Downloading an FLV file to your iPhone is easy. All you need to do is download the clip on your computer, convert it into a different video format through applications like QuickTime Pro, and then import into your iPhone.
Uploading YouTube Videos
Uploading a video clip on the youtube.com is easy and anyone can do it. But that involves many cases of copyright violations, such news are available all the time. Due to such objections, YouTube quickly takes down the videos in question from their site. This means that your favorite video clips can be taken down from YouTube even before you upload them on your blog. However, there are ways to download YouTube videos and convert them to iPhone videos. Check out the ways.
Getting Started
Your first task is to find a good quality video clip on YouTube. It is not difficult to find one as YouTube uploads hundreds of thousands of video files every single day. Once you choose your video clip to download, wait for it to load completely. The duration of download depends on the length of the video clip. For instance, a relatively long video may take several minutes to download. The download also depends on the speed of your internet connection. The status bar below the video clip will let you know how much of it is downloaded so far. Make sure that the status bar shows 100% download done. This is important because if you stop the download in between, it will be just an incomplete file. When the video file is completely cached on your computer, then it is ready to be converted. After you download the entire file, run it once on your web browser to ensure that the file is loaded completely.
Use of Firefox Plug-ins
Downloading an FLV (Flash Video) file from YouTube includes several methods. Firefox plug-ins are considered best for such downloads as the plug-ins can help you automatically download the video files. You can use excellent plug-ins like DownloadHelper, Video Downloader or MyVideoDownloader. Or you can manually download the video clips. When the download is complete, the video file will be saved as something like 'eMDas12PAA4A.flv', which sounds really dull. To make more sense, you can simply rename the video. Try to be precise with the file name so that it makes sense, maybe something like 'Coldplay.flv'. Don't forget to add '.flv' at the end of the file name. This is relevant so that other applications can recognize it's an FLV file.
Happy Viewing
Now comes the conversion part. If you want an FLV file on your iPhone, then it's already done. But if you want it in different application, then here are the tips. HandBrake is a software application that can convert an MPEG video into various file types including .mp4, .avi, .ogm, or .mkv. You can also use QuickTime Pro, which supports a wide range of video formats including .mov, .mpg, .avi, .dv, and .flv. It is easy to use. Launch the QuickTime Pro application on your computer and select 'Open' from the 'File' menu. Then browse your computer to find the FLV file and QuickTime will open it. In order to export the video file, you need to select 'Export' from the 'File' menu. Converting files in QuickTime is easy as its export feature is compatible with iPhones. Once your video clip is converted into .mp4 or .m4v file, you can simply import it into your iPhone.
