It's Easy to Download Videos Off YouTube

It seems everyone is watching YouTube, but today more are opting to actually participate by appearing in their own You Tube special feature. YouTube is a smorgasbord of unique videos and is part of the current explosion of internet culture with a range of online videos from backyard childish mayhem to musical singing debuts and absolutely anything and everything in between!

The basic idea of YouTube is simple: you make a video, upload it, let the world see it and comment on it. Did you know that you can also download videos off You Tube? It's quite simple to do and the You Tube site actually has videos that you can watch with instructions explaining the entire process.

You will need to download and install some particular software programs before you can download videos off You Tube. There are both free versions and those that require you to pay for the programs.

The best way to find the type of programs and websites available for downloading videos off You Tube is to simply do an online search, or in other words Google It. The main problem with downloading movies straight off You Tube is that the movies are presented in the format of flash, the video that will be downloaded will be in.flv format. This means that you will need to also download a media player for your computer which can play.flv files.

As if that's not enough hassle, this means that the only place you can watch the video is on your computer. What about that Ipod Video that you just shelled out some money for? Shame, but that's a no go as it doesn't play.flv files. Actually most other portable video players don't either. What's the answer? Check out vixy.net as they have software that is compatible for playing the videos!