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<v ->Welcome to the how to make amazing YouTube video images</v>
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part of the course.
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In terms of the what, why
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and how of this part of the course,
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I'll kick it off with the what.
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What are we going to learn?
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We will learn what makes an amazing thumbnail image
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for your YouTube video.
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<v ->Moving on to why.</v>
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Why are we dedicating a large part of this course
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to the topic of creating images?
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Because it doesn't matter how amazing your title
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or video content is if your cover image isn't engaging.
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Because people judge a book by its cover.
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<v ->Thanks Sasha.</v>
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Lastly, how?
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How are we going to learn about these concepts together?
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We will discuss how to make great YouTube images.
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Now we wanna save you time
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so you can work smarter
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and not harder.
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And we also wanna be inclusive of everybody.
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And please don't worry if you don't know how to use
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the software to make the images.
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As we will teach you everything from scratch
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on how to use image software products
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depending on what product or what products
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you have or are most interested in.
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<v ->In the sections after this,</v>
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we will discuss different design principles
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in the first lecture.
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And then I will show you how to create
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a YouTube thumbnail image from scratch
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using a free program that I use called Gimp
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and Chris will show you how he uses many different types
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of software products to create a similar image.
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Also attached to this lecture is a PDF summary document
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with our rules or tips
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on how to make amazing YouTube thumbnail images.
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So check that out, thanks.