Renegade wrote:About the YouTube thumbnail...it actually is in the video. It flashes up for one frame somewhere between 26 and 27 seconds into the video (before Jonas leaves the house). I spent the past ten minutes trying to capture it, but it's hard hitting one exact frame.
The frame shows Bree on a bed, and a logo saying "lg15" in the top right-hand corner.
This is a common YouTube "hack" --- people place a single frame right at the center point of the video which serves as the thumbnail video. It's not some big conspiracy or anything, it's just a lowbrow way of manipulating the thumbnail display on youtube. It is actually considered a pretty cheap trick by a lot or people because it is being abused and because it interupts the flow of a video.
A lot of videos on youtube do this...they show a thumbnail in order to get people to view the video. Sometimes, it's a trick. They'll show a girl in a bikini at the center point to get people to click, even title it "Hot girls in bikinis" but in reality...the video is another diet coke/mentos bomb vid. As pinkolady pointed out, in this case, it's something the Creators are doing to increase viewership. It's really no big deal...especially since their frame manipulations aren't really misleading at all. But it is confusing to people...and a lot of people don't like it.
Honestly, it's not even that necessary...there's a link at the top of the page called SEARCH. It takes only a few seconds. I'll admit I've gone the "lazy" route myself before...but I shouldn't have.Bethy, I am one of the ones you are talking about. It's not that I'm too lazy, it's just that I've been away for a while, and there are pages and pages to read to catch up.
Anyway, I'll make sure I read the thread before I post next time.
In this case, do a search for "youttube thumbnail" - and select "Search for all terms" you'll get a nice set of 9 results. A good strategy for sifting through results is to look for posts from the admins or mods, especially in the announcements area. That will often answer the question..plus bring up already existing discussions on the topic.
In this case, there's a already a concerns and complaints thread about this very issue: Here it is.
It's a matter of learning how to effectively use the search features of this board...if more people did that, it would eliminate a lot of misunderstandings. Search is your friend.
