« Google Video... now with Downloads | Main | Advertising in the wild »
January 17, 2006
Google Video... just when you thought it was safe
Just when I thought the script I had written was obsolete and Google was actually providing downloadable files, I learn from the astute comments here that the Google Video downloads do not actually download a file that will play in common media players, but instead a .gvp file that only plays in some kind of Google Video Player. Not only that, but the file streams the video from the web so that it doesn't play if you are attempting to view offline.
So, by popular demand I went ahead and updated the previous Google Video Getter greasemoney script. It now fixes the display error caused by Google's slight redesign of the Google Video inerface. See the previous post for installation instructions. The image below shows what this script does... it displays a link to download the Flash Video file form Google Video. You will need to rename the file with a .flv extension and view in a Flash Video compatible player.
Posted by jkinberg at January 17, 2006 12:40 AM
Comments
Hi Josh,
have a feeling that they have re-redesigned the google video site. any thoughts??!
Posted by: Stuart at March 3, 2006 7:27 AM
I am the Founder of 
