After your initial channel setup (creating sections, adding a welcome message, defining viewer goals, adding sections and videos), you can take advantage of the various customization options channels offer:
Hero Carousel
Video Tile Display
Channel Colors
Video Posters & Thumbnails
Hero Carousel
The banner of your channel can be customized to include still image posters, GIFs, and even short preview clips that include sound.
To add new images or videos to your hero carousel:
Add a New Frame – Click the Plus (+) Button at the bottom of the hero section to insert a new carousel frame.
Choose Your Media – Within each frame, you can upload images, videos, or GIFs to showcase your content.
Add Text Details – On the left side of the hero frame, include a title, subtitle, and/or description to give context to your visuals.
Brand It – In the top left corner of each frame, you can add your brand logo for consistent visual identity.
Customize Settings – Click the Settings button in the bottom right corner of a frame to open the pop-up menu. From here, you can:
Add desktop and mobile preview videos that play on hover.
Upload posters.
Link the frame to an existing video in your channel.
Set the duration each carousel image or video will appear.
You can repeat this process to create as many carousel items as you’d like—giving you the freedom to highlight multiple pieces of content in a visually compelling way.
Note that images must be added for both Desktop and Mobile. Lumiere will not automatically carry over / reformat one image for both aspect ratios.
Video Tile Display
Video tiles can be adjusted on a section-by-section basis. Adjustable video tile display options include:
Layout
Order
Video Preview (Toggle)
Size
Shape
Layout
Each section of videos in your channel can be toggled to display as a carousel (which viewers scroll horizontally) or in a grid (where videos form into rows).
Order
The order of your videos within sections can be rearranged by dragging and dropping videos. Videos will appear to viewers of your channel in the order they are placed by you during setup, unless you toggle on 'Random' under Display Options > Sort By > Random
Video Preview (Toggle)
Video preview refers to how video tiles react when viewers hover their mouse over them. When video preview is toggled ON for a section, videos will expand and show a short preview of the content. When video preview is toggled OFF for a section, video tiles will only display the title of the content when viewers hover over them.
Size & Shape
Video Tiles in each section can be modified in size and in shape.
Size options include:
Small
Medium
Large
Shape Options include:
Landscape - 16:9
Square - 1:1
Circle - 1:1
Portrait - 3:4
Portrait - 2:3
While these shape and size settings apply to all the videos within a section, each section within your channel can vary in its video tile orientation.
Channel Colors
The background color of your channel and buttons within your channel banner can be updated to go with your theme or brand.
To update the color of your channel:
Go to your channel setup > channel settings > left side panel > appearance > background color
To update the primary button color and shape:
Go to your channel setup > channel settings > left side panel > appearance > primary button
Video Posters & Thumbnails
Videos on your channel can display their set video thumbnails or uploaded posters for your content. To upload a poster or change the thumbnail of a video within your channel:
Click on the video tile of the video you want to edit to enter its setup
In the video's left side panel, set a thumbnail or upload a poster.