I still don't have custom thumbnails. Will I get them ?

davion100 said:
So I don't need monetisation for custom thumbnails ? Whew!
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No you need a proper partnership with a company, not the 'partnerships' people talk about on here. Not just adsense giving you a few pennies, a company actually picking you up like Machinima.
 
George Walker said:
No you need a proper partnership with a company, not the 'partnerships' people talk about on here. Not just adsense giving you a few pennies, a company actually picking you up like Machinima.
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Monetising a video gives so a low version of partnering. One of the few features of this is custom thumbnails. Ive done this myself on my channel :p If you havent got them after monetizing a video just wait. They give it out in groups. :)
 
That's odd, my video manager is like this. I have all stated above and yet I still don't have custom thumbnails..

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StefanPierce said:
Monetising a video gives so a low version of partnering. One of the few features of this is custom thumbnails. Ive done this myself on my channel :p If you havent got them after monetizing a video just wait. They give it out in groups. :)
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This gives me hope :) Although, some of the generated thumbnails happen to fall on good images for me.
 
The edit thumnail option is found when you press 'Edit' for a video from the video manager. Just check there once in a while :)
 
DeantheDinosauce said:
That's odd, my video manager is like this. I have all stated above and yet I still don't have custom thumbnails..

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This gives me hope :) Although, some of the generated thumbnails happen to fall on good images for me.
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Well ok, you can monetize but I can't. What sorcery is this ? :D
 
Your custom thumbnail images will appear here, like the image below, when you edit your video and select Info and Settings.

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Here's the info from the YouTube Blog:

As we’ve mentioned before, we focus on watch time when suggesting videos because it improves overall audience engagement on YouTube, and opens up more revenue opportunities for you. We’ll continue to recommend videos whose thumbnails help drive viewers to actually watch them, over videos that are clicked and then quickly abandoned.

When custom thumbnails do not accurately reflect the content they represent, they can annoy and disappoint viewers. These videos perform poorly on watch time, so they will become less prominent on YouTube. We’re continuing to test how partners use this feature to see how they better drive viewership on YouTube.

Over the next few weeks, we'll be granting access in weekly batches to partners. Partners need to have been active for 30 days and in good standing. When you get access, you should only upload images that are representative of your video, ideally featuring prominent stills from your video. Thumbnails must comply with our Community Guidelines, so abuse of this feature can result in strikes against your account and account termination.
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More info can be found here: http://youtubecreator.blogspot.com/2012/08/expanding-custom-thumbnails-to-more.html

regards! WOoo!
 
I am confused lol. So monetizing has nothing to do with custom thumbnails anymore, just because they will give it to you even if you are not a parnter.
 
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