Choose a thumbnail

Choose the video to update#

Open a ready video and click Choose thumbnail. Or open Create → Thumbnails and select the ready video under Video to update. The selected video loads into the editor.

A thumbnail is an image shown before playback. Changing it does not change the video’s content, ID or existing embed links.

Capture a video frame#

1. 1

   Choose the moment

   Pause the source and move Choose a frame, or click Show suggested frames. The six suggestions sample the video; click one to select it and check the larger preview.
2. 2

   Style the image

   Choose a crop and position your subject. Set size, optional captions and Creation name. Thumbnail sizes are 640, 1280 or 1920px on the longest edge, without upscaling.
3. 3

   Export or apply it

   Click Create thumbnail, then Download for a PNG. When hosting is available, Save & use thumbnailprepares the hosted copy and applies it to the selected video once ready.

Use an existing library image#

1. 1

   Select the target video first

   Choose the video under Video to update.
2. 2

   Choose a ready image

   Under Start with your library, select the image you want to use. Click Use this library image.
3. 3

   Check your video

   Wait for the confirmation message, then open the video to see its selected thumbnail. Existing library-image selection works even when hosting new creations is unavailable.

Verify or reset your selection#

The selected thumbnail appears in library cards, dashboard players and public embeds. Reload the video page or your published embed to check the result. Selected images follow your account’s playback-domain restrictions.

To restore the automatically generated poster, select the video and click Reset to automatic. Re-encoding the video preserves your selection. If a selected image becomes unavailable, playback can fall back to the automatic poster.