Video Editing 101: Creating Standout YouTube Thumbnails

Learn how to design eye-catching YouTube thumbnails in this 55-minute video tutorial. Explore techniques for exporting frames, adding text, and creating thumbnails using Premiere Pro and Photoshop. Master essential skills like applying Camera Raw filters, selecting subjects, masking, creating stroke effects, and designing background gradients. Discover how to utilize Adobe Stock, work with artboards, and create design variations. Follow along as digital creator Shirin Nahvi guides you through the process of crafting standout thumbnails that will help your YouTube videos grab viewers' attention.

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Introduction
Exporting a frame for a thumbnail
Adding text to the thumbnail
Creating a thumbnail in Photoshop
Camera Raw Filter
Select subject
Masking
Creating a stroke effect
Adding text
Creating a background gradient
Adobe Stock
Adding artboards
Creating design variations
Out glow effect