How to download a TED video

If you're using Firefox as your browser, there are a wealth of addons available for the purpose. Personally I use NetVideoHunter. It suits the way I work. Other options are;

• Video DownloadHelper

• 1-Click YouTube Video Download

There are plenty of others..

For Google Chrome, you could try:

• YouTube Downloader - 1.1

Opera has a number of widgets available for the same purpose, but I know nothing about them, like wise Internet Explorer, I haven't used that in years...

Alternatively there is a really useful bookmarklet at Clipnabber.

With free desktop tools like BB FlashBack Express and Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen Capture, you can record whatever is running on your screen. While the video is running, you can start & stop at required portions.

With Expression Encoder SP2, you can overcome the 10-minute screen capture time limitation that was there earlier.

You can also use open-source tools like FFmpeg & recordMyDesktop to record video playing on the desktop.