The software is user friendly but the audio quality even at 256 kbps is not go enough to enjoy the music, which is the most negative aspect of this software. I strongly recommend not to waste your time to use this software at all.

Grace #40 I kind of read that sentence differently. It doesn't really seem to say you are forbidden to download the videos but that YouTube doesn't facilitate it through their own software or website. A lot of those videos are amateur videos uploaded by people who probably don't care if you download them or not. I have lots of cute ones on my computer. It's probably considered illegal to download the music and tv videos but I'm kind of with whiterabbit because I'm tired of purchasing the same artists over and over again. I have some artists in LP, cassette tape and CD.

#38 I'm not sure I would worry too much about people stealing the gospel music, if they do they'll probably get their own payback in the afterlife, eh? Seriously though, I have heard that a lot of the big name artists don't make so much through the sales of their music but they make the bulk of their fortunes through merchandising, endorsements and concerts.

I also use Download Helper for YouTube but really I don't watch them often more than once or twice. Who wants to sit there and look at videos for hours on end? And the Youtube videos are very small and often not great quality. Download helper doesn't convert like Youtube Music Downloader but I don't really see the need for that in general unless you want to watch them on your phone.

Something I've noticed since my last post about having difficulties with downloading to 3gp format; if I leave all the settings as they are, it downloads just fine. But if I change anything like making it a bigger size or change fps or audio bitrate, it finishes at 0 bytes. I don't know if that will help anyone to know how to help me, but I thought I'd add it, just in case. Thanks!

Ok,I downloaded it and the install and registration went just fine. However when I tried to download a video, I came up with a problem. It appeared to be downloading, and when it was done I heard a little "ding." When I went to open the video I just downloaded, it said 0 bytes. So I guess it didn't really do anything. I tried to download/convert the video to 3gp. Does anyone have any suggestions? I've tried it twice. The first time I copied the link into the program, the second time I used the search feature and opened the video I wanted to download and tried converting it that way. Neither time worked for me. Other than not being able to download a video, I like the program! *l* I'd appreciate any suggestions anyone has. Thanks!

This program installed fine on my vista computer. It does it's job (downloading from youtube and converting). It's a nice program. However, if you want to download youtube videos as it is (in flv format) then realplayer will do it for you free.

This is a nice program but maybe not worth the $19.95 for it.

Free software is always apprecitated.........for the sheer novelty if for no other reason. The particular software is ok......but if you use Firefox, there is one FAR better, called "Download Helper". It sets in the the Tools menu merely waitin for you to look at a video..after it has started, look at the tools menu and Download Helper will show the option for Downloading the video.

Totally for-what-it's-worth... Blockbuster sells used DVDs for about 1/2 price. Many stores sell old DVDs for 1/4 the original price or less. Thus the value of the content (video &/or audio) is determined by the media it's on, + how old it is. If you're downloading something, media related costs are $0. If it's old, reduce the price from there! ;}

Seriously though, with the disclaimer that this is just my opinion & I have no legal qualifications etc... As I understand it (C) is somewhat murky in the US at the moment, but you used to be able to make a copy of something you owned, &/or as long as it wasn't for profit & you had a good reason, like a teacher passing out copies of an article -- it was called fair use. None of which will help you when the high $ lawyers come calling -- I think they get paid by the industry, plus get to keep whatever they sell your first born for as a bonus.

I give this program 8 out of 10. I prefer VideoGet but lost it with a couple of reformats. The couple of down sides to this program is, you can't tell it to dl in superb quality like you can VideoGet and when you try and change the size of the screen, you lose quality. However, what I DO like about it is, you don't have to use a program to dl a video and then another program to convert it. I tried some of those and NONE worked for me. I had no trouble dl this and reg. it on my XP Media Center. Thanks Giveaway!

It's legal as long as you do not download copyrighted material.

But then why is all this copyrighted material continue to stay on YouTube?

#38 I read your response to #28 regarding him "stealing all their royalties from them" in talking about #28 downloading the music of Humble Pie off YouTube. I like you am not being judgmental, angry, or yelling. My tone is gentle and entreating as well. I also am not presenting my comments as a friend and not an enemy.

