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How to download videos from web pages? Here, I will introduce three excellent download software options: Shuoshu, Weitang, and you-get. For most web videos, these three software can easily download them, and they are very user-friendly. Below, I will briefly introduce the installation and usage of these three software. Interested friends can give them a try:
Shuoshu
This isa very good FLV video download tool for the Windows platform, providing FLV online video download services.Currently, it supports downloading FLV videos from 84 websites including Sina, Sohu, and Meipai. You just need to enter the web address of the video to easily download it. Below, I will briefly introduce this software:
1. First, install the Shuoshu software, which can be downloaded directly from the official website. The installation package size is less than 7MB:
2. After installation, open the software, directly input the web video address you want to download, click the start button, and the software will automatically generate a dedicated download link for Shuoshu. Just click the download button:
3. Then, in the pop-up window, select “Download with independent Shuoshu Touch” or “Add to Shuoshu Nano’s window download”, set the local save directory, and click the “Start All” button in the left function menu to begin downloading. You can also set the number of simultaneous download tasks (batch download), which is very convenient:
Weitang
This is also a very good FLV video download tool, with basic functions and usage similar to Shuoshu. It currently supports downloading FLV videos from over 189 video websites including Youku, Tudou, and iQIYI. Below, I will briefly introduce this software:
1. First, install the Weitang software, which can also be downloaded directly from the official website. The installation package size is about 39MB:
2. After installation, open the software. The main interface is as follows. Click the “Download” button on the left, create a new download task, input the web video address you want to download, set the local save path, and you can start downloading immediately:
you-get
This isa web video download tool based on Python. It requires a local Python environment to be installed, but you do not need to write a single line of code. You just need to know the web video address to easily download it with one click. It currently supports mainstream video websites like Youku and Bilibili. Below, I will briefly introduce the installation and usage of this tool:
1. First, install you-get by entering the command “pip install you-get” in the cmd window, as shown below. The installation is very quick:
2. After installation, we can directly use the command line in the cmd window to download videos. The basic usage is as follows: enter “you-get web video address” and it will automatically start parsing and downloading, with a very good speed:
3. Of course, it also supports online playback functionality. You just need to specify the local player path using the parameter p, as shown below. It is still very convenient to use:
Thus, we have completed downloading web videos to the local machine. Overall, these three software (tools) are very good to use. As long as you familiarize yourself with the environment and practice a few times, you will quickly master them. Of course, there are many other web video download tools, such as IDM and youtube-dl, which are also very good. There are also related tutorials and materials available online that are very detailed. If you are interested, you can search for them. I hope the content shared above can be helpful to you, and everyone is welcome to comment and leave messages for further contributions.
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There are many ways to download web videos, but each method may have its drawbacks and is targeted. Sometimes you may need multiple methods to complement each other or use a certain type of tool for post-processing, such as merging or format conversion.
For browsers, using plugins to download web videos is the most convenient. There are also many practical plugins available, such as Video DownloadHelper. After the web video plays, it will normally capture the video content, and you can click the plugin icon to download. However, due to various reasons, there are cases where certain videos cannot be downloaded. Other commonly used browser plugins include Video Downloader Professional, which is similar to Video DownloadHelper.
Method 2: Download web videos through Tampermonkey scripts.
Tampermonkey is a very powerful browser plugin that can run various scripts. Of course, there are scripts for video downloading. After installing the script, when playing the web video, a “Download Video” button will appear below, allowing you to download the video. There are many such scripts available, and you can install them from Greasy Fork.
Method 3: Download using Free Download Manager.
There are many download tools similar to FDM, such as Allavsoft and Apowersoft Video Downloader. Generally, you just need to copy the video file URL to start downloading. However, due to official restrictions and other reasons, it is not always guaranteed that you can download, depending on the specific situation.
Method 4: Download web videos using a downloader with resource sniffing capabilities (recommended download method).
In fact, whether it is browser plugins, scripts, or download tools, you may encounter restrictions that lead to download failures. However, for sniffing downloads, this situation is greatly reduced. There are many downloaders with resource sniffing capabilities, such as IDM and Ant Download Manager. The main difference between these tools and method three is that they usually integrate extensions into the browser, making downloads much more convenient.
However, you may still face various issues, such as encountering segmented video problems, which can be troublesome. Although you can batch download and then merge, this is inefficient. Generally, it is better to consider parsing first and then downloading, so you get a complete video file. Additionally, you may encounter format issues; usually, for downloaded ts video files, you can simply change the suffix. If that doesn’t work, consider format conversion.
