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c0d3h4x0r
02-12-2009, 08:09 AM
Downloading this video does not work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HtNXc7Om34
crouz
02-12-2009, 03:11 PM
Downloading this video does not work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HtNXc7Om34


Same here for

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT692TqkGuc

I'm using Firefox 3.0.6 with Add-on version 1.6.1
Tasha Heinlein
02-12-2009, 08:52 PM
Hi All,

We have just been made aware that the Fast Video Downloader is not working with the newer YouTube videos. We are looking into this. Your patience is appreciated!

Best Regards,

Tasha Heinlein
Applian Technologies, Inc.
UserTube
02-15-2009, 11:23 AM
Fast Video Download add-on recently stopped functioning.
No other downloader can compare. I miss this puppy.

I imagine YouTube restructured some code and a solution requiring re-coding is necessary.

Does anyone know the skinny on why this has happened?

WHAT HAPPENED! :confused:
UserTube
02-16-2009, 03:38 AM
Ok by now we users and lovers of Fast Video Download are freaked that the add-on tool doesn't work.

We are not alone. Other downloading tools that once worked on YouTube have become dysfunctional as well.

It seems like there is nothing we can do. The programing developers can attempt to re-work their add-on devises or succumb to new terms of service at YouTube and quit working to make it a better place. VACATE YouTube and find a new best place to help out.

If YouTube wants to suck, there will other video sites to turn to. Google owns YouTube. If Google is getting greedy and we must be pawns, let's move on and let their revenues slip. Do not succumb to buying the content. Advertisers should pay for the site to operate not the visitors.
UserTube
02-16-2009, 03:47 AM
YouTube Kills Our Video Download Tool


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/13/AR2009021302938.html
UserTube
02-16-2009, 03:48 AM
Downloading this video does not work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HtNXc7Om34
YouTube Kills Our Video Download Tool


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021302938.html
nanana1
02-17-2009, 02:28 AM
Ok by now we users and lovers of Fast Video Download are freaked that the add-on tool doesn't work.

We are not alone. Other downloading tools that once worked on YouTube have become dysfunctional as well.

It seems like there is nothing we can do.

What are we missing here ?:eek: FF users should move to another add-on such as Video DownloadHelper version 4.1 updated on Feb 9, 2009 that works.

Fast Video Download add-on is pawned and useless now that their developers have resigned to do nothing:confused:
Tasha Heinlein
02-17-2009, 11:22 AM
We have submitted an update. We hope that it will be released within the next two weeks. I know this is a bummer...hang in there!!

Best Regards,

Tasha Heinlein
Applian Technologies, Inc.
nanana1
02-17-2009, 04:10 PM
We have submitted an update. We hope that it will be released within the next two weeks. I know this is a bummer...hang in there!!

Best Regards,

Tasha Heinlein
Applian Technologies, Inc.

That's more reassuring :p Looking forward to your next great release ! :)
nanana1
02-20-2009, 12:15 AM
Thank you for providing version 2.0

Youtube downloads is working now:)
Tasha Heinlein
02-20-2009, 08:47 AM
Great!

Best Regards,

Tasha Heinlein
Applian Technologies, Inc.
UserTube
03-06-2009, 11:21 AM
Hi All,

We have just been made aware that the Fast Video Downloader is not working with the newer YouTube videos. We are looking into this. Your patience is appreciated!

Best Regards,

Tasha Heinlein
Applian Technologies, Inc.
Yes , the update changes the tool drastically. Let's have a show of hands to see how many users like the redirects away from You Tube to Applian tech pages… only to get the usually useless messages.

I speak for the many "We hate redirects" it wastes our time.
So YouTube is trying to keep us from borrowring content. Ha! All of YouTube is borrowed content. To make my point and shorten my rant… "The wheel was borrowed", "the cooking pot" was borrowed. Without borrowing ideas we would be in the dark ages. So now, Applian is borrwoing the 'redirect'. It is a sucky stunt and looses friends.
How about using a popdown and asking us if we want to download the video or visit your other Applian collection of projects... let users do it by choice, not a trap door of redirects.
silgarth
03-11-2009, 03:07 PM
I speak for the many "We hate redirects" it wastes our time.
So YouTube is trying to keep us from borrowring content. Ha! All of YouTube is borrowed content. To make my point and shorten my rant… "The wheel was borrowed", "the cooking pot" was borrowed. Without borrowing ideas we would be in the dark ages. So now, Applian is borrwoing the 'redirect'. It is a sucky stunt and looses friends.
How about using a popdown and asking us if we want to download the video or visit your other Applian collection of projects... let users do it by choice, not a trap door of redirects.

Dude, you obviously aren't very familiar with how the web works. They didn't WANT to do it this way. They HAD to do it this way. YouTube cut off the old way that we liked so much. I'm sure they did the best they could. If you really want to make your life less of a pain in the ass reply to my feature request thread and say 'yes' to it or add your own requests.