This is a sweet Mac-only app (sorry Windows!)!
You can quickly download and convert flash videos (YouTube anyone?) from the internet with this speedy desktop app.
I tested it a few times and it does exactly that. I like when that happens.
Download and try Evom today and let me know what you think!
Here are a few other screenshots:
Eric says
Bummer the mac we use still has 10.4 🙁
John Saddington says
your avatar is so pro.
Stephen Bateman says
Simple way to download Youtube? Yes please.
I imagine it can download (or at least eventually) other Flash movies?
Stephen Bateman says
P.S. props to Vimeo and TED for not making me use tools like this to download their stuff.
John says
While not as slick as this product, there are a number of online conversion tools that will work and just about every OS out there. They are:
http://zamzar.com and http://keepvid.com
In addition to converting YouTube videos, Zamzar also converts audio and text files.
John Saddington says
thansk for this john!
PhillipGibb says
nice one, I might just give it a try 🙂
Hey John, have you seen http://www.pandastream.com/ you probably have, more for uploads, but it offers encoding and it is HTML5 and cloudy with a chance of iOS streaming
John Saddington says
sweet! thanks for this phillip!
Tim Hart says
I downloaded Evom and can’t get it to download YouTube vids. I drag and drop the link, but it says it can’t find a video file. Am I missing something?
P.S.- I’m using Chrome, would that have anything to do with it?
John Saddington says
shouldn’t be an issue. that’s interesting. try another browser?
Tim Hart says
I’ve since tried a reboot (though I know this is usually reserved for Windows machines.) Then I tried dragging the URL from Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Each time, I’ve gotten the error message that can be viewed here:
http://cl.ly/6c2d8dff82c88da38246
John Saddington says
that is freaking wierd……………………… google search the problem?
Tim Hart says
Did that and their Facebook page says that they’re working on an overhaul. I was hoping this would be my “easy button” for downloading YouTube vids and converting for use with our youth ministry. I guess I’ll just have to be patient.
Thanks for being my free tech support for today! Have a great week and God bless!
Blane Young says
Sounds sweet except last time I checked, downloading YouTube videos and playing them outside of YouTube (and for a non-personal use) is a big no-no.
A lot of churches I know grab videos of for Sunday and Youth, but I am not sure that is kosher…
Thoughts?
John Saddington says
some people are more ok with this than others. i personally haven’t done it but i’m not in that type of role.
provide the tools for thought and consumption. great point blane!
Brice Bohrer says
Love the idea of this. Curious if it is all on the up and up though? Is it legal for me to download some music video then convert it to an mp3 and load it into itunes?
thanks,
Brice
Brice Bohrer says
sorry didn’t see this was all ready addressed. Slow browser.
thanks
Tim Hart says
This is a great discussion and something that’s definitely worth addressing, praying about, wrestling with, and ultimately coming to a decision about. After going through that process, here’s where I landed: (Your experience may vary)
I personally believe that changing the MEDIUM is OK as long as you don’t change the OWNERSHIP. To explain… If I buy a song through iTunes, it’s OK for me to put it on a CD. If I buy a CD, it’s OK for me to put it into iTunes and onto my iPod. I’m changing the MEDIUM, but not the OWNERSHIP. I legally purchased the song and I’m just changing the way I listen to it. I’m not going and illegally downloading free music and I’m not making copies to give away to others.
As for YouTube, the way I see it is this. What’s on YouTube is freely available as long as you have an internet connection. There is no cost to watch videos and you can watch them and share them as much as you want… As long as you’re connected to the internet. It’s kind of an unwritten assumption that people who view these videos will only be able to do so while connected. Bands who post music videos aren’t thinking that they will cannibalize their music sales because people will be putting the videos on their iPods. They’re thinking that people will only view the videos while connected to the internet. (Do I think this will change in 5 years… YES! But for now, this is how I see it.)
When I download videos off of YouTube, I make sure that it is STRICTLY changing the MEDIUM to make the content easier to work with. Whenever I play a video that I pulled from YouTube, it is in a setting where I am connected to the internet and if I wanted to I could just bring up a browser and play it from the internet. However, this doesn’t help the flow of our presentation, so I pull it offline and drop it in Keynote to make the presentation more fluid. Afterwards, I make sure that I’m not changing OWNERSHIP by putting that video on my iPod or anything.
I’m not saying this is the final say in the matter, this is just where I ended up after pray and discussion with others. What do you think? What am I missing? How am I wrong?
Tim Hart says
P.S.- Sorry about the length!
John Saddington says
LOVE This. thanks for your thoughts. this gives a great perspective on things.