Downloading Flash movies from any web site is easy using FireFox with the FlashGot plugin. Once installed you will be able to download any Flash movie with ease and then once downloaded use any number of applications to convert to whatever format you want. To accomplish downloading a Flash movie and converting to .mp4 format follow the directions below.
- Install FlashGot Add-On: First open FireFox and visit this URLfor the FlashGot add-on. Click the “Add To FireFox” green button located in the middle of the page. A new window will open that ticks away a couple of seconds and then allows you to click an “Install Now” button. Click that button at which time you will be required to “Restart FireFox”.
- Visit Video Site:Now open the site with the video you want to download. Once the site is open and the video you want to download is loaded on the page there will be what looks like a little piece of film in the bottom right of your browser window. Once clicked a FlashGot window will open and ask for the location to store your conversion.
- Install Video Conversion Software: Now download and install Any Video Converter from this URL.
- Convert .flv to .mp4: Now open Any Video Converter, browse to the video on your computer, and click the convert button. You can switch the type of conversion at the top right with a drop down.
That’s it. You can now download any flash movie and convert to mp4 in a short amount of time.