Just a reminder, YouTube censorship is in overdrive, so if you are an independent creator, make sure you are uploading to other platforms

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[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

OMG, I was so focused on the "download" button that I hadn't thought of that.
Unfortunately the "save video as..." is greyed out.
As I inspect the page I can't find the video either.
Finding a solution in general would be good, but I don't need this particular video.

[–]CompleteDoubterII 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

The button is not greyed out for me. When it is, is always when the video doesn't play, so the video playing within the instance but the save video button is very odd.

I have two solutions. One would be to play the video in the instance and record it with a screen recorder. The other would be to click on the 'page info' button (that is right next to the U.R.L. in the address bar), click on the button with 'More Information...' on it, click on the 'Media' tab, find the video, and press the 'Save as...' button.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The "download" button is fine but when pressed opens another tab that fails.

The right click over video menu has "save video as..." greyed out, along with a couple other options, while all the working options are in white.

What browser do you use? I'm in Brave.

[–]CompleteDoubterII 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, the download button does the exact same thing for me. Its purpose is to download. If it doesn't achieve that, then it failed.

I use Palemoon. I would advise against using Brave for the reasons explained in these two articles (although I haven't followed Brave much, the information there made me unwilling to use it). (Palemoon is becoming rather problematic, though.)

You don't seem to address the screen recorder solution or the solution that starts with clicking the 'page info' button. Do they work for you?