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[oldyella]

hi  all
been trying to  find a free youtube to pal converter,, most want money, or trial versions seem to only give you a few minutes of  video converting  not the lot then they say to pay,,

or is there a site that has wmv  video downloads,, as been looking for the  [ building the snowy river system ] in wmv

cheers oldyella

[johnno]

This is Any Video Converter. It is free and I have used it but can't remember if it has restrictions.
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/
Regards,
johnno

[Paul.bd]

Videos from YouTube (and most video sites) are in the .flv (stands for Flash Video) format. I have a few shareware converters, most of which I have got for free, either from Giveaway Of The Day - http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/, or DotTech - http://dottech.org/freebies-page/. Some to look for are Wondershare Video Converter, uRex Video Converter (my current favourite) or iSkySoft Video Converter.

I haven't tried Any Video Converter, but I will, because I have their audio converter and it is excellent.

If you want to convert to a format that will play in a DVD player connected to a TV, I have found .avi to be the best format. You will need specialised burning software - some of the basic ones won't do such DVDs.

Also, when converting you need to pay attention to output quality. You can't improve quality, but I have encountered converters with default settings that actually lower quality.

[oldyella]

thank you both,
 I have any-video converter,free, dose audeo ok,, johno, but it wont convert full youtube video unless you buy the pro version,,

will try  your  ones,,  paul,,,,

cheers

[neonwizard]

Have a look at http://www.freemake.com/ and download two programs there "Freemake Video Downloader" and "Freemake Video Converter".

You can do everything just with Freemake Video Converter but Freemake Video Downloader gives you more options when downloading from Youtube etc..

*When setting up both programs use the Advanced Setup and remember to uncheck "Install Toolbar"*

[oldyella]

thank you   
just found this one as well,, free

http://download.cnet.com/YouTube-Downloader/3000-2071_4-10647340.html

[oldyella]

JUST UNINSTALLED

youtubes downloader,,from cnet.com,, not a good right up about it,,

will try neons  when I get some time

thank you all

[oldyella]

Freemake Video Downloader" and "Freemake Video Converter".

hi neon
big trouble,, haveing trouble  installing   NET  framwork  4 ,, for some reason its taken about 1 hour to get this far,,about 50 mls mtr, and no further, seem to of stoped downloading,, any sujestions,, or just give it away,,, screen print below

seem the screen shot below is not getting bigger when clicking it,,  the down load starts  and it just hangs there about 50 millameter along the  geen download line,
so have give up for now

cheers

[neonwizard]

Download the Standalone version here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17718

[oldyella]

thank you  will give it a go