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Facebook Video

Adds links to download or convert videos with Zamzar.com, and provides code to embed videos in other sites. Now with custom embed code wizard!

Description

This userscript is for the Facebook Video application, which allows users to share personal videos with their friends. Facebook has stated in its Video FAQ that "Users will not be able to export or download videos from Facebook." This is the first userscript to support Facebook Video and it adds features that Facebook refuses to implement.

Features

  • Video Pages
    • Direct link to FLV file so you can download video to your computer
    • Link to convert video to a format of your choice with Zamzar.com before download
    • links appear under video info
    • Embed code so you can embed the videos in sites outside of Facebook
    • Public video link found at bottom of video page
  • Walls and Inbox
    • Download and convert links
    • Embed Code
    • links appear directly beneath videos on wall and in messages
  • A wizard that lets you customize the embed code. You don't have to edit both the height and width. My script honors the aspect ratio.

Update

March 26 - Minor change to improve resizing of videos
March 23 - Debugged a bunch to get the embed wizard to work when there is more than one video on the page
March 22 - An embed wizard is added so you can get a custom resolution.
March 16 - The script now works on all videos posted to Facebook, which includes videos on walls and in messages.

There probably won't be many updates for a while now because I'm reaching the end of my spring break. So if you haven't reinstalled the script as of March 23 at 1:44 PM you should probably do that.

Install

You need the Firefox web browser - Download and install
You need to install Greasemonkey - How-To
Install this script - How-To

Firefox Addon

You no longer need Greasemonkey to use the Facebook Video userscript. You can now install the features as a Firefox Addon. You will need to restart your browser after installing before changes will take into effect


Remember to allow this website to install addons

Featured

If you wish to do a blog about my script and would like to know a little more about it you can contact me at medleymind@gmail.com because I'm an ego-maniac and love interviews. Here are some other blogs about this script (notice they're all out of date when it comes to features, hint hint nudge nudge lol):

Mashable.com
AllFacebook.com
Tech2View.com
DigitalAlchemy.com

Screenshots





Coming Soon...

Like this script?

I have a little known download script for Myspace Video. I also have a script that lets you download songs from the Facebook MP3 Player. I made the same thing for Projectplaylist.



May 6, 2008
flvtoipod User

http://flvtoipod.com
http://m4v-converter.com

welcome Itunes and Ipod fans join my site
 
Apr 4, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

You need to have a Facebook account to view a video on Facebook. My script can't change that. However, it does allow you to embed Facebook videos on other sites.
 
Apr 3, 2008
petervcook User

@Jenny1: I'm having the same problem
 
Apr 2, 2008
Jenny1 User

I tried adding this script and it gave me the public link at the bottem, but when i try to use the link it directs me to the Facebook login homepage to get to the link.

Am I doing something wrong?
 
Mar 23, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

I worked really hard the last couple of days to make a bunch of updates so if you're reading this chances are you should reinstall the script because I probably made some updates since the last time you installed it.
 
Mar 22, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

Oh and you don't have to worry about adjusting both width and height. I keep the aspect ratio the same. Just change either value and hit preview. My script will take care of the rest.
 
Mar 22, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

I worked for a few hours on creating an embed wizard. It lets you choose a custom resolution and even lets you make the video autoplay.
 
Mar 22, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

Yeah Zamzar has some problems, but there isn't a better online converter that I'm aware of.
 
Mar 21, 2008
Jonas R User

i just downloaded everything and it looks like it works fine, but when on zamzar downloading a video after ti got to 100 it froze and has been acting weird i just did a norton scan and it stop scanning half way through. Also zamzar says low priority for the free member ship, about how long will it take for my videos to be converted? thanks jonas
 
Mar 20, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

glad you got it to work
 
Mar 20, 2008
rnenator User

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Yes i was missing something, ignore the previous post!

Very very nice script!
 
Mar 20, 2008
rnenator User

Hi, this looks like the script im looking for!

Might need some help: I Installed firefox, greasemonkey and facebook video and it seems to be working..

Facebook video is enabled, but it wont let me run script commands (option is grey).

Am I missing something?
 
Mar 19, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

Downloading firefox and greasemonkey does nothing. You have to install them. After you've done that, click on the "Install this script" button at the top right of this page.
 
Mar 18, 2008
Cali_Girl08 User

Okay, I downloaded Firefox and greasemonkey. And I went on FaceBook video to see if it worked and it doesn't HELP!!!!!!!!! =/
 
Mar 16, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

The script now works for videos attached to a message.
 
Feb 18, 2008
jeannie User

ok so i've done everything that the how-to said to do and it's still not working for me =(
 
Jan 28, 2008
Thomas Henry User

I can also make a screencast video if u wanna tell me specifically what u'd wanna see me doing
 
Jan 27, 2008
Thomas Henry User

thanks for your willingness to help. I think you may have privacy setting such that I can't see your profile via that link. In any event, I can't. At least not at the moment. You can try me via this public link however:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Thomas_G_Henry/1...

Thanks again
 
Jan 27, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

add me and I'll have a look. http://hs.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1319910223
 
Jan 26, 2008
Thomas Henry User

thx for the reply sizzle. but they don't appear for me. i have the script installed and it works otherwise (within the facebook video app)

but on my wall (and other's) for example, below a post all I see is:

Created with Video
Wall-to-Wall - Write on XXXX's Wall - Message - Delete
 
Jan 21, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

Download and Convert links appear beneath wall videos Thomas.
 
Jan 17, 2008
Thomas Henry User

Nice work! Thanks! As far as I can see this works only for videos posted directly to the video app itself. If you could add functionality to get videos that are posted to walls or private messages that would be awesome. When posted directly to a wall, they're not listed anywhere else.

On top of that, looping through all the wall posts (or wall to wall) of a specific user (most importantly one's self, but friends too) and bulk downloading those wall-exclusive videos would be super cool.

Thanks and keep it up!
 
Jan 14, 2008
Manchester User

Sorry, sorry, sorry!!! :o(

I think myself and maybe others are being a little bit thick. The Greasemonkey application doesn't include the ability to download Facebook Videos upon being installed, as you have to install the facebook video script at the top of the page first.

Doh!!!

Very very good script, thank you :o)
 
Jan 14, 2008
Manchester User

Hiya, I'm also having problems with your script. Have followed your "How To", but am still unable to download any of the videos.

When I go to the Facebook video, there is just the "report video" button, no download / convert button added.

When I go into "Manage User Scripts", there is nothing listed. Even when I do add something, it doesn't save it.

Have tried installing and uninstalling 3 times now, all with the same outcome.

Any ideas please?
 
Jan 11, 2008
sizzlemctwizzle Script's author

I am the writer of the script. lol

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