Save YouTube to FLV video file using Movies Extractor Scout

This tutorial explains how to use Movies Extractor Scout to extract video from YouTube and save extracted video in .FLV file format. FLV video format is proprietary file format to deliver video through Internet. FLV can be played standalone (using freeware tools like FLV Player, embedded into SWF flash movie, converted to other video format.

Download and install Movies Extractor Scout.

Run Internet Explorer (Movies Extractor Scout supports Mozilla Firefox as well, but we use Internet Explorer for this example)

Open YouTube and watch any video movie:

Program will scan IE, Firefox, Mozilla and Opera browsers and you'll see all available videos and flash movies at the left panel ("Extracted" list). First movie get_video[1] is video movie we've watched before in Internet Explorer.

Right-click on it and select "Save As FLV..." command:

FLV video is now saved as .FLV file in "My Documents" folder

You can open saved FLV later with Movies Extractor Scout and view it or use freeware external FLV video player (for example freeware FLV Player from download.com)

Double-click FLV video file and watch video using external player:

That's all. Movies Extractor Scout also supports playing of FLV video and supports FLV to SWF conversion and can save video as SWF flash movie (see example)

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