Flash Video Downloader is a free application that can do a batch download of flash movies from various videos services like YouTube, Google Video, etc.
This kind of service already exists online. It is provided by
www.videodownloader.net. This service found a way around the restricted possibility of downloading material from video sharing sites. This service also can be available onto your browser if you use
Firefox.
Flash Video Downloader uses the same idea that you can find behind the service described above. It has the advantage of providing you the possibility to do a batch download of the flash files. With this application you can sit back and relax while the application downloads the desired content. It removes the need of browsing the videodownloader.net service for each file that you would like to have.
Flash Video Downloader provides you .flv files. These files are not recognized by any video player. Some recommended solutions are:
MPlayer, and
Democracy.
VLC can also play .flv files, but it's quite unstable while handling this type of files. The alternative is to convert these files to a more common video format.
Pluses: it gives you the possibility to do a batch download of your favorite video material.
Drawbacks / flaws: the error reporting can be improved. For example I tried to download a .flv file from an exotic video sharing service that is not recognized. The application showed that the process was successful when in fact it wasn't successful.
In conclusion: this batch download feature is brilliant. It's also much quicker that the online alternative provided by videodownloader.net.
version reviewed: 1.3.1
Flash Video Downloader Publisher's Description
Flash Video Downloader is an application which allows you to easily batch download and save streaming flash videos from most streaming video sites (e.g. youtube, google video, dailymotion, etc).
Features:
Automatically checks for the newest version
Locates the video files (.flv) for you so you don't have to deal with complicated "flash video downloading websites" or firefox extensions anymore
Automatically downloads the video file (.flv) for you so less clicking
Allows many videos to be downloaded in a batch process, leaving you free to go do something else while Flash Video Downloader takes care of your videos for you
Gives you detailed progress of what its currently doing and presents you with a full log when finished
Has Growl Support to easily notify you of the current progress
Can shut down the computer when its finished System Requirements Mac OS X 10.4 or later
