How to Download a Video

Websites With Download Buttons

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   Visit the webpage where the video is located.
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   Look for a button that says "Save," "Download," or something similar that suggests that you can use the button to download the video.
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   Click on the button. Some Internet browsers may prompt you to confirm that you want to download the file. Once you have confirmed, your computer's explorer window will appear.
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   Specify where you want to save the file and assign a filename.
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   Hit "Save" and wait for the video to download. Most Internet browsers have a status page or bar that shows the progress of the download.

Video Grabbing Websites

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   Go to a website that allows you to grab videos from other websites and follow their steps for downloading. Here are some examples of such websites.
   • YouTubeX: is one of the simplest websites to use and also allows you to email videos to your friends. However, it uses a generic filename for all downloaded files, which can be confusing because you end up saving many files with almost the same name.
   • KeepVid: this site allows you to download from DailyMotion, Google Video and MySpace Video among other sources.
   • VideoDownloader: this is like an advanced version of KeepVid that lets you download from more websites.

Software for Windows

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   Install a video grabbing software that is compatible with your version of Windows to download videos. You can choose from one of the following popular programs.
   • Vdownloader: enter the link where the video is located to download it.
   • Orbit Downloader: you don't even have to know the video link to use this application. Simply place your cursor over the video while it is playing and hit the download button on the window that pops up.
   • KeepV: Apart from downloading KeepV also converts downloaded videos so they are easier to play back from your hard drive.

Software for OS X

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   Find a plug-in or software that allows you to download files on your Macintosh computers. There aren't many but you may want to try Get Tube.

P2P Sharing

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Download videos from other people's computers. P2P (short for "peer-to-peer") is a method that allows people to share files over the Internet. Since the links on P2P networks are in torrent format you will first need to install a torrent agent (Azureus is a common one). You can then add the torrent link in the agent software to download the video. Here are some popular websites where you can search for torrent files.

• YouTorrent: this website is different because it specializes in providing legal torrents. You can also get good search results because YouTorrent searches other websites as well.
• BTjunkie: you can access a huge database of torrent files here. You can even submit your email address to follow comments and updates on specified torrents.
• ExtraTorrent: the ExtraTorrent website is very useful when you want to know exactly what you are downloading. The torrents have detailed information about the story and actors in the video as well as preview photos. You can also read comments and recommendations made by other users.