Recently FLV video format is the preferred and most popular video format for web video delivering. It's a pity that you can only enjoy these flash videos when you log on Internet. However, you can enjoy them offline now! This tutorial takes iFilm.com as an example and introduces you how to download flv and enjoy it offline.
Software Required
Firefox - one of the most famous open-source web brower
Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox - download web video easily from Firefox
FLV Player - A free & open-source FLV player.
Step 1 Make sure you have installed Mozilla Firefox and Web Video Downloader correctly.
After installation, you can see the icon of Web Video Downloader on the tool bar. It's more convenient to open the sidebar of Web Video Downloader by clicking on its icon.
Step 2 Click the icon of Web Video Downloader on Firefox tool bar to open the sidebar.
You can also choose "Tools -> Web Video Downloader" to open the sidebar.
Step 3 Open the page containing the video you want to capture and download.
Then an Interception Tip would pop up if the program detects any Flash video. Click "OK" to start downloading the FLV video file.
Click "Cancel" to cancel downloading. Then if you want to restore downloading, right-click the file in the sidebar and choose "Download...".
If you don't like Interception Tip to pop up always, there are two ways to temporarily disable the video downloader in Firefox without a restart of the browser.
Just right-click the icon "video" and uncheck the option "Video Capture Notification",
or open the sidebar and uncheck "Video capture notification" to disable the popup windows.
Step 4 Play downloaded flv with FLV Player.
OK! That’s all for how to download Flash videos. Just enjoy it with your own FLV player!
