Here’s yet another way to get hold of YouTube videos as flv files to embed into Smart Notebook and ActivInspire Pages, it’s called Freecorder and you can download it here.
Videos from YouTube and like sites are transmitted and captured in FLV format. Many of these video sites cache the video on your PC if you’ve already played it. Freecorder 4 is smart enough to search your cache, locate videos you’ve recently played, and even show the name of the video so you can archive it easily on your PC. It’s the best way to save these FLV video clips.
Freecorder 4 makes it easy to save video and audio from the web, and convert to many popular formats. Once Freecorder 4 is installed, just use the toolbar in your browser. Freecorder should work in both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Here’s a guide on how to do it.
And yes, the usual disclaimers apply. By using this you will be in breach of the YouTube terms and conditions – so use accordingly.
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Danny Nicholson : Educator, Science teacher, ICT Consultant, PGCE lecturer, Author and Web2.0 / SMART Masters/ Interactive Whiteboard Trainer. 


