CNET Editors' review
Flash Video Downloader YouTube offers a convenient and comfortable interface for downloading videos from the Internet. Despite its name, the program supports a number of formats, including MOV, MP4, and AVI.
Among the program's thoughtful features are a built-in tabbed browser, options to change the application's appearance and to show and hide toolbars, an output list for viewing files you have already downloaded, and a menu item that provides one-click access to 37 video Web sites. Downloading is quick, and on completion you can choose where to save the file. The program does lack the ability to set a default directory or download files in batch, and its so-called Help file merely displays the About screen. We were also annoyed that the executable runs the program itself, thereby making it difficult to manage the application.
The manufacturer conducts a bit of a bait-and-switch by calling the application free. After the 15-day trial, you will need to pay an annual $4.95 registration fee to access any site besides YouTube. Still, we find that is a reasonable price to pay for this clean and easy-to-use application.
Publisher's Description
From Baygenie:
Download videos from 37 web sites, including YouTube! Find videos using the built-in browser and click the download button to save a video. It supports FLV, MOV, MP4, 3GP, WMV, AVI and MP3 format, so you can transfer the videos directly to iPod, iPhone, PSP or cell phone. It supports simultaneous downloads of multiple videos, so you do not need to wait for a download to finish before you start another one. Supported web sites include Blip, DailyMotion, Flurl, MetaCafe, MySpace, Veoh, Vimeo, Yahoo.
What's new in this version: Version 2.4.1 fixed the download function for YouTube.
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All versions:
3.4 starsout of 31 votes
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Current version:
2.0 starsout of 2 votes
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"Limited to the 37 pre-defined sites"
Version: Flash Video Downloader YouTube 2.4.1
Pros
Simple interface--anyone could use; access to many commonly-used video sites
Cons
Cannot specify a different website
Summary
I downloaded this to get a flash video off a website, but it does not have a way to enter a different site other than those listed. It does have a ton of the most commonly used sites, so I imagine it could be beneficial for you should you use those a lot. I did not download anything, so I can not attest to its functionality. However, it does have a very simple interface that people of all experience levels can understand easily.
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"Bait & Switch is NOT FREE!!!!"
Version: Flash Video Downloader YouTube 2.4.1
Pros
Do Not Care
Cons
Do Not Care
Summary
Fix the Filter
If it says it is FREE
then it is Free, otherwise, it is CRIPPLEWARE
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