Shiawase

Hi I.T. people, I'm so sorry but I may be asking some stupid questions here .....

 

1) Are .AVI files similar to .WMV files?  Can we play .AVI type of files using Window Media Player or Real Player?...or do we need to download another software to play it (if so, where to download)?

 

2) To play .FLV files, do we need to download a special FLV Player?!?  Is it safe and free to download?

 

(I would love to download YouTube files so that I can keep a copy in my computer, but still not 100% sure what's the best way & easiest way to do so (I may not know how to do it if it's too complicated ))

 

Please help, thanks heaps!!

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Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 2-8-2007 17:52 µoªí   I'm no IT people, but from my very limited knowledge,   (1) AVI is one of the most primitive formats for video files, so most players (such as Window Media Player or even a  ...

 

Hey, thank you so much for your detailed explanations!!!!    Very helpful!

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 2-8-2007 18:18 µoªí   My pleasure. Maybe you can experiment with this one:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsK1pTgobuc   a really cool song (to me), and I think u-tube will delete it soon (it ...

 

Thanks! I have already watched the clip earlier, you posted it on another thread today, didn't u?    ... Southern All Stars' thread??  They have great songs!

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 2-8-2007 18:28 µoªí   Yes, thanks for watching. Here's Nakamura's original version, also nice    

 

ha ha, you are Nakamura's BIG FAN !

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 2-8-2007 18:39 µoªí   Of course la, here's more!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4inQKsFtmW4

 

 

..had problems watching the clip earlier...but I think it's ok...will try again

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Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 2-8-2007 18:47 µoªí   should be OK now   dinner time, see you guys later!

 

enjoy dinner!

Shiawase

I have successfully downloaded the Youtube downloader lah!!  So happy!!   Thanks to everyone who has contibuted here

 

I ended up using the method as suggested by ar_woo & fumoon, ie. used http://www.download3000.com/download-YouTube_Downloader-count-reg-19063.html to save the u-tube video on your PC as xxx.AVI....however, I also had the same problem whereby I could not see the video (only audio though), so had to install the codecs by visiting http://www.free-codecs.com/XP_Codec_Pack_download.htm ...  and after that, I could see the video, so it worked!

 

But still have one question, I now use Window Media Player to play those downloaded .AVI files, however I find that the quality is not very good (ie. the videos are not very clear)...I would like to ask those people who used this method (such as ar_woo & fumoon or any other oldcakes) whether the same thing happens to you or not, or whether it's because I am using "Window Media Player" to play back the .AVI files which makes the clips look a bit unclear? ...or whether it is normal for the downloaded .AVI to be a bit unclear as compare to when you actually watch the clips on the YouTube website?  Thanks!

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 6-8-2007 22:30 µoªí   Good for you!   Yes, my saved .AVI files are not as clear as the originals on u-tube. I think some loss is inevitable for the FLV-->AVI conversion. But I'm still very glad ...

 

Hey, thanks for your reply! ha ha, you are right, we cannot take Shiawase for granted   , ¦³±oÚ»¤w¦n¶}¤ß

 

...but I still didn't "¦º¤ß" and did some more experiment earlier on my Window Media Player, and I think I found the reason (or part of the reason) as to why the quality was quite poor on my screen, it's because I had set the "Video Size" on my Window Media Player at "200%"!...so the video was "enlarged" to 200% (...the larger pixels had make the clip look quite blurry)...but when it was changed to 100%, it looked ok lah (I think)...try it if that is also your problem.

 

...you mentioned about "portable players" for playing video clips, are they called "MP4" players? or ???  What file types do they support (if not FLV, can they play .AVI?)  and were there any recommendations regarding which brand is good already existed on this oldcake.net forum (if so, I might check it out)?  (sorry for asking so many questions ...I'm trying to see what's popular out there in the market (& what's the "in" thing ar))  Thanks!

 

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 6-8-2007 22:58 µoªí   Those portable players look just like slim MP3 players, except they have a tiny screen. They're everywhere now (e.g. Broadway/Best/Fortress). The first time I saw them was upstair ...

 

Thanks for the info!   I will check them out!

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ Shiawase ©ó 6-8-2007 19:40 µoªí I have successfully downloaded the Youtube downloader lah!!  So happy!!   Thanks to everyone who has contibuted here   I ended up using the method as suggested by ar_woo & ...

 

Need some help from oldcakes please!

It appears that we can no longer download Youtube clips using the YOUTUBE Downloader method   (I got a message which says "HTTP/ forbidden"!)

I was able to download clips previously using the method as suggested earlier on this thread, but I tried again yesterday & today and got the same error message. 

Is it because Youtube has now used a new technology to stop people from downloading?

If anyone has any details, please post here, thank you!

[ ¥»©«³Ì«á¥Ñ Shiawase ©ó 7-9-2007 16:52 ½s¿è ]

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ toby ©ó 7-9-2007 17:19 µoªí   ­ø¾p­ø¶}¤ß; ¸Õ©O­Ó°Õ~~~ http://kej.tw/flvretriever/

 

Thanks Toby, I will try that method later 

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ toby ©ó 7-9-2007 17:19 µoªí   ­ø¾p­ø¶}¤ß; ¸Õ©O­Ó°Õ~~~ http://kej.tw/flvretriever/

 

Thank you Toby¥S, I have tried your method   

and then I used East ¥S suggestion (that is used ¥H¤U¤§software¥h¼½)

http://www.download.com/3001-2139_4-10505954.html?idl=n

 

OK¤F! ¦n¶}¤ß!

 

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Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 9-9-2007 14:53 µoªí   for a person like you, aren't you worried that installing stuff on your PC might invite hacking software that will completely °_your ©³?

 

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­ì©«¥Ñ fumoon ©ó 9-9-2007 14:59 µoªí

 

  who is dead? you?

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­ì©«¥Ñ toby ©ó 9-9-2007 19:29 µoªí Shiawase©j, try this software, this is what you need!   ar_woo player V.11 

 

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­ì©«¥Ñ toby ©ó 10-9-2007 22:16 µoªí   ³£¸Ü³o­Ó¥¿°Õ~~~   [±Ð¾Ç:]¼v¤ùÂà´«­ø¨Ï·Ð--SUPER Converter

 

Toby ¥S, I tried to use that Super Converter, but that website is in a foreign language, I can't read what it says and don't know where to click to download the converter, would you please explain what to do when you open the website (when you have a spare moment)? Thanks

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ toby ©ó 10-9-2007 23:31 µoªí ¥Î©O­Ó°Õ~~ Ê\¦a¥X¥ª·sversion: http://updat9.free.fr/A041111B5473A6F9A54FF/SUPERsetup.exe

 

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­ì©«¥Ñ ar_woo ©ó 5-6-2008 00:18 µoªí This one seems very good: you just provide the YouTube link, it will do all the rest (retrieve the flv + convert to AVI for you)   http://www.zamzar.com

 

This link is very good, thanks for sharing!

Shiawase

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­ì©«¥Ñ mrenvy ©ó 19-6-2009 19:54 µoªí Can try http://www.tubefire.com/Very convenient.

 

Thank you for the link

I tried it (but only half-way done ), not sure what to do next

~ I selected the youtube clip I want to convert to wmv, then type in my email address on the tubefire website ~ then after awhile, I got an email notification from them saying the film has been converted to wmv (it's in Japanese, but I think they did say it's done), then I tried clicking on the link(s) they sent on the email (there were a few links, so I tried clicking on a few), but still can't find the wmv file for downloading, what have I done wrong, mrenvy?