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hi..great job u've done there with the script, i have a question though, after i click the "save as" link, would the file to be save named get_php? after i saved it, should i rename it in order for me to be able to watch it? sorry if it sounds like a dumb question, i have no idea about all these flash thingy. thanks

For us non-Firefox users, your script can be injected without Greasemonkey (which doesn't support Netscape 8 for example) by using a simple bookmarklet type of javascript, like this (sorry this line doesn't break, it must be copied without spaces):

javascript:void((function(){var%20target=document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('script'));e.setAttribute('src','http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/files/google_video_getter.user.js');})())

oh and btw, I don't think you need to keep "autoPlay=true" at the end of the address, it's a bit tidier with
var video_url = unescape(video_obj.data.match(/videoUrl=(http[^&]+)/)[1]);
than as currently:
var video_url = unescape(video_obj.data.match(/videoUrl=([^$)]*)/)[1]);

Damn, the line was meant to be

javascript:void((function(){var%20target=document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('script'));target.setAttribute('src','http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/files/google_video_getter.user.js');})())

Getting these scripts to show properly from comments just doesn't work, so click "Red_Blue" below for a web page explaining what I mean.

I followed your instructions but the file saved was a PHP, not a movie type recognised by any of my players.

i want 2 save a video as a .wmv file, but i can't download it period. : (

I've got an error,when i tri to install the scripts,this,and the oother,for google video.
plzz help me!!

Thanks a lot!! you´re great!

Thank you for doing this! However, It's saving as a php file. What format should I be saving this in?

Thank you for doing this! It works great, but I can't figure out what to save the files as. They won't up in any of my players. What format should I be saving them in?

Make sure you save these files with a .flv extension. You can simply change the .php extension to .flv.

Also, you will need an FLV player to view these videos. Here's a free one:
http://www.martijndevisser.com/2005/10/flv_player_updated.html

Lastly, you may want to convert these videos to a different format for editing/remixing. Here is a video converter that can handle FLV and transcode to other video formats:
http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter/

This does not appear to work at all if you have the flash-block extension installed. I see no such download link.

im not gettign the download bar on either of the 2 sites can someone help

VLC media player plays flv files and its free best of all

cool man thanks

Great extension.
Here is a guide to convert .flv (flash video) to .avi or .mpg:
http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=259578

And a batch converting tool:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=104183

Help, please. After installing Greasemonkey and relaunching Firefox (1.5), I try installing the userscripts and both cause an alert dialog box saying "error installing user script" error 0x804b0009. thanks.

i get an error when trying to install these scripts.

Could the extension be modified to save the files as .flv? It would save a lot of people a lot of time - doing it by hand is a pain and I know I'm going to forget a few times, leading to more confusion and wasted time.

and www.dailymotion.com script? thanks!

Thank you for this. Very useful.

this is great.

where can you get scripts or write scripts that you can download other flash video from other sites (ie. dropshots.com, or personal blogs that have their own flv player)?

What about Opera? It has "GreaseMonkey" built in and apparently this works fine in Opera too.

unless im mistaken (and it is possible) i think if you go to view page info in firefox and then media it gives you a link to the file

Bro, you are a genius.. many many thanks!!!

I heard Google will be migrating over to divx video, will this plugin work when/if that happens?

Works great. Thanks Josh. Hope you'll keep it updated as google & youtube will almost certainly try to re-obfuscate their links.

If you have firefox 1.5 and can't install the script (I had this problem) try uninstalling the digg new features extension (I take it there are a lot of diggers here). Worked for me.

I get an error when trying to install.

It mentions the "gmail delete" extension I have in the error message.

It seems that Riva is no longer freeware.

I installed Money.. I added your scripts, I see no download link in any of those sites.

[I did re-start my firefox]

Just FYI, I had to uninstall the Gmail Delete Button Extension to get this script to install.

first off, thanks for the neat script. if you are seeking a new challenge, maybe you could use your skills to conquer the other video hosts such as putfile.com and streetfire.net :)

jkinberg & Red_Blue, you are da bomb. Red_Blue's bookmarklet works like a charm in Safari

For those who have errors ...

This doesn't work if you have the "gmail delete button"-extension installed, at least it didn't work here before I uninstalled this extension :/

I use portable firefox, this might be the cause too ...

so good, thx very much!

now THIS has made me use freggin firefox

GREAT work !!

thanks

Awesome! Excellent ! Thanks for the work!!!

