Download MPEG Streamclip here. This is a powerful video converter, player, editor for Mac and Windows. It can play many movie files, not only MPEGs; it can convert MPEG files between muxed/demuxed formats for authoring; it can encode movies to many formats, including iPod; it can cut, trim and join movies.

Open MPEG Streamclip:

Go to File > Open URL:

Type in URL of the YouTube clip that you would like converted:

Click the "Download" radio button on the left and the "Progressive download" button on the right, the click "Download":


Save the file onto your desktop:

The file will be saved as an .flv file. You may have to download Perian at www.perian.org in order to open this Flash file in Quicktime. Perian is a free, open source, QuickTime component that supports many popular media types, including AVI, DivX, and XviD.

Once you've open that .flv file in Quicktime, save the file as an .mov.

Voila! There you have it: a YouTube movie saved as a Quicktime movie. The next time you have to take a transatlantic flight and will not have internet access, convert all your favorite YouTube movies into Quicktime files and enjoy them on the plane!
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