Sometimes we require a "custom" thumbnail only because the default template settings don't quite capture the right part of the image.
We currently have a partial mitigation for this in the form of foo-left and foo-right templates, which capture slightly different screen areas and can be chosen between as needed.
A more general solution would be to allow the editor to override template settings on a per-video basis.
To be usable, this would likely require some sort of UI for seeing where on the screen is going to be grabbed. Or maybe just iterating on changing settings + hitting show preview is good enough?
On the backend this should be an easy enough change, though it will require a new database column to possibly contain template settings.
Sometimes we require a "custom" thumbnail only because the default template settings don't quite capture the right part of the image. We currently have a partial mitigation for this in the form of
foo-leftandfoo-righttemplates, which capture slightly different screen areas and can be chosen between as needed. A more general solution would be to allow the editor to override template settings on a per-video basis. To be usable, this would likely require some sort of UI for seeing where on the screen is going to be grabbed. Or maybe just iterating on changing settings + hitting show preview is good enough? On the backend this should be an easy enough change, though it will require a new database column to possibly contain template settings.