Custom Thumbnails

I'm late by a couple of days on this one, but I've just discovered with my latest video upload I was able to also upload a CUSTOM thumbnail, that is to say, a picture that I can spruce up in an editor that takes the place of the 3 randomly generated images.

My first reaction was a huge 'THANK YOU!' The ability to make an inviting picture that stands out and looks professional, rather than an in-game Minecraft image is a powerful tool.

In recent weeks, having not been able to make custom thumbnails I was simply making the images to stick at the start of the video. I started this properly with my ongoing Super Hostile series. I've gotten a lot better since I started doing it, and I now use moving pictures in the background. So making the images really is practice, and knowing how to use your video editors.

The problem here though is that some people are probably going to be abusing this power by putting up pictures that don't relate to the video. Way back when YouTube was a baby, everybody had custom thumbnails I think, but they took it away for this very reason.

I'm not stupid enough to abuse this gift. I need it to get more traffic to my channel. THE POWER OF THE THUMBNAIL WILL COMPEL YOU TO CLICK IT (or something). :)

In unrelated news, I've recently bought a Pop Filter for my microphone. A pop filter is basically a screen which protects the mic from extreme changes in air pressure. If you watch my videos you might hear the sound make a loud noise, then my voice goes quiet for a bit. It stops that. Hooray for more professionalism!

This specific model cost 70 bucks. Of the two I had to choose from, it was definitely better. The other one looked suspiciously like a knockoff, and it was worth $30. It was cheaper, but I think I've made the right choice.

I've just noticed a AA battery on my desk. Don't remember putting it there. Weird.