A cheaper way to get video from Google

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A cheaper way to get video from Google

January 9, 2006 in Video | Permalink

The major drawback with flash sites such as Google Video and YouTube is that they seldom publish a link for a direct download. So, with Google recently announcing the arrival of it’s paid for video store; why not transfer all the free stuff as well? To do this you will need to download a handy Firefox extension called Greasemonkey. Very basically, Greasmonkey lets you add bits of DHTML ("user scripts") to any web page to change its behavior. Once installed, restart your browser, right click on the links below, and select “Install User Script”. Now every time you go to Google Video or YouTube, you’ll see the handy “download flash video” in the top right hand corner. Then simply click and use at your leisure.

Google Video Getter
YouTube To Me

Greasemonkeying with Google Video and YouTube [sandbox films]