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

Tue Nov 17 11:48:17 PST 2020

While all this discussion was taking place, I broke down and recorded the
nearly 2 hours in analogue with a line out to my Tascam recorder, which has
a digital card in it.  But I am very interested in the Audio Hijack idea
for use in recording direct to the computer - not only for me but for other
reporters I work with.

Frieda Werden, Series Producer
WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org

On Tue, 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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