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Thumbnail-style hook for the first second

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You'll download 1920×1080, 3.5 s, with no background (.mov).

Thumbnail-Style Hook Intro — Bold Text, Red Arrow and Circle

What big channels do: the first second of the video repeats the thumbnail to confirm the click. Two fat outlined lines that slam (the frame shakes), the red arrow drawing itself toward what matters, the hand-drawn circle around it, the emoji and the sticker. You set in % where the thing is in your clip. Pause on the last frame and you have the thumbnail. Three styles: slam, boxes and marker. With your photo behind it or transparent over your video.

  • 16:9
  • 9:16
  • 1:1
  • Transparent background
  • Full HD
  • 17 editable fields

What you can change

  • Style
  • Line 1
  • Line 2 (in your color)
  • Text side
  • Target: horizontal (%)
  • Target: vertical (%)
  • Red arrow
  • Hand-drawn circle
  • Emoji or image
  • Inside the circle (no photo)
  • Sticker
  • Background photo (optional)
  • Line 2 and sticker color
  • Arrow and circle color

Plus the typeface and an optional letter outline, in every template.

The animation with its sample text, exported with a black background. Scroll up to edit it live.

How to use it in your editor

Export it without background and put it on a track above your clip: the animation plays over your video.

  • CapCut

    1. Export «without background»: you get a .mov with transparency.
    2. On desktop, drag it to a track above your clip. On the phone, use Overlay → Add overlay.
    3. If your app shows a black background, export «with your clip» instead and import the MP4 as your video.

  • Premiere Pro

    1. File → Import the .mov.
    2. Drag it to V2, above your footage on V1.
    3. The transparency is kept: move, scale or trim it like any clip.

  • DaVinci Resolve

    1. Import the .mov into the Media Pool.
    2. Place it on Video 2, above your clip.
    3. If you see black instead of your clip: right-click → Clip Attributes → Alpha Mode: Premultiplied.

  • Final Cut Pro

    1. Import the .mov.
    2. Connect it above the primary storyline (shortcut Q).
    3. Final Cut reads the transparency on its own.

Questions

Do I need After Effects or a plugin?
No. You edit «Thumbnail-style hook for the first second» right here in your browser: type your text, choose colors and format, watch the live preview and export a video file that works in any editor.
What file do I get?
Either a ProRes 4444 .mov with a transparent background, to place over your footage, or an MP4 with your own clip behind it. In 1920×1080 (16:9), 1080×1920 (9:16) or 1080×1080 (1:1); 2× (4K) is optional and costs double credits.
Is it free?
Editing and previewing are free and need no account. To export you sign in with Google; during the open beta, new accounts get export credits at no cost.

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