What's the quickest (hopefully legal) way to transfer online video to DVD?

Question

I suffer from the fact that people close to me still watch some shows at the actual times they air on network TV, and their tendency is to fall asleep before the programs end. Networks tend to rebroadcast their programs, especially the ones their sister movie studios own, on their web sites. Can these online videos be converted to DVD, hopefully in a legal way?

Answer 1

Hey, usually the online videos are in streaming FLV format. You need 2 steps to convert the online videos to DVD.

Step 1: Download online video

There are a lot of free online video downloader software which you can use to download the online video. I am now using this free online video downloader, you can download it at: http://www.flash-on-tv.com/free-youtube-downloader.html.

Step 2: Convert the downloaded online videos to DVDs

For converting the downloaded online videos to DVDs, you need some conversion tools. I have a good luck with this Wondershare DVD Converter Studio which is not free but works well for converting videos to DVDs. You can have a free try of it at: http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/dvd-converter-studio.html#181.

Hope that will be of help.

Answer 2

Generally no.



For the streaming sites, they do all ycan to prevent downloading or capturing, and the sites that to allow downloading use DRM to protect the content; DRM being illegal to defeat under the DMCA.



They do that to prevent illegal sharing, and to support DVD sales.

Answer 3

Not legally, but some screen capturing software and conversion tools can make these video's able to be burned to a DVD, but if I were you I'd buy all of those retards a TiVO package. lol