...and if don't like commandline utilities, use Avidemux:

http://www.avidemux.org

Posted by pete on February 25, 2008 at 01:37 PM PST #

PyTube looks really cool -- but it also seems to suffer from the same threading problem that freeloader (and others) have which makes them hang when used with Orca. :-(

I see PyTube uses launchpad. I'll file a bug....

Posted by Joanie on February 25, 2008 at 05:57 PM PST #

Thanks Joanie (and everybody else).

We used to see hangs with Orca with another
Python application, that I think now works
correctly. Do you remember what it was?

If they've fixed it, we need to spread the word
to PyTube and freeloader maintainers on what they
need to do to fix their code.

Posted by Rich Burridge on February 25, 2008 at 06:26 PM PST #

Rich, you know, I was thinking the same thing, but I can't recall which app. :-(

The only similar issue I can recall where the problem got solved is Ekiga. See http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=404155 (in particular, comment 5). But I don't think that's it (is it??)

Posted by Joanie on February 25, 2008 at 06:36 PM PST #

the easiest way to download youtube videos is the firefox-extension "DownloadHelper" imho

Posted by sdf on February 26, 2008 at 04:25 AM PST #

Why you should download/save videos from youtube :
You found an interesting video from youtube and you want to save/download it to your computer and later share it with your friend or keep it as a collection. However, by default Youtube doesn't allow users to save/download the videos. It only allow user to send a hyperlink to the friends and invite them to go to youtube website to view the videos.

why not save/download the video before it's too late ?

Steps to save/download the video from youtube

For Internet Explorer (PC) users

1) Click your favourite video clip, you can see the URL in your browser becomes something like this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCcCEqD117U

2) highlight the URL, "copy" & "paste" to Youtube Robot url and click "+" button
or move mouse to the download link, right click the mouse use "menu"->"download by youtube robot"
or drag the url to youtuberobot's floating window

4) When the download link shows, the flv video file will auto download to your local computer

5) You can double click to view the downloaded video file

6) Youtube Robot intergrate with FLV Converter,you can select output format first then click convert button to convet the downloaded video file to your format.

7) You can plup-in IPod, PSP to usb port,after convert finished Youtuberobot will Auto transfer video to iPod, PSP,iPhone, Pocket PC, or Zune

Product page: http://www.youtuberobot.com
Direct download link: http://www.youtuberobot.com/download/utuberobot.exe
Company web-site: http://www.youtuberobot.com
E-mail: support@youtuberobot.com

Posted by steve on February 26, 2008 at 10:48 PM PST #