I have uninstalled the gmail delete button extension and keep getting the same error when I try to install the scripts.

What's wrong with meee??

Please note: This extention is not compatible with Google Toolbar for Firefox version 1.0.20051122(from my testing). When I have this extention enabled it totally wipes out the header that was added.

It would be nice if this incompatability could be fixed, but google may be ensureing the page is rendered properly somehow.

Just curious if this could be modified for songs/videos at myspace?

Hi - Does the standard Google banner [ | Sign Out | etc] obscure the button for anyone else? Any fix for this? Thanks.

Great work, although you're missing the best video site on the Internet. FileCabi.net

Now with the video store being introduced the download link is covered ? any chance of moving it ?

it used to work fine but now, i see My Account stuff and the download link gets hidden under it...
any clue ...do we have updated script?

^^ i'm getting same problem here, save video link is covered up

It would appear that google is trying to stamp this out to control the content now that they are also selling videos.

i've found the same situation with Amit. is there any workaround?

The best I can tell you, is to edit the .js script and where the value is width: 130px change to width: 110px

the button will appear by the half, but it is clickable

I had a problem that the "Sign in" part of video.google.com was in the way of the button. I fixed the problem and the script can be found at http://mattbrandon.com/GVideo.user.js

I hacked up a script to do the same for iFilm files: http://www.severus.org/xaphan/ifilmliberator.user.js

It's a rip/mod of the google video getter and I am NOT a java coder. It works, at least... even if it isn't pretty.

add "margin-top: 19px;" without the quotes after "margin-bottom: 10px;". This should move it below the sign in bar.

or screw all that and go to a site like Veoh where you can download easy and do what you want with it.

the placement of your div is unfortunate for those that are logged into a google account.

you div winds up underneath the
"user@gmail.com | Google Home | My Account | Sign Out"

other than that.. ace util..

Hello all,

Take a look at this new attempt to download videos from Google Video:

http://downloadgooglevideo.cjb.net
http://downloadgooglevideo.cjb.net
http://downloadgooglevideo.cjb.net
http://downloadgooglevideo.cjb.net
http://downloadgooglevideo.cjb.net

Enjoy!

thanx for the scripts their work fine for me..
also for you that you may do not see the download link on your screen..simply while using firefox go to "tools/pageinfo and select the links tab..inside this tab search for the anchor named "download flash" select the hole line then right click and copy..
after this paste the hole line into your browser adress bar and select "go" it will open the "save file" window select ok and don't wory it will be saved with the right extension..which is .flv.
thanx again
george athens greece.

the old google video getter script does not work as it is now blocked by a 'sign in' link at the top of the page, here is my new version: Just copy into notepad and save as googlevideogetter.user.js, then open in ff, install and enjoy!

// ==UserScript==
// @name Google Video Getter modified by Jacob
// @namespace http://
// @description Provides download links for Flash FLV files hosted by Google Video
// @include http://video.google.*/*
// ==/UserScript==

// find videourl

var video_obj = document.getElementById('VideoPlayback');
var video_url = unescape(video_obj.data.match(/videoUrl=([^$)]*)/)[1]);

// add banner with download link

var my_banner = document.createElement("div");
my_banner.innerHTML = '' +
'' +
'Download Flash Video' +
'';
document.body.insertBefore(my_banner, document.body.firstChild);

I want to be able to download videos from cnet.com or news.com. How do I do that? Anyone?

i'm an idiot..i figured out how to do everything except for convert php to flv...i cannot figure it out..when i am on the save to computer box..there is nothing in the file type box so i cant change it? can someone please tell me how to do this..please!

Google video files are simple text files which contain a url where you can get an avi version

Dude your greasemonkey script kicks so much ass -

Keep rocken dude.

hmm.. for internet explorer users who wan to dl you clip files, i think u all could try to let the youtube video load fully and then go to the temp internet files get the clip out.

Copy n paste it somewhere rename it to e file name u want.flv and then follow e usual steps of using e flv player n Total Video Converter.

It works for me so mayb u guys can try it out too. Nt so sure abt other firefox netscape etc..

Download Google Videos as .avi format, with no need to convert .flv nor .gvp files

http://downloadgooglevideo.cjb.net

I have the new Firefox,Greasemonkey,the Skript and on YouTube "save as" works 100%.
But i cant see the videos (.php) with martijndevisser flv_player and the Total Video Converter dosnt works.
Can anyone tell me to save these .php files in .flv?
Please in easy English :-) Thanks!

