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YouTube download

30 03 2007

In Shropshire YouTube is blocked, but there are lots of really useful videos hiding away. The geography advisor asked if there was anyway he could show a video from YouTube on a course, after a bit of searching and playing around I found vixy.net. All he now needs to do is while at home locate the video he wants to use, paste the url into vixy, choose the format he would like the video in and then wait a couple of minutes and download the file to his pc. Lots of output file formats are available, avi, mov, mp4, 3gp and mp3.

The video he was after was Ultra Records: “Proper Education” - a very cool video.

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Date : 30 March 2007
Categories : enhance, engagement

5 responses to “YouTube download”

30 03 2007: Bob (18:50:39) :

Now that is a really useful link. I’ve just had a bit of a play and it seems to do what I need anyway. I’ve passed the link to the rest of our IT dept as a tool we can use.

This could allow pupils to do the same which would mean out of hours access to you tube being brought back in to the school (both good and bad?)

cheers
Bob
31 03 2007: Andy Dickson (12:51:35) :

This is a useful tool. However, downloading videos from YouTube does break their terms and conditions.

Section 4 of the Terms of Use states:

Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners.

They have already threatened action against other video download tool websites: YouTube Threatens Legal Action Against Host of Video Download Tool

YouTube is blocked in Buckinghamshire as well. It’s such a shame as there is some useful stuff on there. Maybe it’s time LAs were a little less restrictive in their web filtering and we focused more on teaching children about the safe use of the internet. Besides, it’s not as if they can’t use YouTube at home!
11 04 2007: Mike Temple (18:30:32) :

I have been using www.vodpod.com as a tool for using youtube and others in schools with blocked access. Perhaps this is a way of individuals managing content from these sites. Hope this is of use - Mike
10 05 2007: Vineet Jain (04:25:56) :

Why Youtube hates us? Download, search and play Youtube Videos on your website using this Google gadget.
You can add it to your webpage or blog.

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Get it from -
http://googlemodules.com/module/2849/
26 06 2007: Download music and video from IMEEM and YouTube (13:32:56) :

The easiest way to download music and video from IMEEM and YouTube as MP3 or AVI: IMeemYouTube.podobne.pl