There are a number of ways to download, convert, and save streaming video from popular video sharing sites on the Web. Here we look at 5 options including free and paid solutions that are web, desktop, and browser based.

Web Tool

Keepvid - This free service allows you to enter the web address for videos from a long list of video sharing sites including Google, YouTube, iFilm, MySpace, Revver, and others. KeepVid also offers a bookmarklet that you can add to your browser’s toolbar to download videos while you are on video sharing sites.

Desktop Tools

WM Recorder - Record streaming video and audio Windows Media, Real PLayer, QuickTime, iPod, MP3, MPEG, AVI, from the Internet to your hard drive. Windows 98, ME, XP, 2K.

If you want improved flexibility, more options for download, and improved performance with slow or inconsistent Internet connections, investing in WM recorder might make sense. WM Recorder offers the following advanced features not available from web based solutions:

Automatic Recording
Built-in Scheduler
Turbo Recording - record streams at up to 5x speed.
Record password protected videos.
Record at the highest quality on slow connections.
Record multiple streams at once.
Resume recordings.
Split and merge recordings.

There is a free demo available and you can buy the WM Recorder for $49.95 for the full version, $29.95 for Windows Media streaming video only, $29.95 for Real streaming media only.

VDownloader - allows you to download videos from Youtube, Google video and Grinvi to your computer, saving them in AVI or MPG format.

Using Internet Explorer and Firefox Cache

Check out this YouTube video with instructions on how to retrieve video clips from your browser cache. This may be more work than it is worth.

Using Firefox Web Browser

VideoDownloader is a Firefox Extension that adds a small icon on the status bar at the bottom of your firefox window, and a toolbar button to automatically download videos that you are viewing in your browser.

The list of sites that VideoDownloader supports includes: Angry Alien, Blennus, Blip.tv, Break.com, Dailymotion, Double Agent, eVideoShare, Free Video Blog, Google Video, Grinvi, iFilm, Keiichi Anime Forever, Metacafe, MySpace, MySpace Video Code, Putfile, Totally Crap, vidiLife, vSocial, AnimeEpisodes.Net, Badjojo, Blastro, Bofunk, Bolt, Castpost, CollegeHumor, Current TV, Dachix, Danerd, DailySixer.com, DevilDucky, Double Agent, EVTV1, FindVideos, Hiphopdeal, Kontraband, Lulu TV, Midis.biz, Music.com, MusicVideoCodes.info, Newgrounds, NothingToxic, PcPlanets, Pixparty, PlsThx, Revver, Sharkle, SmitHappens, StreetFire, That Video Site, VideoCodes4U, VideoCodesWorld, VideoCodeZone, Vimeo, Yikers YouTube and ZippyVideos.

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  1. Devid wrote on 15. Feb 2007

    Thnaks for the information

  2. Darren wrote on 23. Feb 2007

    Alternatively, www.kissyoutube.com provides an easy way to download youtube video online without any software required.

  3. saosi wrote on 05. Apr 2007

    Have you tried TubeHunter?

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    TubeHunter downloads YouTube/PornoTube/xTube/yuvutu/LubeYourTube videos to MPEG/iPOD/PSP
    http://www.neoretix.com

  4. peter jack wrote on 10. Jun 2007

    free of couse
    you can use “Amaze Flv Downloader”.

  5. paul wrote on 01. Oct 2007

    lala mafi

  6. shafi wrote on 21. Mar 2008

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