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want to create a YouTube custom of thumbnail quickly and easily in this

video I'm going to show you step by step how you can create an upload your own

beautiful YouTube thumbnail so you're not stuck with the awkward one that

YouTube selects for you stay tuned. Hi I'm Sara Nguyen, your

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latest product reviews social media marketing tips and training and at

anytime during this video check out the description for links to all of the

resources mentioned in this video when you upload your video to YouTube the

default thumbnail for your video that YouTube provides is generated from

stills of your video usually it's random and compromising images but thankfully

you can create your own image and upload it let's go over to my computer now and

I'll show you how so I'm in the YouTube creator studio and this is a video that

I've uploaded and as you can see here YouTube's give you three thumbnail

options which are basically random stills from the video and in this

picture I kind of look a bit stunned and this image doesn't exactly allow people

to see what the video is going to be about at first glance so I'm going to

create a custom thumbnail and I'm going to do that using canva calm if you

haven't got a canva account it's free to sign up you can sign up using Facebook

Google or your email and once you've signed up you can come back and login

using your email or password if you've chosen that option otherwise you can log

in using your Facebook or Google login here once you've signed into canva

you'll be able to start creating designs and your dashboard may look a little bit

different to mine at the bottom here these are designs that I've worked on in

the past and this is where they're saved so I can come back to them and edit them

so yours may be empty until you start creating some designs but to create your

YouTube thumbnail you start by clicking on create a design and this will open up

the section in canva where you can choose the type of graphic that you want

to create and as you can see in the top section here they have YouTube thumbnail

because it's one of the most popular things that people create with can bar

as well as other things such as social media posts for Pinterest Facebook you

can also design presentations a for or us letter size documents and covers

there's so many things that you can create with canva but we're going to

keep scrolling until we get to the social media and email headers and as

you can see here it has YouTube thumbnail and we want to select this

because canva have already sized the canvas that we can design on to be the

correct specifications that we need for our YouTube thumbnail so I'm going to go

ahead and click on that and canva will open up a blank canvas for us to start

designing the thing that I really love about canva and why I recommend using

canva is as you can see on the left hand side they have layouts for you to use

and many of them are free you can see here they're labeled free and this is

fantastic because you do not have to design from scratch in order to have a

beautiful layout this saves you time this allows you to create a design that

looks really professional and it literally is as easy as dragging and

dropping you can choose any of the designs here and go in and edit them

change the text change the color schemes upload your own images I'm going to go

ahead and click on this layout here start editing it for my own YouTube

thumbnail the first thing I'm going to do to edit this thumb now is I'm going

to delete this image so that I can upload an image that's relevant for the

thumbnail that I want so this random guy looking into the mountains isn't quite

what I need for my thumbnail so I'm going to go ahead I've clicked on the

image I'm going to click on the little bin on the right hand side to delete it

and I'm going to click delete image and he's gone and now I'm going to click on

uploads then I'm going to upload the image that I've taken previously which

is really just a selfie while I was recording the video and what canva will

do is that will upload this image into your library so that you can use this

for future design so you don't need to upload the image every single time that

you're going to use it which is great once again saving you time of not having

to wait for that image to upload every single time if you're going to use it

again so the image is now uploaded I'm going to click on it canva have placed

it there and now I'm just going to move it in to the section everything with

canva is drag-and-drop and this is why I love it so much it's so easy compared to

