Here is the step by step guide of how to download videos from YouTube and convert YouTube videos to other video files with ImTOO YouTube Video Converter.
This guide includes three parts:
- Download and convert YouTube videos in IE browser
- Download and convert YouTube videos with the built-in YouTube Video Browser
- Convert FLV video on the hard disk to other video
Before you start, please download, install and launch ImTOO YouTube Video Converter.
Part 1: Download and convert YouTube videos in IE browser
Step 1: Browse YouTube videos
Open your IE browser, go to www.youtube.com and browse YouTube videos.
Step 2: Create a new task
Click “New Download” button on the toolbar to open the “New
Download” dialog, and copy the URL of the YouTube video you want, then
paste it into the “URL” textbox.
Tips:
- You can drag and drop the video URL directly to the main window or the suspended Drop Zone to create a new task.
- You can download YouTube videos from the IE right-click menu while
you’re browsing in IE. Right click the YouTube video thumbnail, and
choose “Download with ImTOO YouTube Video Converter” option from the
right-click menu, then the “New Download” dialog appears, and the video
URL is automatically added into the “URL” textbox.
Step 3: Adjust the output settings
Destination: Click “Browse” button to open the
“Browse For Folder” dialog box, select a folder for saving the output
videos and click “OK” button. You can check the folder’s available
space below the “Destination” field.
Format: Select an output format you want in the
“Format” drop-down list. If you only want to save the original FLV
video, then choose “FLV” as target format.
Start Task: The “Start Now” option is checked by
default, which means the new task will start promptly after you click
“OK” button. You can also set it as “Manual” to start the task anytime
you want.
Step 4: Start downloading and converting
Click “OK” button to close the “New Download” dialog. If you set the
“Start Type” option as “Start Now”, then the selected video will be
promptly downloaded and converted to the format you choose and saved to
the folder you set in the Step 3. Otherwise, click “Start” button on
the toolbar to start the task anytime you want.
Part 2: Download and convert YouTube videos with the built-in YouTube Video Browser
Step 1: Adjust the task settings
Click “Tools > Settings” option from the main menu, then the
“Settings” window pops up. Click to open the “Task” tab, and set the
“Destination”, “Format” and “Start Task” options in the “Task Default
Configuration” area according to your own requirements.
Step 2: Browse YouTube videos in the built-in browser
Click “Browse videos” button on the toolbar or check “Browser…”
option in the “Tools” menu to open the “YouTube Video Browser” window,
and use the filter buttons at the bottom to browse the YouTube videos
by different categories: Recent Videos, Most Viewed, Top Rated, Most
Responded, Spotlight Videos, Top Favorite, Watch on Mobile, Most
Discussed and Rising Videos.
Tips:
- You can search for the videos you’re interested by typing the
keyword into the “Search” textbox and clicking the magnifier button at
the right.
- Click the link below the video thumbnail, or right click the video
thumbnail and click “Play” option from the right-click menu to open the
web page with your default web browser and watch the YouTube video
online.
Step 3: Start downloading and converting
Click the down arrow at the left top of the video you want, or drag
and drop the video into the main window, or right click the video
thumbnail and click “Download Video” option from the right-click menu
to start a new task.
If you set the “Start Type” option as “Start Now”, then the selected
video will be promptly downloaded and converted to the format you
choose and saved to the folder you set in the Step 1. Otherwise, click
“Start” button on the toolbar to start the task anytime you want.
Part 3: Convert FLV video on the hard disk to other video
Step 1: Adjust the task settings
Click “Tools > Settings” option from the main menu, the
“Settings” window pops up. Click to open the “Task” tab, and set the
“Destination”, “Format” and “Start Task” options in the “Task Default
Configuration” area according to your own requirements.
Step 2: choose the FLV files to convert
Click “New Convert” button on the toolbar to choose FLV files you
want to convert in the “please choose the files for convert” dialog
that appears, then click “Open” button to close the dialog and return
to the main window. The selected FLV videos will be added into the file
list.
Step 3: Start converting
If you set the “Start Type” option as “Start Now”, then the selected
video will be promptly converted to the format you choose and saved to
the folder you set in the Step 1. Otherwise, click “Start” button on
the toolbar to start the task anytime you want.
Tips:
If your Internet Service Provider blocked YouTube site, you can bypass the firewall by setting the proxy server as below:
Open the “Tools > Settings > Proxy” tab, choose the proxy server
type, enter the address and port of the proxy server, and if necessary,
enter the user name and password, then click OK button to return to the
main window and retry the downloading.
- You can click “Start All” button on the toolbar to start
downloading and converting all the files in the file list, and control
the converting process by the “Pause”, “Stop”, “Pause All”, “Stop All”
and “Remove” buttons.
- There’re two modes to view the files in the file list: list and
thumbnails. Click the “List” and “Thumbnails” buttons to switch the
view mode.
- If you set the “Start Type” option as “Manual”, then before you
start the new task, you can change the destination and format freely.
