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File this post under "how in the hell did I not know MPEG Streamclip could do this!" This being take the URL of a YouTube video and convert it into a usable file. That is one of those tasks that has come up time and time again and I've often struggled with how to make it happen. I'm not sure how long MPEG Streamclip has had this function but I'm going to chalk it up to you learn something new every day.
Have you ever tried to download a YouTube clip? If you Google "how to download YouTube videos" then you're faced with an overwhelming number of links and options that often don't work or look to be some type of scam. Enter MPEG Streamclip .
I'm usually wanting to convert the clip to an MP4 for playback on an iPhone or iPad so I choose Export to MPEG-4. That takes you to the Exporter. There I choose the iTunes button that has presets for most Apple devices:
Download is my favorite option and it will do just that: download the YouTube clip to your hard drive. Fast and easy. If you notice in the above image there's a radio button for HD. Leave that checked and you'll get an HD version of the clip if it is available.
I was using the beta version 1.9.3b7 to make this work. I'm sure it's all entirely legal but could be broken by YouTube at any point so your mileage may vary. Then again maybe MPEG Streamclip has been able to do this all along!
MPEG Streamclip from Squared 5 is a Swiss Army knife of post-production. It is free (available for both Mac and Windows) and should be in every editor's toolbox. Chances are it already is so if you didn't know it could grab YouTube clips then I hope you learned something with this post.
azizi: | January, 09, 2012
Yep themacdaddy, that’s why I mentioned it in the next to last paragraph.
Something else really cool MPEG Streamclip will do is join video files together.  tineye It arranges the clips alphabetically so be sure to name the clips accordingly, with the one you want at the head named so it appears earlier in the alphabet than the 2nd (or 3rd, )etc.  Very handy to add a title slide or append credits etc.  tineye Icing on the cake is that it will do this as a batch operation so you can stack a bunch up and let it render.
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