Posts with tag google video
Posted Apr 2nd 2007 8:00AM by Mat Lu
Filed under: Software, Video, Freeware
In one of our
previous Ask TUAW columns we addressed a question about downloading Flash videos from sites like YouTube and Google Video. We mentioned several shareware programs to do this including
TubeSock and
yFlicks, however recently a free solution has come to my attention called simply the
Flash Video Downloader from Tesseract Software. The interface is very simple: you just copy and paste the URL from your browser for the page that the video appears on (i.e. you don't have to know the exact location of the video file, just the main page URL). The Flash Video Downloader apparently consults
videodownloader.net for the actual file location and then sucks it down to your computer. Of course once it's downloaded you'll need
VLC or something similar to play it. You can also set up a series of pages as a batch job and the Downloader will do its thing in the background downloading each video, then send up a Growl notification when it's done.
The Flash Video Downloader is not as slick as some of the commercial solutions out there, but it's a
free download, and does get the job done.
[Via
FreeMacWare]
Posted Sep 18th 2006 1:30PM by Scott McNulty
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Video
Steven Levy, writing for Newsweek,
reports that Apple and Google are in talks to bring Google Video to the Apple iTV (which, of course, is that forthcoming Apple product that will allow you to stream all sorts of content from your Mac to your TV). Now, there is no word on whether the talks are limited to watching the free content from Google Videos, or whether you will be able to enjoy purchased Google Videos using your iTV (yes, Google sells TV shows on Google Video).
Who knows, maybe Google Video will switch to using Quicktime.
Posted Sep 4th 2006 1:30PM by David Chartier
Filed under: Audio, iTS, Video
OK Go is a pretty rocking little band signed to a major label, but they release their videos using the grassroots goodness of the internets like
YouTube and
Google Video. Their latest craze is the video for a song called
Here It Goes Again, and it's the work of pure genius.
While the video is of course available in crummy Flash quality for free, I just noticed today that it appeared in the iTMS (
link) for $1.99, and I'm having a hard time thinking of many other bands who deserve a purchase as much as OK Go for such hard and creative work - no matter how
measly their cut may be.
Posted Jun 6th 2006 9:37PM by Scott McNulty
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
Lookie here, Google has released
Google Video player, a stand alone application that plays, you guessed it, videos from Google Video. Features include:
- Browse videos via thumbnails
- skip anywhere in the video
- full screen mode
Thanks, shrimp.Posted May 11th 2006 12:00PM by Scott McNulty
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Video, Cult of Mac, Apple
Andy Hertzfeld, the first Mac programmer ever, was recently at Google's New York City offices (which they keep very dark it would seem). He was there to give a talk about his book,
Revolution in the Valley (which is based on his website
Folklore.org). Oddly enough, the talk found its way onto Google Video (it is embedded in this post, or you can watch it
here).
The talk is a little over an hour long. Enjoy!
Posted Mar 19th 2006 5:00PM by David Chartier
Filed under: Video
I
love the 'six degrees of everything' effect of the world wide web. I especially love it on a Sunday morning that is the
second day of my spring break, as I have the time to check out
this hilarious video of a
standup/poetry routing from a talent show on the Apple Campus (thanks to TUAW commenter
Mike). While the routine is a riot, what
(apparently) came out of it is not: the employee says Apple's VP, who was hosting the event, fired him for it.
I have embedded the video from Google Video in this post, and you'll need Flash to view it. I'd recommend actually
going to
the post at Google
Video and downloading it while you can, before Apple legal attempts to obliterate it from the 'net.
Posted Mar 15th 2006 9:00AM by David Chartier
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Widget Watch
This
Google Music Video widget sounds pretty slick: it pulls song information out of iTunes and searches Google Video for any related videos. I haven't tried it, but with everything that YouTube is able to get away with, I think it'd be a good idea if the author could add support for searching their catalog too.
Posted Jan 9th 2006 10:00PM by C.K. Sample, III
Filed under: iPod Family, Video, Internet Tools
Holy cool!
Google Video now offers downloads of the videos you find there, and
they offer
an iPod video option.
Oh, yeah. I think this iPod thing might just catch on.
If you happen to
like the
PSP, they also offer downloads for that device. I like both, so I'm in
heaven.
Thanks, Matthew!
