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Creating Timestamps (chapters) in Vimeo and YouTube Videos

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This tutorial describes how to add chapters within your videos so that viewers can go directly to the portion of the video they are interested in.

Vimeo
  1. Select "Interactive".
  2. Add  chapter information.
  3. Click "Close".
  4. Review your work by playing and hovering over the play bar.
YouTube

To add your own video chapters:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, selectContent.
  3. Click the video that you'd like to edit.
  4. In the Description, add a list of timestamps and titles.
    • Make sure that the first timestamp you list starts with 00:00.
    • Your video should have at least three timestamps listed in ascending order.
    • The minimum length for video chapters is 10 seconds.

5. Click SAVE.

Watch the Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Fo_M_tj6w&t=79s

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