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August 9th 12, 09:28 PM
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Screen Capture results not good
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 
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August 9th 12, 09:37 PM
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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 Use VLC Media player and just download the YouTube video to a MPG file. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
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August 9th 12, 11:35 PM
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August 11th 12, 12:10 AM
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On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 23:35:40 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote: 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
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August 11th 12, 01:19 AM
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August 11th 12, 12:37 PM
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On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:19:40 -0500, Char Jackson
wrote: 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
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August 11th 12, 12:57 PM
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On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:19:40 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: 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? Did you see my reply on the 9th ? Have you tried that ? -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
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August 11th 12, 02:25 PM
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 07:57:09 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
wrote: 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
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August 11th 12, 03:16 PM
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 07:57:09 -0400, "David H. Lipman" wrote: 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. 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. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
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August 11th 12, 04:00 PM
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August 11th 12, 08:24 PM
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glee wrote:
"Char Jackson" wrote in message ... On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:10:06 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 23:35:40 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote: 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. 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... Just use those plug-ins for Firefox or Pale Moon and you can do it almost directly. It's a LOT simpler. And there are several good choices out there. (Download Helper is one)
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August 11th 12, 08:26 PM
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August 12th 12, 10:59 AM
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:26:59 -0600, "Bill in Co"
wrote: 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
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August 12th 12, 01:44 PM
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On 8/12/2012 5:59 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:26:59 -0600, "Bill in Co" wrote: 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 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.
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