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875119 2010-04-11 06:39:00 After watching something, in IE from "Youtube". If I want to keep it. I can do so from "View Files" As Firefox is a totally foreign browser, to me. Can somebody please tell to find it ? Have used their "help" now for about a hour, to no avail. I know I'm a thick old fart. But. how to do it?.... Please folks !
Regards.
Bryan.:confused:
DUNK (1527)
875120 2010-04-11 06:43:00 Firefox addons found on the tools button will take you to hundreds of addons to customise FF to just about anything you want I don't know what everyone is using for youtube at the moment but it will be on there gary67 (56)
875121 2010-04-11 07:03:00 It'll be better, and easier to use FF and install an addon for Youtube Speedy Gonzales (78)
875122 2010-04-11 07:06:00 Sothink Video Downloader (http://www.web-video-downloader.com/) works in FF and most sites that play back Video ( youtube included) saves the file as a {insertname}.flv

Some instructions the page as well.
wainuitech (129)
875123 2010-04-11 09:10:00 addons - 'video downloadhelper' jackM (14814)
875124 2010-04-11 13:11:00 OK - if you like to do it the way you do with IE, here's how...

(you will only need to do the following once to set it up for use)

first, to find your cache location, type (or copy paste is easier) about:cache in your FF address bar and hit go (or enter)

In the Info page you will see Disk cache device

copy the full path of your Cache Directory which will be something like

C:\Documents and Settings\*****\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\*******\Cache

and then past it in a folder address bar and hit go or enter, and you should be in the cache folder

now click the folder "view" from the menu and set it to Details

click the "Date Modified" so the newest entry is at the top (arrow points down)

Right then - that's it prepared, so now hit the UP button to go up to the next folder level, and look for the Cache folder - right click and drag it to your desktop and drop - and choose Create Shortcuts Here from the menu

Finished! phew

Now, any time you want to save a movie clip you have just watched, just use the shortcut you made to open the Cache folder and the movie clip will be at the top (or very near the top) - just look at the size of file to make sure.
(All filenamess in the cache are random characters like CCCD8634d01 and have no file extension, which is why you look at the filesize to check - most files are less than 100 KB, movie clip ones are of course much bigger)

So just right click on it and select copy - then right click on your desktop (or wherever) and paste - then rename it, adding the .flv extension

Reading this may seem complicated, but it's actually very easy, especially once you have the shortcut set up

hope that helps - cheers :)
bevy121 (117)
875125 2010-04-11 22:09:00 Or, in Firefox - Tools/Page Info/Media/Select the media you require/Save As zqwerty (97)
875126 2010-04-12 00:14:00 Or, in Firefox - Tools/Page Info/Media/Select the media you require/Save As

I use that to save images etc, but I'd be interested to know where you find the flv video file to save from there?
bevy121 (117)
875127 2010-04-12 09:53:00 "download helper" is way quicker than any of that, right click on icon and select file to save..can cue multiple files... limepile (96)
875128 2010-04-12 13:58:00 Hi folks. Thank you for all the helpful hints. Have had a look around them all. Haven't got one that actually works yet. However, There's no hurry. I'm a patient old sod & I will eventually get there. Either that, or ditch FF, once again !! :confused: DUNK (1527)
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