A customizable video thumbnail, episode label and animated watch button in one compact overlay.
Upload a thumbnail for the video you want viewers to watch next. Replace the short episode label and button wording, then set the button and panel colors. The image fills a rounded landscape crop with a play icon above it; choose an image whose subject stays clear in that crop. The exported button is a visual prompt. Add a real link or end-screen destination through your publishing platform.
Choose a thumbnail with one clear subject and use Episode or video for a short title rather than a description. Keep Call to action to a few words, such as WATCH NOW or NEXT EPISODE. Adjust Button and Panel together so the prompt remains readable at its final size.
Watch Next Thumbnail is built at 640 × 360, a 16:9 landscape frame, the shape of a YouTube video, a stream layout and most editing timelines, and runs 4 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 1.3 seconds, holds for 1.9 and clears in 0.7, 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, and the free plan exports at 720p with a watermark.
No. Video thumbnail accepts a still image. The animation presents that image alongside your title and call to action.
The exported graphic is not a clickable link. Add the destination separately using the publishing platform's available links or end-screen controls.
