Travel Technology - Saving a youtube video

Hi all,

I would like to save a youtube video and put it into a powerpoint presentation. I've google some keywords, but some far am coming up blank. Has anyone ever done this? If so, what software/methods do you use to rip the video?

Thanks for any help :-:

Check out www.savevid.com (http://www.savevid.com) and www.keepvid.com (http://www.keepvid.com). You can easily download YouTube videos into mp4 files using either of these. Happy streaming..:)

try http://vixy.net/

i use it religiously and they also have stand alone apps for both mac and "the other o/s" ;). i use both the website and the mac app and they both work great.

thanks very much. works wonderfully!

If you use Firefox the Downloadhelper plugin allows you to capture and convert YouTube and other FLV based streaming video. You could also use Any Video Converter, which has a free and paid version.

Find it in the Activity Window and double click it. It's usually the only element over a couple MB.

Or if you have Safari and Safari Stand (free): Command + Click on the video.

If you want a MP4 version, add &fmt=18 to the URL, then download. You can also bookmark javascript:window.location+="&fmt=18"; then Command + Click as usual.

On a PC, using IE, go to tools/internet options/browser history settings/view files.
sort the list by last modified or size and you'll see it.
Copy, then paste to whatever folder you wish to store it in.

There are lots of viewers available; I use riva, it's a free download but doesn't have lots of options in view size, etc.