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Best app for downloading Youtube
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Join Date: May 2001
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I found tubesock, which is $15. anything just as good for free? thanks.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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In Safari, Window > Activity
Then double click on the .flv file (usually the largest file in the list), then use iSquint (freeware) to convert it to iPod-compatible format, or just use some FLV Viewer.
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mac.goodies webstore / Switched to an iBook in November 2002. Never looking back.
iBook R.I.P. 20 Nov 2002 - 2 Aug 2005
Hello Leopard! On iMac 17" Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 2GB, iPod 5th gen 30GB and iPhone
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Join Date: May 2000
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Fyi, VLC plays FLV files.
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Change your world and you will change your mind.
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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Originally Posted by jeff k 
I found tubesock, which is $15. anything just as good for free? thanks.
Install SafariStand. It's free and when installed, you can 'apple-click' YouTube video's to save them.
Install the Perian Quicktime component as well (also free) and you can play flv files within Quicktime.
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Install this -> Perian - Video
It'll let me play pretty much anything in Quicktime, including .flv files.
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ok, safari stand seemed simpliest of these idea. I put it in home, library folder, and created a folder called inputmanagers as they said to do on their website. quit safari. went to you tube, but the right click download file still not work.
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Join Date: May 2005
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Originally Posted by Macanoid
Install SafariStand. It's free and when installed, you can 'apple-click' YouTube video's to save them.
Install the Perian Quicktime component as well (also free) and you can play flv files within Quicktime.
Thank you very much for this solution. I've been looking for a better way to save these videos and this is perfect. 
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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Originally Posted by jeff k
ok, safari stand seemed simpliest of these idea. I put it in home, library folder, and created a folder called inputmanagers as they said to do on their website. quit safari. went to you tube, but the right click download file still not work.
It's not right-click, but apple(command)-click. That should work!
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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If you're using Firefox, just install the YouTube download plugin. Works very well.
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: sheung wan, hong kong, p.r.c.
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Macbook C2D 2GHz, 2Gb, 160Gb.
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Originally Posted by ursus
Looks cool. What's the catch?
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by jeff k
I found tubesock, which is $15. anything just as good for free? thanks.
There is a "crack" for tubesock.
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Originally Posted by LSK6453
There is a "crack" for tubesock.
Probably shouldn't offer piracy as a solution.
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
If you're using Firefox, just install the YouTube download plugin. Works very well.
With Firefox, I found that the Video Downloader extension worked well. I also got Flashblock to prevent the video clips from autostarting.
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Originally Posted by Macanoid
Web scraping, whether via HTML parsing or DOM tree navigation is copyright infringment. In most cases, people get away with it, but in this case, these guys are writing an app that they 1) specifically advertise as scraping and repurposing YouTube's content and 2) are charging money for it.
IMHO, this looks like a very open invitation for a C&D and/or a lawsuit. I suppose we'll see how long it's available.
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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Originally Posted by smartpig
It's also a Windows app. This is a Mac forum.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Can't seem to find the crack / serial for TubeSock, which so far seems the best...I think in the end I will simply buy it...Miro is ok but the interface is a bit to kitch for me.
I wish TS had a FireFox plug-in...
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Originally Posted by saddino
Web scraping, whether via HTML parsing or DOM tree navigation is copyright infringment. In most cases, people get away with it, but in this case, these guys are writing an app that they 1) specifically advertise as scraping and repurposing YouTube's content and 2) are charging money for it.
IMHO, this looks like a very open invitation for a C&D and/or a lawsuit. I suppose we'll see how long it's available.
No, scraping is not copyright infringement. If the site is made available for you to use, you are entitled to use it how you see fit. What you can't do is distribute the stuff you've scraped. So no downloading a YouTube video then passing it to a friend.
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What the nerd community most often fail to realize is that all features aren't equal. A well implemented and well integrated feature in a convenient interface is worth way more than the same feature implemented crappy, or accessed through a annoying interface.
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