The world of the internet is a really big thing. Its size is so incredible that millions and millions of users enter it every day, making it a daily task that can represent the consumption of up to 70% of the day. That is why it has taken influence in the economy of all countries.
Today there are a large number of activities that can be accessed to have a good income. Among which we can mention the purchase and sale of articles on the Internet, give private classes on a specific topic through video calls, and even make videos on YouTube and monetize your videos.
What are thumbnails in videos?
Once you have successfully uploaded the video to YouTube from your cell phone or PC, it is important to focus on the thumbnails. The thumbnails in the videos are in a way to say the small presentation of the video as such, that is, a small image where we will be able to see what the video is about. These are viewed from the video list on the YouTube page, before entering a specific video.
Its main objective is to give an attractive snack to the user, that is, what makes the video more interesting or fun. For example, in videos about paranormal subjects, the priority is to show said presence in the image, with the result of attracting so much attention that the user will want to see the video instantly.
Can thumbnails be added and modified on YouTube videos?
There are different ways to add and modify thumbnails, among the best known to YouTubers is YouTube Studio, which is a program with which this activity can be done automatically.
Now if we do not want to use the thumbnails that YouTube generates, we can choose the option of creating our own. There is a great variety of programs that allow us to personalize these images, which we then only have to upload to the platform to be saved.
What programs exist to be able to make thumbnails?
There are a large number of programs that allow us to make thumbnails of our videos, this Canva, Picmonkey, Fotojet, Fotor, Backgrounder 3, and among others. As well as there are programs that focus on the task from Android devices such as iMovies, Pixir, Insta college, and so on.
But among the best that we can find is Photoshop CC, which is a very characterized platform with the possibility of saving the contents created in a space on the internet. In such a way that it is no longer necessary to carry it on a pendrive and download it to another computer to continue working on it.
How to make a custom thumbnail for YouTube videos in Photoshop CC?
Often, to make the thumbnail we must understand different things, the main thing is that all these programs work with layers; which is a tool that allows us to send an image from the front or the back. Resulting in a single image where several were attached.
The insertion of images is very simple, just download the image and drag it with the mouse to Photoshop, and it will take care of giving you the best possible location. Then, it is just as easy to append words to the image, just by checking the text option, a field will be enabled to write.
So what we must do to make good thumbnails is to drag a background image that would be the first layer, then append other additional images (photos of the creator, icons, objects and among others), and finish writing the title of the video with a certain style font and color.
Always the most important thing is to know what the Photoshop program is and what it is for, which was developed so that the design and modification of images is as easy as possible for users, and that this opens the doors to materialize much of what that our imagination can create.