It makes me happy that people take their time to make videos like this to help others. I had wasted a lot of time downloading half-ass programs that are supposed to grab embedded videos, but that was useless. This is exactly what I needed, and is helpful for learning about the development tools area. Thanks James. P. S. I dont have a menu bar on my chrome, so when I pasted the URL of the video I grabbed from the developer tools section, all I had to do was right-click the video to save the file.
As much as I'd like to think like you i believe this is a eudaimonic act for them to make videos to help others, because in reality, they are getting views/ getting paid so
Hi Diana. Just so you know, I don't make any money with these videos. I actually made it because people kept asking me at work, so I decided to make a reference vid. So try this: believe that nice things can happen.
+Diana Ikilikyan, No one makes any money off of youtube until they hit 10k subscribers. And no real money until you reach 100k. Know what you're talking about before you project your negative, unfounded, cynicism.
@@ejimackay Can you tell how to download Subtitles from embedded video in the same you did for embedded video ( I was able to download Video but i didn't get subtitles , so i wish you can help me)
In case someone is having trouble, the "view page source" has moved in the updated Chrome version. It is now "More tools > Developer Tools > Sources". My video file was not a mp4, instead it was a .bin file.
this was super helpful thank you so much! you just taught me how to download my lecture video, without having to wait a few days later for my professor to upload that "download mp4" link
THANK YOU JAMES! So helpful. This is one of the very few tutorials that are super easy to follow and actually work! I see this was posted ~6 years ago too so I'm very pleased it still works exactly the same. Cheers!
I was able to extrapolate the video code, but I got the following 'Sorry Because of its privacy settings, this video cannot be played here' How can I download such?
Great video, straight to the point with just the info needed. Not too little and vague and not too long and waffling. If only more educational vids were like this! Thanks!
Thank you for this tutorial. Because you explained what you were doing, I was able to download a video even though Chrome is now updated and is laid out differently. At the final stage, with the video isolated, I could just right-click on the vid itself to save.
Thank you for the video. I wanna point out a few things, the website that I wanted to download from had different links, (I'm familiar with C++ etc so it was easy or easier for me), but I wanna give a few tips to people who are struggling. I skipped a few parts of ur guide too 'cause I knew what I was looking for. Basically, I'll explain from the "source" part at 0:52 The person who scripted the website that I downloaded from was kinda smart, but not very smart at the same time. The link was kinda hidden, I had to click one of those small arrows to unfold the script. The funny thing is that some people wouldn't find the link if they didn't do that, but when I unfolded the script it even had a straight download link in it. I unfolded the following script: ".." Below this script there was bunch of scripts to download the movie, like it was intended, maybe the person that scripted the page wanted others to download the movie? idk, but the download link was literally right there. And no, there is no download button of the movie on that website. It was a website to watch movies online and there were no ways to download movies from there if u don't do it from the source. The download link was right next to "('.newDownloadLinks')". Hope this helps...
This no longer works. I've tried this on several sites. After copying the OG LRU and pasting in new tab I get "404 errors", and "you do not have permission to view page..." etc. I wish there was un updated version.
Thank you sir, this video may be around 3 years old, but the concept still works the same. After working for the last 2 or so hours trying to find a program or better tutorial that would let me do this I finally found your's. Thanks a bunch I really appreciate it.
Excellent video - thanks! Just what I was looking for. For those who don't have a tool bar, click on the Menu (the horizontal line in the upper-right-hand corner. Then click "More Tools" then "Developer Tools." OR Just click CTRL+SHIFT+I (the letter than comes after H). Also another short cut I found. After you right-click and select "Paste and Go," all I had to do was to Right-Click on the Video and Save As... and put it anywhere I wanted on my computer.
I was able to use this! Very impressed! You explained something that seems relatively sophisticated and made it clear. This technique also works for a regular non-embedded video in the case when the "right click and save video" cannot be used. The protected video can then be opened in a new tab on Chrome, then this one can be saved using the "right click and save video."
