Introduction: Sure, you can download videos using ClipNabber. But what's the deal with renaming the files? And what's FLV?


First things first, let's explain a few things. FLV stands for Flash Video. It is a video format that is used frequently on the web because it is highly compressed, and works well in SWF players. This is why most of the videos online can only be downloaded in FLV format. Oftentimes, videos are automatically downloaded in FLV format, and the worries stop there. However, a handful of sites don't do this. This could be because of how their servers recognize FLV files, or other problems. The only difference is that once you download the video, you need to MANUALLY rename the file so that it ends in the correct file extension. Most often this is .flv, but it may also be .mp4 of .wmv (check ClipNabber for this).

Below we show you the exact process for renaming the files:  Mac Tutorial  ||  Windows Tutorial under construction

Mac Tutorial

Step 1: When you download the link from ClipNabber (in Safari), you will get a warning like shown below. Just click Download.

Step 2: The video file should begin to download as shown below:

Step 3: The downloaded file should appear on you desktop like this:

Step 4: Click on the text of the filename, and instead of the extension currently there, put .flv - Then this message will appear

Step 5: Click on "Use .flv" (in this case it is Use .mp4) and your final file should appear like this:

Conclusion: You are all done! You now know how to rename files manually.
If you followed all the steps, but still have trouble, please see below for common issues:

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