May 03, 2007

dumb tech question

I am off to Aussie tomorrow, to speak at various things in Melbourne and Adelaide. I have a video clip that I really want to play at each of these gatherings (it sort of stirs up my Aussie mates you know). It is on Youtube and I can not presume that all the 12 places I am speaking have wireless. Is there a way for me to download unto my laptop a Youtube video?

Update: Hey thanks heaps everyone. All sorted. For those who are interested, this is the video that I, as a Kiwi, am keen to use in Aussie :). It's called - Someone always wants to steal your stuff.

Posted by steve at May 3, 2007 09:10 AM
Comments

Yep...

Posted by: Mark Nichols at May 3, 2007 09:28 AM

You could try this site:
http://vixy.net/

Cheers,
steve

Posted by: steve bishop at May 3, 2007 09:31 AM

I download the .flv files (that are used in youtube) with this FF add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/pl/firefox/addon/2584

Then you can play them with this: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Posted by: mih at May 3, 2007 09:48 AM

safe travels

Posted by: jen at May 3, 2007 11:18 AM

it is also here http://www.urbanvoyage.com/NZI/NZI_60_hi.html if that helps.
Lynne

Posted by: lynne at May 3, 2007 12:08 PM

If you go to www.videodownloader.net you can download the video as a .flv also, and then go and download flv-viewer. It works, I've done it before.

Posted by: Paul M at May 3, 2007 02:04 PM

Similar to the above, I often use the VideoDownloader plugin for Firefox (which works with more than just YouTube)

http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

And then play the saved FLV file in VLC.

VLC is wonderful - saved my bacon a few times. I have it on both the Mac and PC.

Posted by: Stephen Garner at May 3, 2007 03:07 PM

Also, if it's also available on Google Video (not as a linked from there to YouTube) that also offers download option for PC and iPod that should work(?) too without all the add-ons.

Posted by: Stephen Garner at May 3, 2007 03:10 PM

Steve,

if you have a mac. best thing I have found (by far) is called podtube. downloads, encodes and puts the movie in itunes. It costs 5 dollars but worth every penny.
http://djodjodesign.free.fr

Posted by: lammert vrieling at May 3, 2007 06:59 PM

And isn't it ironic that the advert is for a foreign owned corporation!

Posted by: tim bulkeley at May 4, 2007 11:57 AM

That's just revenge for on guys for stealing Bondi.

Posted by: Matt Stone at May 5, 2007 02:46 AM

guess us kiwis got to do something with all your tax money :)

Posted by: steve at May 6, 2007 02:35 AM