How to extract YouTube video

If anyone wants to extract YouTube video to his/her iPod, he or she would have to confront the question: how to extract video from YouTube and convert the downloaded videos to the file format for iPod. This is an easy thing, but there may be some problems of technology somebody doesn’t know. And this article will tell you how to extract YouTube video and then play it with your players.

YouTube videos usually are in FLV format, so you could download and play it in FLV format if your player supports this kind of format, or you could download it in FLV and then convert it to other kinds of formats. Here I will introduce you two ways to extract videos off YouTube.

Two ways to extract YouTube video

I. Apowersoft YouTube Downloader Suite

It is an all-powerful download soft with built-in converter. With it, you can search and extract video from YouTube; you can convert and edit your favorite videos to any kinds of formats as well.

Download Apowersoft YouTube Downloader Suite

Note: This is Windows™ Version, for Mac OS X, please click
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At first, download YouTube Downloader Suite in your computer and install it. Then you can extract video clips from YouTube in the Videos Download panel as long as you copy the URL to the textbox.

You can double click the video or press the start button to play it after you have downloaded it, because the Downloader Suite has the built-in FLV player.

II. Streaming Video Recorder

It is another kind of choice for you, if you want to watch the video and extract videos off YouTube at the same time.

  Download Streaming Video Recorder

First of all, you need to install the Streaming Video Recorder to your computer and then operate it. Before you start recording, you can check out the preference in the “Settings” for video download and convert.

Afterwards, you can record the video as soon as you open the YouTube video, and thereafter extract clips from YouTube videos have been done thoroughly. You can also view the video because Streaming Video Recorder also has the in-line player.

Conclusion

While the first option offers you many other kinds of service for your use, you get one, and then you will get all. They all allow you to enjoy the movie or TV series and extract YouTube video simultaneously. You can choose one for your own interest and facility.

These two kinds of soft all have the functions of converting and editing the videos you have downloaded. If you want to change the format of your video, you just select the video in your download folder and convert it to whatever format you like. So you can download YouTube videos in 3gp or download YouTube videos to AVI. As another aspect you can curtail the time by press the “Trim” button, and lessen the magnitude by press the “Crop” button.