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Thumbnails

A Thumbnail is the preview image that displays inside the Player before a viewer plays a video. When you first upload a video, Viostream takes a Thumbnail at the 10 second mark. You can also create your own Thumbnails from the video, or upload alternate images.

Viewing Thumbnails​

  1. From the  Library, locate the Media Asset you wish to modify and click on its Title
  2. Click on the Thumbnails tab

Inside this tab you will find a default Thumbnail already created. This is the same image you see in the  Library.

Capturing Thumbnails​

To create a new Thumbnail, use the Media Timeline to seek to the desired section of the video, and then click the button. Viostream then captures a Thumbnail directly from the video and sets it as the default.

Uploading Thumbnails​

To upload a Thumbnail from outside of the platform, select Add Thubmnail from within the Thumbnail menu, and choose a file that you would like to upload.

Changing Thumbnails​

To choose a different Thumbnail, hover over the image and click the Preview button. Click the Select As Thumbnail button to assign the image as the Thumbnail.

Screenshot of the Thumbnail Preview dialogue box

Deleting Thumbnails​

To delete a Thumbnail, hover over the image and click the Preview button. Click the Delete button within the Thumbnail Preview dialogue box.