ERROR : i clicked the edit as html and copied the underlined part. then i pasted it in a new tab BUT IT GAVE ME THIS : 404 - File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. what should i do now? what does this mean???
pls ppl the explanation is rather easy to understand, all you have to do is look for the code that says "embbeded" on the website code, copy and paste, then open in another tab and there you go right click and download. it's just common sense and google chrome, other browsers jus't won't work, once found all you need to do is use any website that allows you to download that video or download directly in chrome, I personally use atube catcher but if you're gonna use that try to find an standalone installer like I did, if you download directly from the website your pc will get shitty adware all over the place I recommend that soft but NEVER EVER download from the official website, just like I said try'n find an standalone installer otherwise enjoy your viruses. have a nice day.
I'm using the newest version of Chrome on my PC, and there is no File, Edit, View, etc. at the top. How can I get to the VIEW - DEVELOPER - VIEW SOURCE?
I usually do not comment. But this is what I have been trying from a while. I downloaded different browsers on iphone, android and multiple softwares on laptop. None of them worked. There are lots of websites which the ".MP4, AVI, video" files found straight away in the first edit as html location. Thanks for the video. Really very very helpful
Amazing video!!! Once I used the url to a new page, it says "due to private setting, the video cannot be played here".... how to solve it in this case?
I tried to download the course videos from an online IT course, but it looks like they forecasted this and made ways to stop people downloading their videos, there's no url even in the pages html. I guess I can't do it so.
XD i looked for so long on how to download a video from a link and then realized i just needed to right click and click "save as" thanks to your helpful video lol, thanks!
Awesome!! AT FIRST, I had trouble after the isolating the video from the website (replay of a webinar hosted on youtube) SO I have tried to use the link to download with a library called youtube-dl in terminal (youtube didnt allowed me to do so) THEN I used the same link to and add that infamous SS before and boom a halfsecond later there is my video 1000 thanks !!!!!!!!!
Hi I did write the steps for all of you have trouble with the view buttons and more these are all the steps -Menu -More tools -Developer tools--- click on that Go to left corner -select an element to inspect it look like a magnifying glass. -Click on the video and find the Url -any url up to the question marks counts , - right click to “edit as Html”, from the slash up to the question mark , - then right click and copy - we open in a new tab and go paste and go - it open the page and video without the rest page - then go to view - developer - view source - which will show the video file dot mov .avi or .mp4 - open it and then right click to save video as
The problem most people are having is that there is no "view" option, this version of chrome is older. Yes, you'll find the "tool" option, but not the "view" option
once im at the // part i cant high light the one line. it highlights several lines. and when i click copy there is other options like copy element - copy outer html - copy js path copy styles - copy x path. NOT sure what to do. please HELP
hmmmm. It's a tough question. I assume there's a way. I mean Flash is just another file type. It just doesn't work with this method. I've never needed to download flash video so never looked into it. Sorry.
i have searched everywhere and cant seem to find how to get the "menu" bar at top of your demo. i tried menu icon and only has basics with no view or other options i can choose. cant even choose edit. can you let me know how to get the tool bar on top of chrome you are using?
Things must have changed because this doesn't work. I get to the point where you right click the link to see in htlm and I do not have that option. I have an option to Copy Link, which I do, but that link loads a blank video screen.
OMG i did this on a website called rulu. I copied the url in and searched. And a FREAKING superscary video popped up. i think they did it to keep people from doing it, but I THOUGHT I DIED FOR A MOMENT. plz reply, im scared
Just tried this and I have a few questions. I had to download Chrome because I didn't have it. I have Windows 10. I got to the part where you go into "developers tools" and went looking for the magnifying glass and it wasn't there. I clicked what was in that same spot in your instructional video and some things turned blue but only after a little monkeying around. I looked for the URL and nothing ended in the 3 endings you listed. So here's my question: Do some websites block you from copying their videos in this way? I am trying to copy videos off of Epoch TV (Epoch times). They are a paid website so I imagine they have come up with a way to avoid being copied. I assume sites like Netflix will also block such copying. I hope someone can help answer this for me. Thanks so much for your video. Might not help me in my situation but will use it for other applications.
