Watch YouTube on Your iPod

With a few minutes of work, it's easy to watch YouTube videos on your iPod video.

Wie man YouTube auf dem iPod betrachtet

KeepVid Method

 * 1) Go to keepvid.com.
 * 2) Enter the URL in the box with the Download button.
 * 3) Click on the type of website you are downloading from, like YouTube.
 * 4) There will be a box that lets you choose from high/low quality .flv and high quality .mp4 videos. Choose .mp4 videos, as this is the format that itunes supports.
 * 5) Click save to save it onto videos (on your computer), then rename it to the title. Make sure to save it into your videos folder so that you can find it easily.
 * 6) On iTunes, go to videos, click open, and you will find the video!

This is the easiest method, because the only thing you have to download is the video. It doesn't require you to download anything else. Also, you don't get problems, like in the other YouTube video downloaders.

Real Player Method

 * 1) Download Realplayer 11. http://www.real.com/
 * 2) Look on your top right corner of the video.
 * 3) You should see a download this video message.
 * 4) Click it and download it.
 * 5) While its downloading, change the title if need be
 * 6) Under the video that finished downloading, select 'copy to iPod'
 * 7) When it has finised converting Real player will automatically add the videos to iTunes.
 * 8) Open MoviePod after installation.
 * 9) Go to iTunes and sync your iPod

User Scripts Method for Windows

 * 1) Download and install the free Firefox web browser.
 * 2) Install the Greasemonkey extension for Firefox.
 * 3) Go to http://www.userscripts.org/ and install the Download YouTube Video script.
 * 4) The next time you watch YouTube, you'll see a Download Video option beneath the screen. Click it to save the file to your computer. You might want to rename the video to something descriptive.
 * 5) An alternative method for steps 1-4 that works for most browsers is to copy the YouTube URL for the video you want to download and then go to Save youtube videos or youtubevideosdownload.com. Paste the URL to extract the file from YouTube and click "Get Video!" to save it to your computer.
 * 6) Select Apple - iPod from the Output Container option, and then the output video codec H.264/AVC. Set size to 320 x 240. If you get an error message when converting, unclick the Use DirectShow button.
 * 7) Drag the converted file into iTunes and it's ready for viewing.

iSquint Method for Mac

 * 1) Download the free iSquint converter.
 * 2) Install iSquint and open.
 * 3) Go to a YouTube video page, wait for it to load, and go to Window>Activity.
 * 4) Click the drop down arrow. There should be a file still downloading- it should be the largest. Double click that file to download the video. A new blank page will open in Safari.
 * 5) Wait for the video to download as a blank paper icon. It will appear on your desktop as "get_video".
 * 6) Rename the file to something more descriptive.
 * 7) Drag the video into the open area in the middle of iSquint.
 * 8) Be sure to check "Add to iTunes" and "Optimize for iPod". There are going to be some other options you can chose from, so customize all you want.
 * 9) Click "Start" and - presto! - an iPod-optimized video file for your iTunes library. It will save the converted file and it will be in iTunes in the "Movies" section.

Quivic Method

 * 1) Download and install Quivic.
 * 2) Open Quivic.
 * 3) Select iPod format and destination iTunes in Quivic.
 * 4) Go to YouTube and copy the URL of the video you wish to download and paste it into Quivic.
 * 5) Click Get video.
 * 6) You can download multiple videos at a time in the same way.
 * 7) Use iTunes to add downloaded videos to your iPod.

Tubesock Method

 * 1) Go to a YouTube video page and copy the URL of the videos you are watching.
 * 2) Open Tubesock Get it there.
 * 3) Copy the URL into Tubesock, select video for ipod and copy to iTunes.
 * 4) Press save.

YouConvertIt Method

 * 1) Go to the YouTube video you want to get. Copy the URL.
 * 2) Go to YouConvertIt.
 * 3) Paste the URL into the second box and follow the instructions. Be sure to convert the file to an mp4!
 * 4) Open the file using iTunes and sync it to your iPod. Enjoy!

Media Converter Method

 * 1) Go to the YouTube video you want to get. Copy the URL.
 * 2) Go to media converter.
 * 3) Paste the URL into the first box and follow the instructions. Be sure to save the file as an mp4!
 * 4) Open the file using iTunes and sync it to your iPod. Enjoy!

KickYouTube Method

 * 1) Go to www.kickyoutube.com.
 * 2) Search for the video you want.
 * 3) Click on the video you want and at the top hit mp4 then hit go.
 * 4) Right click down and click save target as. Save it somewhere you will find it.
 * 5) After it downloaded go to itunes and hit file. Go to add new file to library.
 * 6) Then find your video and it will be under the movies in your iTunes library.
 * 7) Move the video to your ipod and enjoy.

Tips

 * If you have an iPod Touch or iPhone, you don't have to do any of this. If you have wi-fi, just touch the Youtube button on the main screen.
 * If you are firefox user, you can use the videodownloader plug-in to download youtube video, then use videora to convert the downloaded video to mp4 video for iPod, they are both free.

Warnings

 * Make sure to check out a converter program to see if it has viruses before you download it.

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Make a Tribute Video
 * How to Upload a Video on YouTube
 * How to Make a Duct Tape Case for Your iPod Nano
 * How to Make an iPod Cover
 * How to Delete Video from an iPod
 * How to Get Songs on Your Ipod

Sources and Citations

 * Wired Magazine - Original source of this article. Shared with permission.