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Question about downloading videos from YouTube Jun 17, 2015 11:28:37 GMT 1

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Post by slowcure on Jun 17, 2015 11:28:37 GMT 1

Hi everybody,

I found out that you can't rely on streaming. Some very cool videos or other media files suddenly disappear from the internet. Like The Cure's 1981 Star Club performance of Primary (gone from YouTube)... So for collectors it's still the safest to make sure you get the files on your HD

My question is:

Which tool do you use for downloading videos from YouTube? I saw somewhere YouTube Downloader HD being recommended... Any experiences, also with tools for Mac?

uabf Faith member Posts: 209	Question about downloading videos from YouTube Jun 17, 2015 13:28:36 GMT 1 slowcure likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by uabf on Jun 17, 2015 13:28:36 GMT 1 I'm using the Video Download Helper Add-on for Firefox Browser (https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/)
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slowcure Faith member Posts: 137	Question about downloading videos from YouTube Jun 17, 2015 14:15:53 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by slowcure on Jun 17, 2015 14:15:53 GMT 1 Thanks, I will check it out!

jumeteor Pornography member Posts: 458	Question about downloading videos from YouTube Jun 20, 2015 12:29:39 GMT 1 slowcure likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jumeteor on Jun 20, 2015 12:29:39 GMT 1 I use vdownloader, it is working quite well, you can even get only the audio of the file.

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Question about downloading videos from YouTube Jun 20, 2015 12:38:53 GMT 1 Pipperoo and slowcure like this

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Post by steve on Jun 20, 2015 12:38:53 GMT 1

I honestly wouldn't bother going to the trouble.
Most of the "HD" stuff is certainly NOT HD (never believe a VHS transfer is HD. It isn't possible.)
As for the audio, the codecs yt uses are plain dreadful lossy cr@p.
It serves as a decent enough place to get an idea of what a song is like, but why anyone would keep the media files is quite baffling.

Don't forget that free downloader plugins are usually funded by ads too. So even more reason to avoid them

Last Edit: Jun 20, 2015 12:39:13 GMT 1 by steve

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Question about downloading videos from YouTube Jun 21, 2015 6:38:12 GMT 1 slowcure likes this

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Post by jumeteor on Jun 21, 2015 6:38:12 GMT 1

There is a lot of excellent quality videos of shows that have never seen the light of day elsewhere. Of course, they are lossy but until a better source shows up, it is the best alternative.

Last Edit: Jun 21, 2015 6:39:16 GMT 1 by jumeteor

slowcure Faith member Posts: 137	Question about downloading videos from YouTube Jun 30, 2015 12:09:23 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by slowcure on Jun 30, 2015 12:09:23 GMT 1 Thanks for the advices!

hysteryk Seventeen Seconds member Posts: 88	Question about downloading videos from YouTube Dec 8, 2015 21:35:59 GMT 1 slowcure likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hysteryk on Dec 8, 2015 21:35:59 GMT 1 I use JDownloader for Youtube videos
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rhum66 Faith member Posts: 187	Question about downloading videos from YouTube Mar 11, 2016 21:34:45 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rhum66 on Mar 11, 2016 21:34:45 GMT 1 hi can you give me a link with : The Cure's 1981 Star Club performance of Primary ? please best regards

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