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I learned today that the position is called the "Hero" position.
Okay I'm bumping this topic back up.
In the move for more video views, we need a foolproof method for newsrooms to attach videos to more stories.
Currently, we are required to make the first child asset to be a video in order for its correct placement above the article in the template.
Unfortunately, this defaults that VIDEO PREVIEW as the story thumbnail on the website. Not ideal.
The only workaround right now is to set a Teaser image - FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAS A VIDEO.
For us, that's like 80% of everything.
Is there no way to either:
a.) Have the template pull the thumbnail from the first IMAGE asset instead, bypassing the VIDEO thumbnail as a default
b.) Quick button to set a preferred Image asset as a Teaser thumbnail
We would still need to consider the 16:9 crop ratio, but this could help eliminate SOME steps!
Did this feature ever launch? I can see how plenty could go wrong here.
One example that proves this would be a vital tool, is how we are using SO many videos as child assets - which require them to be the very first asset so that they appear at the top of the article (template hack?). Per your answer above, yes - the first child asset DOES default as the preview - but using a video as the preview image is not always representative of the story - and thus a teaser image becomes fundamental.
(Bump)
I see some comments within this thread promoting the use of Photo Mechanic etc for ensuring a batch of images have the same title. But the argument I think that many users would say stands is that there are already EXISTING images in the system, say older or file photos that you might want to use for a gallery of 100 images - that have old, bad naming conventions. Hiding the titles in a vertical gallery is a great option, but there are some instances where a good title can be a better experience.
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I've been crowing about this same feature for a long time! Especially with adding so much video now. Teaser image is becoming more and more important.