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Youtube To Dvd
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I have looked at various videos on YouTube on how to d/load a video from YouTube and burn it to a DVD.but for some reason I don't seem able to do it correctly.I would appreciate any substantial help to complete this. Thanks.
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You need to do it in two separate stages. Firstly you need to save the Youtube video to your computer and then you need to burn a DVD. There are countless websites, programs and browser extensions which claim to help you to be able to accomplish the first part of your task. A problem with all of them though is that Google (who own Youtube) keep finding ways to render...
03:10 Sun 12th Feb 2017
You need to do it in two separate stages. Firstly you need to save the Youtube video to your computer and then you need to burn a DVD.
There are countless websites, programs and browser extensions which claim to help you to be able to accomplish the first part of your task. A problem with all of them though is that Google (who own Youtube) keep finding ways to render them useless. (Google pays fees to TV and film companies to allow clips from their output to be streamed on Youtube but it's technically illegal to save such content to your hard drive, as no licence fee has been paid to do so). So many of the ways of saving Youtube videos to your hard drive can be unreliable. (i.e. they'll cease working for a while until their developers find a new way to outwit Google in the constant cat-&-mouse game which they play).
The method I use though is to view Youtube output in Firefox with the Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express extension installed:
https:/
It adds a 'Download As' button to Youtube pages viewed in Firefox. Clicking on that button allows you to choose whether you just want the audio (MP3) or which video format you prefer. (Select MP4 for your needs). It also allows you to select your preferred video resolution (360p, 720p HD or 1080p full HD) subject to two caveats:
(i) you obviously can't download a video at, say, 720p if it was only recorded at 360p in the first place ; and
(ii) to be able to download at 1080p you need to make a donation for the 'PRO' version via PayPal. You can choose the amount you donate though, from US$30 down to US$5, depending upon what you think the service is worth:
https:/
Once you've selected your preferred format you'll then be able to choose where to store your video (in the same way that you can choose where to save Word documents or images on your computer).
As I've already indicated, there are many, many other ways of saving Youtube videos to your hard drive but many of them only save at 360p and some of them only save in Flash video (FLV) format, which you'd then need to convert before burning your DVD. (To the best of my knowledge, Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express is currently the only way to save at 1080p).
Once you've downloaded your videos to your hard drive you'll need to burn them to a DVD. (I'm assuming that your computer comes with a DVD writer or re-writer, and not just a drive which can only read DVDs!). Note that there are two ways of doing so. You can either burn them directly as MP4 files (to a 'data disc'), meaning that you'll only be able to use the DVD in your computer, or you can burn them to a DVD which can be used in most DVD players. (That option will be called a 'video disc', or something similar, in your burning software).
The disc burning software incorporated into recent versions of Windows can probably do the job but this freebie is far better:
https:/
There are countless websites, programs and browser extensions which claim to help you to be able to accomplish the first part of your task. A problem with all of them though is that Google (who own Youtube) keep finding ways to render them useless. (Google pays fees to TV and film companies to allow clips from their output to be streamed on Youtube but it's technically illegal to save such content to your hard drive, as no licence fee has been paid to do so). So many of the ways of saving Youtube videos to your hard drive can be unreliable. (i.e. they'll cease working for a while until their developers find a new way to outwit Google in the constant cat-&-mouse game which they play).
The method I use though is to view Youtube output in Firefox with the Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express extension installed:
https:/
It adds a 'Download As' button to Youtube pages viewed in Firefox. Clicking on that button allows you to choose whether you just want the audio (MP3) or which video format you prefer. (Select MP4 for your needs). It also allows you to select your preferred video resolution (360p, 720p HD or 1080p full HD) subject to two caveats:
(i) you obviously can't download a video at, say, 720p if it was only recorded at 360p in the first place ; and
(ii) to be able to download at 1080p you need to make a donation for the 'PRO' version via PayPal. You can choose the amount you donate though, from US$30 down to US$5, depending upon what you think the service is worth:
https:/
Once you've selected your preferred format you'll then be able to choose where to store your video (in the same way that you can choose where to save Word documents or images on your computer).
