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

Tue Nov 17 11:41:43 PST 2020

Understood.  I will say however that we run a 4-hr Audio Hijack capture every night for our show and have run many thousands of batches without a hitch.  It works great, and with the help of one of the built-in macros, we come in mornings to a folder of nicely groomed files ready for final editing.

Gregg
www.undercurrentsradio.net <http://www.undercurrentsradio.net/>

> On Nov 17, 2020, at 11:31 AM, Carl Etnier via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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