Grabbing a video from YouTube

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ristretto6
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Grabbing a video from YouTube

Postby ristretto6 » 21 Sep 2023 01:41

A while back I was given these instructions, to use VLC to rip a video from YouTube:

1. Open VLC
2. Media-->Open Network Stream
3. Paste YouTube video URL; it will open the video
4. Tools-->Codec Information
5. Copy the long URL at the bottom (Location), paste it into a browser
6. Right-click; Save video URL
Voila!

This usually works for me, but I'm trying to grab this video here, a nostalgia clip to feature at our upcoming 20th anniversary show, and it's not working for some reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjWp0QBh6HE

Even at step 2, VLC never opens the video. Is it because this clip is so old? Have these instructions changes or am I missing something else here?

Thanks!

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Re: Grabbing a video from YouTube

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