How to Download YouTube Video, Play YouTube Videos and Convert YouTube Videos

POPSnail.com[http://www.popsnail.com] This is a guide on how to use Cucusoft YouTube Mate to download, convert, play and manage your favorite YouTube videos... and it's very easy to use. If you're a YouTube fan, you'll love YouTube Mate! With YouTube Mate you can also convert downloaded YouTube videos to a format compatible with your favorite portable device; including - iPod Video, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPhone, Zune, PSP, as well as video capable MP3 players, video capable mobile phones, and Pocket PC. And finally... YouTube Mate's embedded player will allow you to watch all your favorite YouTube videos off-line. So now you can enjoy any .flv and .swf videos anytime!
 
YouTube Mate Key Features:
 
1, Provides the highest speed to download YouTube video.
2, Supports unlimited simultaneous downloading tasks.
3, Supports auto-name your downloaded video title as the YoutTube page shows.
4, Offers you the most convenient task management and the easiest control capability.
5, Supports YouTube video or any .flv and .swf file as input file.
6, Supports not only YouTube video, but also various video formats as input file, including avi, DivX, XviD, rm, rmvb, MOV, MPEG, WMV.
7, Supports a wide variety of output file format., including avi, DivX, XviD, rm, rmvb, MOV, MPEG, WMV.
8, Provides various profiles, these profiles can meet the needs of most people.
9, Supports customize or create user's own profile for any new (portable) device.
10, The video conversion supports preview.
11, Embedded YouTube Video (Offline) Player is available, it supports offline play YouTube video, .flv video and .swf video.
12, Supports "Drag and Drop" video files direct to the main window. Easy to select the source files.
13, Cool UI skin available.

II. How to download YouTube Video

Step1: Use an Internet Brower (IE, Firefox) to navigate YouTube. If you would like to download current YouTube Video, please go to Address Bar and press "Ctrl+C" to copy the URL in the Address Bar field. Go to Cucusoft YouTube Mate, click "Download" Button (as following). A download setting dialog will pop up. Please press "Ctrl+V" to paste previous URL in to "Video URL".
Step2: Click "OK" button, the download item will be added in the download list. After the item status becomes "Downloading Done", you can play it offline or convert it to other video formats.
 
III. How to play YouTube Videos
 
Step1: Click "Add" Button.
Step2: Select the files you would like to play/convert. You can select multiple files one time. All the files will be displayed in the play list. Select one item you would like to play, click "Play" button  to play it. Or, you can direct double click the clip in the play list.
Step3: You can click "Stop" button to stop the item.
Step4: You can click "Remove" button to remove the item.

IV. How to convert YouTube Videos
 
Step1: Click "Add" Button. Select the files you would like to play/convert. You can select multiple files one time. All the files will be displayed in the play list.
Step2: Click "Profile" dropdown list to select a profile you need.
Step3: "Profile settings" which can be found on the panel of the main window. They can be adjusted or changed manually according to your needs. If you don't know what the setting means, it's best to leave the defaults alone. 
Step4: If you need to set an new output folder, please click the button right of "Select Output Folder" to select a new one.
Step5: Click "Open output folders" to open output folder.
Step6: Click "Convert" button to start conversion.
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