The guide below will show you how to download videos from www.youtube.com and convert them to other video files suitable for various players and devices with Xilisoft YouTube to PSP Converter step by step.
This guide is divided into three parts:
At first, download, install and launch Xilisoft YouTube to PSP Converter. Below is the first interface after launch.
Part1: Download and convert YouTube video at one click
1. Create a new "downloads +conversion" task
Click "New Download" button on the toolbar to open the "New Download" window, then copy the URL of the YouTube video you want and paste it into the "URL" field.
2. Select the output format
In the "Convert Format to" drop-down list, select an output format you need.
3. Select the output destination
Click "Browse…" button next to "Save Download File to" or "Save Converted File to" field, select the destination for saving your output video files in the "Browse For Folder" dialog box that pops up, and click "OK".
4. Start the new task
Click "OK" to close the "New Download" dialog and return to the main window, and then the program will start the new "downloading +converting" task automatically or manually.
During the "converting" process, you can control the process by the "Pause", "Stop" and "Remove" button according to your need.
Tips:
1) To help you manage and view the tasks conveniently, this program classifies the tasks in different tabs according to the current status of the task: "All", "Downloading", "Downloaded", "Converting" and "Converted".
2) After the YouTube video is successfully downloaded and converted, you can watch the output video with the default media player on your PC by clicking the video thumbnail in the task list or clicking the "Play Output File" option from the right-click menu.
3) You can also click the Properties option from the right-click menu to get more information of the selected output video: file name, file size, frame rate, resolution and bit rate, etc.
Part2: Convert FLV/MP4 videos to other video formats
1. Create a new "converting" task
Click "New Convert" button on the tool bar to choose FLV/MP4 files you want to convert in the "please choose the files for conversion" dialog, then click "Open" button to close the dialog and return to the main window.
2. Select the output format
In the "Convert Format to" drop-down list, select an output format you want.
3. Select the output destination
Click "Browse…" button next to "Save Converted File to" box, select the destination for saving your output video files in the "Browse For Folder" dialog box that pops up, and click "OK".
4. Start the new task
After finishing above settings, select a file needed to convert in the file list, and click "Start" button on the tool bar, to start the new "converting" task. You can view the conversion progress from the progress bar at the bottom of the window.
Tips:
1) Click "Start All" button on the tool bar, to start converting all the files in the file list.
2) During the converting process, you can control the process by the "Pause", "Stop" and "Remove" button according to your need.
Part3: More Applied Functions
1. Built-in YouTube Web Browser in Main window
Provide the built-in YouTube Web Browser. You can log on homepage of YouTube.com directly, find your favorite videos, watch videos on line as well as download videos.
Click on "Browser" tab on the left of window and then click "Homepage" button to open YouTube.com and select videos to personal preference. Click on a video to play it in the window.
If you want to download videos and save them on local computer, you can click "Download" button to add the videos into the downloading file list.
2. Adjust resolutions and download HD videos
You are free to choose the resolutions of videos and download HD videos to local computer.
Preview a HD video in built-in Browser. During the preview, click "Change quality" button and select needed resolution in the menu.
Click on the "Download" button on the toolbar to create the downloading task and start downloading HD video.
3. Use proxy server to download YouTube video
If your Internet Service Provider blocked YouTube site, you can bypass the firewall using proxy server to download and convert YouTube videos with this YouTube video downloader and converter.
To set proxy server, please follow the steps below:
(1) Click "Tools > Settings…" option, and select the "Proxy" tab in the "Settings" window that pops up.
(2) Click the "Use the following proxy server" option, choose the proxy server type, and enter the address and port of your proxy server. If necessary, enter the user name and password.
(3) Click "OK" button to go back to the main window.
(4) Retry the task.
4. Download from IE right-click menu
After this YouTube video downloader is installed, the "Download with Xilisoft YouTube to PSP Converter" option is added into the right-click menu of IE browser. When you're browsing YouTube videos in IE, right click the wanted YouTube video thumbnail and click the option from the right-click menu to add the URL automatically in the "New Download" dialog that pops up, then click "OK" button to launch the program if the program has not been started and start the task promptly.
