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I downloaded a video from youtube to my mp4 player, but it said it had a video file format error.

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The videos downloaded from YouTube is FLV and your MP4 cannot read FLV file so it will report a format error. You can check this tutorial with Leawo Free YouTube Downloader - http://www.leawo.com/video/youtube-mp4.html

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File format error.

So, you need to convert the file to the right way.
After downloading the YouTube or Google videos, you can convert the downloaded FLV videos into the format you need with iFunia YouTube Converter for Mac.

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You need a converter to convert the format of your video
i recommend you have a free trial of Video Download Studio.
except for converting any kind of format, it also can download,trim,crop,edit your video.
get a free trial from http://www.downloadvideos-convert.com/download-videos-music
hope it can help you more or less!

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I have met that error too. I google on the internet and found that not all the video files you download from the YouTube are in the file formats. They can also be other formats which will not be supported by the MP4 player. But luckily I found some good choice for the YouTube to MP4 converters. You can check this article for them. Hope it helps.

Article:How to Download YouTube to MP4?

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Not sure which tool you were using, but it's probably because the format of video is not supported or it's broken. I would recommend the sites like Keepvid which provide free download service for you to save videos from web to desired media formats. While these sites support exporting videos to MP4, AVI and more. Hope it helps. Top 10 Websites Like Keepvid com

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Motorola i1 error message sorry wont play youtube video

I think you may get the wrong format for your motorola,you can use a video converter to convert the videos you download from youtube to the right ones for your cellphone.i recommend this free Mp4 video converter to you,you can have a try .
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How to download and convert YouTube videos to iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPhone,...

YouTube Mate helps you download, convert, play and manage your favorite YouTube videos... and it's very easy to use. If you're a YouTube fan, you'll certainly love YouTube Mate! It is the most powerful YouTube assistant on the planet. It can easily:
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3. Convert downloaded YouTube videos to a format compatible with your favorite portable device, including iPod Video, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPhone, Zune, PSP, PDA, Apple TV, as well as video capable MP3 players, 3GP mobile phones, and Pocket PC.
4. YouTube Mate's embedded player will allow you to watch all YouTube videos off-line. So now you can enjoy any .flv videos anytime!
5. Convert AVI, mpg, MPEG, WMV, ASF, MOV, RM/RMVB, MP4, MKV to FLV, etc to FLV etc. all output formats YouTube flv converter.
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The whole process is very easy and fast !!! You could download unlimited videos at the same time. Just copy past and click OK.

Part 2: Convert YouTube Videos & Preview flv Videos with this YouTube Converter, YouTube Player

Convert YouTube videos .flv to various video formats, including avi, DivX, XviD, rm, rmvb, MOV, MPEG, MPEG4 AVC, H.264 and WMV, VOB, VCD, SVCD and DVD Format .mpg;

Convert downloaded YouTube videos .flv to a format compatible with your favorite portable device, including iPod Video, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPhone, Zune, PSP, PDA, Apple TV, as well as video capable MP3 players, 3GP mobile phones, and Pocket PC.
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Part 3: Output Profiles - YouTube Converter helps you convert YouTube flv to

3GPP - 3rd Generation Partnership Project (.3gp)
3GPP2 - 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2(.3g2)
AAC - Advanced Audio Coding (.mp4, .aac)
AC3 - Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio (.ac3)
Apple TV (1280x720) H.264 Movie(.mp4)
Apple TV (640x480) MPEG-4 Movie(.mp4)
ASF - Advanced Streaming Format (.asf)
AVI - Audio video Interleaved (.avi)
DVD - DVD Format (.mpg)
FLV - Flash Video Format, YouTube Video, etc. (.flv)
H.264 Movie (.mp4)
iPhone (480x320) H.264 Movie(.mp4)
iPhone (480x320) MPEG-4 Movie(.mp4)
iPod MPEG-4 Movie (.mp4) -- Default for iPod
iPod H.264 Movie (.mp4)
iPod touch H.264 Movie(.mp4)
iPod touch MPEG-4 Movie(.mp4)
iPod TV Size1 (480x368) MPEG-4 Movie (.mp4)
iPod TV Size2 (512x384) MPEG-4 Movie (.mp4)
iPod TV Size3 (640x480) MPEG-4 Movie (.mp4)
iPod video nano H.264 Movie (.mp4)
iPod video nano MPEG-4 Movie(.mp4)
M4A - MPEG Layer-4 Audio (.m4a)
MOV - QuickTime Movie (.mov)
MP2 - MPEG Layer-2 Audio (.mp2)
MP3 - MPEG Layer-3 Audio (.mp3)
MP4 - MPEG-4 Video (.mp4)
MPEG-1 Video (.mpg)
MPEG-2 Video (.mpg)
PDA - Personal Digital Assistants Device (.wmv)
PPC - Pocket P.C. Device (.wmv)
PSP - PSP MPEG-4 Movie (.mp4)
RA - RealAudio (.ra)
RM - RealVideo (.rm)
SVCD - Super Video CD Format (.mpg)
SWF - For Website Use , SWF Format (.swf)
VCD - Video CD Format (.mpg)
VOB - VOB file - MPEG2 PS Format (.vob)
WMA - Windows Media Audio (.wma)
WMV - Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Zune TV Size1 (480x368) Windows Media (.wmv)
Zune TV Size2 (512x384) Windows Media (.wmv)
Zune TV Size3 (640x480) Windows Media (.wmv)
Zune Video - MPEG-4 (.mp4)
Zune Video - Windows Media 7 (.wmv)
Zune Video - Windows Media 8 (.wmv)
Zune Video - Windows Media 9 (.wmv)

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How to convert YouTube video to MP4?

