Summaries Artificial Intelligence and Technology Testing AI's Ability to Create Clickable YouTube Thumbnails

This is a summary of a YouTube video "Can AI Make Clickable YouTube Thumbnails? We Put it to the Test" by Kapwing!

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AI tools can help create content faster, but are not yet advanced enough to create professional YouTube thumbnails.

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  Testing out AI technologies to create YouTube thumbnails: large main image, text for context, 16x9 aspect ratio.
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  01:27

  Create professional thumbnails with AI-powered Content Creation Studio.
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  02:57

  I wasn't happy with the results of using thumbnail.ai for my YouTube video.
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  04:08

  AI generated YouTube thumbnails with gibberish text, but using red can help them stand out.
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  05:47

  Designing a background for a thumbnail on the computer and downloading it.
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  06:46

  Create a project in kapling.com with a 16x9 canvas, filled image, cropped image, and glow text.
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  07:54

  I used AI to create a design with a shocking face, a robot, and text that fits the photo.
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  09:15

  AI tools can help create content faster, but not yet YouTube thumbnails.

Key insights

• ⏰ Making a subpar thumbnail can take hours, but using AI technology can potentially save time and effort.
• 🤖 AI tools can be used to quickly make customized thumbnails, but they are not fully AI-powered yet.
• 🤖 AI-generated thumbnails may not be perfect, but they can still capture the essence of a brand and be helpful in catching viewers' attention.
• 🤖 AI-generated illustrations can be used as backgrounds for YouTube thumbnails, potentially improving their clickability.
• 💻 AI-powered content creation platforms like Kapwing have the potential to revolutionize the way we create YouTube thumbnails and other visual content online.
• 💻 The use of AI in creating YouTube thumbnails can be helpful in finding and removing backgrounds with just one click.
• 💻 AI tools like mid journey and kapwing can help content creators make thumbnails faster and more customizable, but we're not at the point where fully AI-generated thumbnails look good.

Detailed summary

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  00:00

  Testing out AI technologies to create YouTube thumbnails: large main image, text for context, 16x9 aspect ratio.

  • Today I'm testing out different ways to make good YouTube thumbnails using AI technologies.
  • Create a large main image with a feeling, add text for context, and make sure it is in 16x9 aspect ratio for YouTube.
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  01:27

  Create professional thumbnails with AI-powered Content Creation Studio.

  • Create a thumbnail with contrast and drop shadows using AI-powered cloud-based Content Creation Studio.
  • AI-generated YouTube thumbnails are unsettling and the text is nonsensical.
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  02:57

  I tried using thumbnail.ai to generate a thumbnail for my YouTube video, but the results were not satisfactory.
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  04:08

  AI generated YouTube thumbnails with gibberish text, but using red can help them stand out.

  • Mid-Journey AI generated YouTube thumbnail images with people in the foreground, but the text was gibberish and not in the correct aspect ratio.
  • Using red in YouTube thumbnails can help them stand out and be more recognizable.
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  05:47

  I'm using mid-journey to create a cinematic scene of a robot designing something on the computer and then downloading it to use as a background for my thumbnail.
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  06:46

  Create a new project in kapling.com, resize the canvas to 16x9, fill and crop the image, and add glow text to the left sidebar.
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  07:54

  Using AI tools, I quickly created a design with a shocking face, a robot, and text that stands out but fits in with the photo.
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  09:15

  AI tools like mid journey and kapwing can help create content faster, but there is not yet a platform to make a compelling YouTube thumbnail with AI.