Re: Downloading videos with Real Player?

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In article <siegman-B9C650.09414024042011@sciid-srv02.med.tufts.edu>,
AES <siegman@stanford.edu> wrote:

> I'm attempting to download various videos from YouTube and other sites 
> to a MacBook running Snow Leopard, using Safari and the current Real 
> Player software.  I think I have the latest versions of the Real Player 
> components; I've read their instructions and attempted to configure them 
> properly; the Real Player apps open and seem to be alive -- but when I 
> go to one of the video sites and attempt to capture what I'm viewing, 
> nothing happens.  I can view the videos fine, but Real Player doesn't 
> seem to recognize that anything is happening.

why would you use real player of all things to do that?

> Any hints on what I may be doing wrong?  Or suggestions for alternative 
> approaches to the basic objective?  Or are there some sites that are 
> simply set up to frustrate downloading, including via the Real Player 
> apps?  

there are numerous apps that download youtube videos directly,
converting to whatever format you want. you can also do it manually by
looking at safari's cache files.

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