With YouTube, you can visit it every day for fun, news, videos or whatever. Chances are that you sometimes want to download the YouTube videos as MP4 files for your multimedia devices, like iPod, iPhone or PSP, so that you can watch it on the move.

This guide aims to telling you how to free download YouTube video and convert it to MP4 for your iPod, iPhone, PSP or other MP4 players.

How to free download YouTube video?

There are two way to free download YouTube video:
1. with free online flv converter;
2. with firefox

This guide is also fit for other video websites as follow video list;
http://www.aimersoft.com/free-download-video-list.html#161

How to converter YouTube video to MP4 for your MP4 player?

However, YouTube video is usually in FLV format, which is a preferred file format that is designed for web playback. To playback YouTube video on your iPod, iPhone, PSP or other devices, you can't download it as MP4 file directly, but need a video converter to help you convert it to MP4 instead.

1. Download, install and run best video converter
Thankfully, there are many video converters available for you. And most of them offer free download. You can easily get one from Internet or free download one here.

2. Upload YouTube video
Click "Add…" or "File"to import your YouTube video to this YouTube to MP4 video converter. There are four buttons including Remove, Clear, Move Up, and Move Down for you to manage your source files. And the following is its main interface.

http://www.aimersoft.com/images/tutorial/video-converter-for-YouTube.jpg

3. Edit the downloaded YouTube video (Optional)
If you want to edit your YouTube video, just click "Edit" button on the tool bar. There are many options for you.

Preview the original and output video;
Crop the frame size of YouTube video to get the part you want;
Add special effects like Old Film, Gray, Emboss and Negative to YouTube video;
Trim the video into multiple clips;
Decorate YouTube video by adding picture or text watermark to it.

4. Set the output options as MP4 format
Select the proper output format and destination folder for your YouTube video. Here we choose MP4 AVC (*.mp4). You can also choose the format in the category of iPod, iPhone or PSP.

http://www.aimersoft.com/images/tutorial/mp4-format.jpg
To satisfy your every need, it allows you to configure the resolution, frame rate, bit rate to maintain the high quality of YouTube video.
http://www.aimersoft.com/images/tutorial/formats-setting-for-YouTube.jpg

5. Start to convert
After all necessary settings and editing, just click "Start" button to convert YouTube to MP4.
Helpful Tips:
1. Snapshot – take a screenshot of your favorite picture from the YouTube video and save as JPEG or BMP format;
2. Merge into one file – merge several clips into one file as you like;
3. Apply to all – convert YouTube videos in batches to save your time.
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Cant watch youtube videos

1) Download and install Free FLV Converter V6.95 from: http://koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html, chose the youtube video link and covert to DVD playable format.
2) Or if your Blu-Ray player supports MP4 format, you can download MP4 files of your youtube videos via http://keepvid.com website, and then burn them to disc.
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I want to download music videos from youtube and play on my nokia E-72. how i do it ? the problem i have is when i copy mp4 files to the phone. they open but there is only sound but no video and the files...

Hi there,

There is a free website that allows you to download Youtube videos. The website is called KeepVid from there you just copy + paste the Youtube video link and it will allow you to download it in either .FLV or .MP4 formats and both in different levels of quality.

Now, .MP4 formats are usually recognisable by Nokia phones with the pre-installed RealPlayer application. Watching .FLV will require you to download a third party application on your phone, normally just Google for a free one.

If RealPlayer doesn't play the .MP4 files you have downloaded, then I suggest you Google for a free video program compatible with the latest Nokias.

There are two that I use myself for my Nokia N95 8Gb, one called SmartMovie and the other is CorePlayer. SmartMovie plays all .AVI files and .MP4 files while CorePlayer plays .AVI, .MP4 and even .MPG files.

.MP4 files are naturally large due to the encoding, the videos you download of Youtube are usually 20mb for a 3 min 30 sec clip.

Hope I have been of assistance to you,

Cheers :)
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How do i videos from youtube onto my mp4 GoGear ViBE player???

Dowload youtube videos using sites like
www.keepvid.com
just copy n paste the video url in this site and hit download...
u can download the videos in mp4 format itself...
Done...

enjoy

Hope this helped

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Cant watch youtube videos on samsung j700i i click watch video and it just says "Error: Malformed URL" please help

you can't watch youtube videos from that unit, unless you download it and convert into .3gp format
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GETTING FILE FORMAT ERROR WHEN TRYING TO PLAY MUSIC VIDEO

I think it is due to the unsuitable video format,
You can change another kind of,
Video Download Studio can do you a favor about this.
get a free trial from http://www.downloadvideos-convert.com/download-videos-music
hope it can help you more or less!

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