---
title: "Video thumbnails"
canonical_url: https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ef0b3fc4-a60f-11ea-bea8-5684601e5062
short_url: https://dpg.support/aoys
category: "Video > Video From External Services"
locale: en
updated_at: 2020-07-16T18:10:03Z
source: Digital Photo Gallery Support
---

# Video thumbnails

By default external video will show the thumbnail imported at the time the video is added to DPG. 

If you want to change this thumbnail, you have two options - reset the thumbnail from the original source or update a custom thumbnail in DPG. 

### In this article
* [Reset - get thumbnail from external service](#reset-get-thumbnail-from-external-service)
* [Update - add custom thumbnail in DPG](#update-add-custom-thumbnail-in-dpg)

### Reset - get thumbnail from external service

Clicking the **Reset** button will contact the external service and fetch the current thumbnail set. If you have updated the thumbnail at the external service, use the reset feature to reflect this change in DPG. 

[▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/d3e64a14-c783-11ea-a0a9-6e50fb6d292e/d6f7fcfc-c783-11ea-a0a9-6e50fb6d292e.mp4)

Navigate to the video in the external video set. Open the **Thumbnail** panel and click the **Reset** button. The thumbnail will be replaced with the current thumbnail from the external service. 

### Update - add custom thumbnail in DPG

You can upload a custom thumbnail in DPG. This can be useful if you are adding videos from multiple external sources and want to make them all look regular in Index View of a gallery page. 

![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/828b6418-c785-11ea-969c-629c2013df2f/1566_support.jpg?generated=20200716175810)

Create a thumbnail image and upload it to the **Assets** set of your website.}

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Navigate to the video in the external video set. Open the **Thumbnail** panel and paste the **Secure URL** in the **Thumbnail URL** text box. Click **Update**.

![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/8fdceb50-c785-11ea-a164-6e50fb6d292e/1568_support.jpg?generated=20200716175839)

You will now see the custom thumbnail on your Video page.