Well that works but the easiest method for chrome users is just to right-klick anywhere on the website where the embedded videos is shown and choose "inspect element" then go to the network tab and view what links are shown while you watch the specific video. After that simply choose the URL that has ".mp4" or any video format in it, open it and click "save as". I mean thats way faster than this tutorial and it works every single time :)
Does this method still work on RUclips? I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.. but when I get the RUclips url, past and go it in another chrome window, the page says "This page isn't available. Sorry about that.Try searching for something else"
@Patrick F I forget exactly when it changed but, it seems that you can now just right click "save as" any youtube video. Its a lot faster than when I was using Realplayer Downloader. @James Mackay Thanks for the tutorial. Its not a very fast way but its the most reliable one I've found so far. The sites I was trying to download from didn't have the actual video file on the site to directly download from, so BossBeneBaby's method wouldn't have worked.
Try doing a CTRL and F which allows you to find things on the page. If it's not a hyperlink it's harder to find. If it's Vimeo you could try finding "player.vimeo" and get the link that way.
The video I've been trying to download is originally hosted via Vimeo and because of its privacy settings it can't be downloaded. :( Is there a way around it?
My turn around to this method: I tried this method and the .mp4 line didn't show in the html code that you obtain once you isolated the video. So once I had the video a new tab I used the Video Downloader Professional extension. Worked like a charm!
This video is literally useless now days with javascript, div, and special locking capabilities by companies and other sources using python. Please take this video down, as it doesn't help anymore.
My god man, you're brilliant. Even after 2 years of web page development (as in browsers getting new versions) I was able to save a 100th birthday video from a site for some friends. Some differences now however. The "magnifying glass" is now a box with a arrow cursor in the corner(it is a toggle button(click once to turn on and again to turn off)) . I also was not able to choose "edit html" because the section of code that the inspector indicated would not be visible when I moved my cursor away from the highlighted video space on the page. I got around this by taking a picture of the section of code I needed and then manually typing this into the URL bar. This in turn gave me a small "smil?" file download that opened in my browser when I chose my browser as the application to open it. The file is the code you truly need to copy to get to the video using the same rules as in this tutorial ( after the "//" and before the "?") When I copied THIS source and pasted it into a new tab I got my video. I was real close to giving up, but I'm very pleased with myself and that I could help a friend. I of course am also very grateful that I had your expertise in the matter to reference for guidance. I have shown my gratitude by subscribing and liking the video. Thanks again.
I'm trying to download a video from my local news company, but when I type in the URL it takes me to a code page with address to copy and paste. Is it possible they've made it to where you can download their videos??
thx for the instructions. but when I right click i get "About Wistia, Report a problem, and Copy link and thumbnail" - not the menu in your video. any suggestions?
Awesome video, thank you! Needed to download a webinar that would be removed this weekend. Didn't think I'd get time to catch up on it so now I can do it whenever.
after pasting the first url into another tab the page loads and shows me a black box where the video is supposed to be displayed but instead it's just blank, like the video file couldn't be found even though the url was there?
What can you do if the video is segmented? (Under Inspect-Network-Media-There are several links in the waterfall, but if you click on one, the new video webpage will spin a few seconds and then gray out and not play)
some of the sites have gotten more advanced and started to block this method from working. when the link is opened to a new tab, an error message 403 forbidden shows up. under the developers tool window you can see a url link but the link when opened gives that 403 message again. looks like the admin of the host sight put a block from being leached... is there anyway to get around it? i'm thinking there is a way cuz the file still has to download to your local drive in a temp folder for you to view it doesn't it?
Could we get an update on this, please? Chrome seems to be missing some very specific directions, now. Also, it seems like people have gotten more creative with their video files as I also used to be able to do this but now cannot find a way to pull the source link out as you did in the end.
Great video. The problem I ran into was on Vimeo: The author of the video of the video apparently doesn't want people downloading the vids. I kept getting a message in the "new tab" once I copied the link from the source code, saying that due to the privacy settings, this video can't be played here. Any insight into this issue? Thanks!
You can ALWAYS just record the part of your screen with Bandicam or other software like that, if it's too hard to find the video. Usually you can find it simply by clicking inspect and searching ".mp4" or ".webm". Copy the link and paste it to the address bar.
