Real Player: Download Video

Download a Video using Real Player 11

Now, we are going to show you another powerful way of downloading almost all type of videos in the Web. Not by using Keepvid, Downloadhelper or Safari browser. It is by using Real Player 11.

From RealNetworks:

RealPlayer 11 gives you the ability to download videos from thousands of Web sites with just one click.

Here are the brief steps:

1. Open your Real Player 11. Download it here if you haven't done so.
2. Go the the Menu bar, and select Tools -- Preference. a
3. Under Download and Recording tab in the left, check the Enable Web Downloading and Recording and set the folder where the downloaded videos are saved. a
   
4. When you open a page where a video is playing, you will see the small rectangle for you to click for downloading. a
5. Then the RealPlayer Download and Recording Manger will appear. a

Out of those I have reviewed regarding ways of downloading a video, this method is my favorite as downloading now is a matter of a click. Simple, yet powerful.

Hope this helps.

Download a ' Difficult' Video using SAFARI

I guess most of you are masters in downloading a youtube-like video, be it from Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, or the like. To do this, you can either use several ways like using DowloadHelper, Real Player or Keepvid.com (these three are my favorites)

However, there are times when videos become 'difficult'. What do I mean by this? There are certain videos that are inside a member area and open in a new-separated window. Therefore, to download this type of videos, you need a more powerful downloading method. And this answer is here: SAFARI.

To get you started, here is my video uploaded in Metacafe.com. Enjoy.

Here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Open the page (using Safari of course) with the video you wish to download.
   
2. Open the Activity Window, by pressing Ctrl+Alt+A (windows) or Option+A (mac) or Go to Windows on the Menu bar -- Activity, and look at the items on the activity window.
   
3. Look for the page you want to download the video from. Tips: Fewer tabs you open, easier for you to find the video.
4. Double click while pressing Crtl or Option button to download.
5. Save to download, and rename you file (for example, get_video.flv)
   

Bear in mind all the extensions, mp3 -- for songs, swf and flv -- flash video, gif, png and jpg -- images, etc.

Tips: As the fewer tabs mean fewer item in the activity window to choose from, try to minimize your open tabs.

Here are some screen shots to give you better ideas.



Hope this helps.

Media Player Classic: Subtitle

Setting Up Subtitle in Media Player Classic

A normal way to play a subtitle when you are playing a movie is to download the .srt (or other subtitle extensions) files and place the file in the same folder as the movie. Using Media Player Classic, you don't have to do this!!

So long you are online, you can download the subtitle right away from the Menu bar. So this will save you the time to download (and that little bit space in your movie folder). What you need to do is to set the Options Menu and this article is all about that.

If you don't see the flash video below in 10 seconds (I have limited bandwidth), you can click here (I uploaded the video in Metacafe.com).

These are the simple steps to follow:

1. Open Media Player Classic (tips: if you don't have it, download here)
2. Go to View -- Options (tips: Or just press 'O' - keyboard shortcut for Options)
3. Go to Output, choose either VMR7 or VMR9
4. Go to Database, type http://www.opensubtitles.org/isdb
5. Done

Here are the screen shots..

Hope this helps.

Youtube trick: Download Video using Keepvid

Download Youtube Video using Keepvid.com

As Youtube.com is growing really fast now, there are many ways in which you can download the videos posted in youtube. Out of those methods popular in the internet, I do have a few favorites in downloading the videos, and I will share with you here.

Now, I will share with you another method to download other than Real Player, Downloadhelper, Convertdirect.com, and Vixy.net, that is Keepvid.com.

This way of downloading is the fastest way, without having to use any software. However, the extension you can download is only limited to .flv and .mp4.

To give you an introduction, you can watch this video to get the idea on how to do this. If you don't see the flash video below in 10 seconds (I have limited bandwidth), you can click here (I uploaded the video in Metacafe.com).

So, recap time. The steps are as follows:

1. Go you the video you want to download.
2. Copy the url o the page.
3. Open Keepvid.com and paste the ur.
4. Change the scroll box into Youtube.com.
5. Click Download.
6. Choose the extension you want to download.

Here are the screen shots..






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Hope this helps.

Youtube Trick: Download Video using addon Downloadhelper

Download Youtube Video using DownloadHelper

As Youtube.com is growing really fast now, there are many ways in which you can download the videos posted in youtube. Out of those methods popular in the internet, I do have a few favourites in downloading the videos, and I will share with you here.

Almost all youtube-like video can be downloaded by Firefox Add-on called Video Downloadhelper (it was known as Downloadhelper in older version). Other methods include getting the video using Real player v11, or using websites like Keepvid.com, Convertdirect.com or Vixy.net.

To get started, below is my video giving you a big picture on how to download using the add-on. (my apology for the noise in the video, newbie me! ;p). If you don't see the flash video below in 10 seconds (I have limited bandwidth), you can click here (I uploaded the video in Metacafe.com).

So in the nutshell, the steps are as follows:

1. To download the DownloadHelper, you need to open Firefox, go to Tools -- Options
2. When a new windows pop-up appear, at the right bottom, click Get Extensions (Tips: It is faster to use Google.com and type 'Firefox Add-on Downloadhelper')
   
3. Search for Downloadhelper and Install it.
4. To put the Icon on you toolbar, go to View -- Toolbars -- Custumize, and then drag and drop the icon.
5. When you open a page where a video is being buffered or played, the icon you start to move, and then you can download.

Tips: this way of downloading is not just for youtube.com, it applies to other youtube-like video like metacafe, googlevideo, etc.

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Hope this helps.