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Microstock Footage Forum => General - Stock Video => Topic started by: StockStudio on February 18, 2017, 09:17

Title: The importance of thumbnails
Post by: StockStudio on February 18, 2017, 09:17

Hi all.
How much time do you invest in picking and setting your video thumbnail?
Has anyone done some comparison on how does the quality and relevance of thumbnails impact sales of videos?
Shutterstock has the most annoying thumbnails system ever, with the post review thumbnail change.

Just wandering how important the thumbnails are at the end of the day...

Title: Re: The importance of thumbnails
Post by: KB on February 18, 2017, 10:54

Quote from: arbelrom on February 18, 2017, 09:17

Shutterstock has the most annoying thumbnails system ever, with the post review thumbnail change.

I'd say Fotolia has, since they don't let you set the thumbnail (unless they do on the Adobe platform -- I've never tried that).

I haven't done any studies; I just set a thumbnail that I feel best represents the clip and leave it at that.

Title: Re: The importance of thumbnails
Post by: Mantis on February 18, 2017, 12:03

If I can set my thumbnails, I do. I think when a buyers is browsing a bunch of video thumbs if mine stands out it has a better chance. Sometimes the thumb does not represent the content.

Title: Re: The importance of thumbnails
Post by: alno on February 18, 2017, 12:30

I try to set custom thumbnails only when it's too crucial and only for some "expensive" clips of mine.