While I understand your point regarding people stealing the work of other individuals, I have to point out to you some of the reasons people download music off of YouTube. YouTube is a free and open forum and every artist knows that by placing their music or even their videos on YouTube gives them exposure that generally results in increased sales of the various cd's they produce and how much did it cost for these artists to place their video on YouTube? We both know the answer to this question, it cost them absolutely nothing. So, here is the dilemma. While it is much easier to just go out and buy either the CD or a DVD, one ends up paying $15-$20 for the CD and $25-$30 for a DVD. But here it is on a free public open forum and in these situations I don't feel one is stealing anything especially if the artist used a free forum for exposure. In addition, a lot of these artists make a boat load of money and then use the media to basically show off all the great things they have because of the excessive pricing of both CD's and DVD's. When the average individual keeps seeing these artists with their new Jet Aircraft and their 9000 sq ft house and their Mercedes AMG63 people begin to realize that they are the ones enriching these individuals who want to show off their riches but then cry foul when someone downloads their music for free.

So, basically what I am saying is that if you don't want your product obtained for free, don't use free forums to advertise. And price your product so that people like myself don't download it because it is easier to just go and buy the CD. And finally, if you are one of these artist, don't flaunt your wealth because people who don't have everything you have, usually figure you have so much that if they get a free copy, you aren't going to miss it.

G.

Sorry I forgot to mention. I actually compiled the list for a friend not myself. And as mentioned already I'm not trying to avoid buying any of their albums as I intend to re purchase all of their albums. :)

Hi Alexander comment #38. I appreciate your comment and see your point. Though I personally don't regard what I'm doing as stealing because I've already previously bought the albums that the tracks I've mentioned are on, though I no longer have them due to theft and in some cases loaning out to old friends years ago. I therefore don't see why I should be considered a thief myself. In actuality I’ve just ordered two Humble Pie Albums (CD's) via the internet at a cost more than double what I originally paid for the original vinyl copies and have also purchased downloadable copies of one album and several tracks from compilation albums. I regularly purchase music from the net on a monthly basis and will continue to pay for my music. Several of the tracks I mention in the forums are on the albums I mention above and I will be buying more as and when I can afford them. However it's nice to be able to listen to stuff I've already purchased previously even if it's not as good sound wise. I've got hundreds of albums that I can no longer play due to not having a record deck so have been systematically re-buying those that I miss the most. So when the opportunity comes to be able to claw back tracks that I've already paid for once I'll jump on it with glee, though the quality of most of the Youtube music is not as good as the original.

I take no offence to your post above. We are all entitled to an opinion and yours is just about right; though I know from my brothers experience (he receives royalties from his records from the late 70's to mid 80's in a band called The Notsensibles) that royalties are often not paid out fairly to the artists. Also what happens to royalties when the artist dies? Two of the original members of Humble Pie are now sadly no longer with us.

I apologize for going off topic, but felt I should reply to Alexander’s comment above. I must admit I didn’t actually consider the implications.

Just use firefox >.>
You can find many extensions that allow you to download embedded flv movies from many websites. I recommend you download Internet Download Manager because not only does it give you that choice, but it also accelerates your downloads.

I took commenter #1's advice and got the other program. I think it will work as a conversion tool but Downloadhelper is the one I use for getting the embedded .flv files. It doesn't have to be started separately from the Firefox browser but IT won't convert, so the youtube downloader should be a good addition.

FreeMusicZilla not limited to any site.. ;) myspace, youtube, anything!

If anyone is interested, this is by the same company as Reezaa MP3 converter offered here a month or so back (HiHisoft aka Wu Di aka Dickson Woo), and also "Easy SWF to MP3 Converter" and "Easy 3GP Converter".

The author also sells a program called "File Anti-Copy" which uses kernel techniques to protect files.

G
(Will we be seeing his game, "Woody Ball", in the Game Giveaway soon? ('Wu-Di' ball, geddit?))

I downloaded the software, but when I used the registration key it no longer works.. deleting from my computer...

#40

The software itself is probably legal. Your use of it probably isn't.

I have a question about this software, and all the others like it. Is it legal? I've wanted to download YouTube videos before, but their website states, "Can I download videos to watch later?
No, currently you can't download our videos to your computer. YouTube's video player is designed to be used within your browser as an Internet experience. " http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=56100&topic=10517

Like I said, I'd like to download some videos, but it looks to me like it would not be legal to do so. If anyone has any insight on this, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks! :-)

this is great and all, but on download.com, they have the free youtube to mp3 converter, and that works great for me, so....

