WITH AT LEAST a steady 256 Kbps connection, it is now possible to exploit the services of video sharing sites like YouTube and Metacafe con¬siderably well. This is further enhanced with applications like Ashampoo Clip finder that allows you to download your favorite videos.

The installation process prompts you to enter an e-mail address and directs you to Ashampoo's website, whereupon you receive an activation message. Click on it to register yourself with Ashampoo and you'll be sent the product Activation
Key instantly. To register it as full version, we recommend taking those extra few steps to get a registered activation key. After installation, and at first-run, you can conveniently enter the key into the pop-up dialogue box and start using the program.

Once all that's taken care of, you'll soon realize how simple and easy it is to use
Ashampoo Clip Finder in your quest for videos online. With the scope of the videos not limited to YouTube, iFilm.com, Veoh, Google Video, Metacafe, and MySpace, it is an impressive onestop video search program. You can manually enter keywords in a specific website, all of which are lined up intuitively on the main screen, or
in the Ponal Search field at the top to search across all the websites simultaneously. Video results are accompanied with thumbnails, video name, size, length in time, rating, etc.



Double-click on a thumbnail to view the relevant video in its actual reso¬lution; you can also download the video while you're viewing it. In the My Videos section, you can categorize the videos you have viewed and downloaded. All in all, Ashampoo Clipfinder's ability to do a good job matches up with its glossy interface.