Thumbnail and Intro - OK?

[MotoWolfUK]

Hello all,

Getting pretty excited as my first video will be launching next week, and then it’ll be consistent videos every week.

What do you think of my thumbnail style?

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And would you mind checking the intro and tell me what you think?

Thanks peeps!

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[HippoDrone]

Hi, your thumbnail hasn't uploaded correctly, and if you wish to get a critique on your intro, please just upload the intro, not a full video. You can either do so by putting it on YouTube as an unlisted video and sharing that here, or, if it is just a 15sec clip, which is the max an intro should be (preferably under 10s) then you could also just upload it directly onto the forum in this post

 

[MotoWolfUK]

Hi, your thumbnail hasn't uploaded correctly, and if you wish to get a critique on your intro, please just upload the intro, not a full video. You can either do so by putting it on YouTube as an unlisted video and sharing that here, or, if it is just a 15sec clip, which is the max an intro should be (preferably under 10s) then you could also just upload it directly onto the forum in this post

I see, thank you. I’ll try the Thumbnail - I’m trying to for something simple but also able to stand out enough

 

[HippoDrone]

[JustSayin] If you also upload full image, it'll save me having to edit every photo people upload [/JustSayin]
(I've edited the photo to show correctly).

Thumbnail looks ok, although, I'd possibly use a colour photo, especially on a review, as people would probably want to see clearly what the helmet looks like.

I've heard it is good to show your face in thumbnails, so that box is ticked.

Maybe add outline to the writing to make it pop more???

 

[HippoDrone]

It is also looking like you are getting close to being this months top poster... keep it up mate!

 

[Theodor]

The text (on the left) actually has an outline, just I don't think the background and foreground colors work that well together.
When I zoom out so the image is almost thumbnail small, the text does not grab my eye. Maybe experiment with the colors a bit? If green is your channel color, you might want to modify the brightness of the background instead.

 

[R-Rated]

Is there a way to make the helmet more noticeable in the pic the the thumbnail since that is the topic of the video?

Also, seems the white font is overpowering the green but the green writing is placed closer to where the potential viewers eye might fall when just glancing at the thumbnail.

 

[MotoWolfUK]

Is there a way to make the helmet more noticeable in the pic the the thumbnail since that is the topic of the video?

Also, seems the white font is overpowering the green but the green writing is placed closer to where the potential viewers eye might fall when just glancing at the thumbnail.

Ahh yes, some good points - the thumbnail came from a snap from the video - I should probably just take a separate photo next time. Thanks for the input

 

[MotoWolfUK]

Hello,
So I took in your ideas and made a new thumbnail. Is this better?

 

[R-Rated]

Hello,
So I took in your ideas and made a new thumbnail. Is this better?

The text stands out better. The boots and gloves blend in. There are some ways covered to add a glow or outline to them.

That way the viewers eye is drawn to them like with the text.

 

[MotoWolfUK]

The text stands out better. The boots and gloves blend in. There are some ways covered to add a glow or outline to them.

That way the viewers eye is drawn to them like with the text.

Good shout - have no clue how to highlight them though, so that’s something I’ll have to learn to do next

 

[Drakhen99]

Good shout - have no clue how to highlight them though, so that’s something I’ll have to learn to do next

I use Gimp for my thumbnails, so what I like to do to highlight something is to draw a line around it, grow it by 20 pixels or so, then fill it in with a contrasting color, and then shrink back down and delete the middle. That puts a nice, thick line around the object.

-John

 

[MotoWolfUK]

I use Gimp for my thumbnails, so what I like to do to highlight something is to draw a line around it, grow it by 20 pixels or so, then fill it in with a contrasting color, and then shrink back down and delete the middle. That puts a nice, thick line around the object.

-John

I see - I’ve been making the thumbnails on my phone so I really should stop being lazy and download Gimp on my PC - thanks

 

[AlanSmith7]

I like the thumbnail you mentioned but I preferred to do some in dark share use dark colors or black and white. Put your picture in the top right corner write the text on the left side and do some creativity. Best of luck with the videos and channel.

 

[MotoWolfUK]

I like the thumbnail you mentioned but I preferred to do some in dark share use dark colors or black and white. Put your picture in the top right corner write the text on the left side and do some creativity. Best of luck with the videos and channel.

Thank you - it’ll be launching soon and I have a few vids scheduled ready, it’s getting exciting now but have a few boring ones to start it because I wanted to get them out the way first ‍

 

[AlanSmith7]

Thank you - it’ll be launching soon and I have a few vids scheduled ready, it’s getting exciting now but have a few boring ones to start it because I wanted to get them out the way first ‍

It's a good approach. Make sure to upload the best videos on weekends and also upload shorts daily. Also, using hashtags helps your videos to rank and use the best keywords. Good Luck