setting Poster Frame in YouTube...how?

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setting Poster Frame in YouTube...how?

I am trying to figure out how to control the poster frame in YouTube (called video thumbnail in YouTube). This is displayed by the iWeb widget, so it is important. YouTube gives you 3 poster frames to decide from, but none are desirable.

Is there a way to control which 3 poster frames YouTube generates for you to choose from?

Is there a timing formula for how they are chosen so you could get what you want?

Does setting the poster frame in iTunes (or other) before upload to youtube affect anything?

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bob

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6), Unibody MacBook Pro 2.53GHz,4GB Ram, OS X, iPhone 3G, Parallels 4

Posted on May 7, 2009 10:05 AM

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Answer 1

May 8, 2009 12:06 AM in response to BobInIndy1

Hi Bob.

You can't control the poster frame/thumbnail for youtube. YouTube generates it automatically when you upload the video to their service.
It is widely believed that the main thumbnail is pulled from the center of the movie. So it is 3 minutes long, the 1:30 mark would be the thumbnail.
Some people try to edit in a poster frame for a couple seconds at the center of the video, but can look a bit odd when viewing straight through.

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bobbyco57

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May 8, 2009 6:44 AM in response to buttermaker

In YouTube you can choose between three presented frames for poster.
In your YouTube account, select the video, click Edit button. Scroll down a little and you'll see it.

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BobInIndy1 Author

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May 8, 2009 1:14 PM in response to bobbyco57

I realize Youtube offers you 3 poster frames. The earlier poster said the main one is the exact middle of the video. Where do the other two come from? I have seen various formulas on the web, but nobody seems to really have it right.

Thanks
bob

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Answer 4

bobbyco57

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May 8, 2009 3:53 PM in response to BobInIndy1

#1 must be within the first few frames. I've posted videos where there is a black frame as the image - I usually have 1 second of blank in front of my projects before actual movie starts.

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