How to edit a Facebook video thumbnail image

How to customize your Facebook video thumbnail

If you share a lot of videos on your Facebook Page, one thing you want to do is to be sure to customize your Facebook video thumbnail images.

Why use a custom image?

When you customize your image, this gives you the opportunity to determine what your fans see in their news feed. Doing this can influence their decision to click on your video.

For example, how many of you would click on a video that had this image in your news feed?

Facebook video without a thumbnail
Facebook video without a custom thumbnail.

How about this one instead?

Facebook video with a thumbnail
Facebook video with a custom thumbnail.

So how do you go about setting a custom Facebook video thumbnail image? Follow the instructions below.

How to customize your Facebook video thumbnail


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Step 1: Upload a video to Facebook

Be sure you follow the requirements for Facebook videos. This will also help ensure your videos look good when people view them on Facebook.

Note: In order to customize the video thumbnail, you have to upload a video to Facebook. You cannot link to a YouTube video.

Upload a Facebook video
Uploading a video to Facebook.

 

Step 2: Once your video has been processed, click on photos > albums

Facebook photo albums
Look in your Facebook photos albums to see your Facebook videos.

Step 3: After you select a video, hover over the video and click the pencil icon. Select edit video

Editing a Facebook video
Click “edit this video” to change your video thumbnail image.

Step 4: Under “Choose a thumbnail,” select a new thumbnail for your video.

Facebook photo albums
Look in your Facebook photos albums to see your Facebook videos.

Step 5: Click Save.

Wrap-up on thumbnail images

By taking the time to select an appropriate thumbnail image for your Facebook video, not only will it help make your videos look better in the news feed, but you’ll improve the experience for your fans in the process – which is great because they’ll then be looking out for new videos that you share.

Do you have additional questions on using Facebook to share your videos? Leave your questions and comments below.