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Titles, descriptions and chapters for long DJ mix videos

How to name, describe and chapter an hour-long DJ set video so people can find it, understand it and jump to the part they want.

A long set video has a different job from a short clip. Short clips grab attention. A long set has to be found, understood and navigated. People search for it, they glance at the title and thumbnail, they read a few lines of the description, and they decide whether to give it an hour. This guide covers the text around the video: the title, the description, the chapters and a few publishing habits.

We make no promises about how a platform ranks videos, because those rules are not public and they change. What follows is what makes a page clear to a person, which is also what a search engine can read.

The title

A good title says who, what, where and what kind of thing it is.

• Who: the DJ's name.
• What: set, mix or live set, and the style if it is useful (house, techno, drum and bass).
• Where or when: the venue, event or city, and the year if it helps.

Example pattern: `DJ Name | Live set at Venue, City (2026)`.

Put the most important words first, because titles are cut off in lists and on phones. Avoid all capitals, long strings of symbols and claims you cannot back up, such as "best set ever". Keep it honest and specific. If you filmed it with several cameras, you can add "multicam" in the description rather than the title.

The thumbnail

The thumbnail is not text, but it works with the title. Use a sharp frame of the DJ with a clear face, good light and room for a short phrase if you add one. Avoid dark, blurry frames. Check how it looks small, on a phone.

The first lines of the description

Only the first couple of lines show before a viewer clicks to expand. Spend them well.

• Who played, where and when, in one sentence.
• A link to the DJ's page, a booking contact or the venue.
• The chapters or the start of the tracklist, if it fits.

Do not start with a wall of tags or a stack of unrelated links.

Chapters and timestamps

Chapters let viewers jump through the set. On the major video platforms, a list of timestamps in the description can turn into chapters when it follows the platform's format. The rules can change, so test it after you publish. A common format is:

```

00:00 Intro

05:10 Warm up groove

18:45 Build

31:20 Peak

47:05 Closing section

```

Tips:

• The first timestamp must be at zero.
• Use at least a few entries and keep each section a reasonable length.
• Write timestamps as minutes and seconds under an hour, and hours, minutes and seconds beyond one hour.
• Name chapters by track when you know the tracks, or by mood when you do not. Our guide on building a tracklist from a set video explains how.

If you cut the video, build the timestamps from the final edit, not from the original recording.

The tracklist

If you have the track names, list them with their times. If you have only some, mark the rest as "ID". Do not guess. A wrong title damages trust, and artists whose tracks you name may read the page. Consider sharing the list only with the DJ's agreement for unreleased music.

Credits

Credit the people who made the video: the videographer, the editor, the venue and the event. Credits help you with the people you tagged and give visitors a way to contact them for work. Put credits lower down in the description.

Tags, hashtags and keywords

Platforms treat these in different ways. A few relevant hashtags, such as the style of music and the city, are enough. Avoid unrelated tags: they can look like spam and they do not help real viewers. The words in your title and description matter more.

Pinned comment and replies

A pinned comment can hold the tracklist if the description is already full. Answer questions about tracks, and update the description when viewers help identify an ID. It shows that the page is cared for.

Captions and language

If the set has no speech, captions are not needed. If the DJ speaks or the video has an interview, add captions, which helps viewers without sound and people searching by words they heard.

Publishing habits

• Check your rights. A set made of other artists' music can be muted, blocked or monetized by rights holders, and the rules vary by platform. Check the platform's policy and consider the DJ's wishes. This is general information, not legal advice.
• Upload the best quality you can export.
• Test chapters and links on a phone after publishing.
• Schedule the upload for when your audience is online, if you know when that is.
• Cut clips from the set for short platforms, and link back to the full video. See our guide on cutting drop clips.

A description you can adapt

```

DJ Name live at Venue, City, Month Year.

Booking: contact link

Venue: venue link

Chapters

00:00 Intro

...

Tracklist

00:00 Artist - Title

...

Video: Name (videographer). Edit: Name.

```

Frequently asked questions

Should the title include the venue? Yes if it is part of how people would search or recognize the night.

How many chapters should I make? Enough to be useful, not so many that it becomes a list of seconds. For an hour, six to twelve is a practical range.

Do I need the DJ's permission to post the full set? Check with the DJ and the event. Rights to the music and the performance are separate questions. This is not legal advice.

Can Setclipper write my description? Not the writing. Setclipper focuses on the edit: a multicam timeline, finding drops, cutting on the beat, vertical clips and export. The description is a writing job and you know the night best.

Next step

Take your latest set and write the first two lines of the description, a clean title and at least six chapters. Publish as private, check the chapters on your phone, then make it public.