How to resize a YouTube thumbnail - “larger than 2mb” error

The complete fix for the "thumbnail is bigger than 2mb" error on KZread. In this video I'll show how to resize youtube thumbnail.
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I'm going to use a free youtube thumbnail 2mb converter called Gimp.
You can download it for free here: www.gimp.org/downloads/
The proper image size for a KZread thumbnail is 1920x1080.
You upload youtube thumbnails in 3 formats: JPG, GIF or PNG.
• GIF - is not an option because it has too little colors.
• PNG - gives the best quality, but it quickly exceeds the limit of 2MB
• JPG - is the way to go, because it can compress the thumbnails enough to say within the limit of 2 mb.
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  • @amaliasasmrandstuff
    @amaliasasmrandstuff5 ай бұрын

    For Mac users: .The mac version of gimp uses the default mac UI, making the menus look like they are not a part of the program itself. You should be able to find the same things there as suggested here as long as you have the program selected and on fullscreen. .On mac the program allows you to manually write the name of your file format

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    5 ай бұрын

    great tips!

  • @snoozetunez
    @snoozetunez Жыл бұрын

    honestly best how to video I have seen in awhile.. straight to the point !

  • @kahundedoreen
    @kahundedoreen Жыл бұрын

    I always come back to watch this video every time am resizing my thumbnail

  • @Purplemonkeeee

    @Purplemonkeeee

    10 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @1BridgeKid

    @1BridgeKid

    3 ай бұрын

    Right 😂

  • @SaltLake1
    @SaltLake17 ай бұрын

    Great Tutorial very quick and to the point, Thank You!

  • @peyton_aston
    @peyton_aston3 ай бұрын

    Clear, direct, straight to the point. Thank you!

  • @meoshuawhite589
    @meoshuawhite589 Жыл бұрын

    This video really helped me after days of frustration trying to figure out how to resize my images. Thank you!!!!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @ScottHermanFitness
    @ScottHermanFitness3 ай бұрын

    Thanks bro! Worked great!

  • @JeikuRL
    @JeikuRL Жыл бұрын

    Only video that has made it super simple and actually worked thank you!!!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you, much appreciated. it was what I was going for!

  • @TWICED5
    @TWICED510 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much man, this helped me out, I just subscribed to your channel 🤘

  • @bridgitmulwa704
    @bridgitmulwa7047 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much, you have saved. I was frustrated before, now im happy.

  • @StreamCrops
    @StreamCrops4 ай бұрын

    I find it absolutely crazy that KZread does not just handle compressing files larger than 2mb

  • @CozyTechUnboxed
    @CozyTechUnboxed Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I'm new to making youtube videos and this was so helpful

  • @EllisRGD
    @EllisRGD7 ай бұрын

    This helped a ton, thank you very much!

  • @kahundedoreen
    @kahundedoreen2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you soo much ,it was really helpful you explained very well 🙏🏽

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    2 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the comment!

  • @TheGamingSkull
    @TheGamingSkull Жыл бұрын

    Easy and very helpful. Thank you very much!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @SirLordyt
    @SirLordyt5 ай бұрын

    Thanks dude I made sometimes 3 thumbnails cause of the problem and now my thumbnail goes from 2.2mb to 376 kB. Thanks a lot men

  • @ciceron2618
    @ciceron2618 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you a lot very useful for an aspiring content editor/creator

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • @sanjisgarro697
    @sanjisgarro697 Жыл бұрын

    I think this is the most useful tutorial I've ever seen. Thank you so much

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @deborahsmith6975
    @deborahsmith6975Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much. Easily fixed with your help!

  • @velona509
    @velona509 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @runningrobert
    @runningrobert Жыл бұрын

    That was awesome and helpful!! Thank you

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    you are welcome :)

  • @Gamergenerix
    @Gamergenerix Жыл бұрын

    thank you this helped a lot

  • @luc1xn
    @luc1xn5 ай бұрын

    really helped, thanks!

  • @SupraFanVR79
    @SupraFanVR793 ай бұрын

    Thank you so so much! It really helpt me out!♥😁

  • @idaeja
    @idaeja Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! This is so helpful!I

  • @izzney
    @izzney7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your help!

  • @Lousiger
    @Lousiger Жыл бұрын

    Super Helpful thank you for making this video.

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • @DanFandelli
    @DanFandelli2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you this was useful!!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    2 жыл бұрын

    glad to help!

  • @brinyabain
    @brinyabain7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!!

  • @OscarGuevara.
    @OscarGuevara.2 ай бұрын

    you are amazing bro, thanks for making this video

  • @RadiPlaysGames2
    @RadiPlaysGames27 ай бұрын

    I eventually got it, thank you so much helped a lot

  • @sharkyshepo8167
    @sharkyshepo8167 Жыл бұрын

    mate you are the best, so easy everything worked 1st try, thumbs up mate cheers

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks Sharky, glad it was helpful

  • @Arcemedias
    @Arcemedias7 ай бұрын

    Thank you! helped a lot!

  • @stephenforestr
    @stephenforestr7 ай бұрын

    Good vid, also for Mac you can Right click on the image you want to use and navigate to "Quick Action" then "Convert Image" and Change the size there.

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    7 ай бұрын

    yes true, Mac can be easier/quicker!

  • @TeshanFernandoLifeCoaching
    @TeshanFernandoLifeCoaching3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @R3al_MrChris
    @R3al_MrChrisАй бұрын

    Thank you so much you saved me ❤

  • @strawbabymilkshake222
    @strawbabymilkshake222 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks...this was super helpful

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    glad it was

  • @Slimeheadgtag
    @Slimeheadgtag4 ай бұрын

    this helped alot

  • @mylesbrown222
    @mylesbrown222 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the tip!!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    No problem!

