Downloading Videos

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For those of you who prefer to download videos rather than watching them stream over the Internet, below is the easiest way to do it.

Here is the list of supported sites:
Youtube, Google Video, iFilm, Metacafe, Dailymotion, Myspace, Angry Alien, AnimeEpisodes.Net, Badjojo, Blastro, Blennus, Blip.tv, Bofunk, Bolt, Break.com, Castpost, CollegeHumor, Current TV, Dachix, Danerd, DailySixer.com, DevilDucky, Double Agent, eVideoShare, EVTV1, FindVideos, Free Video Blog, Grinvi, Grouper, Hiphopdeal, Kontraband, Lulu TV, Midis.biz, Music.com, MusicVideoCodes.info, MySpace Video Code, Newgrounds, NothingToxic, PcPlanets, Pixparty, PlsThx, Putfile, Revver, Sharkle, SmitHappens, StreetFire, That Video Site, TotallyCrap, VideoCodes4U, VideoCodesWorld, VideoCodeZone, vidiLife, Vimeo, vSocial, Yikers, ZippyVideos... and any other webpage with embedded objects.

Download and install Firefox:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

From within Firefox, install the VideoDownloader plug-in (just go to the site below and click on "Install now"):
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/

When you download videos from Google, it will give you the option to save it as a FLV (Flash), AVI or MP4 video. I choose MP4, as it seems to be the most compatible with various players.

The files from YouTube are always FLV. To convert them to a different format (e.g., WMV or AVI), download and install the free Riva FLV Encoder:
http://www.download.com/Riva-FLV-Encoder/3000-2140-10320097.html?part=dl-RivaFLVEn&subj=dl&tag=button

If you want to play the FLV file, download the free Riva FLV Player:
http://www.download.com/Riva-FLV-Player/3000-2194-10435953.html?part=dl-RivaFLVPl&subj=uo&tag=button

There are tons of other good add-ons for Firefox. Another essential one is Adblock Plus:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy!