Can I download video clips from YouTube? I am preparing a talk for a small club that I belong to, and it would be greatly enhanced if I could get suitable video clips to add to my still picture slideshow. Is there a way that I can download video clips from YouTube for such a purpose? Wal Jarvis, by email You can, though as far as YouTube is concerned it is currently something of a legal grey area. Plans are afoot for later this year to allow off-line viewing of downloaded videos on mobile devices when not connected to the Internet, but they would only be available for up to 48 hours. As it stands downloading videos to a PC is an infringement of YouTube's terms and conditions. It is almost certainly illegal as well, if you do not own the copyright or have permission from the copyright holder or distribute and benefit financially from the download. That said there are numerous unrestricted sources of streamed video on the web and a lot of websites and utilities that can download this type of media onto your PC or media device. One of the quickest, and simplest to use is Savefrom (www.savefrom.net). All you have to do is copy and paste the web address of the video clip, click the Download button, select the required format and resolution and the file download will begin.