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Cuts Help > Grabbing a Video

How do I grab a video to Riff?

It's easy. All you need is the URL of the video's page. To get the URL...
1) Open a new browser page
2) Navigate to the video community site (i.e. YouTube) that hosts the video you are interested in (see list of sites we enable)
3) Go to the page that plays the video you want to Riff
4) Copy the page's URL from your browser's address bar
NOTE: many video community sites offer you the means to share the video you are watching by sending your friends an URL -- this is likely the same same URL that you would bring to RiffTrax DIY (example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4kxS1ksqtw)
5) Paste the URL into the Grab a Video section on RiffTrax DIY
6) Click Riff This!

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What sites can I grab a video from?

Currently we support video URLs from YouTube.

RiffTrax DIY does not store or host any videos. All videos are provided courtesy of other websites. If you wish to Riff your own video, you need to host it on YouTube and come back to RiffTrax DIY with the URL.

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Besides the sites whose URLs you support, are there other sources of video that I can Riff?

You can Riff any online video if you know its FLV URL. Sites like Blip.tv provide direct access to these URLs (example: http://blip.tv/file/get/Pritchard-whoisthatguy.flv). To learn more about other sites that provide URLs in this format, go to [ ]

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Do you have videos that I can work with to create my own RiffTrax?

We have provided some starter video clips, which are available on the RiffTrax DIY homepage. You can also take any video that has been Riffed and make your own RiffTrax of the same video. Just click the "Riff This" button on any RiffTrax video page.

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I have my own video, how can I upload to RiffTrax DIY?

There are plenty of sites that do this well, so we haven't focused on this. If you have a specific video that you would like to Riff, you should first upload it to one of the sites whose URLs we support (see list) and then..
1) Grab a video    learn more
2) Make a Riff    learn more
3) Share the laughs    learn more

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Once I press "Riff This", what's going to happen?

The video will start to stream into the RiffMaker -- this may take a few moments to complete as it depends on your connection speed and the video community site's network. Once the video starts to load, the RiffMaker will open and you can make your Riff.

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What does "Video cannot be displayed" mean?

There are a number of potential reasons.
* If the link is from a video community site that we have not yet enabled, then we suggest that you search for the same video on one of the sites we do support (see list) and bring that video back to RiffTrax DIY.

* If the link is from a video community site that we do support, they may have taken the video down. So check on the site to be sure that the video is still available.

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What is the "Riff It" tool?

It simplifies the process of Grabbing a Video for RiffTrax DIY.

Simply drag the "Riff it!" link below into your browser's bookmarks bar. The next time you are on the page of video you want to Riff, just click on the bookmarklet and we will automatically bring the video to the RiffMaker. Its that easy.

Riff It!

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