Change Your Video Thumbnails

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By default, when you upload videos to Thinkific, a still from the video will be set as the thumbnail image. This thumbnail will be what the student sees before they hit 'Play'.

Because this image is set at random, there's a chance it may not be what you're looking for.

You're not stuck with it, though! From your Video Library, you can upload another image of your choice, meaning that your videos can be fully customized to match your business and your brand. 

Changing Thumbnails

  1. First, make sure that your image fits our recommended specs for thumbnails:
    File Types Accepted: .jpg, .jpeg, .png
    Recommended Dimensions: 1920px x 1080px (or another 16:9 ratio)
  2. From the Admin Dashboard, go to Products
  3. Select Video Library
  4. Search or scroll to the video you want to download
  5. Click the ellipses (3 dot menu) to the right of the video
  6. Select Edit
  7. Select Video thumbnail
  8. Select the Upload button
  9. Follow the on-screen instructions to find and upload the image you'd like to use, then select Save.

Have fun making your videos look better than ever! 

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