[videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-21 Thread Loreta_Vaidas
Damien, Thanks for the info. I did experiment with frames but nothing worked. What do you all mean be a partner with Youtube? Is it being a Youtube employee or a preferred videoposter? What is it? And how do you become one? Just curious :) Thanks. Loreta --- In

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-21 Thread David Jones
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 4:14 AM, Loreta_Vaidas loretabir...@yahoo.com wrote: Damien, Thanks for the info. I did experiment with frames but nothing worked. What do you all mean be a partner with Youtube? Is it being a Youtube employee or a preferred videoposter? What is it? And how do you

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-21 Thread Jay dedman
http://www.youtube.com/partners http://www.youtube.com/t/partnerships_faq Quote: To become a YouTube Partner, you must meet these minimum requirements:    * You create original videos suitable for online streaming.    * You own or have express permission to use and monetize all audio and

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-21 Thread David Jones
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote: And they are VERY strict with copyright. Tell them you make ALl your own media even the music. We mentioned we used CC-licensed music...and they sent us forms they wanted us to get signed by all parties and faxed to their

[videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-20 Thread damiensomerset
Hi Guys, There is a lot of out dated information in this string. Here are the facts, as of February 2010. 1. You need to be a Youtube Partner to get access to customizable (upload your own) thumbnails. 2. YouTube used to pull it's thumbnails from preset points in the video timeline. Under

[videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-19 Thread Vaidotas
Thanks everyone for replying to my message. Yes, I figured there's no way to get my own thumbnail frame besides the 3 offered by Youtube. Kevin, what do you mean by inserting the poster frame in the middle of a timeline? You mean it's not hidden anyhow? I can't imagine putting a certain frame

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-19 Thread Richard Amirault
- Original Message - From: Vaidotas Thanks everyone for replying to my message. Yes, I figured there's no way to get my own thumbnail frame besides the 3 offered by Youtube. Kevin, what do you mean by inserting the poster frame in the middle of a timeline? You mean it's not

[videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-19 Thread Vaidotas
Hi Richard, thanks for your input. I'll try experimenting with the frame insertion and see what happens :) Loreta --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Richard Amirault ramira...@... wrote: - Original Message - From: Vaidotas Thanks everyone for replying to my message. Yes, I

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-19 Thread David Jones
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Vaidotas loretabir...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks everyone for replying to my message. Yes, I figured there's no way to get my own thumbnail frame besides the 3 offered by Youtube. Kevin, what do you mean by inserting the poster frame in the middle of a

[videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-19 Thread Loreta_Vaidas
Dave, For me it's not big of a deal that the thumbnail frames are not perfect, but since the client wants this video embedded into his website, he'd like to have a better front frame than Youtube currently gives. I'll try different suggestions given here how to deceive Youtube and will see

[videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-18 Thread taoofdavid65
No. David http://www.youtube.com/davidhowellca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Vaidotas loretabir...@... wrote: Hello, I just did a video for a client and this video will be embedded onto his website from Youtube. However, I don't like the thumbnail frames that Youtube chose. They

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-18 Thread Chad Boeninger
That's one of the many reasons I still prefer Blip and Vimeo over YouTube. Both Blip and Vimeo allow you to upload a custom thumbnail, and Vimeo even gives you the option to choose a thumbnail from 12 clips. Maybe in a future version YouTube will allow more thumbnail options. Until then, we're

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-18 Thread Kevin Lim
As a workaround, the trick I've seen involves inserting the poster frame right smack in the middle of your video clip's timeline, so Youtube picks it up as the video thumbnail. I'd love to see how others creatively workaround Youtube's mechanism. -- kevin :: cyberculturalist

[videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-18 Thread casey.mckinnon
Aside from the options already mentioned in this thread, if you click on Edit Video you will notice that YouTube has selected 3 possible thumbnails for you to use. The default is the middle screenshot, but you can use any of the 3. Just be warned that it'll take some time for it to take effect.