WebUser 01 May 2019

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44 1 - 14 May 2019

N


otall video servicesprovide
downloadoptions,but there are
stillways toget the content you want,
for yourown personaluse.Hereare the
best freetoolsfor downloading videos

Downloadand convert
YouTube videos
There are plenty ofwebsitesand
programs you can use todownload and
convertYouTubevideos for watching
offline onany device, but many are
stuffed with ads,bundled with junkor
justplain useless. Our favourite freetool
isundoubtedly4KVideo Downloader
(www.4kdownload.com). Touse it, you
justneedtocopythe videoURL from
YouTube andpaste it intothe program.
You can selectthe quality andformat
(MP4orMKV)andwhetheror not to
includesubtitles, orjustextract the
audio inMP3,M4AorOGGformat.
4KVideo Downloaderincludes aSmart
Modethatletsyou downloadvideos
fromYouTubewith asingleclick, using
the settingsyou’vespecified previously.

DOWNLOAD ANY STREAMING VIDEO

GrabFacebookvideos
in your browser
If you see avideoonFacebook thatyou
wanttodownload, givethe Facebook
Video Downloader (fbdown.net) atry.
Right-clickthe video andcopythe URL,
thenopenthe downloader, paste inthe
addressandclickthe Download button.
You’ll havethe optionofsavingthe clip
innormal orHDquality.There’s also
a Chromeextension available (bit.ly/
fbdown 474 ) anda Firefox version inthe
works.You can downloadvideos on
Androidusing Chrome, but iOS users
will needa filemanager. Additionally,
the service can downloadLive
Facebook videos,but only once they’ve
finishedstreaming.

Watch TED talks offline
TED(Technology,Entertainment,
Design)isa non-profit organisation
devoted to“IdeasWorth Spreading”.
Its fascinating lessonsare delivered
byexperts ina widerange offields,
andinmanydifferent languages.
You can download mosttalksthrough

yourdesktop browser
bygoing toted.com,
finding atalk page of
interestandclicking the
Share button. Inthe box
thatopens,you can
choosetodownloadthe
talk asanMP4 video
or anMP3 audio track
(if available) andeven
addsubtitlestoa video.
Anotherway to
downloada talk isby
visitingbit.ly/ted 474 andclicking the
Downloadoption. You can choosefrom
Low,MediumorHighquality.
The TEDapp for Androidand iOS also
letsyou downloadvideo and audiotalks
toenlightenyou offline.

Save videos directlyfromTwitter
Videoplays amajor roleinmostsocial
networksthese days, including Twitter.
Althoughyou can’t downloadclips
directlyfromthe service,there is
a simpleway toget aroundthis
restriction.Opena tweet containing
a video andclickthe downarrowon
the top right-handside. Inthe menuthat
opens,click‘Copy linktoTweet’.
Opena newbrowser tab and goto
DownloadTwitter Videos (www
.downloadtwittervideo.com) andpaste
inthe URL you copied.You can choose

It usedtobethe casethata TV
licence was only requiredfor
watchinglivebroadcasts. Catch-up,
on-demand and recordedTVin
iPlayer wereall exempt, so ifyou

never watched liveprogrammes,
thenyou didn’t need alicence.
However, thatchanged in 20 16 and
you nowneed alicence towatch
orrecord live TVprogrammes on
any channel, and alsoto
downloadorwatch BBC
programmes oniPlayer.
This rule covers all devices


  • TVs,tablets and mobile
    phones. You don’t need
    a licence if you only watch
    non-live streamingcontent
    frombroadcastersother
    thanthe BBC,ormoviesand
    TVshowsyou’vepaid for.
    Seethe TVLicensing
    website (bit.ly/tvlicence4 74 )
    for moreinformation.


DOI NEEDA TV LICENCE TOWATCH OFFLINE?

4K Video Downloader offers the best
means of downloading YouTube videos

Download videos from your frie nds’ Facebook feeds to
keep and watch fore ver

Twitter doesn’t let you download videos
but there is a simple workaround

You can download every TED talk ever
published without paying a penny
Free download pdf