How do I burn a youtube video to disc?

andygb

We are having a party in a few weeks time, and for the first time in my life, I want to compile a set of music tracks with their videos. I could of course go into the browser every time a song ends, but that is a bit too much like hard work.
So, is it easy to "burn" the collection to disc(s)?
I am running Windows 7 BTW.
Thanks

esuhl

You could use the Video Download Helper Firefox add-on to download the videos, then use DeepBurner (or whatever other CD/DVD burning software you use) to write the files to disk.

Then you can play them in VLC, creating a playlist if required.

Tropez

Ahh nevermind, my suggestion is now hindered by Youtube not keeping vids at fullscreen.

Hammyman

Its also illegal and against the rules of this forum.

andygb

Hammyman wrote: »

Its also illegal and against the rules of this forum.

I didn't realise that, we seem to be the only ones that we know who have never done something like this. Every party we go to now, someone has compiled a playlist with videos. Seems to make more sense than putting a CD on.

Hammyman

Stream it at the event and maximise it. If its not playing in fullscreen, the issue is with your computer as its working fine here.

As for not downloading something off Youtube, I know how but I don't because I have internet access and there's no point/benefit in me doing it. I'm also one of those strange people who is more than capable of downloading dodgy music yet pay for the very rare tracks I find worth listening to which are not already in my CD library.

Oh, and no dodgy software either because I can buy Windows 7 Home Premium licences for £40 a go and Office 2010 H&S licences for £33 a go plus there's plenty of open source/free software thats usually infinitely better than the bloatware you can buy.

[Deleted User]

To download and convert the files, use a tool like this: http://vixy.net/
To burn those onto a DVD, use this: http://www.dvdflick.net/

You're not selling this DVD, or using it in a commercial venture, are you? I'm sure it's legal and within the fair use of what they were intended for

Darksun

If you get a Youtube account you can create a playlist and it'll automatically stream all the videos

esuhl

Hammyman wrote: »

Its also illegal and against the rules of this forum.

I'm not sure about this, but isn't there a "fair usage" clause in copyright law that permits, for example, someone to record a TV programme so that they could watch it at a later date? Wouldn't such "fair use" terms also apply here?

Of course, that's assuming that the upload was not unlawful in terms of copyright law. If it was, then wouldn't it also be unlawful to watch the video on YouTube, in the same way that it's not legal to listen to a pirate radio broadcast?

rizole

Unless you like a technical challenge like this, the time and effort involved in researching the right software, sourcing and downloading all the vids you want and then burning to disc, is substantially greater than signing up to a youtube account and creating a playlist.

I can see the need if you want to run the vids on your tv through a DVD player or have a ropey internet connection but save your creativity and industry for blowing up balloons and mixing cocktails.

Darksun

esuhl wrote: »

I'm not sure about this, but isn't there a "fair usage" clause in copyright law that permits, for example, someone to record a TV programme so that they could watch it at a later date? Wouldn't such "fair use" terms also apply here?

Section 70 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act allows for "time-shifting" of broadcasts, however, a YouTube does not meet the definition of a broadcast in the act.

There is no concept of 'fair use' in UK copyright law, it is a concept derived from US copyright law (which is why you see it all over the internet). There is 'fair dealing' within the CDPA, but it has a fairly limited scope