How to Download Videos from NBC.com on Mac OS X

Nowadays, people are no longer satisfied with watching shows on TV, for they prefer flexible time schedules. But you will feel lucky that you can find nbc.com, which is a nice website that allows you to watch lots of excellent TV shows and videos any time you want. However, when you find your favorite videos, you can't keep them on your computer or portable devices because videos from NBC.com are not downloadable. If you want to download videos from NBC, I'll share with you the easiest and best way.

Part 1. How to Download Videos from NBC.com on Mac OS X

iTube Studio - NBC Video Downloader

To save NBC videos to your computer, you will need professional video software like iTube Studio for Mac. It is a wonderful NBC Downloader, which allows you to download the videos at a high speed. Besides NBC, it also supports hundreds of other video-sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and more.

Why Choose This NBC Video Downloader:

  • It is the best video downloader which supports to download videos from more than 10,000 video sites with 3X faster speed.
  • This program also works as a video converter, which lets you convert your downloaded videos to popular video or audio format.
  • You can watch your video clips with the built-in media player.
  • You can schedule your Mac computer to automatically shut down when the download is concluded with the task scheduler

Step-by-Step Guide on Downloading NBC Shows, News and Videos

Step 1. Go to NBC.com and Download Videos

Open Safari, then visit nbc.com and download TV shows from NBC.com. When you play the video, a "Download" button will appear on the top left corner of the video. And you can click the "Download" button to start downloading.

You also have another two options to capture videos from NBC: one is to copy the video URL and click the "Paste URL" button after resuming to the program, the other is to the directly drag and drop the video URL to the dock icon of this NBC video downloader for Mac (macOS Sierra and EL Capitan included).

Download NBC video in Safari

Step 2. Play and Convert the Downloaded Video from NBC (Optional)

If you want to watch the downloaded NBC videos, you can go to the "Downloaded" tab, and click the video thumbnail to play it with the built-in player. If you have many existing FLV videos saved on your Mac, you can easily manage these videos by adding them to the library. Just go to the "Convert" menu and click the "+" button on the top to bring up a window to choose local files.

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After you have downloaded NBC videos, you may also want to convert these videos to other formats either for preserving or playback on other devices. In that case, you just need to go to click the "Add to Convert List" icon on the right of each video in "Downloaded" tab, after that, you can add the video to "Convert" menu waiting for conversion.

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Enter "Convert" menu, click the "Convert" icon beside the video, and choose an output format to start the video conversion process. You can find the conversion will be done just in a second.

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Part 2. What is NBC and Tips for Watching NBC Videos

NBC, or the National Broadcasting Company, is now a major television network in USA. The company started as a radio network but went on expand to television to become the oldest and the most trusted broadcasting networks in the land.

And from the TV, NBC brought all of its show episodes to an online site wherein viewers will find show teasers, programming schedules, latest news and reports, and the full episodes of the station's past and current shows. Watching from NBC's official website is like watching on TV. One will find high definition videos of their favorite NBC show or series uploaded, such as American Ninja Warrior, Siberia, The Blacklist, Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, among others. Even the full episodes the older shows are available as well.

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Tips on Watching Videos from NBC.com

While it is fairly easy to find your way around the NBC website and watch all the show episodes that you have missed, here are some tips that you can follow to enjoy videos from the NBC site.

#1. Download the video files instead of watching them from the browser. While downloading seems to be more troublesome than just watching NBC shows online, the experience proves to be better. Download all the episodes that you have missed at one time and watch each of them at your leisure, even without internet connection.

#2. Convert the videos in a file format recognizable by your media player. The output file of your choice of video file downloader should be compatible with all the media players that you have on your computers. This allows for effortless playback on all machines in your network, including your mobile devices.

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Mar 22,2017 15:40 pm / Posted by to Download Video

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