StoryChief allows you to publish videos to multiple social media platforms, and some of these platforms allow you to select a cover image which will be visible before the video is played. The following article walks you through selecting a cover image for your video.
Before you get started
Before you get started
Start customizing your video
Step 1. Click the modify thumbnail button on the video:
Step 2. Select the image you want to use as a cover image, then click Select:
ℹ️ Support social media platforms:
Social media platform | Custom video thumbnail | Notes |
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✅ | Only Twitter embedded videos (Duration > 140 seconds and dimensions outside of 32x32 and 1280x1024; see help article)) Twitter native videos do not support custom cover images. | |
TikTok | ❌ |
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❌ | Does not support videos | |
Google My business | ❌ | Does not support videos |
Slack | ❌ |
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❌ Limitation: You can only select an image from the video itself. You can not upload an external image.
🎉 Congratulations, your video will now show the selected image as a cover image on the supported social media platforms.
Check out the next steps below for more in-depth guides or follow-up actions