Watch Movies---No Data fees...

[Ken in Anaheim]

Just an idea.....
I just found a free program (app)  for Firefox called VideoDownloadHelper (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/).
    It let's you download YouTube videos to a file folder on your computer (memory stick). 
    Whenever you're on a FREE wifi spot in town  go to YouTube and type in it's search bar "free full movies".
Select which movie(s) you want and then use Videodownloadhelper to load them onto your laptop/thumbdrive.
You can pick the resolution you want. They download as MP4 files which are viewable on most computers and, I believe, cell phones.
     If a bunch of folks did this with different movies ...then , whenever there are get-to-gethers it would be easy to swap/trade files with others to build up an OFFLINE source of movies.  Hopefully lowering your data usage/fees.
Just an idea..................
KinA

P.S. Example : "ENCINO MAN" 88 minutes long, took about 90 seconds to load at med resolution and size was 294,868 KB (3G +/-)

 

[LeeRevell]

Very cool idea! If they have similar for Win8.1 systems, I will check it out. I do recall such a program was available a couple years ago for real PCs, using WinXP and Win7.

 

[BC Guy]

It works with Win7. I have downloaded stuff from Wimp as well as Youtube. Any video that is there seems to work (I had to try a second time to get a bike video). I am downloading how-to stuff I have links for.
A word of advise. These sort of programs show up every so often. As soon as they do, Youtube etc starts trying to block them. So download everything that you are interested in as soon as possible.

 

[LeeRevell]

Found several available via CNET download, but the negative reviews indicate they often come with a lot of nifty free malware........ Would hate to go through that nonsense again.

 

[BC Guy]

Found several available via CNET download, but the negative reviews indicate they often come with a lot of nifty free malware........   Would hate to go through that nonsense again.

I downloaded the program from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/
When I tried to do the first one, it told me I needed a converter program.  http://www.downloadhelper.net/welcome-v5.php?version=5.2.0
It works.  They want $28.50 (if I remember correctly) to register the converter.   I did not pay, so it puts a hash mark on the upper left corner of the screen.
This did not show on every one.  I did not check to see what percentage did have the hash mark.
I have only found one video that I could not download.

 

[BC Guy]

It appears that this program has run it's course. Has anyone found a replacement?

 

[TMG51]

It appears that this program has run it's course.  Has anyone found a replacement?

There are way better options, but last time I discussed any here it was met with a barrage of anti-piracy rhetoric. I found that strange from the same people who would defend themselves from avoiding government fees and regulations but there you have it.

 

[akrvbob]

There are way better options, but last time I discussed any here it was met with a barrage of anti-piracy rhetoric. I found that strange from the same people who would defend themselves from avoiding government fees and regulations but there you have it.

I can't speak about avoiding government fees because I always pay them when I owe them. But I can speak to breaking government regulations because I do it fairly often. 

However, I only break the regulations that I find profoundly immoral, like the ones forcing us to live in homes and therefore do tremendously more damage to the environment. I feel very morally obligated to break those rules.

Attempted murder to the earth is just as bad as attempted murder to a person because within a 100 years are lives of luxury are going to cause millions of people to die because of our incredible selfishness.

I'll gladly break any government rules that try to force me to contribute to that.

On the other hand, if you steal an individuals artwork, whether a song, movie or writing then you are stealing from a person not a government or a corporation. There could be times when stealing from the creative person is justified, but not many and not just because you want to watch it for free.
Bob

 

[TMG51]

Our way of life exists because it's still mostly under the radar whereas we're not all being model citizens paying the same property and income taxes, or indeed, in some cases very little income or interaction with the economy at all. If this were to become common the government would decide our habits are akin to stealing since we're not contributing on the same level. I find this analogous to what is now called piracy, which is a thing that used to be called sharing.

If I steal someone's car that person doesn't have his car anymore. If I copy a movie, both of us now have that movie. What's being purported as stolen then are the royalties on the item, which is valid only if it could be said that I would have otherwise paid money for that media if I hadn't acquired it for free. And that's simply not true. I would never go spend the money for, say, the full series of Sopranos, but if I can binge watch it for free, sure. No one has been deprived of royalties where they wouldn't have been earned from me in the first place. I support artists by purchasing content I believe in, I pay for the experience when I go out to a theater or a concert and that supports the artist too, and I pay for streaming services such as Netflix, Pandora, Amazon, and those support their contributing artists. I think in ten or so years this will be the common model and people will be paying less and less for optical media.

I'm not suggesting you should change your opinion, I'm just suggesting that there are perspectives other than "I want it for free and I don't care."

 

[akrvbob]

So we should have a thread telling everyone else how they don't have to pay? Will they all be as noble as you are?

I can't speak for you or anyone else, but I know I am a master of self-justification and self-delusion. I'm so good at it that I seldom know I'm doing it until it finally smacks me in the face somehow. I strongly suspect I am not the only one like that and pirating artists work probably has fallen under that for many people.

How do I know I'm not justifying breaking housing laws out of pure selfishness?

Because I'm trying to follow a higher moral call.

My moral imperative is to do as little damage as I reasonably can to the environment and to live a life that will inspire others to do the same. Based on that I choose to not obey laws that try to force me to do more harm.

There is no doubt that there are ways I've deceived myself into thinking I'm harming the earth for good reason, when it is just selfishness. But i do NOT believe this is one of them.
Bob

 

[TMG51]

So we should have a thread telling everyone else how they don't have to pay?

I didn't say that at all; it's your forum. I said I wanted to point out that there exist more complex perspectives than perhaps you had represented.

Morality and justifications both tie in to the subject, but I'm not trying to advocate any behavior by posting in further detail. :angel: The above was my only point.

 

[Goshawk]

YouTube RED subscription lets you download videos that is what that application was licensed and constructed for. So use that tool if you can afford the monthly fee.

 

[skyl4rk]

TubeMate

 

[Fivealive]

Moral arguments aside. If someone is trying to do this I recommend the following plugin:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/download-youtube/

No malware, advertisments, upgrades, or any nonsense. Just a simple free solution. For those who are morally torn about it I recommend allowing the video you are downloading to play, even if just muted and on a background tab while you are downloading it. This will allow the youtuber to still receive the view for both the movie and ads that go with it. Also make sure to like the videos and subscribe to the channels as that really benefits them more then your single view of the ads. By liking and subscribing you are giving youtube the feedback that this is good content and they will then be better promoted to other users of the site, generating even more ad revenue from them. So don't feel bad about ripping the content, they can still benefit from your ad views, likes, subs, etc and its a win-win for all.