@ #28, Whiterabbit (and others):
i must first say, Whiterabbit, that i have a lot of respect for you, and your contribution to this community. i've prayed many, many times for you and your health. This makes me all the more bothered by your comment today, and your posting in the forum. Please read my comments as if they were from a friend (i'm not yelling, or angry, or judgemental... my tone is gentle and entreating).
You apparently like "Humble Pie"... so... why would you steal all their royalties from them by using this software in an illegal manner, to avoid having to buy their album? Yes, it really is stealing. The US copyright law essentially defines it as such. The truth is, it's highly unlikely that you'll ever have to pay for the crime, but, for those like you and i, the issue was never really one of getting caught or not... it's about doing the right thing.
As an audio engineer and producer, i deal with copyright law as a course of business. As a musician and songwriter, i emotionally sympathize for those who are having their royalties stolen. In fact, i just finished producing a HUGE Gospel project (over 4 MONTHS of recording/editing/mixing) for a small church, that is already getting regular radio airplay... i'm getting paid a small percentage from the royalties... every time someone violates copyright on any of those 13 songs, it's taking money out of my pocket. What's worse, all of the royalties that the church receives are going toward their mission to help house, clothe, and feed those in need in urban Seattle. Some of you are thinking that it's just a few cents... but those cents can add up pretty quickly, and it's those cents that feed our families.
Sorry about the guilt... that's an unintended side effect. i just thought it was about time someone gave some perspective to the issue.

Hi ALL. Just want to add a thumbs up for today's download. I think it rec'd so many negative reviews from people who just didn't have any use for it. As for myself, whenever I can't find a rare song on Limewire, I use Download Helper in Firefox to capture the song off You Tube, then go to Media-Convert.com to change it to MP3. I just tested out today's download, worked fine, no problems, saves me some steps, and had no apparent glitches. So if you NEED something like this, go for it. And, as usual...GAOTD...Keep up the good work!

I just use TubeTilla and it's free
http://www.tubetilla.com
it downloads the youtube video, saves the flv to the computer but also can convert the video to WMV, mp4 and mp3

If you just want the FLV, a keepvid clone site is
http://www.tubegrip.com , this site lets you download the video file from about 20 other tube sites

Youtube Music Downloader is a simple program using the same basic programming code for converting video as the recent GOTD offerings: A-One Video Converter, Aplus DVD Ripper, & Plato 3GP Converter. If you tried or use one of those programs it makes sense that you can expect similar performance and results converting video with Youtube Music Downloader.

Youtube Music Downloader is a simple program & that’s both good and bad... It’s good if you don’t want to bother with a lot of settings, and just want to put Youtube video (especially music videos) on your portable player. If you want or need all those settings trying to get the best quality, or you want to work with video that’s not on Youtube, this probably isn’t your best bet.

There’s a LOT of video on-line, much of it is purposely difficult to save, a lot of it is Flash format, and there are a lot of programs or tools (many are specialized) to help you save on-line video. Orbit downloader is very good at that, but by default it’s also one of the most intrusive applications I’ve ever used – if you don’t go thru the settings turning stuff off it makes just browsing the web a pain in the butt. Many other tools work just in certain circumstances (with certain web sites), or with Firefox or Internet Explorer, not both.

If all you want to do is show someone else the video, playing it back on your PC, there are free FLV & SWF file players available – otherwise you normally have to convert the video to something else, and that’s not something most video downloading tools can help you with... That’s where the converter or transcoding programs come in – a few were discussed the other day when GOTD had the A-One Video Converter software available.

For those with problems using this program -- might try making sure you have the visual basic runtime installed, &/or you can google on the the error message [i.e. "Can’t find dll entry point setlayeredwindowattributes in user32"] for possible cures & info.

There's an free IE add-on called IE7Pro and it can resize the Youtube vids and download them by providing a yellow bar. It doesn't automatically enable this feature, so u click on the IE7Pro icon and go to user scripts and check download video from youtube :) but if u hate IE or It doesn't work download this for whatever u use :)

For that purpose I still use VideoGet which I got here last year.

#27 - I use efficient wma converter which can be found at http://www.wmamp3-converter.com/. It's free!

same as with Perry (#11) I am running win98se and got run time error '453'

Can't find dll entry point setlayeredwindowattributes in user32

Whatever that means.