As I've already indicated, there are many, many other ways of saving Youtube videos to your hard drive but many of them only save at 360p and some of them only save in Flash video (FLV) format, which you'd then need to convert before burning your DVD. (To the best of my knowledge, Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express is currently the only way to save at 1080p).
Once you've downloaded your videos to your hard drive you'll need to burn them to a DVD. (I'm assuming that your computer comes with a DVD writer or re-writer, and not just a drive which can only read DVDs!). Note that there are two ways of doing so. You can either burn them directly as MP4 files (to a 'data disc'), meaning that you'll only be able to use the DVD in your computer, or you can burn them to a DVD which can be used in most DVD players. (That option will be called a 'video disc', or something similar, in your burning software).
The disc burning software incorporated into recent versions of Windows can probably do the job but this freebie is far better:
https:/
As promised, another try!
Here's part of a Youtube page:
http://
At the bottom left of my picture (below the 'Subscribe' button) there's a button marked 'Download As'.
If I click on that button I'm offered various options, as shown here:
http://
Because that video was only recorded at 360p, that's the only MP4 link I'm offered. (You'll sometimes be offered 720p or 1080p as well, although, as I explained before, you need to make a small donation before the 1080p link will work). So that's what I click on.
I then see see a box asking me where to save the file to. By default I'm offered my 'Downloads' folder:
http://
However I'd rather use my 'Videos' folder, so I click on 'Videos' in the left-hand panel. I then see the contents of that folder:
http://
All I then need to do is to click on 'Save' and I've completed my task.
Here's part of a Youtube page:
http://
At the bottom left of my picture (below the 'Subscribe' button) there's a button marked 'Download As'.
If I click on that button I'm offered various options, as shown here:
http://
Because that video was only recorded at 360p, that's the only MP4 link I'm offered. (You'll sometimes be offered 720p or 1080p as well, although, as I explained before, you need to make a small donation before the 1080p link will work). So that's what I click on.
I then see see a box asking me where to save the file to. By default I'm offered my 'Downloads' folder:
http://
However I'd rather use my 'Videos' folder, so I click on 'Videos' in the left-hand panel. I then see the contents of that folder:
http://
All I then need to do is to click on 'Save' and I've completed my task.
I know nothing about DVD Flick (although I've come across quite a few recommendations for it). As indicated in my first post, Ashampoo Burning Studio Free would be my preferred choice. (Link above). I've not actually used it for some time but I always found it fairly intuitive. (Take care when installing it though. You'll probably be offered a few 'extras', such as toolbars. Make sure that you deselect such offers, if necessary choosing the 'Custom Installation' option to do so).
Hi there BC I think I've finally got there,Just two items please.Where do you find the rate at which each YouTube video was recorded ? The reason for all of this,is a friend of mine asked me to d/load several videos to do with golf tips,so to the second query,what disc do I use,DVD+ or DVD-? BC I do appreciate all the help you give to me,not just this one but the many beforehand.
PS: My current computer hasn't got Ashampoo Burning Studio Free on it. (Indeed, it's not even got a DVD writer built into it. It's only got a DVD-Rom drive). So it's not easy for me to remind myself exactly how the program works (although I'm sure that it's fairly self-explanatory).
However, if you can't work out how to use it, just let me know and I'll dig out my external DVD writer from wherever I've put it, install Ashampoo Burning Studio Free, burn a DVD from Youtube content, take some screen shots as I do so and let you know how I did it.
However, if you can't work out how to use it, just let me know and I'll dig out my external DVD writer from wherever I've put it, install Ashampoo Burning Studio Free, burn a DVD from Youtube content, take some screen shots as I do so and let you know how I did it.
OK, thanks for that.
Actually what I wanted to do was to download a Youtube video (which I've just done) and check that the file information was where I thought it would be. (It is). So, to check the bit rate and resolution for a downloaded video file, right-click on it, select 'Properties' and then click the 'Details' tab.
Actually what I wanted to do was to download a Youtube video (which I've just done) and check that the file information was where I thought it would be. (It is). So, to check the bit rate and resolution for a downloaded video file, right-click on it, select 'Properties' and then click the 'Details' tab.
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