using complicated software such as Photoshop there's not a massive learning

curve and you can get in and start creating beautiful designs really really

easily so now that I've added this image I'm gonna move it a little bit over a

little bit more there we go I can also do other things like play with the

filters so I can change the color of it if I click on Advanced Options here you

can see there's all types of things that I can play with the brightness the

contrast the saturation I quite like this color the way it is so I'm not

going to add anything extra to it to start changing the text I'm going to

click on the text and then it's as easy as deleting the text and typing in what

I want to appear here I can select the text once again and in this left section

here I can choose different fonts so we play around with the font and they'll

change right before my very eyes I'm currently using the free version of

canva and in the free version you're not able to upload your own fonts but you

can do that in their paid version I can also change the font size by clicking on

this size button here or I can type in a size if it doesn't suit what I need I

can align the text right or left or Center I can change the text to be or

uppercase I can also play with the spacing all the standard things that you

would expect from a design software if we click on the elements tab on the left

hand side you will see there are all of these different components that you can

use so you can add photos which is a royalty-free and free stock library that

can vary for you to use so if you don't have your own images this is a great

place to start you can hear the scroll through the library or you can type for

whatever image you're looking for so let's say I'm looking for a beach image

I type it in the search bar there and all the images within this library

appear both photos as well as illustrations as well now you may notice

that some of these illustrations and photos have free on them but some of

them have a dollar sign and a price associated with them so all that means

is that if you want to use this component it's not free canva will

charge you to use this component and they will charge you when you go to

download the actual image when you go back to the elements tab these are all

different things that canva have available to you to add to your design

so you can either scroll through the icons here or you can search for the

element in the search bar if I click on the text icon in the left-hand side here

this allows me to add additional text to the design so I can either choose to add

a heading subheading or a bit of body text or I

can select some of the pre organized text layouts that canva have for me so

I'm going to go ahead and just choose add a subheading then I'm going to

position it in place then I'm going to type into it to change the font if I

highlight it once again I can use the same options where I can change the font

the font size and the font color if you have a look at the background that I've

got on canva at the moment it's this blue color and I can change the color of

that as well when I clicks on it you see this section went blue which matches the

color of the background if I click on this then I access different colors that

I can choose from I can choose from the default palette that canva have or the

document colors or if I click the plus button this opens up a color wheel that

allows me to choose whichever color I want where it says color code hashtag

this is where I can add a specific color code in this section here if I wanted to

use a very specific color to match either a logo or some company color that

I'm looking to use so this is a really neat little feature that you can use as

well when you're creating your YouTube thumbnail in canva with canva everything

is pretty much drag-and-drop and that's what I love so much about it you simply

click on the element that you want to change and then all of the options will

appear on the top corner here of what you can do with it and you just click on

the section and then make the changes as you like and once you're happy with your

design you can take it off canva and upload it into YouTube so let's do that

now first I'm going to go to file and save this design then I'm going to name

it

click done and now I'm going to click download and I'm going to save it as you

have options of choosing JPEG PNG or you can save it as a PDF print I'm going to

leave it as PNG because I want to upload it to YouTube so I want the highest

quality image possible then I'm going to click download and canva will start

preparing the image and they have a little cute conversation with you here

in your design will start downloading automatically otherwise you can click on

the download here and this image is now ready for me to go back to YouTube and

to upload so it typically saves to either your desktop or your downloads

folder wherever you've set your images to download to now I'm back in YouTube

and I'm in the info and settings tab of the video I'm going to click on custom

thumbnail and then I'm going to select the image that I just downloaded from

canva I'm going to click Choose and this will start uploading the image to

YouTube and then I click on save settings to have this adds the custom

thumbnail it may take a couple of minutes for YouTube to refresh and for

you to be able to see the image that you uploaded but if you see it here and it's

selected like this then this is the image that will appear and just like

that I've created and uploaded my custom thumbnail for YouTube using canva

without any complicated software so there you have it

a step-by-step guide of how to create your own custom YouTube thumbnail and

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Mecool M8S Pro L Android 7.1 TV OS TV Box Review - YouTube in 4K - Duration: 22:56.

Hello and welcome, an thanks for visiting , Its your host Nick here

with yet another TV box stop review.

Today we have another M8S pro model from Mecool, and this one is the Mecool M8S Pro L, Amlogic

S912 octa core Android 7.1 4K TV box.

After the break, I have a full review on its hardware and features, along with a live demonstration

and bench mark scores.

So stay tuned, we have more in a moment.

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Welcome back.

What we have here is this white box that the device comes in.

All it shows to the bottom is that it's an octa core CPU, it has 3GB of RAM and 32GB

of internal storage, It can play 4K video samples up to 60 fps, an it has HDR display

with H.265 and HEVC decoders.

This is the Pro L version, an I'll now unpack the contents of the box.

The Mecool M8S Pro L version runs on the Amlogic S912 octa core CPU.

Its display is powered by the ARM Mali T820 tri core GPU, It comes with 3GB of DDR3 RAM,

and 32GB of internal storage, It has 802.11 dual band WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.1.

In the box, you have the device itself.

You get this remote control.

This remote will work well to control the basic functions of the box, but it's not a

Bluetooth controlled device.

For omni directional control with touchpad and keyboard capability, a Bluetooth air mouse

like this one, or mini touchpad keyboard would be a better option.

