How to Make a YouTube Custom Thumbnail Tutorial - Quick and Easy

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How to make TH-cam Custom Thumbnail Checklist:
1. Take pictures ahead of time for your video thumbnail
2. Use partner.canva.com/x9NWZd (thumbnail maker free)
3. Add extra contrast and saturation to your thumbnail to make the colors pop
4. Add your extra sharpening on the thumbnail picture
5. Make sure your text is readable (And use as few words as possible)
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Pro Tip: TH-cam Custom Thumbnail Size is 1920x1080
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About this video:
In this video Sean Cannell from Video Influencers shares his custom youtube thumbnail tutorial with Canva, Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software. If you want to figure out how to make custom thumbnails on youtube for free, watch this short training video. Canva.com is my favorite free TH-cam thumbnail maker and you can use it as a quick thumbnail creator. The video also covers how to how to turn on custom thumbnails and change thumbnail youtube. Inside of Canva you can create a custom thumbnail template and then create a custom thumbnail for your videos. Things change every year so check out this video if you want to figure out how to make custom thumbnails on youtube in 2016.
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One of the easiest and best programs to use for thumbnails is Microsoft PowerPoint! PowerPoint has a great background removal tool that is super easy to use! I use powerpoint for all of my thumbnails and I think they turn out great!

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[@Tipharot]

Been trying forever to make half decent thumbnails in Photoshop and not really gotten anywhere. In 5 minutes of using Canva I've already managed to make better looking thumbnails than I've managed to make in the past 2 years of using Photoshop. 😂
The whole process is so much quicker too. Thanks for sharing. 👍

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Photoshop is great tho if you’re good at it

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Tipharot Well photoshop requires experience. You can't just go in and expect a thumbnail to already be made

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Maybe you'll start using photoshop again when you watch my tutorials

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yeah... photoshop is really complicated.

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Thanks for this! I used to not worry about my thumbnail at all and I’m shocked how many more views I get when I spend time working on it.

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I'm just gonna say some of my videos not the thumbnails my videos are 3840 x 2160 pixels

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I use 1920x1080 because 1280x720 is a bit blurry for me.

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Which video editing software do you use

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@@FrazierHD Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5

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Screenshot 1:08
Software 1:36
Thumbnail Resolution 1:54
Edit pic quality 2:57
Text Box 3:36
Add logos 4:47
Text background 5:54
Use custom thumbnail 7:08

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This tutorial is AMAZING and easy!!!! I have been uploading videos for my kids and using another very simple tool but Canva and your tutorial have taken the thumbnails to an entirely new level. It’ll take me some time to make new ones for my other ones but I’m currently editing our 7 days of Disney Cruise videos and the series is going to look amazing with your help. THANK YOU!! 👍👍👍👍👍

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Hello Sean, just want to thank you for this amazing tip!
I'm going through a process of bringing my own channel back to life again, since it has been wandering on its own for 3 years, and I'm now giving a proper thumbnail for my videos. It's too early yet to say if this is going to give them a boost in views, but for me they definitely look way better now.
Keep smashing with good helpful videos!

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My thumbnail game was so weak before this vid. Thank you for the info!

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So helpful! I've been using Canva (and PicMonkey) for almost a year now, but you just showed me more features that I wasn't aware of.

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I’ve been using Canva but I had no idea about changing the saturation and sharpness in the program. Thanks!

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I'm using an app that has tons of options including saturation and clarity. Check video on PicMonkey. It just added a ton of enhancements.

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Very useful and handy ! Thanks so much !

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This is crazy!! I love it! I've been thinking how to make a thumbnail for my new new video when I upload it on TH-cam. Thank you so much.

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Thank you so much for your help! I just went through and redid quite a few of my thumbnails using the tips you provided. Still trying to figure out some things on CANVA as the menu items seemed to have changed, but overall still relevant info!

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I've started using Photoshop CS5 to do my custom thumbnails. It's good so far. Keep up the great content, advice and tips guys!

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Is photoshop cs5 free or is this under Adobe

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yeah you guys are off to a good start it seems, but definitely getting those thumbnails up will be a game changer! Rock on!!

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a big help!Thank you so much

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Wow thanks! Gonna try this out now. Thumbnails are as important as the video :)

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This is so good! I never even thought about using logos!

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Thanks for this video! I love how my latest thumbnail turned out!

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I've always loved using canva for my thumbnails and can't believe I didn't find it even sooner! Although that said, I didn't realise there were sharpening or saturation tools within the filter function so thank you!

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Same here. I wish that Canva provided tutorials about all of it's features.

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I learned how to make my first thumb nail today - just used a photo I had to practice - very simple to do - fun as I am an artist and love to design images. Thanks Sean!

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Such a great video! I have been trying to change up my thumbnails this helped so much thank you! ☺️

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This video was SOOO helpful and straight to the point. Thank you!

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Dimensions NEED to be 1280 × 720 to do any type of customization or it will be to BIG!

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Yup! Those dimensions work much better on mine too

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I find using JPEG seems to work or compress it, as you no longer need all the edited details of the picture.
It makes little to no difference in visuals I find

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Thanks

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Short and easy ---- thanks so much!

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This helped! Thank you!

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who would down-thumb this video?!? bro, you're totally amazing!!

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Awesome video and very helpful. Instantly improved my thumbnails in just minutes. Thank you 🙏 🔥

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Thanks! I have been taking intentional photos for my last few videos but didn't know I could spice them up so easily.

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Super helpful. Thank you

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thanks for all the knowledge ( free tutorial), having you as been so inspiring so far, from edih elvis to street origin....u are my mentor sean

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Thank you, I have been using Snapseed and I think our thumbnails are pretty good, but I feel limited with that app after editing the picture. I know I need to work on the thumbnails. Make them even better.

[@KendraLock]

I just uploaded a video on how to make super cool thumbnails in minutes on your phone. The app already has TH-cam templates pre-loaded for thumbnails and banners. Headed to look at your thumbnails right now.

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I am trying to finally get more serious with putting effort in to my channel and this video helped a lot, thanks for all of your work and giving back.

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Thank you for this!