Readers’ Tips
Readers’ Tips
TIP OF THE FORTNIGHT
Handy hints and tips from your fellow readers
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Automatically download YouTube videos
I was delighted to read that Vividl (www.snipca.com/58353) has made a comeback (Issue 732, page 19). I used it a few years ago to download YouTube videos, and always found it very straightforward.
You mentioned pressing the plus sign to add a YouTube URL to download, and that works when you have a specific video in mind. But I prefer to automatically download videos simply by adding their URL to my clipboard.
To do this, open Vividl then click Automate at the top followed by Configuration. Next, click the Advanced tab then select the Directly Download Videos box ( 1 in our screenshot) and click OK. Now browse on YouTube and paste a URL to your clipboard. These will automatically start downloading to Vividl 2 , giving you all the options you need. It’s very clever, and lets you casually browse YouTube while compiling a list of videos to watch.
Lee Crayford
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Add logos to your QR codes
I tried all three of the QR code apps you recommended in Issue 732 (page 45) and I think QR Tiger is the easiest to use. One handy feature is the ability to add logos to the middle of a QR code. This is a nice touch to promote a club’s logo for example.