And I'll just open this one to show you guys what it looks like.

Special thanks goes out to GearBest for providing this air mouse, a link to this product can

be found in the description area.

I'll also be testing this one to see how well it performs.

You get 1 HDMI cable.

A 5 volts 2 amps universal DC power adapter.

And a users setup guide.

Let's take a look at the box.

The box is made of a black plastic housing, with the M8S Pro logo to the top.

To the back, you have 1 HDMI port, 1 RJ45 Ethernet LAN port, you get 1 audio video port

and your DC power input.

To the side, you get 2 USB 2.0 ports and an SD card slot.

To the other side, you have some ventilation holes.

To the front, you have an LED power light.

And to the bottom, you have more ventilation holes.

So I'll now connect this box to my TV, and when I return I'll continue.

So here we are at the first launch of the M8S Pro L, and what we have is the Mecool

startup animation, and then you're taken directly to the launcher.

Before I get into the launcher.

I would like to point out that the version of Android installed on this box is Android

TV.

This is not the regular version but the Android TV version liked the one used on the Nvidia

Shield.

The Google play store looks different, and there are lots of apps that you can't install

from the Google Play Store that you'd normally install on a Full version of Android.

I had to side load all my apps with the use of application APKs to complete this review.

Now back to the launcher.

The launcher is the same launcher used in most of the Mecool models, with large buttons

and the shortcuts feature.

This launcher does not come with a navigation bar at the bottom, or a status bar at the

top.

These bars come in handy, when used with a PC mouse or a wireless air mouse.

In the apps section, you have your regular set of apps like chrome browser Google play

store TV center and Miracast just to name a few.

I have already install my system and benchmarking apps so I'll get right into to next segment.

let's start off by checking to see if the box is rooted.

And it shows that the box is rooted, running on Android 7.1.1 nougat operating system.

This is great news, because despite running the Android TV version, you have the freedom

to install any app from the Google Play store using APKs.

I now have the DRM information.

It shows that the M8S Pro L only has support for 2 out of the 6 services, this allows services

like Netflix to only show up to 720p quality.

Let's look at its system and hardware information.

Under system, it shows that the manufacturer is VS, And the model is the M8S Pro L. Below

it shows that the box comes with 3GB of RAM, and below it also shows the remaining memory

and internal storage from the 32GB total after the Android installation and apps installed

on the box.

Under CPU information, it shows that the box runs on an octa core 64bit Cortex A53 CPU

with a maximum clock range of 1.5GHz.

However, below it shows that the box only has support for 32bit ABIs, this allows the

box to run only 32bit applications.

Under display, it shows that the display is powered by the ARM Mali T820 tri core GPU,

with a refresh rate of 60hz.

Under network, it shows that the box has support for dual band 2.4 and 5.8GHz WiFi, and below

it will show your signal strength, link speed and frequency.

Under Android information, here again it shows that the box runs on Android 7.1.1 nougat,

and below it confirms for the second time that the box is rooted.

Under thermal information, I have tested and the box runs at 50 to 60° Celsius on normal

room temperature, and at 40 to 45° with passive cooling.

These temperatures can increase depending on the level of activity on the box.

Under codecs information, we have the usual list of codecs that include, H.264 HEVC an

VP9 decoding, all needed for 4K video playback.

However, I cannot detect any H.265 in this list.

And that's all for system and hardware information, and I'll now move on to the benchmark segment

of this review.

Let's start with the results from the memory read and write speed test.

The M8S Pro L, has a RAM copy speed of 2709 MB/s, the internal storage, has a read speed

of 55 MB/s and a write speed of 12.

And the SD card reader, has a read speed of 22 MB/s and a write speed of 11.

These scores are not high scores, but they are on par with other S912 boxes with similar

hardware.

I now have the results of the WiFi speed test.

On the 5.8GHz band, I was able to attain the maximum speed on my Internet package which

runs at 30MB, and on the 2.4 GHz band, the speed fell a bit below the maximum speed,

but that is expected.

However, these results are based on my Internet package, and much higher speeds can be attained

on a much faster network like a fiber package.

Next I have the Antutu benchmark results.

The results show that the M8S Pro L got an Antutu score of 36399.

Not very high, but consistent with other S912 boxes.

Next I have the results of the Geekbench 4 CPU benchmark.