It makes me happy that people take their time to make videos like this to help others. I had wasted a lot of time downloading half-ass programs that are supposed to grab embedded videos, but that was useless. This is exactly what I needed, and is helpful for learning about the development tools area. Thanks James. P. S. I dont have a menu bar on my chrome, so when I pasted the URL of the video I grabbed from the developer tools section, all I had to do was right-click the video to save the file.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and let me know!
As much as I'd like to think like you i believe this is a eudaimonic act for them to make videos to help others, because in reality, they are getting views/ getting paid so
Hi Diana. Just so you know, I don't make any money with these videos. I actually made it because people kept asking me at work, so I decided to make a reference vid. So try this: believe that nice things can happen.
+Diana Ikilikyan, No one makes any money off of youtube until they hit 10k subscribers. And no real money until you reach 100k.
Know what you're talking about before you project your negative, unfounded, cynicism.
@@ejimackay Can you tell how to download Subtitles from embedded video in the same you did for embedded video ( I was able to download Video but i didn't get subtitles , so i wish you can help me)
In case someone is having trouble, the "view page source" has moved in the updated Chrome version. It is now "More tools > Developer Tools > Sources". My video file was not a mp4, instead it was a .bin file.
Where you able to 'save as'? My toolbar has disappeared at the top
You are amazing! I found it. The web address on the elements page wasn’t working. I found the correct one on the source tab. 😄
TQ SO MUCH !!! Finally i found it the "bin file" bcz i hv same situation which the file not in mp4..
this was super helpful thank you so much!
you just taught me how to download my lecture video, without having to wait a few days later for my professor to upload that "download mp4" link
Dude you’re a lifesaver it’s 7 AM And I have been up since three working on this. Now that I found you all as well.
I followed your steps very meticulously... what if after 3:16 there is no video file to be found in the source code?
There's got to be. It's always there because the video *_is_* there.
bro can u help me pls
When i go for the video it says 403 forbidden @@marklanders6833
Same situation for me. It's as if my Chrome is completely and totally different.
8 Years Ago and still Helpful!
Like, yo!!!!!!!! for realll!!
i dont have view source button i dont have also view button in chrome help
@@strelok9376 type view-source: before the url to get the source code
THANK YOU JAMES! So helpful. This is one of the very few tutorials that are super easy to follow and actually work! I see this was posted ~6 years ago too so I'm very pleased it still works exactly the same. Cheers!
4 years later and this video has helped me greatly today. Kudos
I was able to extrapolate the video code, but I got the following
'Sorry
Because of its privacy settings, this video cannot be played here'
How can I download such?
Seems like a great instruction, but am I correct in saying this will only work if the original video has security settings that will allow it?
Great video, straight to the point with just the info needed. Not too little and vague and not too long and waffling. If only more educational vids were like this! Thanks!
The best tutorial so far. Most of the videos just told us to right click and click 'inspect'.
Thank you for this tutorial. Because you explained what you were doing, I was able to download a video even though Chrome is now updated and is laid out differently. At the final stage, with the video isolated, I could just right-click on the vid itself to save.
Tried copying a video's URL, tried to play the video from which I copied the URL, got sent here instead.
Not quite disappointed. Good job mate!
"Because of its privacy settings, this video cannot be played here." this message I got when I used the URL. please need help.
Three years after, I have same challenge...
me too
.
@@SDKII did u find the fix?
@@talharoxen nope. I now use Control +G on windows 10 to record my screen or alternatively I use Flimora screen recorder
Despite the age of this video, it all still works!
Thanks buddy! 😉
Thank you for the video. I wanna point out a few things, the website that I wanted to download from had different links, (I'm familiar with C++ etc so it was easy or easier for me), but I wanna give a few tips to people who are struggling. I skipped a few parts of ur guide too 'cause I knew what I was looking for. Basically, I'll explain from the "source" part at 0:52
The person who scripted the website that I downloaded from was kinda smart, but not very smart at the same time. The link was kinda hidden, I had to click one of those small arrows to unfold the script. The funny thing is that some people wouldn't find the link if they didn't do that, but when I unfolded the script it even had a straight download link in it.
