yt's new algorithm is very complicated, i know because i've been studying and testing it a lot. right now, im working a program that lets people pick their thumbnail and get it selected more than 50% of the time on the first try, no matter the length of the video. any testing is good testing though . =)
Guys, if you wanna use your own thumbnail, just take the video timing (Try and make it as accurate as possible) and divide how long the video is (ex. 3:50) by 2. Then take the answer you get (1:75) Convert it into minutes (2:15) and put maybe a quick flash of the thumbnail there? That's what I'm doing. ;-;
RayWilliamJohnson seems to have some ability to get good thumbnails. Just look at them. So many of them pertain to the actual content of the video. How does he do this? Is this just a huge coincidence, or is he getting unfair treatment from YouTube due to his popularity?
Seriously, youtube, why can't you let us choose our thumbnails anymore. The thumbnail makes the video! I understand how people have misused the thumbnail feature by putting a picture of a hot girl on their dumb video. But come on, YouTube, seriously there are other ways around this.
If someone makes a misleading video, people will give it thumbs down. Why don't they stop putting the thumbs-downed videos as "featured videos". Put them at the bottom of search results and related videos.
I'm pretty sure YouTube only allows certain people to upload or pick and choose any thumbnail. Either people who pay to sponsor their videos or YouTube partners.
It sucks that you can't just select a specific picture of the movie as your thumbnail. It should at least be the first picture of the movie that is the thumbnail. I edited in a picture in the start and in the end of my video because I wanted it as my thumbnail but then I can't select it?? WTF
The best thing YOUTUBE can do is put a refresh cycle to the 3 random images that it choses. By hiting this button it would refresh the 3 images and chose other random ones, until your satisfyied.
@clockwork84 Cuz there would be too much spam. It sucks already at the moment when i search for music videos and get thumbnails from the original song but only people talking shit in the video.
how do you get the thumbnail to be a pic of any part of the vid say ur doin a rick roll and didnt want any1 to know its a rick roll how do you get it to the different image that cant be selected from the 3
I was wondering the same thing, and if this is the only way to get the right thumbnail(you have to mess up the whole movie for it ) it's the most stupid thing i've ever seen ...thanks anyway ...
well i wanna hide my thumbnail in the video how do i do that then
PlayMoreNow 2 months ago
fucking scared THE SHIT out of me... 0:30, I'm using astro a40 headsets at max and I almost hit the ceiling with that beep
RockOn1m1 2 months ago 2
what the hell was the end?
TheBananaman380 6 months ago
@TheBananaman380
Looked like a oval black hole
Snowwie88 6 months ago
What the fuck did I just watch?
JefteNintendoNerd 7 months ago 7
what the hell is this?
jenorahshow 7 months ago
What the fuck am I watching?
mikeeownz 8 months ago 2
@justpodcast When you finish the program please let me know. I'd like to able to use it :)
MrAllAroundAwsome 8 months ago
yt's new algorithm is very complicated, i know because i've been studying and testing it a lot. right now, im working a program that lets people pick their thumbnail and get it selected more than 50% of the time on the first try, no matter the length of the video. any testing is good testing though . =)
justapodcast 9 months ago
that clock scared the itt out of me!!!!!!
TheHealthyHair 9 months ago 11
i want the thumbnail to be the start of my video...can i do that??
Shamarocy 9 months ago
EAR RAPE
Morrnsta 10 months ago
you know that clock video is on windows computers
Davin286 11 months ago
that clock JUMPED THE SHIT OUT OF ME
ironmugg 11 months ago 4
wtf is with that clock
willthecook 1 year ago 4
Youtube really sucks.
Giradox 1 year ago
I knew more before watching this.
dowopper51 1 year ago
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ledzep000001 1 year ago
0:27 think you made that sound annoying enough?
dannydavis94 1 year ago
im high... and that clock @ 30s was fucking JARRING... what a fucking annoying video?
maxymyllyon 1 year ago 6
Okay, that was just weird
411liz 1 year ago
Guys, if you wanna use your own thumbnail, just take the video timing (Try and make it as accurate as possible) and divide how long the video is (ex. 3:50) by 2. Then take the answer you get (1:75) Convert it into minutes (2:15) and put maybe a quick flash of the thumbnail there? That's what I'm doing. ;-;
ShadowPond2 1 year ago
lol I love the waste of time at the end :)
TeePeeProductions 1 year ago
why does shit gotta be hard
KingBowe88 1 year ago
RayWilliamJohnson seems to have some ability to get good thumbnails. Just look at them. So many of them pertain to the actual content of the video. How does he do this? Is this just a huge coincidence, or is he getting unfair treatment from YouTube due to his popularity?
gavincstewart 1 year ago
@gavincstewart It is because he is a YouTube partner, they have the ability to select any frame or upload a picture. It doesn't seem fair, I know!
petertheanimator 1 year ago
@gavincstewart NO hes a youtube parnter.. and youtube partners can do that plus have the banner on top of their channel page
XBestie12X 1 year ago
Seriously, youtube, why can't you let us choose our thumbnails anymore. The thumbnail makes the video! I understand how people have misused the thumbnail feature by putting a picture of a hot girl on their dumb video. But come on, YouTube, seriously there are other ways around this.
