Downloading youtube videos - doesn't show in 'downloads folder'

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Downloading youtube videos - doesn't show in 'downloads folder'

Hi there I am new to MACs etc and used to download videos from youtube using quicktime on Windows.

I have read the blogs re finding the video, going to Windows>activity; double-clicking once the buffering has happened, and then supposedly the clip should download to 'Downloads'. Mine just doesn't download - is there something I need to set in Preferences please?

IMAC, Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Posted on Feb 5, 2010 11:24 AM

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Feb 5, 2010 11:31 AM in response to boogiebusby

Hi and Welcome to Apple Discussions...

You don't need QTime to download files from YouTube as YouTube only streams using the Flash Player plugin. Most YouTube video is copyright protected.

You can designate where to download files though. From the Safari Menu Bar click Safari/Preferences - General. Click the pop up menu next to: Save downloaded files to:

Also, could you please take a moment and click My Settings and tell us which Mac OS X you are running. If you aren't certain click the Apple  top left in your screen then click About This Mac. The version number is displayed there. Your forum profile helps us to help you now and in the future. Thanks!

Carolyn 🙂

Message was edited by: Carolyn Samit

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boogiebusby Author

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Feb 7, 2010 11:41 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

Hi there, my settings are set to go to Downloads anyway, but just seem to download at all from youtube

My op system is Mac OS X 10.6.2 and I have updated my settings - thanks - any ideas?

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Feb 7, 2010 12:11 PM in response to boogiebusby

Check the videos you are trying to download on YouTube. They maybe copyright protected and not available for download.

🙂

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Klaus1

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Feb 7, 2010 2:58 PM in response to boogiebusby

YouTube also uses HTML5, among others, but be that as it may:

How to download Flash videos and play them in Quicktime using Perian is explained here:

http://perian.org/#watch

It's the video at the bottom of the page.

Also, there is the Free iTube Grabber which can capture almost any audio and/or video stream (it says here:)

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10972178

Firefox Download Helper is also supposed to work, you have to be logged into YouTube first.

and the RealPlayer Downloader that comes with RealPlayer 11 for Mac from:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15540

which also downloads videos from YouTube.

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