Video thumbnails

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
February 3, 2023
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I’d like to be able to choose a thumbnail (either a frame from the video, or upload a thumbnail) for an object that has Video fill. Currently Figma uses the first frame of the video as the thumbnail, and if that video starts all black, then the thumbnail is just black. It will show fine in prototype view or mirror once the video starts playing, but when you are editing it would be helpful to see a frame of the actual video so you can adjust properties of elements (e.g. colors, opacities, gradients) and see what they’ll look like composited with video.

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Thanasis Markomichalis

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You want to reduce the image in the video, I think you should use Wink application, it optimizes this very well.

Margot_Gabel

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What do you mean @Thanasis Markomichalis by ‘reducing’ the image? If I use a video which starts with a fade to black I don’t want it to start with a different image.

Using Figma since 2018.

DemianH

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+15 for our whole team. As many have said, this is keeping us from moving from Keynote to Figma.

Kyle_Johnson

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+1, this would be a very helpful feature

Bethany_Boss

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+1 pretty shocked this isn’t a feature yet

Clandriver

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I’d like to be able to choose a thumbnail (either a frame from the video, or upload a thumbnail) for an object that has Video fill. Currently Figma uses the first frame of the video as the thumbnail, and if that video starts all black, then the thumbnail is just black. It will show fine in prototype view or mirror once the video starts playing, but when you are editing it would be helpful to see a frame of the actual video so you can adjust properties of elements Access site(e.g. colors, opacities, gradients) and see what they’ll look like composited with video.

Video thumbnails are the first visual impression viewers get, making them one of the most important elements for attracting clicks and boosting engagement. A well-designed thumbnail uses clear imagery, bold text, and strong colors to instantly communicate what the video is about and spark curiosity.

Monika Saral

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Still nothing?

Margot_Gabel

Active Member

It’s been 3 years :’) Let us at least upload a manual thumbnail ?

Using Figma since 2018.

bwright

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+1

M Ffffff

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I’d like to be able to choose a thumbnail (either a frame from the video, or upload a thumbnail) for an object that has Video fill. Currently Figma uses the first frame of the video as the thumbnail, and if that video starts all black, then the thumbnail is just black. It will show fine in prototype view or mirror once the video starts playing, but when you are editing it would be helpful to see a frame of the actual video so you can adjust properties of elements Access site(e.g. colors, opacities, gradients) and see what they’ll look like composited with video.

Video thumbnails are the first visual impression viewers get, making them one of the most important elements for attracting clicks and boosting engagement. A well-designed thumbnail uses clear imagery, bold text, and strong colors to instantly communicate what the video is about and spark curiosity.

theyre just a design tool, cant expect a design tool to allow you to choose a thumbnail for the video taking up 60% of your screen. DUH

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