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Creating Stunning YouTube Thumbnail with Free Software

Episode 619
July 31, 2019

You can use the FREE GNU Image Manipulation Program to create great looking YouTube Thumbnails. Even if you're not a creator, you'll learn some cool tricks through this tutorial: How to trace borders around the people in your photo, blur the background to create depth, and even replace the background entirely with a color gradient. We'll also pop on some in-your-face text to market our video.

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