Add a Video from Facebook

This trick lets you download Facebook videos. You can then save them to the Audio-Video archive. We're assuming you already have a Facebook account. 

1. Log in to Facebook at www.facebook.com
2. Find a useful video
   • If you need news videos of current events, try the NBC and CBS local news pages
3. Right-click on the video 

   • You'll see a popup menu open on the video 

4. Click Show video URL from the menu

   • A box with the URL for the video will open 

5. Copy the video's URL 
6. Replace the “www” in the URL with "m" 
   • Before: https:// www .facebook.com/pg/Newsplex/videos/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1
   • After: https:// m .facebook.com/pg/Newsplex/videos/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1

   • Your video will open in mobile format; this makes it easier to download

7. Right click on the video, then click Save Video as...

   • Your computer's file browser will open

8. Save it to your computer with a more descriptive filename 
   • Instead of:  "18233350_502411666778273_318503023640838144_n"
   • Try: "CBS raw Emancipation Park.8.12.17"
9. Add the video to Mandala Audio-Video
   • See the Upload a Video File guide for help