How to download youtube videos?

how can I download youtube videos..is it possible to download in a format other than the flv version?
like avi or mpg

How to download videos off Utube I am going to show you how to downloadvideos offUtube. I will work through it with you.Step 1- Go to Google video, (http://video.google.com/)Google video search engine searches videos from other sites as wellas its own, these include: Utube, metacafe, ifilm, my space etc... Alsoit displays the link so you don’t have to click on the video to startwith.Step 2 - Search for a video and highlight the linkGo though the videos by searching, In this case I am putting in thesearch bar “Will it blend” and I highlight the link and copy it.(Ctrl C)Step 3 - Go to http://keepvid.com/Paste the link in the Search bar (Ctrl V) and click on the downloadbutton.Step 4 - A brown download box appearsThere should be one ‘Download Link’ operation and it should say inbrackets (.flv - Flash Video) Click it. But if there is more, take threefor example, it means you can download it in other formats like AVIand MP4 rather then .flv If it does appear with others like AVI orMP4 use those instead.Step 5 - Click SaveClick save and it will ask you where you want to save it. Select thelocation, for example ‘desktop’. Then rename the video. In my case,it just says get_video. I renamed it to“will it blend.flv” If you clicked on the .flv download link like in step4 then you must name it .flv then click save.Step 6 - Ready to playIt has downloaded on my desktop as “will it blend.flv” If you double clickon it and windows doesn’t knowwhat program to play it with, you must go on to the link below anddownload VLC player. Install that andthen when you double click on the “will it blend.flv” it will ask whatprogram to use and you select that.http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ If you need more help, the keepvid web siteexplains more.

no.
we can not download youtube videos.

No, video downloaded from youtube is flv, but you can convert them to other formats, you may take a look at this guide, it will tell you how to do it for free
http://www.aimersoft.com/tutorial/free-download-youtube-video.html

Very easy for you with E.M. Youtube Video Download Tool.
It works very well and easy to use.
(1)Install and Run E.M. Youtube video download tool.
(2)Play the video on the webpage.
when the video start to play , it will be sniffed and downloaded automatically.

http://www.effectmatrix.com/Youtube_video_download_tool/index.htm

(1)Download youtube video fastly and easily;
(2)Burn Youtube video to CD/VCD/SVCD/DVD disc;
(3)It can search any flash video from many websites at the same time;
(4)Convert flv video to any audio include mp3, wma,wav,ac3,mmf,amr,ogg,aac..., to any video formats include 3gp,avi,wmv, mpg,mpg4,asf,swf,h264,mov,jpg, that can be supported by PSP,iPod,iPhone,Apple TV video,iTune,mp3,mp4,Zune,Cellphone,Digital camera,DV,CD/DVD/VCD/SVCD.
(5)List all cache flv video;
(6)It can also repiar and capture RTMP video streams.

Very easy for you with E.M. Youtube Video Download Tool.
It works very well and easy to use.
(1)Install and Run E.M. Youtube video download tool.
(2)Play the video on the webpage.
when the video start to play , it will be sniffed and downloaded automatically.

http://www.effectmatrix.com/Youtube_video_download_tool/index.htm

(1)Download youtube video fastly and easily;
(2)Burn Youtube video to CD/VCD/SVCD/DVD disc;
(3)It can search any flash video from many websites at the same time;
(4)Convert flv video to any audio include mp3, wma,wav,ac3,mmf,amr,ogg,aac..., to any video formats include 3gp,avi,wmv, mpg,mpg4,asf,swf,h264,mov,jpg, that can be supported by PSP,iPod,iPhone,Apple TV video,iTune,mp3,mp4,Zune,Cellphone,Digital camera,DV,CD/DVD/VCD/SVCD.
(5)List all cache flv video;
(6)It can also repiar and capture RTMP video streams.

Nidesoft YouTube Video Converter, you could download YouTube and convert YouTube easily, you need only to input the URL of the YouTube and all the task will be finished in one step.
Nidesoft YouTube Video Converter could convert YouTube to many PMP video, it could work as:
Youtube to iPod,
Youtube to AVI,
FLV to MPEG,
FLV to MP3,
FLV to WMV,
http://www.nidesoft.com/youtube-video-converter.html

here is a guide show you how to download youtube videos step by step:
http://bestvideoconvertersoftware.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-get-videos-from-youtube-and-use.html
hope this information is helpful to u