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As a former content creator on YouTube (50k subs, 5M views), I realised that the success of a YouTube video depends directly on its thumbnail.

I'm building ThumbnailMaker, the next-gen design tool I wish I had when I was making videos.

Hello there,

I'd like to share with you my latest side-project, ThumbnailMaker.

As we all know, the first impression is crucial, and when it comes to YouTube videos, a thumbnail is the first thing a potential viewer sees before deciding whether to watch a video or not.

As a former content creator on YouTube (+50k subs & ~5M views), I've noticed that successful YouTubers have access to the best designers on the platform, which makes their videos more competitive than those from newer content creators who are just starting.

ThumbnailMaker aims to help all content creators increase their video's click-through rate (CTR), engagement, and ultimately, the success of their channel.

Re:Show HN: I built a multiplayer voxel browser game engine on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:19PM (#35720780)
Impressive! Having already tried the simpler experience (development of a 2D web-browser game with multiplayer), things can get complicated very quickly and the way the project was carried out shows the quality of the work.
I won with my first game with my first move but I didn't really understand what happened. I think this might be caused by the process time that reinforce this feeling of "what's actually happening". Maybe a bit more information on the front page could help the player understanding what's happening.
Fun project. I might find it useful when it comes to quickly find arguments in a debate. It obviously can't replace a real discussion but it can definitely help.
The tool is really new and I originally built it for my own needs. But I'm now looking for ways to improve it.

For example, here are some of the features I'm currently working on:

>> Adapting the tool to handle Twitch to extract vertical videos from long streams

>> A system to select the cropping area of interest in the video instead of just centering

>> Automatically generating text on the video in a "tiktok" way.

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https://pixelforge.art

Hi there!I've been a YouTube content creator during few years (50k subs, ~5M views) and I realized that many creators on the platform have their content stolen and republished on TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts for monetization purposes.I built PixelForge to tackle this problem. The tool allows content creators to work on their horizontal video as they usually do. But once the video...

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Show HN: PixelForge – Verticalize YouTube videos with AI for TikTok, Reels

https://pixelforge.art

Hi everyone!PixelForge aims at easily convert horizontal videos into vertical videos without having to go through the tedious process of video editing again.Among the different possibilities, I really wanted PixelForge to be efficient in the following areas:- Developing your audience on YouTube- Growing your audience on other platforms- Reduce the financial impact of content repost in...

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