Using Trophy Clips 

Viewing videos and pictures on Trophy Clips is free and does not require any sign up or membership. Videos and pictures can be viewed by channel, by search result and by member.

Want to share your own videos or photographs with other hunters and anglers? Upload your Trophy videos and photographs to Trophy Clips for free and invite friends and family to view your videos or picture gallery. Don't think your video or picture is worth sharing? Give it a try and we think you will be amazed by how many other people are interested in all types of hunting and fishing content. Visitors view videos and pictures to see trophy fish and game, learn new tactics, learn how to video hunts and fishing action and most of all just to get away from the day even if only for a moment of outdoor entertainment.

Uploading Videos and Pictures

To upload videos or pictures to Trophy Clips you must first sign up as a member. After you have signed up select the Upload button and select "Video" or "Picture" to start uploading. Upload speed depends largely on your connection speed and the file size. Please be patient with larger files as they can take a while to upload and then convert. On average for a fast DSL connection (1.5 Mbps / 768 Kbps) you can upload about 4 Mb per one minute. So, a 40 Mb video file will take approximately ten minutes to upload. If you experience repeated problems with the upload process please contact us and we will correct the issue.

Acceptable Video File Size: Now 200 Mb or less
Uploading large video files will require more time - please be patient.

For a compressed video format, such as Windows Media (WMV) or DivX this should be close to twenty minutes of video depending on the settings used to create the file.

Video Format:
Trophy Clips accepts almost all video file formats (avi, mpg, wmv, mov, flv etc.) and most industry standard video codecs. If you experience problems uploading a video due to a file format or codec issue please contact us and we will look into the problem to resolve any issues.

Upload Step 1

Title: Enter a short title – “Trophy Buck from Iowa”  "Brown on fly"

Description: Enter a description that helps users identify the content – “While hunting in Iowa Jim took this monster 10 point by bow. This was his first big Iowa buck and we got most of it on video." "Picture of big musky caught in October 2007."

Tags: Tags are used as keywords for searches and organizing content. Enter several words that correspond to your video – “buck bow 10 point Iowa first”. Be sure to separate Tags with a space.  

Channels Once you have filled in the above information select Continue

If you experience an error referencing your title, description or tags it is likely due to an apostrophe. Please remove apostrophes from all titles, descriptions and tags.

Upload Step 2

File: : Select Upload and the upload process will begin. The upload time is dependent on your connection speed and the size of the file that is being uploaded.

Upon completion of the upload process there are several optional selections to make. You do not have to make any selections at this point. Your video or picture will be converted and appear on Trophy Clips in a few minutes. If you experience problems uploading contact us by email at: info@trophy-clips.com.

Creating Videos 

There are a variety of ways to capture video, such as camcorder, digital camera, cell phone, trail camera or underwater camera. Now that you have captured video you will need to copy it to your computer. Typically capture devices come with some instruction for downloading content from the capture device to your computer. Once the video is on your computer you can either upload it to Trophy Clips or edit the video (recommended). Editing video can be done with Windows Movie Maker, iMovie or other editing software. Editing is a great way to reduce the raw video content to show only what you want, add special effects and reduce file sizes through video compression. Both Windows Movie Maker and iMovie have options for compressing raw video files into a format that results in a smaller file size while retaining a high quality picture. Most computers should have one or the other installed as free programs.  

Uploading videos in a web media format such as WMV (Windows Media Video File) or DivX will significantly reduce upload times, while still providing a high quality video result. When uploading a video in DivX format make sure the file extension is as *.avi or filename.avi and not *.divx. Trophy Clips accepts most video formats and continues to add new video conversion options, however, if you are unable to upload your video contact us by email (info@trophy-clips.com) so that we may resolve any video conversion problems.

 Streaming Video Speeds/Compression Rates

Trophy Clips will not stream well with a dial-up connection. Unlike other popular video hosting websites, Trophy Clips compresses raw uploaded video at a lower rate, which results in a higher quality video on our website. The lower compression rate may also result in a video occasionally pausing as the stream rate exceeds your download rate. You will likely experience this pause with the slowest of high speed internet (768 Kbps and lower). If a pause occurs simply wait and the video will restart, or pause the video and play again after the progress bar has downloaded additional video. We strongly feel that a higher quality video, one with few artifacts, is worth the occasional pauses.