Downloading videos (not youtube)

[magpienja]

Hi all, I want to record a video from the American Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) web site anybody know a way to do it,

I know there are free downloaded progs for coping You tube videos but I'm not sure if these will work with no You-tube videos....any ideas guys.

Nick.

[Tarq57]

I've just gone to This video on their site (how to start an SE5a).

The video is played in the Adobe flash player. I assume the one you want to download does, too. You tube also plays in the flash player.

I use Download Helper, a Firefox add-on, and that indicates it is able to download the vid, so I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to use something similar, depending on your browser.

[spannersatcx]

try keepvid dot com

[magpienja]

Tarq57 and where you able to download the video you mention with that software.

Nick.

[Tarq57]

I didn't try. Hang on a minute...

Yes, no problem at all. Seems to be playing well, too.

[magpienja]

Many thanks I will see if I can get it to work.

Nick.

[Tarq57]

It's in mp4 format (the particular one I downloaded). Others may be in a different format. Typically a lot of flash movies are in .flv.
You may need a different-from-native-Windows player to play them.

[vulcanised]

VLC Media Player will handle that nicely (and pretty well anything else you throw at it).

[reynoldsno1]

I use a freeware applicatio called YouTube Downloader (does pretty much what it says on the box), which I think will download from other sites as well (you can just put in the appropriate URL). What is also good about this app is that it will also convert the files between different formats - and seemsm to do an excellent job.

[magpienja]

I have settled on the Mozilla add on Download helper....does all I need, its fine with all the sites I have tried to download from, thanks for your advice guys.

Nick.

[Mike-Bracknell]

I assume you've talked to them about the copyright issues associated with doing that?

[Slasher]

Yep Downloadhelper is good and works well. The resulting flv files can be converted to avi or mp4 etc using any free converter.

[magpienja]

Mmmmm never thought about that Mike what do you suggest???

Nick.

[Mike-Bracknell]

Originally Posted by magpienja

Mmmmm never thought about that Mike what do you suggest???

Nick.

I'd suggest contacting them and seeing if they're happy for you to take a copy of the videos - probably explaining why you want them and asking if they have copyright (and hence the right to let you or refuse you). That way they may even send you a copy or give you FTP access to them rather than you needing to use a util to extract it.