How To Download Camtasia, Youtube & Other Videos To Your Computer
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Today I want to share with you a quick and easy tip if you want to download and save Camtasia and other video types to your computer. I am bringing you this tip today as I’ve noticed a range of products popping up offering this service, when there is perfectly decent free software available to do the same job. As a reader of my blog I will try and bring you tips like this whever I can to save you money.
I have been using a piece of software called Orbit Downloader to download videos from membership sites that I have joined, as well as from other sites such as YouTube and Google Video. It is always a good idea to keep a library of useful content as you often find site owners move the content after the initial promotion, and you may lose access. It is also handy to have such content available for quick reference, or perhaps to save onto a portable device for you to access whilst on the move.
The Orbit Downloader software is completely free and makes it super easy for you to download videos. To download a video, first install the software. Once that is done, the “Grabber” part of the software will run in the background on your system. When you come to a page with a Camtasia or Flash video of any kind, you will see a small grey/white circle with an arrow in it on the edge of the video:
When you click this little icon, you will be prompted to refresh the page you are viewing so the software can grab the address of the video. After you have done this, you will be asked where you want to save the video to, and away you go!
It’s as simple as that!
In no-time at all you can start building up your library of video content from membership sites you’re part of, or from videos you have found on YouTube and other video sites (hint: there’s loads of great free content on these sites if you search for it)
One final thing I wanted to point out, unfortunately this software is only available for Windows PCs at the moment. Now I’m a Mac user as well as a PC user, and I use the Miro software which is also free to download videos on the Mac. Unfortunately, this is only really for YouTube videos and for organising your other video content, but it’s better than nothing!
I hope you’ve found these tips handy, and please leave me your comments or ideas if you have found any other good software for the Mac.
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