HAve a vB script for ripping videos from GUBA. im no tmuch of a coder. cud some 1 chag the same to jscript

Here it goes

Option Explicit

Dim IE,GetHTML,Arr,i,line,posfree,posend,posslash,Arg,Argstr,id,dlUrl,sh

Set Arg = WScript.Arguments

Argstr=Arg.Item(0)

Argstr=Left(Argstr,Len(Argstr)-6)

If Right(Argstr,1)="a" Then
Argstr=Left(Argstr,Len(Argstr)-1)
End If

posslash=InstrRev(Argstr,"/")
id=Right(Argstr,Len(Argstr)-posslash)

Set sh = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
IE.Navigate "http://www.guba.com/video/General/Multimedia/alt.binaries.mpeg.video.music/page1"

Do While ie.Busy
Wscript.Sleep 500
Loop
GetHTML = IE.Document.documentelement.innerHTML

Arr = Split(GetHTML,vbCrLf)

For i=0 to UBound(Arr)
line = Arr(i)
posfree=InStr(1,line,"free.guba.com/free!",1)
If posfree>0 Then
line=Right(line,Len(line)-posfree-13)
posend=InStr(1,line,"/",1)
line=Left(line,posend-1)
Exit For
End If
Next

dlUrl="http://free.guba.com/"+line+"/r/"+id+"/"

sh.run "iexplore.exe "+dlUrl,1,True

set ie=Nothing
set sh=Nothing

cool man it works fine, thanks for that

i downloaded the total video converter, is there a better free one (not a trial) or should i crack it

and what other types of scripts are there apart from the saving video ones

Take a look at this site:
http://www.googlevideodownload.com

This website provides fast download for your favorite Google Videos in MP4(MPEG-4), AVI and FLV format!

On the main page, 3 lists of videos are maintained for "Most downloaded", "Highest Voted" and "Most Recent" videos.
Vote for your favorite video so it will stay on the top of the list.

hey matt how do you download videos from ifilm i can't get it to work plz help

Please maintain this script, if you have time, just so I can d/l the current 'free' episode of Charlie Rose off Google Video.

thanks!

for me ,it shows
Thanks for your interest in Google Video.

Currently, the playback feature of Google Video isn't available in your country.

We hope to make this feature available more widely in the future, and we really appreciate your patience

and the plugin dos not work.

so i hacked the code,and it done fine

// ==UserScript==
// @name Google Video Getter
// @namespace http://www.joshkinberg.com/
// @description Provides download links for Flash FLV files hosted by Google Video
// @include http://video.google.*/*
// ==/UserScript==

// find videourl

var video_obj = document.getElementById('embedhtml');
var video_url = unescape(video_obj.innerHTML.match(/videoUrl=([^$)]*)/)[1]);

// add banner with download link

var my_banner = document.createElement("div");
my_banner.innerHTML = '' +
'' +
'Download Flash Video' +
'';
document.getElementById('pvprogtitle').insertBefore(my_banner, document.getElementById('pvprogtitle').firstChild);

Hi
you did a great job it is working but i have problem downloading the file with "wget" in linux. do you have any idea about how can i make it work?

Hi
you did a great job it is working but i have problem downloading the file from "google video" with "wget" in linux. do you have any idea about how can i make it work?

An amazing Google Videos Collection

http://coolgooglevideos.cjb.net

Awesome scripts!!!
Man you rule!

Works like a charm in Opera also.
Just drop those two js files in Opera's User JS folder and fun starts :)

Hi,
thanks for writing this script, but I still cant download files off of Youtube, I am almost there though! I followed every steop you mentioned, but when I open Youtube in Firefox now, I can't see any videos, it says: "You have reached YouTube, the premier digital video repository on the Internet. We are currently rolling out new changes to the site. After these messages, we'll be right back..." (but, when I open Youtube in IE I can view videos!)Is it normal, that the installation of the scrips takes a couple of days, or dis something go wrong?

Please help me

It isntalled fine for me and works on both google vids and YouTube..
Saves google vids as flv

great tool

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I just wanted to say that. You're the man now dog.

i tried this but wen i open youtube in firefox and right click the link, it duznt have save as so that i can save it as a diff file, it only has save link as which is just the link :S
help please..