I unfolded the following script: ".." Below this script there was bunch of scripts to download the movie, like it was intended, maybe the person that scripted the page wanted others to download the movie? idk, but the download link was literally right there. And no, there is no download button of the movie on that website. It was a website to watch movies online and there were no ways to download movies from there if u don't do it from the source. The download link was right next to "('.newDownloadLinks')". Hope this helps...
This no longer works. I've tried this on several sites. After copying the OG LRU and pasting in new tab I get "404 errors", and "you do not have permission to view page..." etc.
I wish there was un updated version.
great video, about time someone gives amazing advice without trying to sell me a $10000 course to show me how to do it!
Thank you sir, this video may be around 3 years old, but the concept still works the same. After working for the last 2 or so hours trying to find a program or better tutorial that would let me do this I finally found your's. Thanks a bunch I really appreciate it.
Thank you so, so much - from a decidedly non-technical person who followed your well-illustrated steps and saved the video, without a major meltdown!
Excellent video - thanks! Just what I was looking for. For those who don't have a tool bar, click on the Menu (the horizontal line in the upper-right-hand corner. Then click "More Tools" then "Developer Tools." OR Just click CTRL+SHIFT+I (the letter than comes after H). Also another short cut I found. After you right-click and select "Paste and Go," all I had to do was to Right-Click on the Video and Save As... and put it anywhere I wanted on my computer.
Where is the love button because this video has saved my life!!! thanks so much.
I'd like to know where YOUR love button is. 😉
I was able to use this! Very impressed! You explained something that seems relatively sophisticated and made it clear.
This technique also works for a regular non-embedded video in the case when the "right click and save video" cannot be used. The protected video can then be opened in a new tab on Chrome, then this one can be saved using the "right click and save video."
ERROR : i clicked the edit as html and copied the underlined part. then i pasted it in a new tab BUT IT GAVE ME THIS :
404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
what should i do now? what does this mean???
same thing happened with me
6 years later and work like a champ! thanks!
It doesn't work
Oh, HOW you have saved a teacher who, due to the pandemic, has shifted everything online for her students! My non-tech savvy self thanks you!
pls ppl the explanation is rather easy to understand, all you have to do is look for the code that says "embbeded" on the website code, copy and paste, then open in another tab and there you go right click and download. it's just common sense and google chrome, other browsers jus't won't work, once found all you need to do is use any website that allows you to download that video or download directly in chrome, I personally use atube catcher but if you're gonna use that try to find an standalone installer like I did, if you download directly from the website your pc will get shitty adware all over the place I recommend that soft but NEVER EVER download from the official website, just like I said try'n find an standalone installer otherwise enjoy your viruses. have a nice day.
This easy and to-the-point explanation saved me so much time, thank you :)
You're a legend for stopping by and saying thanks. I appreciate it.
THANK YOU!!! I had a video I wanted to download for years and I tried so many other ways that didn't work. You are a HERO!!!
Haha! Tell your friends!!
I'm using the newest version of Chrome on my PC, and there is no File, Edit, View, etc. at the top. How can I get to the VIEW - DEVELOPER - VIEW SOURCE?
Right-Click and then Inspect-element.
it doesen't find the source with inpect element it's the same in the source tab ...
Sarah Canoy up... he's on a mac dumbass...
right-click and click on view page source at last to bottom
Ctrl + U
2021 and you are still saving lives man! Thank you!
What if the link URL directs me to a page that reads "403 Forbidden" or "Bad Request Error 400" ?
yep same
This happened to me as well...would love a suggestion
Copy the whole url and not just up to the "?". That could help. Let me know.
@@benzo1337 Copy the whole url and not just up to the "?". That could help. Let me know.
@@tickleddragonforge9281 Copy the whole url and not just up to the "?". That could help. Let me know.
I usually do not comment. But this is what I have been trying from a while. I downloaded different browsers on iphone, android and multiple softwares on laptop. None of them worked.
There are lots of websites which the ".MP4, AVI, video" files found straight away in the first edit as html location.
Thanks for the video. Really very very helpful
venkygouda thanks for the really nice message
Source of the video does not show any mp4 or mkv file.
yaap Saame Problem..
Cant Find the Mp4. Any suggestions what to do??
Was using a PC but this definitely helped. Once the video was isolated all I had to do was click download and BOOM!
