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Thumbnail Test

Shares the result of a thumbnail test, with click-through dials filling and the winning image lifted under a chip.

Duration
5s
Frame
1080 × 1080
Export
MP4, GIF, MOV (alpha)
Resolution
Up to 4K

About the Thumbnail Test animation

Testing two thumbnails on the same video gives you a result worth sharing, and this lays it out. Both images appear, their CTR dials fill as the numbers count up, and B lifts with a Winner chip. Add Thumbnail A and Thumbnail B, set CTR A and CTR B, then change Title, Footer and Winner colour. The lift always goes to B, so put your winning image in Thumbnail B.

Where it fits

  • In a channel update, to show what a thumbnail change did to clicks.
  • In a tips video about thumbnails, as the before and after example.
  • At the start of a case study post, to lead with the result.

Filling it in

Upload the exact images you tested so viewers see the real difference. Write Footer as the takeaway in one short line, like New face, more clicks. Keep Metric A and Metric B as CTR unless you compared something else, such as views.

Format and timing

Thumbnail Test is built at 1080 × 1080, a square frame, which sits in a feed post without cropping and centres neatly over wider footage, and runs 5 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 3.6 seconds, holds for 0.5 and clears in 0.9, so cue it a beat before the moment it labels. Export it as an MP4 for a timeline or a feed, a GIF where video will not embed, or a MOV with an alpha channel to lay it over footage with nothing behind it. Renders go up to 4K on a paid plan. The free plan shows a watermarked preview.

What you can edit

  • Titletext
  • Thumbnail Aimage
  • Letter Atext
  • Metric Atext
  • CTR Acounter
  • Thumbnail Bimage
  • Letter Btext
  • Metric Btext
  • CTR Bcounter
  • Winner labeltext
  • Footertext
  • Winner colourcolor

Questions about Thumbnail Test

How many photos can I replace?

Two: Thumbnail A and Thumbnail B.

Can the dials show other numbers?

Yes. CTR A and CTR B count up to the values you type, including the percent sign.

What size and length is it?

1080 x 1080, a 1:1 square with its own background. It runs for 5 seconds.

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