[Dixielandjazz] Saving You tube and other videos

[Dan Augustine]

Lowell--
     I have a Mac (OSX 10.4.11) and the latest version of Real Player 
for the Mac, which is version 10.1.0, and nowhere does it even hint 
that you can save a video that you're watching (or if it does, i'm 
too stupid to find it, or its explanations are incredibly hermetic). 
That's why i got Snapz Pro, which does that.
     I use Firefox, and as Andy Ling said, there appear to be some 
extensions/plugins that allow you to download videos (but i've never 
used any of them, and it's unclear to me if they apply to the Mac). 
See https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:38

     Dan
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>Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:59:35 -0600
>From: Lowell Busching <verbose at daktel.com>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Saving You tube and other videos
>Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>
>One of the listmates already gave the answer to the question about a 
>free or inexpensive program to save videos from You Tube and other 
>sources.  Real Player version 11.  That is the short answer along 
>with saying it has a pop up window that allows you to do that.
>
>That answer is short and to the point for anyone totally familiar 
>with using computer programs, but unfortunately that is not always 
>the case even on the DJML. Thus my more verbose, of course, response.
>
>REAL PLAYER version 11 (not WMP version 11) even in the FREE version 
>to download or upgrade to has an excellent video save option as 
>noted in the short response. (SOMEONE has to do it that way!)
>
>The way to get the SMALL pop up window that allows you to do the 
>recording is not intuitive I think, even after reading the 
>instructions thoroughly and who does that anymore? No time. No Time!
>
>First, you have to be using Internet Explorer preferably If the Mac 
>has a similar Real Player program I would like to know about it? I 
>do not have a MAC myself. It may or may not work with other 
>browsers. It works every time with IE.  It may work with Firefox.
>
>To get the so called pop up window, after installing VERSION 11 
>ONLY, you start the video you want to save playing. Then move our 
>cursor to the upper right corner of the smaller video screen (you 
>might miss it in full screen mode) on You Tube for example, and 
>indeed the small pop up attaches itself to that corner of the view 
>area.
>
>You can click Save at ANY time during the playback to save the 
>entire video. You do not have to start over. Not intuitive to 
>newbies I think.
>It saves the file to a folder on your computer which Real Player 
>version 11 references and shows on their screen.  Imperfections in 
>live playback thus may be eliminated on playback from Real Player 
>version 11. Earlier version of RP will NOT record video.
>
>It will NOT save the file if it is illegal. Some paid for programs 
>may make a screen save of some kind that will take anything. RP will 
>not.
>
>This is as cheap and easy as you can go. To those of you who already 
>know all this, why are you reading this far anyway? :-)  Just delete 
>the email as some other verbose mailers like to always say on the 
>DJML.
>
>Lowell aka Mad Dog

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