no need to waste bandwidth on that.

[canetoad]

2. Didn't know of greasemonkey

I guess there are plenty of options around. You are spot on about saving bandwidth!

[Bryan Sacks]

3. got any recommendations for viewing web videos on a Mac?

Is there a Mac player that will play most file formats? It's very frustrating to download a video only to learn that it's incompatible with your player.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

6. VLC player should work

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

The Windows version plays pretty much anything you throw at it -- can't vouch for the Mac version but should be fine.

[greyl]

4. Plus this, if you have Firefox.

(which everyone should)
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

Streaming recorder, converter, and free flv player are also at the link

[Sven77]

5. many options if you google it

i like hidownload pro for getting cspan real player downloads.
many other options here
http://www.streamingstar.com