Cheers :D This has been an amazing resource for me! I'm using Greasemonkey 0.5.3 for Firefox 1.0 and the software here, and it downloads initially as get_video.php, which I then rename with a .flv extension, before I then play it with VLC Media Player.

where is opera's user js folder?

Hey thanks heaps for the help dude.

I got the script and it works fine to download. But after ive downloaded the file, it doesnt play :(

Ive renamed the extension to flv, swf but it doesnt play when i drag into firefox (the way i normally play flash files... :( ) any help??

man, this is exactly what i was looking for!

ok i dont get this!! i need help!! i installed the thing into my foxfire but when i go to tools the install user script thing is not there. like i kant click on it

Ok, for all of the ppl with problems. I have the solution for you! it is truly very simple. Once you installed Firefox and Greasemonkey plus the scripts provided above. The last thing you needed to do was to look at the bottom right of your firefox browser. you will see a little monkey with a happy face. If you right click on it. you can then click on "Manage User Scripts..." then under included pages of google video getter, you should add url http://video.google .com/ do the same under included pages of youtube to me add url http://www.youtube.com/
you are done. Voila! no thanks necessary!

Hey i'm having trouble getting things running. I have the latest firefox and greasymonkey and i'm having trouble getting it to work. Please email me back, thanks!

I can't seem to find where the install user script is (supposedly at the top right corner). Maybe i'm blind, where is it? Please respond thanks again!

Thanks for the helps. Still got Get_Video downloaded as an unusable file from you tube, until I right clicked on the red download bar and saved link as a .flv file

I want to capture a few Olympic videos from http://www.nbcolympics.com/index.html

How do I do that?

when I click the "save as" on youtube it saves a get_video that I can not do anythig with. Any suggestions?

March 2, 2006 - Did Google update their software? I do not get the Download button that I used to have with your script.

hello
wouldnt be great if this would work for hidden flash videos posted on www.fabchannel.com tho? any ideas how to rip their videos, please?

Joshua actually i have google video getter but it doesnt appear.... Can you tell me where's the actualized version?

Thanks

It appears that Google has again changed their loaders. The download button doesn't appear anymore.

Great work on the next update, thanks!!!

Hey
Good job on the script
but
when i save the file
it saves as a PHP that can't be opened
how do i get it to download as an MP4 or flash or something
Thanks!!

hey ahh. im not a computerwiz but when i read it i was liek ok........ after i downloaded firefox and grease monkey, i went to right click on it and it wasnt there. also when i downloaded it a popup came on the screen with a red little box and a cross in the middle:S:S ill try it again but if you could get back to me asap ill love you forever.... thanks heaps....

Ok, GREAT TUTORIAL MAN!!

It's awesome!!

Ok right now I'm downloading a 122MB file off of Youtube and it's only going 4kb per second...O_O

I'm on Comcast Highspeed so is it usual for it to go this damn slow?

See ya

I just downloaded the set up and it seems to work great but I still need a video veiwer to convert the files into a format that I can load into itunes for my ipod any suggestions?

It should be note that for Google video you can just open the .gvp files in notepad or and text editor and take the info between the "url:" and the "title" sections of the gobbledygook in the file and pasting that in the browser window.

Does not work anymore?

I'm guessing You Tube has changed the way they generate or use the URL's. It was working this morning and now it isn't.

Don't know if it's just a bug.. i use flashget to download. usually works but today it isn't. The vid still plays at YouTube so i kno it's still supported. Anyone else having this problem?

Also..Flashget is the only DM i'm able to use since my firefox is screwed and crashes when i try to download nething. yeah sux..

Well first off you've done a real good job with this. I used it on Youtube and it worked well, however the next day I encountered a problem trying to save videos again from Youtube, the red bar appears and I can right click to save but when i try to view the video later a window pops up saying "myvid.flv does not exist it may have been renamed, moved, or deleted since it was downloaded." I dont understand why it says that because I haven't done any of that....PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS.

Well first off you've done a real good job with this. I used it on Youtube and it worked well, however the next day I encountered a problem trying to save videos again from Youtube, the red bar appears and I can right click to save but when i try to view the video later a window pops up saying "myvid.flv does not exist it may have been renamed, moved, or deleted since it was downloaded." I dont understand why it says that because I haven't done any of that....PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS.