Downloaded a video using both this software and also the freeware:

YouTube Downloader v2.1.6
http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

Converted both to .MOV format. This software produced a square video, the freeware "YouTubeDownloader" gave me a nice wide-screen format.

Both seemed to take similar amounts of time, although the GiveAway software was a one-step only process (the other is a two-step process...no big deal.)

NOTE: For some reason, with the Giveaway, you use the URL in your browser, but with the freeware YouTubeDownloader, you use the link in the gray upper right-hand corner box that says "embed."

I'd have to vote for the freeware. I prefer the wide screen and it will always be free to reinstall.

If only the window wasn't so small...otherwise it's a nice all-in-one-tool, but that tiny window.....
A word to all those helpful people with alternatives : please tell me, what is the difference between the Giveaway and your suggestion; why is it so much better; did you test the Giveaway? Thank you!
graylox

This is an excellent application that has just saved me buying some Humble Pie albums. It works and the quality of the music I'm getting is okay (though only as good as the uploaded videos that the application rips the music from). I've posted a long list of Humble Pie tracks that you can find on You Tube. so if you're an old rocker like myself, check out the link to the forums below. there's some excellent tracks to be had for free thanks to this program.

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3168

Thank you very much You Tube Music Soft and the giveaway team for a great giveaway.

To John comment #23. You don't necessarily need to lose all of the giveaways when you restore your computer because many of the giveaways come with a registration code. I've found that the majority of these reg codes can be used again when reinstalling the application, either by using an executable downloaded from the home site (though you need to downlad the correct version) or by using the already installed program, though the latter method means you have to copy the installed program to wherever you instal your utilities to and then create a shortcut. I back up all these types of programs (that is those that come with a reg code) so that I can reinstall them if I think they are worth keeping, but not bothered about having the latest versions. If I want the latest version I'll buy the package, which I have done with several giveaways so far. I'm going to buy Prev-X 2 when the present licence runs out in July and will probably buy Eas-Fix as well despite the negative comments it got when it was given away a few months ago as it's saved me from several system crashes already since it was given away. Brilliant program.

Thanks, but I think I'll pass as I already have a freeware program installed, called Orbit (highly recommended!), to do this for me. Orbit comes with a free packet sniffer called Grab++ that recognizes different kinds of files. Grab++ can be used to find the URL of the flvs, and they can then be downloaded using Orbit which supports the RTSP protocol that's used to stream flvs. Grab++ can find the streams from almost ANY website (including southparkstudios.com - an official South Park website where you can watch SP free AND legally).

I convert the files to 3GP using various video converters that you guys (GOTD) have given me earlier. When I want to watch the downlaoded flv's directly on my computer, I do not have to convert them first (a thing that would only lead to loss of quality) because I'm using a SWF and FLV player that I also got from you earlier.

I love what you are doing, and I hope that GOTD will be able to bring us daily freebies for many more years to come (even though everyone may not appreciate every giveaway).

What is the point of this app? Surely you already have the original on your HD?

The software is fine I guess however it's like using Brand A shovel on a rubbish tip because it's better at handling rubbish than Brand B.

Basically most Youtube videos are done in very low quality or recorded from TV which means they start and stop suddenly.
So, With ANY brand convertor here, we will be getting the same old "Rubbish in, Rubbish out" and no software can fix the quality.

Then I'm sure there's some copyright laws that supposed to be telling us we have'nt to copy music videos just as with MP3 tracks downloaded illegally?
However, the question has to be "Would you download any Youtube videos then copy and burn to DVD for TV viewing"?
Maybe on a phone where the quality may actually look better because of the size, Certainly would'nt watch on a TV though!

thanks to nnmibxiaoxiin for the YouTube Robot link. Its much better than this one.

When trying to download the little button, goes away when you mouse over. Cant download any vids. Software is crap. I was kinda happy, to see something good for once, but after installing thank, but no thanks.

As Justin C (#4) said, http://www.downloadyoutubevideos.com/ is great for downloading the videos, and if you want them in a different format, SUPER© [http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html]does a great job converting them--I've used it several times to convert Youtube videos for my iPod or simply to a more usable format. SUPER© is a great tool for video conversion and this method eliminates a middle man just to download videos as there's an alternative available on the web.

