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The video-sharing sites like YouTube, Google Video, Hulu, Fox, and Pandora, are all great resources for FLV files. Take YouTube for example. This site allows users to view and share video clips at ease, and anyone can upload a video clip on this site freely.

In an effort to prevent the distribution widespread illegal copying of video files, YouTube encodes its video files into Macromedia Flash format (SWF) as a player, with Flash video (FLV) embedded data inside, which prevents viewers from downloading files and making digital copies. Video files are streamed directly to your player embedded in the page no web link to download users to save the video locally for offline viewing or to transfer / synchronize media player laptop.

Compared to YouTube, Google Video offers, however, greater access for users to download video files out of place. Some video-sharing sites, which serve only for the region of the U.S., use the RTMP protocol. Most download the tool can not support it. These sites FLV sites hold high-definition quality. However, for YouTube FLV Downloader, it is so easy.

This article demonstrates how to get around the limitation and download video files from YouTube and similar video virtual hosting and sharing sites. Meanwhile, this article will show the approach to play downloaded files FLV offline and then convert FLV to iPod compatible MPEG 4.

In order to download and convert FLV, First you must install target = "_blank" title = "YouTube Download"> YouTube FLV Downloader.

1. Find a video clip on YouTube

Tens of thousands of video clips sent to YouTube each day. You'll probably find some video you like on the site. Use Free YouTube Downloader to download and save them, and conversion to other formats such as MP4 video for portable devices.

2. Download FLV and save to your PC.

You have three methods to download YouTube videos: New task, capturing URL and drag the thumbnail icon for floating.

First Method: Click on the icon "New". "New discharge" pop-up window. If you do not want to the configuration personalized, simply do not change and remain by default. Enter the YouTube video URL and click OK. The download will begin.

Method Two: The icon will be floating along with the pop-up main interface. Open the website and drag the image appears on the website icon floating. The "New Music" window will appear. Click "OK" to start downloading videos from YouTube if the remaining options for default.

Third method: This download automatically free tool can capture FLV online while playing the video in browsers. You can only open the web page playing the video and click "Capture" tab. The automatic downloader begin to analyze the list of URLs and on this tab. Select URL to download and press "Download" icon. The "New Music" window pop. Click "OK" to start the download.

What values can be set in the popup of "New download ":

a. Specify the output folder on your PC.

b. Rename the downloaded FLV file "Save as" box.

c. Choose to save as a movie or music in the "Library".

d. Check the option: "Convert to Video" to the list of downloaded files in the "Convert" tab.

e. Leave a note in the commentary.

3. Convert downloaded FLV.

The download FLV files will be saved in the program "History" and "Convert" the ascertainment Option "Convert to Video". If in "History", select the FLV files to convert and press "Download" icon. The system will ask to select the FLV file has gone to "Convert" tab of the conversion. In "Convert" tab, also select FLV and click in "Start" button to select "FLV to Video Converter Pro 2".

Besides converting, target = "_blank" title = "Flv converter"> Moyea FLV to Video Converter Pro 2 lets you edit FLV files, such as cropping and cultivation, adding a brand water, adjust the frame size, frame rate, bit rate, selecting their own sound or video codec to suit your video player, etc. You can learn more about how to convert FLV to MP4 iPod compatible.

4. Synchronizing the MP4 file converted to iTunes.

Under the help of iTunes, you can import the downloaded files and converted for the iPod to enjoy on the go. Now just relax and have fun with your favorite videos YouTube, Google Video, Hulu, Pandora, etc. That's fabulous!

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