If someone makes a misleading video, people will give it thumbs down. Why don't they stop putting the thumbs-downed videos as "featured videos". Put them at the bottom of search results and related videos.
pulsedrop 1 year ago 8
thumbs up if you were looking through a ton of suckish vids and finally found this good one
supershadow138 1 year ago
ive looked at other peoples videos that have thumbnails but no where in the video can i ever see it... how do they do it?
Pickle312 1 year ago 6
bravo
MrHosch9182 1 year ago
Yeah, didn't work.
I'm pretty sure YouTube only allows certain people to upload or pick and choose any thumbnail. Either people who pay to sponsor their videos or YouTube partners.
BongaFish 1 year ago
lol i found that stupid clock thing in my system32 folder or something lol
NTComputer86 2 years ago
It sucks that you can't just select a specific picture of the movie as your thumbnail. It should at least be the first picture of the movie that is the thumbnail. I edited in a picture in the start and in the end of my video because I wanted it as my thumbnail but then I can't select it?? WTF
Freakingpanda1 2 years ago
OUTDATED a lot i guess
axel1973w 2 years ago
but like on shanedawsons videos you cant even see the picture of is thubnail
loltrickedya 2 years ago
@loltrickedya Exactly what Im trying to figure out too.
fistmeetsurface 1 year ago
Bahaha the end is just great :)
SuperNiamhy 2 years ago 2
lol at all the random things at the end of the video :P
UpdownCourt09 2 years ago 3
The best thing YOUTUBE can do is put a refresh cycle to the 3 random images that it choses. By hiting this button it would refresh the 3 images and chose other random ones, until your satisfyied.
flexbound 2 years ago 124
@flexbound Yeah what the fuck , youtube could easily fix this.
SnorklinWithCudas 1 year ago
@flexbound how do you put a refresh cycle? I can't locate any button to refresh the 3 images.
angwk17 1 year ago
@angwk17 wow dumb
MakeupbyCait 1 year ago
@flexbound wait how do you refresh thumnails until you get satifyed?
TUTIIxFABULOUSxYAY 1 year ago
@flexbound - Why make it so complicated and tedious? Just give us the option to set it ourselves.
iGeekProductions 7 months ago
@flexbound genuis. you should email youtube
NinjaKid3000 1 month ago
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Im a youtube partner, so I can upload any image I want for my video thumbnail :D
supertom123 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
FLAG THIS SHIT.........
cobbfilms 2 years ago
Why can't we just create/choose/upload our own thumbnails??
As simple as that.
clockwork84 3 years ago 117
because some people might upload a diffrent thumbnail lol
flukyessoman123 2 years ago
@clockwork84 you can, if you're partner.
mcln800 1 year ago
@clockwork84 Cuz there would be too much spam. It sucks already at the moment when i search for music videos and get thumbnails from the original song but only people talking shit in the video.
TransformersRevange 1 year ago
@clockwork84 you have to be a youtube partner to creat your own
NicMarshallTV 1 year ago
@clockwork84 abusers
samljer 1 month ago
thanks i was wondering how people do that
ChibiSims53 3 years ago
no help at all
Brix410 3 years ago
i had my headphones turned up loud and the first beep made me jump lol
Rjtaylor4 3 years ago 2
lolz0rz me too
MasterOfgms 2 years ago
lol same here i like pissed my pants haha
immabealy 2 years ago
i did that once...didn't work.
LinZee13 3 years ago
how do you get the thumbnail to be a pic of any part of the vid say ur doin a rick roll and didnt want any1 to know its a rick roll how do you get it to the different image that cant be selected from the 3
powermercher 3 years ago
fucking annoyin pos
jazzzjackrabbit 3 years ago
thanks!
peppeddu 3 years ago
it did not work for me :(
greentwinkle 4 years ago
Thank you. You were very helpful.
Newtbomb89 4 years ago
I was wondering the same thing, and if this is the only way to get the right thumbnail(you have to mess up the whole movie for it ) it's the most stupid thing i've ever seen ...thanks anyway ...
Dopplereffektz 5 years ago
thanks, i was wondering how the thumbnail gets chosen...
mickeydougal 5 years ago
Now that was silly! Beep beep beep beep...
hentaiseeker 5 years ago
what the hell was that in the second half!
anyways, good job.
RubberBandMan9 5 years ago
your mom
espana35 4 years ago