It depends on your platform - which operating system, which browser, etc. I can only speak about Mac.
I find Safari and Firefox plug-ins (on OSX) tend to work for a while, then stop working, or work only erratically, which is kind of frustrating... I used to use this: [1]http://www.verticalforest.com/2010/06/09/youtube5-html5-converter-fo r-youtube-videos/ But I am increasingly convinced of the merits of this: [2]http://thelittleappfactory.com/grappler/ It costs money, but it seems not only more reliable than the browser plugins I tried, but it also works with any video source I throw at it (I couldn't get the vertical forest plugin to capture videos posted direct to Facebook, but Grappler does that no problem). Hope this helps: Peter On Sat, Jan 5, 2013, at 07:08 AM, Ken Paul Rosenthal wrote: I'm looking for the best and simplest method of downloading *fair use* films from You Tube. Thanks, Ken [3]www.crookedbeautythefilm.com (Academic) [4]www.crookedbeauty.com (Public) [5]www.maddancementalhealthfilmtrilogy.com [6]www.kenpaulrosenthal.com _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [7]FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com [8]https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- Nicolas Rey _______________________ gourna films www.redrice.net References 1. http://www.verticalforest.com/2010/06/09/youtube5-html5-converter-for-youtube-videos/ 2. http://thelittleappfactory.com/grappler/ 3. http://www.crookedbeautythefilm.com/ 4. http://www.crookedbeauty.com/ 5. http://www.maddance-amentalhealthfilmtrilogy.com/ 6. http://www.kenpaulrosenthal.com/ 7. mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com 8. https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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