Free YouTube thumbnail maker
runsheet_make_thumbnailGenerate a YouTube thumbnail PNG from a headline and layout to provide separate 16:9 and 9:16 URLs for long cuts and Shorts.
Instructions
Render a YouTube thumbnail as a PNG from a headline and a layout. Returns a URL for the 16:9 version used by long cuts and the 9:16 version used by Shorts, which are different files on YouTube and cannot be substituted for each other.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| art | No | Optional. An art id from runsheet_draw_thumbnail_art, to use as the background. Anything that is not one of those ids is ignored and the thumbnail renders on its plain ground. | |
| foot | No | A short concrete detail along the bottom. | |
| tone | No | bad is red and for a problem, good is green and for an answer, neutral is gold. | |
| brand | No | Channel name, along the very bottom. | |
| kicker | No | The small line above the headline. | |
| layout | No | statement: A flat claim in the largest type that fits. The workhorse; start here. question: The headline as the thing the viewer is already wondering, with the mark oversized. number: A numeral doing the work. For counts, lists, days, and anything with a figure in it. band: Type in a solid band across the lower third. The highest contrast option. | |
| headline | Yes | Three or four words, upper case or not. This is the whole thumbnail. | |
| highlight | No | Comma separated words inside the headline to set in the accent colour. |