• ElPussyKangaroo@lemdro.id
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    1 year ago

    I have a genuine curiosity for what you think thumbnails should be? If not this, then what?

    The thumbnail shows the product, shows the general reactions.

    What else do you want?

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      1 year ago

      Personally I avoid videos with variations of the open mouth, confused face, and disappointed look these days. It’s just the area of YouTube I’ve gotten tired of, and those videos usually tend to be pretty shilly playing to the algorithm and tend to be from bigger channels. I understand why its done, but it doesn’t shield from criticism. Anyways good for them, but it has manifested in a way where because the algorithm is what dictates the product it feels like AI in a way where the presentation style gets tiring.

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        1 year ago

        It’s barely a reaction in the first place.

        I know the rest of YouTube is inundated with such thumbnails but this one in particular is very, very on point.

    • pimento64@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      The thumbnail should be the frame closest to the middle of the video’s runtime, with no regard for context. I have an extension that does just that.