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HotForWords Forums » Tag: hold photos - Recent Posts http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ A place to discuss all kinds of stuff! en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:49:43 +0000 leonard on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-9846 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:05:33 +0000 leonard 9846@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ write on---Emily is in bed-----embedded <img src="http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_rolleyes.gif" title=":roll:" class="bb_smilies" /> the tube-boobs <img src="http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_idea.gif" title=":idea:" class="bb_smilies" /> HotForWords on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-111 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:32:07 +0000 HotForWords 111@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ The uploaded thumbnail actually does show up in the embedded video, it just takes hours for it to update on the embedded page. I think the embedded thumb doesn't show at the end of the video when it shows related videos.. there it uses the middle frame always I think. NerdWithNoLife on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-100 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:14:48 +0000 NerdWithNoLife 100@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ Okay, I got the test results back. My video was three minutes (5395 frames) and had each frame number printed on it, starting with frame 0. By math, the 25/50/75% images should have been 1348, 2697, and 4045. Instead, they were 1335 (13 frames too soon), 2685 (12 frames too soon), and 4035 (10 frames too soon). This is consistent with my previous tests. The thumbnail chosen by YT starts out too soon at the 25 mark, and the 50 and 75 thumbnails get closer, but not to where they should be. Sometimes they can be as far as 50 frames off, but they are always too soon. If I uploaded the same video I would get the same results, but if I uploaded a different video with the same amount of frames, the results would be different. So the YT randomizer "looks" at the video in some weird way. The length of the video can cause lots of odd results, but again: the image chosen is always too soon. So be glad there's now an option to upload a thumbnail! NerdWithNoLife on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-95 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:17:30 +0000 NerdWithNoLife 95@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ My test is inconclusive at this point because a video got stuck in processing (coincidence or conspiracy?). But I just noticed a new option to... Upload a thumbnail! I tried in on one of my videos where it was really hard to get a good thumbnail (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQ9qDW8zGo">Turkey Blast Game!</a>) and so far it works with the tiny thumbnail that is shown when the video is listed with other videos, but not in the big thumbnail of an embedded video. NerdWithNoLife on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-77 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:27:47 +0000 NerdWithNoLife 77@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ I didn't know it was completely random now... last time I ran tests the image was chosen from approximately the 25/50/75 mark, but always sooner and as many as 50 frames before. But I did see YouTube's statement on it... will test again just because I like to see some hard data. Che Rambler on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-43 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:59:02 +0000 Che Rambler 43@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ I wondered about the yellow marker myself. Fianchetto on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-42 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:28:03 +0000 Fianchetto 42@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ I'll second that query, Che, and add, "Yeh, and what's the little yellow marker that sometimes shows up along the bottom of the load/play-o-meter?" (On the twitter vid, it marks 00:11) - and I LLLOOOVVVEEE the Edit function!!!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! <img src="http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> :D Che Rambler on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-28 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:45:18 +0000 Che Rambler 28@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ OK thanks for the answer Marina. The videos posted on the HFW website, do you have the freedom to choose you own hold photos? quiggles on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-25 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:22:05 +0000 quiggles 25@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ M Blog works well. Q HotForWords on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-23 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:16:46 +0000 HotForWords 23@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ They used to select them from the 25% mark, 50% mark and 75% mark.. but as of last week, the thumbnail positions are now randomly chosen, giving you a choice from 3 of those randomly chosen spots. This is to eliminate "thumbnail gaming" where the thumbnail has noting to do with the content of the video. Che Rambler on "20/50/70 What does it mean? (test)" http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/topic/205070-what-does-it-mean-test#post-21 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:14:24 +0000 Che Rambler 21@http://www.hotforwords.com/forums/ How does YT select the hold photos? This is a test but I really want to know