Selecting a Thumbnail Image for a Vlog

Each vlog has a thumbnail image associated with it that can be shown as its link in your blog. To select the image you want to use for the thumbnail:

  1. Scrub the show to display the desired image in the preview monitor.
  2. Click the Set Thumbnail button on the Project tab or press CTRL+T. The selected image will be displayed directly above that button.

What to Pick? In one variant or another, isn't this one of the eternal questions in life? Which person to pick as your mate? Which shoes to wear to the dance? Which image to choose as your thumbnail? Not that all these decisions are of equal significance. After all, you can divorce your spouse, and who actually looks at your shoes, other than people whose opinion you don't really care about? But that thumbnail is out there for all the world to see. Anyway, we've found that title slates work well because they're often self-explanatory. Grabbing a frame from a still image or distinctive video clip can also be effective. A frame of a talking head, by contrast, may not be the best choice if for no other reason than such shots tend not to help the reader differentiate one vlog from another.

We'll Pick One for You: If you proceed with uploading to the server without selecting a thumbnail, Vlog It! assigns an image for you. If you don't like the one that the program grabbed, then cancel out of the Publisher Wizard and select an image as instructed above.

Swap It at Will: You can change the image assigned as the thumbnail at any time by scrubbing to the desired frame and clicking Set Thumbnail.

Thumbnail not Mandatory: While every show has a thumbnail assigned, you don't have to use it anywhere. You have the option putting a text link in your blog rather than a thumbnail link. Please consult the chapter on adding a link to a blog to learn about this option.