Monday, January 20, 2025

Video Thumbnails

I'm slowly building up my YouTube channel. I finally put up a link in my sidebar here. (Eventually there'll be a picture there or something.) I'm working on a new video. (I'm in the process of finishing my example piece so I can finish shooting.) And I finally made thumbnails for the videos already posted. 

(A thumbnail is the image that sits on the video in the search screens. Before, I let YouTube pick a random frame from the video, but these were of a partially completed project. It's easier if people can see the completed project, because that might get people to select it.) 

It turned out that it was pretty simple to do. I used Canva. And it didn't take me long once I figured out what I was doing. 

(Figuring out what I was doing didn't take as long as I expected it to. But that time and energy needed to be factored in to the project.) 

And these are my finished thumbnails: 

Crochet Lip Balm Holder

Crochet Egg Lip Balm Holder

How to Crochet a Water Bottle Carrier

How to Crochet a Mobius Scarf

Knit Your Phone a Pyramid Pillow

I need better pictures to create better thumbnails, but these are way better than what was there before.

5 comments:

  1. I subscribed to your channel. I'm scarymary66.

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  2. It's cool you've got your YouTube channel up.

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  3. The lipbalm holder, for some reason, reminds me of the lanyard (some call it boondoggle nowadays) keychains we used to make at camp in my early 1960's childhood. I like your thumbnails.

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