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The following guide will show you how to download YouTube videos for Windows Movie Maker, convert YouTube videos (FLV) to WMV/AVI format for Windows Movie Maker and put YouTube videos into Windows Movie Maker. It is divided into three parts:

Part 1. How to download videos from YouTube?

I’d like to recommend using the online YouTube downloader called GrabTube to download videos from YouTube. With this online converter, you can download and convert YouTube video to MP3, 3GP, AVI, FLV or MPG. It is as easy to use as:

1. Browse on over to http://www.grab-tube.com/converter where the converter lives and you will see a screen that looks like this:

2. The URL bar at the top of the screen lets you simply paste a URL of the YouTube video to download. Drop down the format next to it and hit the download button.

3. You will see the next screen with links to download the file to your computer. With the file, you can then use the service to convert it to another file type.

Part 2. How to convert YouTube videos to AVI/WMV for Windows Movie Maker?

The videos downloaded using GrabTube are in MP4/3GP/FLV format. In order to put them onto Windows Movie Maker, you still need to convert the videos to AVI/WMV format. I always use Clone2Go Video Converter to convert between common video formats including AVI and WMV. Apart from a video converter, this piece of software can also be used to download videos from YouTube. So, back to Part 1, if the size of the video you are going to download from YouTube is larger than 40 MB or if you failed to get a high Internet connection, you can just give this video converter a shot.

Note: Windows Movie Maker needs external codec to decode mp4, xvid and mpeg2 video. To skip this trouble, please select “Customized AVI Movie(*.avi)” profile and adjust “video codec” to “msmpeg4v2″, “video size” to “Original” to get AVI video accepted by Windows Movie Maker.

Part 3. How to put YouTube videos to Windows Movie Maker?

After you get the output video clip downloaded and converted from YouTube, now you can begin to put it into your Windows Movie Maker.

Click on “File”. Then click on “Import into collections”. A window will appear. In the window, navigate to the video clip you downloaded and converted from YouTube just now. Then double click on the file. You’ll see the icon for the file in your Windows Movie Maker “Collections”.

About Windows Movie Maker:

Windows Movie Maker is a totally free program that comes with Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Vista (also called Windows DVD Maker). Below are the media formats accepted by Windows Movie Maker:

Video files: .asf, .avi, .wmv

Movie files: MPEG1, .mpeg, .mpg, .mlv, .mp2

Audio files: .wav, .snd, .au, .aif, .aifc, .aiff

Windows media files: .asf, .wm, .wma, .wmv

MP3 format audio: .mp3

In the following review, let’s take a general look at several popular DRM Removal Software Tools (Windows only) on the Internet, complete with conversion theory, pros and cons, main features, etc for each piece of DRM Removal Software, so that you can choose the best one to help you liberate your DRM music and video.

Aimersoft Music Converter

Key features: DRM Music Converter + Audio Extractor + Music File Converter.

Conversion theory: Advanced recording technique.

The edge: Support various protected video/audio formats, compatible with 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7.

The bad: Unable to output video

Free download

Tunebite

Key features: Removes DRM from audio/music and video/movie files + Video Converter + Audio Converter.

Conversion theory: Records music, films and videos from the Internet, subscription services and online video stores.

The edge: Includes 100 playback formats and an editor to customize settings for every at home and portable device.

The bad: The conversion speed is a little bit slow.

Free download

Daniusoft Media Converter Ultimate

Key features: DRM Removal + Video Converter + Audio Converter + DVD Ripper + DVD Burner + Media Transfer.

Conversion theory: Records play and save the recording.

The edge: Allows you to burn DRM protected video/movie files to DVD.

The bad: Too many features may be very confusing.

Free download

NoteBurner Audio Converter

Key features: DRM Music Converter + Audio Converter.

Conversion theory: The generated virtual CD drive.

The edge: The smart virtual CD burning technique.

The bad: Unable to input DRM video, unable to ouput video, incompatible with 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7

SoundTaxi Pro+VideoRip

Key features: DRM Removal + Audio Converter + Video converter.

Conversion theory: Recording.

The edge: Output video/audio copy to iPod feature.

The bad: Very limited output video/audio formats.

The following article will share with you how to download and convert YouTube videos to iPod nano, iPod classic, iPod touch on Mac for free using Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac.

Clone2Go Free YouTube Video Downloader and Converter for Mac is a piece of free software specially designed for Mac OS X users to download and convert online YouTube videos as FLV, 3GP or MP4 files. You can follow the steps below to learn how to download YouTube videos to iPod nano, iPod classic, iPod touch on Mac OS X for free with the help of this freeware Mac YouTube Downloader.

Step 1. Download Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac, install and run it.

Note: This Free Mac YouTube Downloader is compatible with Intel based Mac OS X 10.5 or above. Below is its main interface:

Step 2. Add YouTube videos

Visit YouTube.com and open the YouTube videos you’d like to play on your iPod. Copy the video link from the address bar of your browser.

Paste the link to the “Video Link:” box and click the “+Add” button, then it will be added to the manager panel at the top of the interface. To add more videos, just copy and paste the link to the the box and click the “+Add” button again. Then there will be a list of URL of Videos showing in the manager panel.

Note: You can click the “-Remove” button to remove the links you don’t want.

Step 3. Specify output format and output folder

To download YouTube videos for viewing on iPod, choose “MP4″ from the “Output Format” options. Tick the “HD MP4 if it is available” download YouTube HD videos as HD MP4 files for your iPod.

Click the “…” button to locate to the folder you want to output the downloaded YouTube videos to.

Note: After the downloading and conversion process, you can click the “Folder” button to locate this folder and get the output videos.