I really appreciate how you spend time to show us how to do this! I was able to happily download my video!! I can't change HTML to MP4???
HTML is a text file not a video file.
Mp4 is a video format
This is fantastic! The internet at work is really slow so it is handy to be able to download the video at home and then play it at work.
Amazing video!!! Once I used the url to a new page, it says "due to private setting, the video cannot be played here".... how to solve it in this case?
I got the same thing on a video. Did you find a work around?
same, was hoping theres solution for this.
You provided information in 2 minutes that would have taken me weeks to uncover and learn about !!!!! Thanks for the sharing and insight!
HI :)
i dont find the video link in the 4. Then VIEW - DEVELOPER - VIEW SOURCE, please HELP ME :)
Im a bit late but just use ctrl+u
I tried to download the course videos from an online IT course, but it looks like they forecasted this and made ways to stop people downloading their videos, there's no url even in the pages html. I guess I can't do it so.
XD i looked for so long on how to download a video from a link and then realized i just needed to right click and click "save as" thanks to your helpful video lol, thanks!
haha ur right
You still Use XD 🙄
Awesome!!
AT FIRST, I had trouble after the isolating the video from the website (replay of a webinar hosted on youtube)
SO I have tried to use the link to download with a library called youtube-dl in terminal (youtube didnt allowed me to do so)
THEN I used the same link to and add that infamous SS before and boom a halfsecond later there is my video
1000 thanks !!!!!!!!!
Cool! but it doesn't work on videos uploaded on "platforms" such as online courses unfortunately :(
It worked out for me just today! I downloaded courses from a platform 'academy fm.'
Exactly, i'm trying to download from an online course and i'm getting this 'Sorry
Because of its privacy settings, this video cannot be played here'
Chukwuma Nwokoye me too
Have you had any help?
worked out for me just fine and even shorter, depends on the websites and its setting
some platforms spend more on their privacy but you can still try
@@iamrocker6619 whats the solution
It worked!!! I never thought I'd be able to do this and the video I really wanted from a website as a file is now on my computer! Thanks!
how did you find the view button it does not have it on mine
Thank you so much. Helped a lot! worked in july 2019, windows 10, chrome
You've just changed my life, mate. Thank you!
Hi I did write the steps for all of you have trouble with the view buttons and more these are all the steps
-Menu
-More tools
-Developer tools--- click on that
Go to left corner -select an element to inspect it look like a magnifying glass. -Click on the video and find the Url -any url up to the question marks counts ,
- right click to “edit as Html”, from the slash up to the question mark ,
- then right click and copy
- we open in a new tab and go paste and go
- it open the page and video without the rest page
- then go to view - developer - view source
- which will show the video file dot mov .avi or .mp4
- open it and then right click to save video as
The problem most people are having is that there is no "view" option, this version of chrome is older. Yes, you'll find the "tool" option, but not the "view" option
its in another place , yes me to , but I am talking about something else , just follow the steps I wrote
once im at the // part i cant high light the one line. it highlights several lines.
and when i click copy there is other options like
copy element - copy outer html - copy js path
copy styles - copy x path. NOT sure what to do. please HELP
Any way to use this to download a flash based video (from the bbc website)?
hmmmm. It's a tough question. I assume there's a way. I mean Flash is just another file type. It just doesn't work with this method. I've never needed to download flash video so never looked into it. Sorry.
I'd also like to know if this is possible.
i have searched everywhere and cant seem to find how to get the "menu" bar at top of your demo. i tried menu icon and only has basics with no view or other options i can choose. cant even choose edit. can you let me know how to get the tool bar on top of chrome you are using?
This method won't work for Flash. Sorry.
+milnky, read up on get_iplayer, I use it on Linux, but I'm pretty sure there are win & mac versions too.
This guy change the definition of easy
What if you get "sorry this video doesn't exist"
same for me
Lucinda Robertson then it's been deleted look for another
Things must have changed because this doesn't work. I get to the point where you right click the link to see in htlm and I do not have that option. I have an option to Copy Link, which I do, but that link loads a blank video screen.
