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[anotheoldgit]

Due to your recommendation to clipconverter I have used it to convert a you tube clip which it successfully did, but the trouble now is where can I find the converted clip, where does it put them, please?

[Buenchico]

If you're using Firefox (as I believe you might be, AOG) the location that downloads are saved to is determined from Tools > Options > General(tab). My own preference is to have that set to 'Always ask me where to save files' but if you're using the default setting it will be C > Users > [your username] > Downloads.

In Windows 7 you can get there quickly by clicking on the Start button and then on your username (at the top right of the panel).

[anotheoldgit]

Buenchico

Thank you for you reply, yes you are correct I am using FireFox, and my down loads normally go into that my download folder, but I cannot see any evidence of this clip arriving in the said folder.

Also on clicking the broad downward arrow at the top address bar it displays 'No downloads for this session'.

[Buenchico]

Hmmm.

Do you know which file format you were expecting the clip to be in? If so, try a search for that format. e.g. searching for *.mp4 finds all files in MP4format.

If you still can't find it, use on of these Firefox extensions instead:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/easy-youtube-video-download/
or
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/video-downloader-player/
(The first one works well but I prefer the second because it works on all video sites, not just Youtube).

[Fitzer]

According to a comment here https://webtechsoftwares.wordpress.com/tag/clip-converter/ there is a 'download' stage after conversion "You should now see the conversion window. When the process is finished, you will see another download button which you can click on. Save the file to a location." Did you take that extra step?

[andy-hughes]

Hi AOG, if you left click on your start button - bottom far left of your tool bar, it will open up a 'Search Box'. Put the name of your file in there with a * directly in front of it - your PC will locate the file and tell you where it is. You can click on it, and move it to where you would like it stored.

[andy-hughes]

I was well beaten to it by AB'ers who are far more PC savvy than I - serves me right for trying to be a smart posterior!

[anotheoldgit]

Sorry for being late in my reply, but once again thanks to everyone for your suggestions, I will give them a go.

[anotheoldgit]

Buenchico

Thanks very much I have the first firefox extension that you suggested, and it worked perfectly and downloaded the clip as a FLV file.

I now want to burn this on a DVD-R disc so that I can play it in a DVD player.

Will I have to covert the file in another programme, and if so to what?

Then how do I burn the converted file onto the disc please?

[Buenchico]

FLV is the file format actually used by Youtube but it's not recognised by Windows software. i.e. Windows MediaPlayer won't play it and Windows DVD Maker won't accept it to burn DVDs. (You can play FLV files with both VLC and GOM though, which are both vastly superior media players to Windows Media Player).

You'd have a better chance of being able to create a video-DVD from the file if you downloaded it again and chose MP4 format. Even that, however, isn't supported by Windows DVD Maker. So you need third party software. I think that this might well do the job for you but I'm not entirely sure:
https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pde/7110/burning-software/Ashampoo-Burning-Studio-FREE
(It's excellent software, which I've used myself, but I've not actually tried to put Youtube files onto a disc. However it's definitely worth a go and it's fairly intuitive to use. i.e. you simply start the program and follow the instructions).