Add a video to www.MTBtrails.info

There are two basic scenarios for adding video to this site. Follow the instructions for the one which best suits your situation:-

1. Uploading a video you have on your home PC

All videos on www.MTBtrails.info are stored on You Tube. To have your video show up against a venue or trail on this site, you first need to upload it to You Tube. If you don’t already have an account with You Tube, it is very easy to set one up. Have a look here.

Once you have successfully uploaded your video to You Tube, all you need is it’s unique You Tube URL. Then, adding it to www.MTBtrails.info takes seconds. See below for how to find a video’s URL.

Got a URL and ready to add it to www.MTBtrails.info?

2. Adding an existing You Tube video to www.MTBtrails.info

Any publically available video on You Tube can be added to this site. Whether it is a video you uploaded yourself or one made public by someone else. If you think it is appropriate for it to be shown against a particular trail or venue on this site then you should add it.

All you need is the video's unique You Tube URL. See below for how to get a video URL.

Got a URL and ready to add it to www.MTBtrails.info?

How to get a You Tube Video's URL

Each video on You Tube has a unique URL which is displayed in the bar at the top of your web browser. Simply browse to the video page and copy this URL as shown below.