I would rather just download the video I want rather than a program that takes up hard drive space as well. I have used 'Keep Vid' http://keepvid.com/ for many months now, without problem. works with many video and music sites

This is a good program that does exactly what it says. It browses for the file through a smaller window than what I expected, but other than that, it does download and convert in just a matter of seconds. No need to keep a separate converter to do the extra job of converting to the format you need. And you could add the file from a download URL instead of using the tiny browser window provided by this software.

A progress bar at the bottom of the window shows the downloading and conversion process visually so you always know what is going on. The converter also converts it so it will play on your phone, if watching videos on your cell is something you enjoy, then this would be a handy app indeed. A separate dialog pops up for the conversion and saving, allowing one to make all choices here, before the download ever begins. I found this to be a great time saver.

The software downloaded and installed fine to Windows XP Pro. I am giving this a 8 out of 10. The GUI could be redesigned to include a resizeable window which would make it much easier to work with.

This is offered all the time for free any time you want it. Well it may be from a different wrighter but still it is free no matter what they say.

Thank for the giving away software, an easy-to-use windows software to download youtube music videos and convert them to MP3, AVI, WMV, MOV, MP4, 3GP formats. You can download millions of music from youtube and listen them on your iPod, MP3 Player or watch them on your PC, iPod, iPhone.

Also, I really like this YouTube Download and conversion software which is much better than the Youtube Music Downloader.

* Download any videos on youtube.com site with 5X fast speed
* Convert the flv video to various formats, including MPEG4
* Auto transfer video to iPod, iPhone, Pocket PC, PSP, or Zune
* Schedule the download and conversion tasks to be executed automatically

Just have a try. Also, this Youtube Music Downloader http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/youtube-music-downloader/ can meet the basic needs. We can compare with these two and choose the proper one for us.

i would agree with the first post word for word you tube downloaded is small simple and it does everything u need it to do and i also use it to convert the vids i already have from format to format and at times to audio its not worth paying money for a software which cannot outdo such a simple freeware such as you tube downloader the only diff i have noticed is this looks a little 'prettier' not much help for a program ur gonna keep closed or minimized the company should work on adding things like an accelerator and option for similar videos top videos (most downloaded) and a stunning interface though more pleasant than you tube downloader its no eye catcher
sorry thumbs down for being beaten by a freeware because though it beats it on looks yt downloader beats it by far due to cost

The program surely does not match up to it's Freeware Predecessors. On the other hand, I do like the converter to be built within. I look forward to future updates. This has potential to be something worth the price tag if they do allow resize and add more functionality; as proposed above.

Thanks for this software, very nive and good.
First time to download videos from Youtube i used keepvid.com(with this one you can download videos from a wide range of video sites.) saving video files in *.flv or *.mp4 extension, but with this GAOTD software i have the possibility to convert automatically in more extensions
Anyway, thanks for this GiveAway thumbs up

Sorry, Thumbs down!!

Most because I can not resize the window, only good thing is the converter, so download if you wants an converter and dont have one.

Bad things with the converter, there is a bar when downloading, but when converting you can not see the progress of the conveter.

For downloading .flv files I am using Ashampoo clipfinder, which can be obtained for free, and there are some converters out there that can convert .flv files.

poor piece of software. I tried to install it in Windows 98SE.
After install, it refused to accept registration key provided and gave "error 453" .Similarly while downloading ,it opened 2-3 windows ,which refused to close. The download also broke in middle, Perhaps the software works in Windows XP/NT properly.
shoddy crap.

Download, installation, activation; Fast and smooth.
Vista users are happy too.
User friendly skin and tabs.
Conversion to other formates a plus.
Change of size of screen another plus.
Well you may say if you know it where, you don't need any software to see them, but for the ease this one provides and out put options, I am happy with its use and can recommend it to a friend.

RealPlayer also downloads YouTube videos, and they can easily be resized to any size you want simply by expanding the window from the corner.

freedownloadmanager.org has the best download manager, and youtube downloader+converter I've ever seen.

Sorry, I'm just not going to install today's giveaway. Thank you though, keep up the great work!

Its ok but a thumbs down from me as the quality of youtube music is extremely bad, it doesnt sound that bad from the website but if you burn it with a few ripped tracks it sounds terrible