I have windows XP (don't know of that makes a diference)
I got "video downloader" extenshion for Mozila in order to download from youtube.
It works fine. I can watch all the videos I download with VLC player.
I decided to convert the files so I can burn them to VCD. I got Super video coverter from http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html. I installed it, and found that everything I had downloaded was not in FLV format but and HTM format (it is an flv file, but my computer READS it as an HTM file). The converter cant open them (it can opern FLV format, but not HTM). I tried to download to videos as flv formt (I tried typing ".flv" at the end of the file name when I go to download. I also tried to change the "save as type" option right befor I download, but their are no CHOICES to pick from. Is their any way to save them as FLV format, or to make my computer read them as flv format.psychotic33089...... Are these Macromedia Flash Video files we're talking about ?

dl65 ".htm" is not a video extension - it signifies a WEB page. I suspect that the download procedure is scripted to make it difficult to copy the videos themselves.When I go to download the downloader gives this message
(.flv) Right-click -> "Save Target As" OR copy and paste the link into your download manager (Warning: You must change the file extension to .flv). To open the file USE FLV Player. If you want to convert the video to another format (avi, wmv, mpg...) CONSULT our Help section (in the main page).
only I don't know how to give the file an flv extenshionJust include ".flv" at the end of the filename.I put .flv at the end of the file but it included it as part as the name. It saved it as "name of file.flv.htm"I solved the problem. If anybody is in the same jam use these web sites.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/03/19/convert-flash-video-flv-files-to-mpg-or-avi-and-other-media-formats/

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/convert-flash-video-flv-to-avi-avi-or-mpeg-mpg.html

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/t259578