The following instructions will help you find a story in News 12's Video Archive and either create a permalink you can share online or download a copy of the video to keep.

FINDING A SEGMENT

Use the Search Video box to find your story.

First check to see if the story you want has already been made into a clip. Type a keyword into the "OR selected clips" search box and click "Search". You can also browse through the recent stories in the olive green box to the left, or click on "VIEW MOST POPULAR" to look for it there.

If the clip you want has already been made, you will see options in the blue box to the left of the video player to link to the clip or to buy it.

If the clip you want has not already been made, you will need to search the newscast archive to find it.

If you know the date and the newscast the segment appeared in, click the Calendar icon under "OR by date", select the date, and click "LIST SHOWS". A list of all shows that aired that day will come up. Click the big green "Click to View" icon next to the newscast you want.

If you don't know the date and newscast, you can use the "by word or phrase" search. Type in a keyword that appeared in the story, like a person's name, and then change the date range if you have an idea of when the story aired. (We do not have video archives before April 10, 2008.) A list of shows containing your keyword(s) will come up. Click the big green "Click to View" icon next to the newscast you want.

Once you've clicked on the newscast your segment appeared in, a video player will come up. There's a slider beneath it to select a portion of the newscast, and to the left of the player there's a list of restricted content (we can't show national stories/sports) and a "See Transcript" link. Click on "See Transcript".

A new window will pop up with the transcript (closed captioning) from that show. Hit CONTROL-F and search the transcript for any words that might have appeared in the story, like a person's name or a place name.

Once you've found the story, note which minute the segment started in, and move the first slider to that minute. Then see which minute the segment ended in, and move the second slider to right after that. Click "Adjust the clip".

The video will reload. This may take a moment. Once it has reloaded, check to see if you have the whole story. You may need to adjust the start and end times. You can do this with the sliders or you can manually type in the minutes and seconds in the "Start" and "End" boxes.

Continue changing the times and clicking "Adjust the clip" until you have the exact story you want. Once you do, proceed to either "Creating a Permalink" (to share the video online) or "Purchasing a Clip" (to buy a download or DVD).

CREATING A PERMALINK

Once you have adjusted the clip to the start and end points of the segment you want, click the "Share" icon to the right of the sliders.

If you are not logged in, you will be asked to log in or create an account. You will not lose the video if you're not logged in; just click either the log in link or the create an account link and follow the instructions.

Your selected video clip will once again appear. Scroll down to Step 3 and give your clip a category and a title.

Once everything looks good, click "Submit to create permalink!" DO NOT CLOSE YOUR BROWSER. It may take a few minutes for the clip to be created. Once it's ready, the page will reload and show your clip in the main News 12 Archives area.

By doing this, you will have a free clip online that you can share with friends through email, in blogs, etc. You'll receive the link to your clip in email.

PURCHASING A CLIP

There are two options for purchasing a clip. You can first make a clip to share online, as described above, and then go back and buy that clip. Conversely, if you don't care about sharing the clip online but just want to buy it, you can skip the above.

Once you have adjusted the clip to the start and end points of the segment you want, write down the start and end times. Then click the "Buy" icon to the right of the sliders. An alert window will pop up saying "To purchase a high-quality clip you can download off this site and burn yourself, click OK. To order a DVD, call Metro Monitor." Click the OK button.

Your shopping cart will appear. Check the box next to "I have read and agree to the terms of the License Agreement", then click "Check Out".

You will be taken to PayPal, where you can submit your payment.

Next you will be taken to the Video Download Page. A table listing the newscast you picked will come up. Below that you'll see clips that have already been created by other users. If you created one to share online, it will appear there too. You can click the little "GO" button next to any clip to download it. If you are not buying a clip that already exists, you need to change the times under "Get your high quality copy here" to match the start and end times you wrote down earlier. Once you've done this, click the little yellow "GO" button in the "Get your high quality copy here" box.

A window will pop up, and your video will load in it. Wait until the blue bar fills up, and then click the X to download your video.

NOTE: If you do not see a blue bar, and the sound on the video in the popup window is strange, then you may need to try a different browser. The system will maintain a record of your order, so you can log in again and you will still be able to download the file. When you log in, click on "My Account", and then click on the "Past Orders" tab. Click "View" next to the newscast you need video from. The Video Download Page will appear again.

When you purchase a clip, you are actually buying the entire newscast, so if at any time you want to download a different segment, or if you want to download the entire newscast, you can do so by clicking "My Account" and viewing your past orders. You can also download the same clip again at any time.