Screen Capture results not good

[wei]

I am using XP SP3, and trying out screen captures, using Snagit V7 to
capture a video clip as it is playing from Youtube.

Works fine, except I am not happy with the quality when I play the
result. The graphics are very obscure, opaque and indistinct. The
Youtube clip seems quite better.

I am wondering if I did not set something right when I did the
capture. I seem to be losing quality as I go through the Snagit
capture.

Can anyone suggest something this novice can try in order to get a
better result? I have obtained the same bad results on three
different machines.

XieXie

Wei

 

[wei]

You don't say which browser you're using to access YouTube. If it's
Firefox, I suggest getting the plugins DownloadHelper (works with many
sites), and/or Easy YouTube Video Downloader (I suspect works only with
YouTube, but is somewhat easier to use). Or probably many others.

I don't know Snagit, but if my guess that it's a general-purpose
grab-what-you-see-on-screen (or part of screen), like Debut Video
Capture and doubtless many others, is correct, then it should be the
last thing to try to capture embedded video, when all else has failed.

I was, and am using Firefox 14.0.1.

As it stands, I downloaded and tried Camtasia V8 screen capture. It
did a much better job - the results seem okay so far. Both in XP and
W7. So much for Snagit.

Thanx

Wei

 

[Char Jackson]

I was, and am using Firefox 14.0.1.

As it stands, I downloaded and tried Camtasia V8 screen capture. It
did a much better job - the results seem okay so far. Both in XP and
W7. So much for Snagit.

If you're trying to download youtube videos, you're completely going
about it the wrong way if you're trying to grab what's on your screen.
There are plenty of ways to just download the video rather than going
through those hoops.

 

[glee]

If you're trying to download youtube videos, you're completely going
about it the wrong way if you're trying to grab what's on your screen.
There are plenty of ways to just download the video rather than going
through those hoops.

Exactly! Why anyone would use a screen capture utility to save YouTube
videos is beyond me. SnagIt is a perfectly good screen capture app when
used correctly... its video capture is just a subset of Camtasia, and is
only designed for low quality video capture of movement on the computer
screen, not for quality capturing of actual videos playing on-screen.
Folks should try RTFM once in a while...

 

[wei]

If you're trying to download youtube videos, you're completely going
about it the wrong way if you're trying to grab what's on your screen.
There are plenty of ways to just download the video rather than going
through those hoops.

I agree, but I found that some videos would not download using the
apps offered to do same. For me anyhow.

What app do you use to download a Youtube or other videos? Maybe one
I haven't tried?

XieXie
Wei

 

[wei]

Did you see my reply on the 9th ?
Yes

Have you tried that ?

I have Vlc, and have used it in the past to play videos.
My problem is downloading the videos.
I just installed Freecorder 5 and 6. Neither gave me a tool bar in my
Firefox 14.0.1. And so, I can't do what the Freecorder
helps/tutorials say to do.

Freecorder was first in my Google results, and so I tried it. I'll
try another downloader.

Stupid me.

Wei

 

[David H. Lipman]

I have Vlc, and have used it in the past to play videos.
My problem is downloading the videos.
I just installed Freecorder 5 and 6. Neither gave me a tool bar in my
Firefox 14.0.1. And so, I can't do what the Freecorder
helps/tutorials say to do.

Freecorder was first in my Google results, and so I tried it. I'll
try another downloader.

Stupid me.

media --> open network stream

Provide URL

In the bottom corner of the dialogue, choose "Convert"

In the destination file location provide path and name to file being recorded

Under "settings" choose the profile of the media type.

Click on "edit the selected profile" to choose the ecapsulation and coding format.

 

[Char Jackson]

I agree, but I found that some videos would not download using the
apps offered to do same. For me anyhow.

What app do you use to download a Youtube or other videos? Maybe one
I haven't tried?

The one I use is called Easy Youtube Video Downloader 6.4. (Easy to
find in the Firefox add-on store.) So far it works perfectly, but
there are lots of other apps that also reportedly work for this task.

 

[wei]

Did you try Download Helper, OR Good Old YouTube Downloader? They both work
great over here. It's not an app - it's a plug-in for Firefox or Pale Moon.

Thanks all.

Probably my dumbness, but I found that I could not get any downloaders
I tried (and I tried several) to work except for YTD at
http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/
for what it's worth.

XieXie
Zai Jien
Wei

 

[Bob CP]

Thanks all.

Probably my dumbness, but I found that I could not get any downloaders
I tried (and I tried several) to work except for YTD at
http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/
for what it's worth.

XieXie
Zai Jien
Wei

In Firefox, go to http://www.downloadhelper.net/

Click on "Install the extension"

Once the extension is installed (I think it requires restarting
Firefox), right-click on a blank area of Firefox's menu bar.

Customize

Drag the Downloadhelper icon (or text) where you want it on the menu
bar. Close the Customize window.

Tools > Add-ons

Click on the Extension button.
Set the DownloadHelper options, so that you know where the files will be
saved.

Next time you open a youtube or Vimeo video, a small down-arrow will
show next to the DownloadHelper icon. Click on the arrow and select the
mode. Save the file. DownloadHelper will continue to save the video,
even if it closed on the screen. Note that while D.H. works with most
sites, it can't grab all of them. You can tell by the absence of the
down-arrow.

 

[wei]

In Firefox, go to http://www.downloadhelper.net/

Click on "Install the extension"

For what it is worth, I see no such phrase on my screen (Firefox
v14.0.1). Tell me where it is. And I don't care to install still
another app to scan my computer for errors. Another of many. Gad
there must be a hundred.

Wei

 

[Bob CP]

For what it is worth, I see no such phrase on my screen (Firefox
v14.0.1). Tell me where it is. And I don't care to install still
another app to scan my computer for errors. Another of many. Gad
there must be a hundred.

Wei

Look in the middle of that page. You'll see

DownloadHelper is a way to discover many sites showing Web videos from
all around the world. They are here !
DownloadHelper is also a free Firefox extension for downloading and
converting videos from many sites with minimum effort. _Install the
extension !_

Note the last sentence.