How to download streaming videos

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Most streaming video sites and content creators do not want you to download their videos because they and their make money selling advertising before, during, and after each video. However, because streaming video must make it to your computer, this means that you can often send the stream to your hard drive rather than your browser and effectively get a copy of the video.

Use savefrom.net

savefrom.net can download videos from several streaming sites including YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and several other. It also lets you choose between various levels of quality and sometimes retains the original file name. The site will try to get you to download their app or buy their service, but it is not necessary.

  1. Copy the URL of the streaming video page.
  2. Navigate to en.savefrom.net.
  3. Paste the video in the Just insert a link text box.
  4. If the site can find a video to download, a green Download box will appear below.
  5. Select the quality level you want, and click Download to save the video.

Use VLC to Download YouTube Videos

Downloading YouTube videos through VLC is a multi-step process, but it's very effective.

  1. Navigate to the YouTube page video and copy the URL.
  2. In VLC's menu, expand Media and click Open Network Stream.
  3. In the Please enter a network URL: text box, paste the YouTube URL.
  4. Click Play and the YouTube video will begin playing in VLC.
  5. In VLC's menu, expand Tools and click Codec Information.
  6. A dialog named Current Media Information will open.
  7. Click the Codec tab, and copy the contents of the Location: text box.
  8. Open a new tab in your browser and past the Location into the address bar.
  9. The video will begin playing in your browse.
  10. Open the File menu of your browse, and click Save to save the video to your hard drive.
  11. The video will most likely be named videoplayback.mp4, but you can copy the proper name from the original YouTube page.

Use a Browser to Download Facebook Videos

  1. Right-click on video and click Show Video URL in the menu.
  2. Open a new tab in your browser and past the URL.
  3. Replace the "www" from the beginning of the URL with m and hit enter to bring up the mobile version of the web site.
  4. After the new page loads, click the video, and it will open as an actual video.
  5. Expand the browser's File menu and click Save to save the video.

Use YTD: Video Downloader to Download From Many Sites

YTD: Video Downloader can download videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and a couple dozen other streaming video web sites, but the installer tries to trick you into downloading a bunch of adware, so be vigilant in the install process.

Links

Note: I have not tested these other methods.

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