Downloadhelper Video Conversion

[Martha Vanschaick]

Theconverter associated to Video DownloadHelper is an external program installed on your computer that is called in the background to perform operations that could not be carried out from a browser add-on.

The output presets that come with Video DownloadHelper cannot be changed in the interface. If you want to modify an existingpreset, select it from the dropdown list at the top left and click Duplicate. This will make a copy that you will beable to modify at your convenience.

You can also create new output profiles from scratch clicking on New, or remove a custom profile with Remove.You can also rename an output configuration by simply changing the text in the top right input.

As an advanced usage of the conversion feature, you can specify one or several conversion rules. This will allow, for instanceto specify that every time you download a FLV file, it will be converted to MP4 without you having to do anything special withthe user interface. Or you can say that any video downloaded from a given domain will be converted.

You can create a set of rules that will be tested from top to bottom whenever a Download or Quick Download actionis performed. When a rule matches (based on the file extension or the domain), the specified conversion is applied (or gave up if parameter convert is unchecked, and the rules processing stops there. If no rule matches, it doesn't do anything special.

When you run Linux, Video DownloadHelper tries to use the binary avconv, part of the Libav project.However, if Libav is standard on Ubuntu, OpenSUSE for instance uses ffmpeg to perform the same tasks (converting videos).So, if avconv is nowhere to be found on your Linux system, ffmpeg is being used instead.Libav is a fork ffmpeg, and for now they are close enough to be used interchangeable. OpenSUSE users reportedsuccess using ffmpeg with Video DownloadHelper.

Except on Linux, when you make use of the converter (whether this is an explicit conversion or an aggregation), thegenerated video file will contain a watermark (representing a QR code) at the top left of every frame.

Normally, when you purchase a license from Firefox with Video DownloadHelper installed, the license will be automatically installed.If this is not the case, or you already had a license, go to VDH settings, More > Conversion and clickRegister an existing license, enter your license key and click Register license.

When you reinstall your computer or change your Firefox profile, the license is revalidated (checked against our database).After a certain number of revalidations, the license is locked. We do this to prevent a license key being published on the netand used by thousands. When this happens, you reveive a mail (and are notified about that), with a link to be followed for thelicense to be unlocked. If you don't receive this mail, please check your spam box.

I'm trying to use the Firefox Add-On Downloadhelper to download and convert this 'video' of Einstein: -to-this-incredible-recording-of-einstein-will-1464557213 in order to have only its audio. Unfortunately the conversion fails and I have the following information from the console.

After downloading a video, I am getting the offer from Firefox to buy into downloading videos without the registraion mark in the upper left corner. I had paid $28 for that already, for a long while everything was fine, downloading from YouTube videos with no mark on them. Now the mark is back as is the ad after each download now wanting another $28 for mark-free downloads.

It is a downloadhelper.net product, so I guess technically it's not Firefox, even though it's a "Video Conversion Registration for Firefox." For $28.50, which I paid, you get registration key purchase of in order to remove the QR code from videos. It was working but now it's not. I see on a forum where others are having the problem too. Here are pics...

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Video DownloadHelper is a popular extension for Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. It is capable of grabbing videos from various websites to let users download desired videos on computers. And here are 5 excellent Video DownloadHelper alternatives. They own different characteristics and features.

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WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro is a multi-functional video and audio processing toolkit for Windows OS. It comes with a handy Video Downloader that allows you to download HD/FHD/UHD video and songs from the Internet in an efficient way. After installation, Open "Downloader" module, you can start to download videos from online using URLs in a few clicks away: Copy video URL > Paste and Analyze the URL > Choose a download option > Download the video.

This is a popular command-line program primally for downloading YouTube videos. It supports a broad range of other websites, as well. Youtube-dl can be used on multiple platforms like Windows, macOS, and Linux. Downloading videos online is a fairly easy task in this program. Just launch youtube-dl in Command Prompt, paste the video URL, and the download process will start. You can also go to youtube-dl.org to learn about download instructions step by step.

CocoCut Video Downloader is another awesome alternative to Video DownloadHelper that is qualified for video download from websites as well. It will automatically detect the video and audio available for downloading on the webpage. Furthermore, it not only supports downloading embedded videos in most streaming protocols like HTTPS, RTMP, HLS, etc., but also allows you to switch to recording mode to download live streams or the videos that are extremely difficult to download.

The 5 Video DownloaderHelper alternatives put emphasis on different aspects. The one suitable for your needs is the best choice. Because they are easy to install and use, you may try them one by one to single out your best Video DownloadHelper replacements.

The professional video downloader allows unlimited downloads and offers video recorder that helps you capture any activities and export them as HD MP4 videos. With the support for hardware acceleration, it also achieves extreme conversion and download speed.

You access the converter thru the add on options. I myself haven't tried the converter out at all but have noticed it. Also please note this extension (I think) leaves a folder behind on host machine : (

Tools->addons->downloadhelper->configure/options

somewhere there is an option with a route selector which should point to "c:\documents and settings\%user%\dwhelper" which is the folder it create. search in this forum to a way of making a static drive letter(becouse there are a few posts) & make it point to, for example, the root of your drive.

what if we DONT WANT a differant addon...as i use downloadhelper and i LOVE IT TO DEATH...the BEST one i have EVER used... and i have used almost everything out there... if you use it, and explore its features then trust me youll most likely love it as well for its full feature and site compatability, supports most youtube and youtube like sites... and it even has the option to be compatable with picture galaries, and say your in a site that has a lot of html links to files, it supports downloading from the links as well...

but I just got downloadhelper and was trying it out. I too found out that the coverter couldn't be caried portably. But I did notice a "configure conversion rules..." button under "conversion" in the options window. I open it and it gives me a window to (i think) enter how the converter works. Does anyone know if there is a command which can make the addon use the converter off the drive.

you need to go to your PROGRAMS folder, and then find the file "converterhelper" and that is the folder that actually contains the video converting program, so please do me a favor and move that one, and see if portable ff can use that program from the flash drive... please and thank you...

Do you mean that I have to move the folder "converthelper" or the files inside it, I already tried to move the folder as I mention above your post into the b9db16a4-6edc-47ec-a1f4-b86292ed211d folder (the downloadhelper addon folder) and that didn't work.

...but no longer. UserScripts has scripts for Greasemonkey that will let you download video from just about any video site. Just get Greasemonkey and then Greasefire, and access scripts right from the status bar. Go to your favorite video site and check for scripts, most likely there will be a couple.

i too use greasemonkey and grease fire, but i still love converterhelper over greasemonkey as it is much more feature packed, and it doesnt matter what site you use it on...it works for most sites, where as the greasemonkey addon depends on how popular the site your visiting is with the greasemonkey community, so say you go to site A... you might have the proper scripts for that site to download the file in the format you like, but then you go to site B, well this site isnt very popular with greasemonkey fans, so you have like 2 scripts, and none of them do what you need... that is where i love downloadhelper over the many greasemonkey scripts... so if any of you could make this program portable i would be very happy, and like i posted earlier in a previous post, your conclusion that its not portable was a false one as you guys were moving the wrong folders and werent even moving the program...

Hi mmd123, I know I'm 10 years late, but I just wanted to share this in case anyone else might want it.

I've created a self extracting archive of the latest version (1.3.0) of the Companion App for DownloadHelper for your convenience. I've tested it on the latest portable FireFox v71 and Chrome 79.0.3945.88. The archive contains the Companion App and two batch scripts.

The script DownloadHelper-Enabler.bat installs two registry keys to let FireFox and Chrome know where the Companion App is located. The script DownloadHelper-Remover.bat batch file removes the two registry keys.

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