Changing video thumbnails on social media
The right thumbnail for your video can be super important — especially when sharing your video across social media.
The simplest way to control your thumbnail is to share your video via your unique watch page link, where you can choose or upload your preferred thumbnail via the Publish tab. This thumbnail will be your video's preview wherever you share your link.
💡[Learn how to choose or upload a custom thumbnail](http://help.biteable.com/en/articles/6149814-create-or-upload-a-custom-thumbnail)
Pro tip: Sharing your video via your Biteable link is also the best way to gather accurate analytics.
When uploading your video to a social media platform, you will need to either upload your preferred thumbnail or choose one generated by the platform. Here's how:
LinkedIn
After you export your video, download the video file
Upload to LinkedIn using their upload feature
Head back to your Biteable video's Publish page and pause the video where you'd like the thumbnail to be
Take a screenshot from the Biteable Publish page of just that scene from your video
Upload that screenshot image to LinkedIn using their upload thumbnail feature
You can select a custom thumbnail from three randomly selected options
If these three are not ideal, you can upload your own using the same screenshot method as above
Facebook
For a 25-second video, Facebook will provide up to 10 different custom thumbnails that you can choose from, along with the option to upload your own.
Select a thumbnail and share via your video's watch link
The simplest way to control your thumbnail is to share your video via your unique watch page link, where you can choose or upload your preferred thumbnail via the Publish tab. This thumbnail will be your video's preview wherever you share your link.
💡[Learn how to choose or upload a custom thumbnail](http://help.biteable.com/en/articles/6149814-create-or-upload-a-custom-thumbnail)
Pro tip: Sharing your video via your Biteable link is also the best way to gather accurate analytics.
Upload your video natively, then upload your thumbnail
When uploading your video to a social media platform, you will need to either upload your preferred thumbnail or choose one generated by the platform. Here's how:
After you export your video, download the video file
Upload to LinkedIn using their upload feature
Head back to your Biteable video's Publish page and pause the video where you'd like the thumbnail to be
Take a screenshot from the Biteable Publish page of just that scene from your video
Upload that screenshot image to LinkedIn using their upload thumbnail feature
YouTube
You can select a custom thumbnail from three randomly selected options
If these three are not ideal, you can upload your own using the same screenshot method as above
For a 25-second video, Facebook will provide up to 10 different custom thumbnails that you can choose from, along with the option to upload your own.
Updated on: 03/03/2023
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