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AI Chapters & Thumbnails

Turn long-form video into navigable, moment-by-moment experiences — and give every asset a polished, click-worthy thumbnail, generated automatically.

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Why it matters

Help viewers find the moment that matters.

Long-form keynotes, training modules, product walkthroughs, and event recordings can run twenty minutes or more. Viewers rarely watch start to finish — they want to jump to the topic, demo, or segment they care about. AI Chapters segments every video into labeled, navigable moments so audiences reach the value instantly.

And the thumbnail is the first impression. AI Thumbnails surfaces the most striking frames and renders on-brand options that earn the click across your website, partner pages, and social — no design queue required.

The business case

Why your organization needs AI Chapters & Thumbnails.

Long-form video is central to how modern brands educate, train, and engage — but discovery and watch-through depend on structure and a compelling first frame. Manual chaptering and thumbnail design are slow and inconsistent at library scale. This tool automates both, inside the Brightcove account already powering your video.

Capability 01

Auto-generated chapters

Automatically generated video chapters, created by analyzing transcripts and visual cues — resulting in structured, time-stamped segments that improve navigation and accessibility.

Capability 02

AI Thumbnails

On-brand thumbnail generation that surfaces the strongest frames and renders polished options ready to drive click-through across every channel.

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