Download YouTube Videos into .mp4 quality format (Firefox Users)
I found this particularly useful for me, because there was a great video I wanted to download (without having to install something to play the .flv files) to use in one of the workshops I am writing up. Instead, since Youtube is trying to place higher quality videos on their site, you can now hack download Youtube videos in .mp4 format.
Note: This is actually against Youtube’s terms of service, just so you know.
Anyhow, by going to this link in Firefox, and dragging the “Get Youtube Video” link to your bookmarks toolbar so you can click on it when on a Youtube video you are interested in downloading. It creates a “Download the .mp4″ link on the info of the video, and you “Save link as” and save the .htm file to wherever. Then just right click and rename the file so the extension is .mp4 instead of .htm. It works great and I now have my video for my workshop presentation 
Steps again:
1. Go to this link in Firefox.
2. Drag “Get Youtube Video” link onto your toolbar at the top of your firefox browser
3. Go to a Youtube video
4. Click on said link you just placed on your toolbar
5. Right click on “Download as mp4″ link and click “Save link as”
6. Save the .htm file somewhere on your computer
7. Rename the .htm file to .mp4 and you’re ready to go.
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