If you are like us, you probably have a few Internet browsers installed in your computer. Most people have Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome. We use Chrome a lot in our daily browsing. One of this browser's inadequacies is it doesn't have a built-in tool for downloading embedded flash videos or an easy way to download videos found in video sites.
Luckily I found Flash Video Downloader which makes it possible for Chrome to download embedded videos seen in websites. It did not disappoint me. It is a Chrome extension.
How to install it
While using Chrome, proceed to http://download.cnet.com/Flash-Video-Downloader-for-Google-Chrome/3000-33362_4-75327988.html and click "Download Now". At the bottom bar of Chrome, click the Continue button. Then click the Install button. Notice that at the end of the Address bar of Chrome there now appears a fat blue OR gray arrow pointing downward. That is the icon of the Flash Video Downloader (FVD). When the installation of the extension is completed, close Chrome and then re-start it.
How to use it
When you are in a video site playing a particular video just click the blue arrow icon and choose your preferred format of the video you want to download. Flash Video Downloader works differently for each site. When you click the arrow a small window appears giving you a choice between downloading the video as an FLV or an MP4 file. Sometimes it will automatically download the video as an FLV file. Sometimes it will take you to http://flashvideodownloader.org where you will be presented with a link that you can right-click on and save in order to download the video. Flash Video Downloader has a huge list of supported sites.
We think that this extension is a great addition to Google Chrome for anyone who likes to collect videos.
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