OMG i did this on a website called rulu. I copied the url in and searched. And a FREAKING superscary video popped up. i think they did it to keep people from doing it, but I THOUGHT I DIED FOR A MOMENT. plz reply, im scared
lol trolling
Just tried this and I have a few questions. I had to download Chrome because I didn't have it. I have Windows 10. I got to the part where you go into "developers tools" and went looking for the magnifying glass and it wasn't there. I clicked what was in that same spot in your instructional video and some things turned blue but only after a little monkeying around.
I looked for the URL and nothing ended in the 3 endings you listed. So here's my question:
Do some websites block you from copying their videos in this way? I am trying to copy videos off of Epoch TV (Epoch times). They are a paid website so I imagine they have come up with a way to avoid being copied.
I assume sites like Netflix will also block such copying. I hope someone can help answer this for me. Thanks so much for your video. Might not help me in my situation but will use it for other applications.
Well that works but the easiest method for chrome users is just to right-klick anywhere on the website where the embedded videos is shown and choose "inspect element" then go to the network tab and view what links are shown while you watch the specific video. After that simply choose the URL that has ".mp4" or any video format in it, open it and click "save as". I mean thats way faster than this tutorial and it works every single time :)
Good suggestion, but no cigar. That does NOT work every single time, for every single video...
Worked for me, thanks! Stupid question, if the video is deleted from the website, will it still work for me as a saved video?
BossBeneBaby once you've downloaded the video it doesn't matter about the original
Does this method still work on RUclips? I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.. but when I get the RUclips url, past and go it in another chrome window, the page says "This page isn't available. Sorry about that.Try searching for something else"
@Patrick F I forget exactly when it changed but, it seems that you can now just right click "save as" any youtube video. Its a lot faster than when I was using Realplayer Downloader.
@James Mackay Thanks for the tutorial. Its not a very fast way but its the most reliable one I've found so far. The sites I was trying to download from didn't have the actual video file on the site to directly download from, so BossBeneBaby's method wouldn't have worked.
l've found the video url, opened it, but the window is blank (and in firefox you have to shift+ right click to edit it).
to difficult to find the link.
Try doing a CTRL and F which allows you to find things on the page. If it's not a hyperlink it's harder to find. If it's Vimeo you could try finding "player.vimeo" and get the link that way.
It worked like a charm, and on a video that I could not previously download by MANY methods. THANKS SO MUCH for providing this wonderful help!!!
This might have worked 4 years ago...no longer works...Needs an update
have you finf any other way to download video?
That said I just used this exact process to download 10 embedded .mp4's without any issues with the latest Chrome
It worked perfectly for me today, I used Windows Chrome
@@cpcp221 did u use windows or mac?
@@cpcp221 coz i cant figure out with windows chrome
Game changer!! Thank you so much for sharing. Being able to keep lectures for longer studying is beyond helpful!!!
Doesn't work for videos hosted by vimeo :(
I just used for vimeo
dude....... u rock, everyone is showing that extension bullshit.... u showed the best way .....
OUT OF DATE FOLKS
UNLESS YOUR CHROME IS OUT OF DATE... KEEP SEARCHING.
I was able to isolate the video but cannot find the video file in the source of that page. It is just a strange page which begins with rr2
I followed your steps in Firefox browser and it's working!
Huge thank you!
Thank you so much! So helpful!
Appreciate the feedback
The video I've been trying to download is originally hosted via Vimeo and because of its privacy settings it can't be downloaded. :( Is there a way around it?
Yeah..same problem Vimeo is very secure couldn't download 😔
YESSSS NOW I CAN MAKE A MEMEEEEEE
My turn around to this method: I tried this method and the .mp4 line didn't show in the html code that you obtain once you isolated the video. So once I had the video a new tab I used the Video Downloader Professional extension. Worked like a charm!
Legend! Now I can rip all the porn I want to keep forever! Thanks for the masterkey ;)
can we downloading videos from onlyfans using this?
Is there a way to get the sound included in the video as well? Overtime I download it is just the video no sound.
This video is literally useless now days with javascript, div, and special locking capabilities by companies and other sources using python. Please take this video down, as it doesn't help anymore.
not true, cowboy. Have a read through some of the recent comments. It still works for certain purposes.
