[grc] YouTube to mp4 - what is a safe converter?

Tue Nov 17 11:31:11 PST 2020

While it has a lot of uses, Audio Hijack doesn't seem to meet Frieda's
needs. She said, "I have permission to use the audio, but would
prefer not to have to re-record in analogue in real time."

As far as I know, Audio Hijack is a way to simplify the setup for recording
in real time. It would, however, eliminate the digital-to-analog-to-digital
conversion she was perhaps otherwise envisioning. The other methods
indicated allow downloading the files in a way that's much faster than real
time.

--Carl

On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 12:59 PM Simon Frech via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:

> I su
> ggested Audio Hijack to Frieda as well. I’ve been using it for many years
> and it’s a superb program for so many things. Record anything that makes
> sound on your Mac.
> Thanks for all the suggestions!
>
> Simon
> > On Nov 16, 2020, at 6:59 PM, GREGG MCVICAR via grc <
> grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> >
> > There’s always Audio Hijack if you have a Mac.
> >
> > Gregg McVicar
> >
> > https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ <
> https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/>
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Nov 16, 2020, at 6:39 PM, Tim Požár via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I found https://www.4kdownload.com/products/product-videodownloader
> very handy.
> >>
> >> If you need to grab the audio portion of the video file, just use
> Audacity to import the file.
> >>
> >> Tim
> >>
> >> On 11/16/20 6:27 PM, Jeff Shaw via grc wrote:
> >>> I do a lot of video work and sometimes Video Download Helper doesn't
> work for me.   So, I sometimes use it, and sometimes use this:
> >>> https://www.yourvideofile.org/
> >>> I donated a small amount to that project and was sent a key for "Pro"
> activation.    As opposed to Video Download Helper, which is appears as a
> plug-in on your browser, this one appears on the youtube page itself as a
> green button, and sometimes takes a slight bit longer.   But it works when
> video download helper may not.
> >>> Having said all of that, youtube may change their format or security,
> and all of these options may have to adjust again.
> >>> good luck!
> >>> Jeff Shaw
> >>> Davis Media Access
> >>> On 11/16/20 3:19 PM, Ted Coe via grc wrote:
> >>>> Thanks!
> >>>>
> >>>> *Theodore Coe | KCSB AdvisorKCSB-FM 91.9o. 805.893.3921 |
> >>>> e. advisor at kcsb.org <advisor at kcsb.org>*
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 3:13 PM Carl Etnier <carl.etnier at goddard.edu>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Video DownloadHelper extension for Firefox (and some other browsers,
> I
> >>>>> believe).     Simple to use.
> >>>>> youtube-dl      Open source. No GUI; good for someone comfortable
> with
> >>>>> command-line operations. Can also download subtitles/transcripts.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 6:03 PM Ted Coe via grc <
> grc at maillist.peak.org>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi Frieda,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Do you use Adblock with those Youtube to mp3 type of converters?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm not sure if this is foolproof, but I've never had a detectable
> issue.
> >>>>>> Have been relying on Adblock + and alway click "no" when it says I
> need to
> >>>>>> update my Flash player...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Cheers!
> >>>>>> Ted Coe
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> *Theodore Coe | KCSB AdvisorKCSB-FM 91.9o. 805.893.3921 |
> >>>>>> e. advisor at kcsb.org <advisor at kcsb.org>*
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 8:01 PM Frieda Werden via grc <
> >>>>>> grc at maillist.peak.org>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I used to use a YouTube to mp3 online converter years ago, but
> >>>>>> eventually
> >>>>>>> it got corrupted with malware.  Wondering if anyone can recommend
> a safe
> >>>>>>> way to get an mp4 copy.  I have permission to use the audio, but
> would
> >>>>>>> prefer not to have to re-record in analogue in real time when my
> new
> >>>>>>> version of Audacity is capable of opening mp4s.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Frieda Werden, Series Producer
> >>>>>>> WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org
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