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How to download video from just about any site that has an embedded video

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Step 1Find a video to download.

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14 comments

Mar 25, 2012. 10:49 PMJohnson117 says:

As far as I know, video grabber does a great job to download video from just about any site that has an embedded video. It's a best online app and totally free. You can count on it.

Aug 9, 2011. 8:54 PMndubois says:

u can use atube catcher which helps downloading youtube or any videos from the net by just pasting the url u should doenload atube catcher version - 2.3 570 in which u acn even choose ur resolution i hope this maybe helpful to you

May 10, 2008. 3:28 PMslimguy379 says:

HELP!!! maybe you or others could help me, I cant do it!!!! I use this url with website including zamzar ect. this url :http://video.aol.com/video/tv-thundercats-mongor/1873290
and can't download it please help me out!! (don't leave a comment saying to search "thundercats" at youtube and download them there because I'v watch / burned all 10 of the first episodes off of you tube and there are no more full episodes!!!!) thanks

Apr 21, 2007. 8:23 PMMisterSlippy says:

If you're using Firefox as your browser, then download the Ook! Video plugin. Download most embedded video straight to your desktop or wherever. If you're NOT using Firefox......go get firefox! :-)

Oct 27, 2007. 7:24 PMaaronscottaugustinhotmail.com says:

firefox put a bunch of viruses on my computer dont download it

Jan 22, 2008. 8:48 AMMisterSlippy says:

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Jan 30, 2008. 6:29 PMaaronscottaugustinhotmail.com says:

no it just but the blue screen of death on mine i had to buy a new computer lost $1200 comp

Jan 31, 2008. 8:40 AMMisterSlippy says:

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Jan 31, 2008. 3:16 PMaaronscottaugustinhotmail.com says:

it was so expensive because it needed one for a 3d cad drawing system called solid works if you thought i was a moron with a $1200 computer i had alot people tell me that

Apr 22, 2007. 7:41 AMkwalian (author) says:

Can you choose what format to save it as with Ook!?

Apr 23, 2007. 2:54 PMkwalian (author) says:

I have read that Instructable, but the reason I wrote this one was because it requires no download which is ideal for some people I know that can't place files in the program files :-)

Apr 23, 2007. 7:34 AMPVC marxman says:

you can also look for tetranitrates instructible on downloading youtube vids of any size using a Firefox extension called greasemonkey. i prefer using that method then converting it because .flv files download faster than avi or otherwise.

Apr 22, 2007. 2:33 PMkwalian (author) says:

Did you try Zamzar?

Apr 21, 2007. 12:09 PMkwalian (author) says:

I have found that it doesn't always resize well.