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Videodownloader fails to download - Guest - 09-04-2007
I have been trying to download youtube videos these past few days but have been getting the error message:
"[youtube.com] Error: Not a valid URL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzbOoJNC_TU). Visit our web to know in detail what video sites are supported.
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even though I am sure the URL is correct.
I thought it was the server down but after so many days, I was still getting this message. I am running on a mac, but trying with my thinkpad, I also got the same message.
Is this service no longer available?
RE: Videodownloader fails to download - FirefoxWiz - 10-14-2007
Maybe youtube doesn't let you download videos!
RE: Videodownloader fails to download - Mint_mybb_import3274 - 10-14-2007
Try this method instead, its a little more fail safe:
- Find the video on youtube that you want to download, ill be using the url you provided above (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzbOoJNC_TU)
- Copy the contents of the embed box into a text editor. (or your address bar if you dont mind working in a confined space). the contents in the above example are as followed Code:
<object width="425" height="353"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BzbOoJNC_TU&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="[b]http://www.youtube.com/v/BzbOoJNC_TU&rel=1[/b]" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="353"></embed></object> - Copy out the url in the embed tab between the quotations after src=, in the above example the url is http://www.youtube.com/v/BzbOoJNC_TU&rel=1
- Put the URL back into your browser and click enter
- The URL will now change to a much longer url (http://www.youtube.com/jp.swf?video_id=BzbOoJNC_TU&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//img.youtube.com/vi/BzbOoJNC_TU/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskJbxUlUZpxJ0AIoTCjfrhAp&rel=1 ... for example)
- Change the part of the url saying "jp.swf?" to "get_video?" and press enter again