In the wake of all the blank thumbnails in the past couple of days (and the frequently futile attempts to make siftbot *findthumb), we've implemented a long-needed feature, the ability to edit video thumbnails.

For any video, the edit form now has a pair of fields that allow you to either specify a remote URL (for images that are stored online) or upload an image file (for images stored on your computer).

We've done some light testing and it seems to work fine, but if you have any issues with it, please let us know here.

Now get out there and start fixing up all those videos without a meaningful thumbnail!

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You should keep the shape of your image as close to a 4:3 (or 1.333:1) ratio as possible. If it is out of proportion, it will be cropped and/or stretched to fit.

This new ability is restricted to Bronze Star members and above.

Do not misuse this feature or you may be banned. All thumbnails must always correspond to content contained in the video.