The script no longer works.

Clicking on Save takes me to a blank page.

This script doesn't work with 1.5.0.2 Firefox and YouTube. It appears the URL has changed... ?

Youtube apparently changed something and broke the way everyone was downloading videos. It's still possible though because I've been to a website that gives you a link to the FLV. It doesn't always come back with a link for some reason however and I can't find on my own how they are doing it now. Could you PRETTY PLEASE update youtube to me?? PLEEEEEASE. :)

YOUTUBE NOT WORKING ANYMORE!

They must've changed something. I only get "get_video.php" now when i try to download!

Please, this was a great script, can you update it?? And do you have any possibility to remove all this SPAM in the comments?

The youtube script doesn't seem to work. Only a small (like 10k) file is downloaded. Maybe they changed something

nevermind my previos post

it seems to work fine now

dunno what I did

Hey,
the scripts are working great for Google Video, but with YouTube when I click on the "Save As" link at the top of the screen, it just opens a blank screen. I was wondering if I might be doing something wrong. Let me know.
Charlie

PLEASE ADD THIS TO SCRIPT: How to download good quality files from google (free files only)

at google you can download usually video for windows .. etc ..

click download for win/mac .. just ignore for downloading googleplayer and download gvp-file with link "Manually download the video" .. You get ascii-file with unix line-endings. .. Open file with something better than notepad (which understands unix line-endings) .. File contains line which starts .. "url:http://vp.video.google.com/videodownload?" .. downloading that url will usually give own file from google .. File is is usually avi-compatible if it is not encrypted (pay-to-get files) .. usually file is better quality than that flash file.

THANKS! I got to Download the streaming videos..
BUT i do have a problem, i cant listen to streaming music anymore, how do i fix that?

You can download YouTube videos without using any installations of extra softwares using http://www.fileleecher.com

I am going to shoot a leoperd out of a cannan
at the Wite house.

it doesnt work for google ne more can someone fix this, google changed video format...

wonderful script! thanks! will you be writing scripts for other video sites?

great work mate its working fine and i m gettin good speeds as well

thx

Remember to rename your files to *.flv. If you wish to edit it then get Total Video Converter 2.6.

damn i live this script... another thing. If u want to download from youtube at about 27kb tops than u have to use another site hehehehe

Here is something to help you save video on youtube just type in this followed by the video id on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/get_video.php?video_id=

example:
http://www.youtube.com/get_video.php?video_id=jrlvldx82xo
All you need now is a FLV player to watch them.

enjoy

As of April 11, 2005

the "youtube to me" script is obsolete.

i think youtube made some enhancements on their site. I have two scripts for catching youtube videos but none of them seem to be working..

hope you guys can help.
thanks.

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hey nice job with this but after I download it how do I get it on my iPod video???? anybody????

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hi...i wanted to download from youtube...but it see you "youtube to me" is't work...i try to open it but it had an error 'window'is underfined..

what should i do....i install other programs but can't for this one ....

please help me

Hi, thank you so much for this. It works perfectly on Youtube and Google and I appreciate your sharing it for free. Keep up the great work.

is there a flash converter for macintosh?

I installed the script, but now i can't see any videos in youtube, infact, i deleted greasemonkey and the script and i still can't see them >.<

I have downloaded the file. How do i watch it? It wont open on Win Med Player. Is there another step i have to do to convert it or program i have to download to view it? Thanks

not working anymore youtube changed the site please help!!!

when i save the video, it doesn't actually save, it says its saved but no file is ever put onto m computer. it even says in the firefox download window.
can anyone help me?, please

YOU TUBE HAVE JUST BLOCKED IT. DAMN ANY NEW SCRIPTS COMING SOON?

I Think you've just been out-foxed by Google, the Blue download button now displays "Find Flash Video" with the link just looping back on itself.

Youtube just goes no where!

hi man!

that think worked great till last night..

but for some reason it just stoped working...maby there is a need with a new uptade or something

and again:
Thank you so much for doing this

SHIT! U'R A FRIGGIN AWESOME GENIUS!!!!
EVEN A BLOODY COMPUTER IDIOT LIKE ME COULD WORK OUT ALL THE PROCESSES FLUENTLY...
THX DUDE!
ROCK ON!!

what happen for some reason it will not let me save videos anymore..worked fine for a while then not..if you have any idea please let me know thankyou BTW this is for youtube