Jim, thanks for your links to " YouTube Video downloader" and VLC Media Player, to save Youtube videos to the hard Drive and play them...in this post...Save Utube Videos
I finely downloaded them, and they work great!!!!
Now if you have Firefox, or want to convert the videos to mpeg2, you can check out ranchhands post.
Full Version: Save Youtube Videos
QUOTE(LF from MC @ Mar 6 2008, 06:53 PM) 
Now if you have Firefox, or want to convert the videos to mpeg2, you can check out ranchhands post.
Let's actually quote him here Lorraine, to make it a tad easier 
...QUOTE(ranchhand @ Jul 30 2007, 10:24 PM)
Hey Moon ol' buddy! If you are running Firefox, just get the Flash download button for Firefox; go to your Utube website, call up your video and click the button. It saves and you are done. One mouse click.
Firefox Video Downloader
If you want to view it easy, I use Super Video Converter (free) to convert it to mpeg2 and play it on whatever you want. OR you can convert it to mpeg3 and strip the sound only if you so desire.
Super File Converter
Since the author wants you to read his rather amateurish webpage, it is a pain to find the download link.
*Click on my link, Super File Converter
*Dial to the bottom of the page, click on "Start Downloading SUPER".
*Dial about 4 or 5 lines down and click on the blue hot link, "download and use",
*Dial to the bottom of the next page and click on one of the 4 mirror sites on the left; 27 meg download
Super, as you will see, is a very serious piece of software! Don't be intimidated, just drag your FLV file and drop it in the lower window, make sure you are set to mpeg2 and click the convert button. In a few seconds you have an mpeg2 file.
Firefox Video Downloader
If you want to view it easy, I use Super Video Converter (free) to convert it to mpeg2 and play it on whatever you want. OR you can convert it to mpeg3 and strip the sound only if you so desire.
Super File Converter
Since the author wants you to read his rather amateurish webpage, it is a pain to find the download link.
*Click on my link, Super File Converter
*Dial to the bottom of the page, click on "Start Downloading SUPER".
*Dial about 4 or 5 lines down and click on the blue hot link, "download and use",
*Dial to the bottom of the next page and click on one of the 4 mirror sites on the left; 27 meg download
Super, as you will see, is a very serious piece of software! Don't be intimidated, just drag your FLV file and drop it in the lower window, make sure you are set to mpeg2 and click the convert button. In a few seconds you have an mpeg2 file.
I found it rather handy 
I just found this one too...
Flash Video Resources Downloader
It seems to imply that the other is outdated, but of that I'm not sure.
This is what's stated there...
Like the VideoDownloader extension, but up to date on changing sites & supporting new sites constantly. Sick of using the VideoDownloader extension that is outdated, doesn't work with half the sites it used to & doesn't work with ANY of the new sites? This extension keeps up to date on video sites when they make updates to stop from being downloaded and is constantly adding new sites. It just adds a small icon to the status bar of your Firefox browser. Just click it to download the video you are watching!
Works with: Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0b4pre
Flash Video Resources Downloader
It seems to imply that the other is outdated, but of that I'm not sure.
This is what's stated there...
Like the VideoDownloader extension, but up to date on changing sites & supporting new sites constantly. Sick of using the VideoDownloader extension that is outdated, doesn't work with half the sites it used to & doesn't work with ANY of the new sites? This extension keeps up to date on video sites when they make updates to stop from being downloaded and is constantly adding new sites. It just adds a small icon to the status bar of your Firefox browser. Just click it to download the video you are watching!
Works with: Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0b4pre
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