How do I Download YouTube Videos to Play on Windows Media Player?
Users add to the library of videos on YouTube every day, and the site offers hours of potential entertainment and education. The videos are uploaded from the site in FLV, a Flash format, that must be downloaded and converted before they can be played by Windows Media Player. Fortunately, there are several programs available online that can do so.
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Download VideoSlurp. This free program can download FLV videos from the Internet and convert them into one of several formats, including AVI which is compatible with Windows Media Player. The program provides its own Web browser that you use to navigate to the video you want then click one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen to download in either standard or high definition. This program can download multiple videos at the same time. Internet Explorer users can continue to browse normally and use the VideoSlurp toolbar to download any compatible video that is playing.
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Consider YouTube Downloader. This is another free program that can download and convert Flash content. Instead of using a special browser, this program has users copy and paste the URL of the web page in which the desired video is embedded. After selecting an output format, click "OK." YouTube Download can only capture a single video at a time.
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Download YTube Grabber. The program is similar to YouTube Downloader, users provide a target URL and select an output format. The program automatically names the output file with the title of the video.
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