My god man, you're brilliant. Even after 2 years of web page development (as in browsers getting new versions) I was able to save a 100th birthday video from a site for some friends. Some differences now however. The "magnifying glass" is now a box with a arrow cursor in the corner(it is a toggle button(click once to turn on and again to turn off)) .
I also was not able to choose "edit html" because the section of code that the inspector indicated would not be visible when I moved my cursor away from the highlighted video space on the page. I got around this by taking a picture of the section of code I needed and then manually typing this into the URL bar. This in turn gave me a small "smil?" file download that opened in my browser when I chose my browser as the application to open it. The file is the code you truly need to copy to get to the video using the same rules as in this tutorial ( after the "//" and before the "?") When I copied THIS source and pasted it into a new tab I got my video. I was real close to giving up, but I'm very pleased with myself and that I could help a friend. I of course am also very grateful that I had your expertise in the matter to reference for guidance. I have shown my gratitude by subscribing and liking the video. Thanks again.
That's probably the nicest comment anyone has left. Thanks.
hi James, I followed all steps but I got a forbidden message due to private settings. Any way to bypass it?
I'm trying to download a video from my local news company, but when I type in the URL it takes me to a code page with address to copy and paste. Is it possible they've made it to where you can download their videos??
Does this works for Apple computers and on every link videos? I got stuck after step 3 the rest was not the same.
I dont think we can do this on some well-protected sites such as youtube. can we?
after copy pasting the URL, it shows "This video is not authorized to be embedded here" please help Thank you!!
thx for the instructions. but when I right click i get "About Wistia, Report a problem, and Copy link and thumbnail" - not the menu in your video. any suggestions?
Awesome video, thank you! Needed to download a webinar that would be removed this weekend. Didn't think I'd get time to catch up on it so now I can do it whenever.
Can you download a video for me? I tried and it doesn't work.
after pasting the first url into another tab the page loads and shows me a black box where the video is supposed to be displayed but instead it's just blank, like the video file couldn't be found even though the url was there?
Thank you so much James. Does the same technique work for Safari / Mac ?
It's Very Usefull,, Thanks a lot
What can you do if the video is segmented? (Under Inspect-Network-Media-There are several links in the waterfall, but if you click on one, the new video webpage will spin a few seconds and then gray out and not play)
@James Mackay can You help please in case of opening the vimeo link in new tab and shows that due to privacy the video can not be played! Thank You
Is this possible using only smartphone? Or is there a different way?
some of the sites have gotten more advanced and started to block this method from working. when the link is opened to a new tab, an error message 403 forbidden shows up. under the developers tool window you can see a url link but the link when opened gives that 403 message again. looks like the admin of the host sight put a block from being leached... is there anyway to get around it? i'm thinking there is a way cuz the file still has to download to your local drive in a temp folder for you to view it doesn't it?
Looks simple only I can't identify the URL in this this symphony of codes
Could we get an update on this, please? Chrome seems to be missing some very specific directions, now. Also, it seems like people have gotten more creative with their video files as I also used to be able to do this but now cannot find a way to pull the source link out as you did in the end.
Does not work anymore. Most videos are saved in blob URLs instead of regular URLs nowadays.
Worked from the first bit so once I had the vid on a page in Chrome it became downloadable immediately. Thanks a lot (Mac & chrome)
How did you download it when it came on the the vid page in Chrome? I am also on Chrome on a Mac.
Great video. The problem I ran into was on Vimeo: The author of the video of the video apparently doesn't want people downloading the vids. I kept getting a message in the "new tab" once I copied the link from the source code, saying that due to the privacy settings, this video can't be played here. Any insight into this issue? Thanks!
Hello, I have the same problem, did you find any solution please? thank you
Extremely helpful. I was able to download my video after the first code search. Thank you!
Found the url, but when I entered it in browser, the website said it no longer exists... but I can still watch it. Thoughts?
You can ALWAYS just record the part of your screen with Bandicam or other software like that, if it's too hard to find the video. Usually you can find it simply by clicking inspect and searching ".mp4" or ".webm". Copy the link and paste it to the address bar.
lifesaver even after so many years
thank you so much
can this method work with you tube videos only. Or is it just for the embedded videos