FLV.to saves YouTube videos as MP3 files

Posted Apr 30th 2008 5:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Audio, Internet, Video, Web services, web 2.0

Adobe announces a Flash-based Media Player

Posted Apr 16th 2007 5:30PM by Chris Gilmer
Filed under: Business, Fun, Internet, Video, Web services, Adobe, Social Software

It looks like Adobe is looking at getting a slice of the desktop media player pie, but they insist that they are playing on neutral ground. Adobe has just entered into the market with a flash based media player that is plainly not aimed at competing.

The Adobe Media Player (formerly Philo) will work both online and on the desktop without a web browser using the Flash platform. The player has a flash based video playback and includes a number of social features like tagging, rating, and sharing videos with contacts. It can be branded, tracked and monetized as well as protection for the content that is embedded.

The Media Player, of course, runs off of Adobes new Apollo rich internet application development platform that Adobe has been trying to push on users recently, and works with both Mac and PC operating systems

The launch date is scheduled for a late spring beta release, and it is rumored that 90% of major media companies are testing the Adobe Media Player.

[via InformationWeek]

Speak to website visitors in a bubble with Bubble Guru

Posted Mar 30th 2007 4:00PM by Chris Gilmer
Filed under: Design, Developer, Internet, Utilities, Video, Web services

How would you like to have your face bounce up and down your website talking to visitors in a flash overlaid bubble?

Ok, so it's not cool, and it seems kind of annoying when checking out the demo, but it does have its uses. Bubble Guru helps users deliver clear messages through a video displayed on websites, with no massive website reworking. It works by recording a message from within a browser using a webcam, or attached video device in a Flash recorder. After recording you can test it out to see what it will look like on your website, and move forward by placing a string of HTML text on pages where you want the video displayed.

The service is free until May 1st if you would like to check it out and test its capabilities for your integrations. After that date, I guess you have to pay. No word on prices yet.

[via webware]

Easiest YouTube downloads ever

Posted Mar 15th 2007 7:30AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Utilities, Video, Web services

There are roughly 157,213 web sites out there that provide you with one method or another for downloading videos from YouTube. But we've never seen one that's easier to use than KissYouTube.

Why's that? Because here's all you have to do to save a YouTube video as an .flv file:

• Find a video you want to download on YouTube.
• Enter "kiss" in the URL before "youtube.com."
• Hit enter.

That's pretty much it. A screen will pop up asking if you want to download the file or send it to a friend. No need to install any browser plugins or to enter an email address. You don't even need even to bookmark a URL. Just remember to type kiss after www. (KISS, if you haven't figured it out stands for "keep it simple stupid.")

Of course, what you'll wind up with is an .flv file, so you might be better off with a service that converts the file for you.

[via Digital Inspiration]

Convert YouTube videos to Windows Media with one click

Posted Jan 4th 2007 1:30PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Internet, Video, Windows

Sure, there are plenty of ways to grab a video from YouTube, save it as an flv file, and convert it the file format of your choice. But Zunemytube's got to be the simplest method I've seen so far.

All you have to do is install the plugin for Internet Explorer and a little Zune icon will pop up in your toolbar. Then you surf YouTube, Google Video or MSN Soapbox and find videos you want to save. Once you've found a video, all you have to do is click the "Zune It" button in your toolbar and the program will automatically download and convert the video into a Zune-compatible windows media video file. The program creates individual folders for Google, YouTube, and Soapbox videos in your "My Videos" folder.

I have to say, the video quality leaves something to be desired when converting YouTube videos. This is probably because you're taking a highly compressed video and converting it to another compressed video format. I had a bit more luck with Google Videos.

The program only works with Internet Explorer, and I was only able to test it with IE7. Anyone try it with earlier versions?

[Via jkOnTheRun]

Perian: Play (almost) every video file in QuickTime

Posted Oct 4th 2006 3:15PM by Jordan Running
Filed under: Utilities, Video, Macintosh, Freeware

Here's one for the Mac folks: Perian is a free download for OS X that allows QuickTime to play video files in almost any format known to man. It uses the fantastic open source ffmpeg library to enable DivX, XviD, AVI, and even Flash Video files in a variety of configurations. According to the Perian web site, it will also be bundled with the next version of Democracy Player. Very cool.

[Via Anarchaia]

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