What image formats can I upload and are there size limits?

You can upload PNG, JPG, JPEG, and WebP files up to 15MB. These cover essentially all common image formats you would encounter. For best results, use the highest resolution version of your image available, as AI enhancement works better with more detail to work with in the source file.

Will the AI change my face or make me look different?

AI is designed to preserve faces by default. The face detection system identifies human faces in your image and applies a more conservative approach to those areas, keeping your likeness intact while enhancing the surrounding elements. The goal is to make your thumbnail look more polished without making you look like a different person.

Can I remove the background from my photo?

Yes. AI background removal identifies the main subject in your image, whether that is a person, an object, or a specific element you want to keep, and removes everything else. This works well for creating clean thumbnails where you want to place yourself against a different background or simply have a cleaner composition.

What kind of edits can I request using text prompts?

You can describe almost any visual change in plain language. Things like "make the colors more vibrant," "add dramatic lighting," "make it look more cinematic," "increase the contrast," or "make the background darker" all work. The AI interprets your description and applies appropriate transformations to achieve the effect you described.

How is this different from using filters on Instagram or other apps?

Filters apply the same preset adjustments to every image regardless of content. AI understands what is actually in your image and makes intelligent decisions about how to enhance different elements. It treats faces differently than backgrounds, adjusts lighting based on the existing light in the image, and makes contextual decisions that static filters cannot make.

What makes a good source image for AI enhancement?

Start with the highest resolution image available. Good lighting in the original photo helps significantly because AI can enhance existing light but struggles to fix images that are too dark or washed out. Clear focus on the main subject also helps because AI cannot add sharpness to blurry areas. The better your source image, the better the enhanced result.

Should I use AI image editing or AI image generation for my thumbnails?

It depends on what you are starting with. If you have a good photo, screenshot, or existing image that captures what you want, AI editing lets you enhance it while keeping its authenticity. If you need a scene that does not exist or would be difficult to photograph, AI generation creates it from your text description. Many creators use both approaches depending on the specific video.

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AI Thumbnail from Image - Keep Your Face, Enhance Everything Else

Upload your own photo or screenshot and use AI to transform it into a click-worthy thumbnail. Keep what matters, enhance everything else.

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How Thumbnail Studioo Helps

Thumbnail Studioo's thumbnail editor lets you upload any image and describe changes you want using plain language. Remove backgrounds, enhance colors, add dramatic lighting, or completely transform the style while keeping your face and key subjects intact. Add title text and export at 1280x720 for YouTube. For creating thumbnails from scratch, our AI thumbnail generator builds images from text descriptions. Sign in to start editing.

Testimonials

Here's what our users are saying...

I have tons of screenshots from my streams but they always looked flat as thumbnails. Now I just upload them and AI makes them pop. My face still looks like me which is important.

David Park

Twitch streamer, 67K followers

The background removal is insane. Used to take me 20 mins in Photoshop to cut myself out clean. Now it's like 5 seconds and honestly better quality.

Sofia Martinez

Beauty tutorials, 180K subs

My setup isn't fancy but AI makes my photos look way more professional. Same lighting, same camera, but the thumbnails look 10x better.

Kevin Okonkwo

Fitness coach, 95K subs

I like using my actual face on thumbnails, not AI generated ones. This lets me upload my photos and just enhance them. Best of both worlds.

Hannah Lee

Personal finance, 42K subs

I have tons of screenshots from my streams but they always looked flat as thumbnails. Now I just upload them and AI makes them pop. My face still looks like me which is important.

David Park

Twitch streamer, 67K followers

The background removal is insane. Used to take me 20 mins in Photoshop to cut myself out clean. Now it's like 5 seconds and honestly better quality.

Sofia Martinez

Beauty tutorials, 180K subs

My setup isn't fancy but AI makes my photos look way more professional. Same lighting, same camera, but the thumbnails look 10x better.

Kevin Okonkwo

Fitness coach, 95K subs

I like using my actual face on thumbnails, not AI generated ones. This lets me upload my photos and just enhance them. Best of both worlds.

Hannah Lee

Personal finance, 42K subs

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How It Works

Create Thumbnails in 4 Simple Steps

Upload Your Image

Drag and drop any photo. Screenshots, camera shots, or existing thumbnails all work.

Choose AI Enhancement

Select what you want AI to do: enhance, restyle, remove background, or transform completely.

AI Processes Your Image

AI analyzes your photo and applies intelligent transformations while keeping key elements.

Download Enhanced Thumbnail

Export your AI-enhanced thumbnail at perfect YouTube resolution.

Who It's For

Built For

Creators who have good screenshots but need them enhanced for thumbnails

YouTubers who want to use their own photos instead of AI-generated faces

Anyone with existing thumbnails that need a refresh or style update

Channels that want consistent branding using their actual face and setup

Try These

Example Prompts

“Make the background darker and add dramatic lighting on the face, increase the contrast so it pops more at small sizes”

“Remove the messy room behind me and replace it with a clean gradient background, keep everything else the same”

“Make the colors more vibrant and saturated, add a subtle glow around the main subject, make it look more professional”

Benefits

Why Choose Thumbnail Studioo?

Start with What You Have

Use your own photos instead of starting from scratch. AI enhances what you already have.

Intelligent Enhancement

AI understands faces, objects, and composition. Enhances smartly, not just filters.

Keep Your Identity

Your photos, your face, your brand. AI improves without replacing what makes it yours.

Multiple Transform Options

Background removal, style transfer, color grading, and more. One image, many possibilities.

Best Practices

Tips for Making Great Thumbnails

Use high-resolution source images. AI can enhance but cannot add detail that is not there.

Good lighting in original helps. AI enhances existing light, badly lit photos stay problematic.

Center your subject. AI works best when the main subject is clearly identifiable.

Try multiple transforms. Same image can look great with different AI effects.

Combine with text editor. AI transforms the image, you add the headline.

Common Mistakes

What to Avoid

Uploading tiny images. Low-res sources give low-res results. Use largest version available.

Over-processing. One AI effect is usually enough. Stacking effects looks unnatural.

Ignoring composition. AI cannot fix bad framing. Crop your source image first.

Expecting magic. AI enhances good photos. It cannot save terrible ones.

Forgetting the thumbnail purpose. Pretty is not enough. It needs to make people click.

Transform Your Images with AI

Upload a photo and describe how you want it enhanced. AI makes intelligent improvements while preserving what matters.

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