Step 4. Start to Download

Click the “Download” button to start downloading and converting YouTube videos to iPod. When the downloading begins, the downloading process is clearly shown in the manager panel. You can also get the video information such Title, Duration, File Size, etc from the manager panel. You can also terminate the downloading and converting process by clicking the “Stop” button.

Note: The video size of the output files may not fit the screen of your iPod. In this case, you can upgrade Clone2Go Free YouTube Downloader for Mac to Clone2Go Video Converter Professional for Mac and import the output videos into the program. From the “Profile” drop-down list, choose “Apple iPod Nano/Classic MPEG-4 Movie (*.mp4) as the output format to convert the output video files for playback on iPod.

Step 5. Sync output video files to iPod

Launch iTunes. Click “File -> Add to Library…” to import the output video files to iTunes libary. Then you can sync them to your iPod.

how to backup iPhone contacts and contacts photos to PC? Many iPhone users have the same question: What is the best way to backup your iPhone contacts to PC and transfer iPhone contacts photos to computer as well? Here is a tip for iPhone users.
Simply use this handy iPhone Contacts backup program.

It can help iPhone users easily transfer iPhone contacts and contact photos from iPhone to computer and keep them safe on the computer.

The following are easy steps on backing up your iPhone contacts and contact photos.

Step 1:Free Download Tansee iPhone Transfer Contact, and install it on your computer (skip if done yet).

Step 2: Connect iPhone to your computer.

Step 3: Launch this iPhone Contact backup
software, your contacts on iphone memory will display as shown in your iPhone screen automatically as fig 1.

Fig 1

Note: Click on certain name, all contact infomation will display as fig 2 shown.

Fig2

Step 4-a: In Fig 1 situation, you can click button “Copy ALL Contacts” to copy contacts from your iPhone , then select options:

1: Choose File Type: back up to TXT file or ANTC file;

2: Choose File Path: where to store the backup file; You can change the backup path if you do not use default path.

3: Advanced Option: if you choose ANTC format in step 1, you can add a password to protect the file. Note: Only you know the password, so please do remember it.
Click OK Button to finish the Copy. See Fig 3.

Note: You can only copy the first 5 contacts in trial version. Click HERE to purchase now.

Fig 3

Step 4-b: In fig 2 situation, click button “Copy Contact From who” to copy contact of a single person, select options:

1: Choose File Type: You can only select TXT file format in single contact transfer;

2: Choose File Path: where to store the backup file, do nothing if you choose default path;

3: Advanced Option: Disabled in single contact transfer.

Click OK Button to finish the Copy. See fig 4.

Note you can only copy the first 5 contacts in trial version. Click HERE to purchase now.

Fig 4

In brief, this handy iPhone Contacts backup offers the best way to backup iPhone contacts to computer. It will help
you a lot when you want to backup/manage your contacts and contact photos from iPhone to your computer.
You can get its full version now HERE at a very competitive price.
Learn more details here.

Hope these could help you manage your iPhone contacts well.

The following article is going to show you how to rip DVDs to all sorts of video formats, including iTunes-, iPod-, iPhone-, and Apple TV-compatible MP4 files and extract audio from DVDs as MP3/M4A/MKA files, complete with video editing features, batch conversion, 5.1 audio output support, and more, on Mac OS X (including Snow Leopard) using DVD Ripper for Mac.

Step 1. Launch DVD Ripper for Mac and add DVD Movie ( free download Intel Version | Power PC Version )

Click the “Load DVD” button, and navigate to the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open DVD folder, select VIDEO_TS folder and click OK.

Or, click the “Load IFO” button, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open your DVD folder, open the VIDEO_TS folder, select all IFO files and click OK.

After you add your movie, you can choose any titles or chapters you want to convert by ticking the check boxes before them. So that you can copy and convert the whole DVD movie or just convert the selected titles or chapters. You can choose to convert certain segment of the DVD movie using trim function.

Step 2. Output Settings

At the bottom of the main window, you can select a format according to the name of your player. For example, you can select ‘MOV-QuickTime (*.MOV)’ when you want to rip DVD to QuickTime on Mac, and the default setting works great. This DVD ripper for Mac can also rip DVD to MP4, AVI, M4V, 3GP, MPG, MPEG, FLV on Mac OS X and convert DVD from PAL to NTSC. You can select MOV or MP4 when you rip DVD to iMovie on Mac. iMovie supports MOV and MP4 video. It is easy to rip DVD to iMovie on Mac.

Step 3. Start Conversion

When output settings are done, click the “Convert” button to start converting your Movies. You can choose to shut down your computer or open the output folder after the conversion.

Tip & Trick 1. Trim movie clips

Tick the Check boxes of the chapters or titles you want to trim, and click the “Trim” button to open the Trim window below:

Drag the slider to set the starting time and ending time, click OK.

Note: You can preview the trimmed movie clip before conversion in preview window.

Tip & Tricks 2. Crop movie clips

Check the chapter or title you want to trim, and click the “Crop” button to open the Crop window.

Select an output aspect ratio and the available options are: Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3.

Note: You can enter the crop values manually or drag the rectangular selection frame round the video to select the displaying area.

Tip & Trick 3. Merge several titles or chapters into one file

You’ll find “Merge into one file” at the bottom of the program window, after you select the titles and chapters you want to rip and finish the output settings, you can tick the check box of “Merge into one file” to merge several titles or chapters into one. This allows you to merge all movie titles into one output file so that you can enjoy a long movie without breaks.

It is recommended that you choose iMedia Converter for Mac if you want to both rip DVD and convert video on your Mac machine.