Greetings Evolutionists,

A while back someone asked how to copy Youtube videos so that you can
use them in lectures. I just found one way to do it. Here it is step by
step.

 

1) Use Firefox, go to
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=3Dvideo&status=3D4 and
install the addon Fast Video Download 1.3.1.4. Note that many of the
others listed there are junk and did not work for me.

 

2) When you restart Firefox a tiny little icon of a webpage with a gold
arrow will appear at the lower left hand corner of your browser window.

 

3) Go to your favourite Youtube webpage (Here is nice 6 second video of
an Odonta hunting if you want to trouble shoot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DA9Q8gUTmyd8)

 

4) Click on the icon and it will be downloaded where you choose as a
.flv file.

 

5) To convert .flv files to something that you can actually view,
download and install the free program freez_flv2avi.exe
(http://www.brothersoft.com/dvd_video/video_conversion/flv_to_avi_mpeg_w
mv_converter_download_59438.html) Our Sophos antivirus software didn't
show any problems when I scanned the file, but I would double check it
given that it is free. 

 

6) Run the program and save your video as avi, mpeg or wmv!

 

Cheers,

Joel
 

Dr. Joel Parker
Lecturer
Neurosciences and
Ecology and Evolution Groups
School of Biological Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton,  SO16 7PX 
United Kingdom

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