The results show that the box got a score of 503 single core, and 1800 multicore.

Again, not very high, but consistent.

The final results I have is the 3D mark ice storm extreme GPU benchmark.

And it shows that the M8S Pro L got a score of 4674, which is also average and consistent

with scores from other S912 boxes in its class.

And that's it for the benchmarks.

The next segment is focused on the media streaming 4K video playback and gaming capabilities

of the box.

Let's start with the TV center application.

The TV center does not come installed on the box, and you have to install it using the

app icon in the apps area.

When it is completed, open the TV center icon to run the application.

This TV center app is actually a custom Kodi build, and if you go to the settings area,

here we can see that the version is 17.3 Krypton.

This is not the latest version, and it comes pre installed with a couple with of popular

movie addons.

However, if you would like to install the official updated version of Kodi, you can

simply do so by installing it from the Google Play Store.

So I've installed the latest version of Kodi without uninstalling the TV center application,

they can coexist without obstructing each other.

If I go to system information in the settings area, here we can see that the version is

now Kodi 17.4 Krypton.

I also took the liberty of installing some of the latest movie addons that actually work.

With these new addons, you have unlimited streams of free movies and complete and new

TV series for months of entertainment.

If you're not into Kodi, and you need an alternative way of streaming, then you have the option

to install free movie streaming applications via APKs.

These can be downloaded to the box itself, or onto a PC, and then installed via USB flash

drive.

Some of these include, Terrarium TV, ShowBox, Mega Box HD, and Mobdro.

That's all for streaming, and I'll now test the 4K video playback capability of the box.

Well that was just fantastic!

The box was able to play all of the 4K video samples without any issues what so ever, even

the 4K jellyfish video at 400 mbps.

This is good news for this box, as many other boxes have difficulty playing some of my samples.

I'll now run a 4K YouTube sample video to see what's the highest resolution.

Just a quick note, the default YouTube application installed on the box is no good.

However, you cannot uninstall it, you have to disable it first in the settings area,

then install the latest YouTube app from the Google Play Store.

Now let's see how the app performs.

Well that's a first, the YouTube application plays in 4K quality.

This is the first time I've achieved that resolution on one of my boxes.

Just remember you have to disable the stock YouTube app, you cannot uninstall it because

it is locked into the root of the system.

Also when you install the new app using the APK, you cannot get a shortcut you can only

run it from the open app option in the settings area, I believe that's a bug in the firmware.

For my final demonstration, I am playing a fighting game called Mortal Kombat X.

This is to test the box's 3D gaming capability.

Please note, this game contains fighting with gruesome scenes, So parental discretion advised.

So as you can see the game ran smoothly, and the graphics rendering was of a high quality

with no freezing or jerky movement.

That's it for the demonstrations, and I would just touch on the wireless air mouse I showed

you guys earlier.

This remote is the TZ MX9 wireless Keyboard and air mouse.

It has controls buttons to the front, and a full qwerty keyboard on the flip side.

It also comes with D pad controller and two buttons for gaming.

The air mouse feature works in real time, and you also have a mic feature.

It comes with a dongle receiver that you don't have to program, it's a simple plug and play

feature.

The remote has built in battery, and it charges with any standard USB port.

I am pleased with the performance of this remote, and a link to this product can be

found in the description area and on my website.

So in summary, the Mecool M8S Pro L has some pros and cons.

Well for pros, the box has good hardware.

It is rooted, and it can install any streaming app or game.

It played all of my 4K video samples without problems.

It ran YouTube videos in 4K quality which was a first for me.

I was able to play Mortal Kombat X using my favorite key mapping application, and the

game ran smoothly in high quality.

For the cons.

It runs on Android TV and not the regular version of android.

Due to this, you are restricted to what you can install directly off the Google play store.

Kodi installs OK off the Google play store, but I had to install all my other apps using

APKs.

The Stock YouTube app you cannot uninstall it or update it, you can only disable it.

And when you install the latest YouTube app, you cannot access it from the launcher.

You have to run it from the settings apps area.

The launcher doesn't have a navigation bar or a status bar, which takes away your multitasking

ability.

So when it came to performance the box did great, and in user experience, I had some

challenges.

So you have to decide for yourself weather you like this box.

I have come to the end of my review of the Mecool M8S Pro L Android 7.1 4K TV box.

If you are interested in this device, links were placed in the description area for more

information.

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