  • @BrightLight-jp6es
    @BrightLight-jp6es10 ай бұрын

    thank you very very much!

  • @EVI1BAN3
    @EVI1BAN3 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You so much, I really appreciate this video :)😁

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @The_Ultra_Edits
    @The_Ultra_EditsАй бұрын

    Love u bro thanks so much

  • @DCbabez
    @DCbabez Жыл бұрын

    You saved my life 😭😭 I work TOO hard on my thumbnails just to not use them lol THANK YOU 💜

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    you are welcome :)

  • @Unclej1mmy_
    @Unclej1mmy_7 ай бұрын

    I juts got my first gaming pc this helped so much I can upload videos now🥰😊

  • @AeroWarThunder969
    @AeroWarThunder96911 ай бұрын

    Not gonna lie this is the best tutorial and directly also very easy

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    11 ай бұрын

    thanks :)

  • @Muzzy_YT463
    @Muzzy_YT46311 ай бұрын

    Ty so much 😘

  • @ThatCanadianGuy
    @ThatCanadianGuy Жыл бұрын

    oooohh so I was using png XD you are a life saver

  • @BeyondTheAlchemy
    @BeyondTheAlchemy2 жыл бұрын

    I wanted to ask you-- regarding my situation with my new spiritual channel attracting mostly my SR audience-- is this at all similar to the issue that u had in the past when you had a particular audience in a certain country that was actually hurting your channel and training the algorithm in a way that you didn't want and so you had to take steps to get rid of them? Is my situation similar to that in any way?

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    2 жыл бұрын

    Be glad your audience "walked" over to the new channel! They (hopefully/probably) subscribed because of you as a person and your spiritual content. you must have done something right! Nobody forced them to subscribe :)

  • @BeyondTheAlchemy

    @BeyondTheAlchemy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@socialvideoplazaYes. thanks..:) I just didnt know if this will cause the algorithm to give more impressions to the SR audience instead of using the keywords that I am targeting to attract the nonduality audience.

  • @Eric-wu7bp
    @Eric-wu7bp5 ай бұрын

    It’s been working for me all the time, but since I got a new phone (iPhone 12 pro max) It’s been backfiring me for some reason, you know any reasons why?

  • @amiiluvu
    @amiiluvu19 күн бұрын

    THIS IS AWOMEEEE😊

  • @rascar986
    @rascar986 Жыл бұрын

    THANKS YOU SO MUCH!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @RepoYourLife
    @RepoYourLife10 ай бұрын

    When I download it it has me install it and then finish installing and then the tab goes away but I can’t seem to find where it goes after that it’s not in my downloads (im on a acer computer is that it)

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    10 ай бұрын

    it should be there in the start menu. But there are other tools to do it

  • @RouvenGaming-fo3bk
    @RouvenGaming-fo3bk8 ай бұрын

    thx so much

  • @KaminaFn
    @KaminaFn Жыл бұрын

    best tutorial ty so much🤑

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    you are welcome :)

  • @Mc203-f5c
    @Mc203-f5c20 күн бұрын

    Very thantks bro

  • @OhXa679
    @OhXa679 Жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @Jonazz567
    @Jonazz56719 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this viedeo

  • @zofeshamcollection
    @zofeshamcollection Жыл бұрын

    Very supportive video

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    So nice, thank you

  • @sathidey006
    @sathidey006 Жыл бұрын

    Thanku ❣️

  • @livingedenyoga
    @livingedenyoga Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!!!!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @bxn.edits8
    @bxn.edits83 ай бұрын

    thx bro helped a log

  • @Manudyne
    @Manudyne10 ай бұрын

    why the hell is the limit so low?! it's dumb! thank you, very quick and clear guide!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    10 ай бұрын

    I have no idea. They could resize it ...

  • @mikegodcs7691
    @mikegodcs769111 ай бұрын

    does that work with youtube profile picture?

  • @RepoYourLife

    @RepoYourLife

    10 ай бұрын

    Yes it works with any image it doesn’t have to just be for KZread also

  • @Bagasputra93
    @Bagasputra934 ай бұрын

    what if I don't have a computer, can I solve this problem with an Android phone??

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    4 ай бұрын

    with the right app sure

  • @5MinBites
    @5MinBites Жыл бұрын

    Hi Sir, I used your way to resize my picture in GIMP, but it can not resize to 1280+720, no matter what I do, it only changes to 1095+720, how should I Scale it into width 1280? Thank you so much, I am so urgent waiting for your answer if you could. Thanks a lot🌹🌹🌹

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    thats why you should use a 16:9 template to avoid this issue. you can resize it, but it looks squashed. you can find one here: www.socialvideoplaza.com/en/downloads

  • @5MinBites

    @5MinBites

    Жыл бұрын

    @@socialvideoplaza Thank you very much

  • @CapyRap62
    @CapyRap62 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks A Lot

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @TheDestructorOfficial
    @TheDestructorOfficial Жыл бұрын

    what does it mean 1920 x 1080 is the best for algorithm?

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    more information for the algo to recognize objects ... in other words: what your video is about

  • @TheDestructorOfficial

    @TheDestructorOfficial

    Жыл бұрын

    @@socialvideoplaza interesting thanks

  • @thevinsea
    @thevinsea11 ай бұрын

    My thumbnail size is 1.9 mb but it’s still blurry when uploaded 😭1280x720

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    11 ай бұрын

    upsizing a small resolution image will make it blurry

  • @Atomicyy
    @Atomicyy10 ай бұрын

    life saver

  • @Swexalol
    @Swexalol10 ай бұрын

    i ll try right now if this can solve my problem i will like this video

  • @Majestal1
    @Majestal16 ай бұрын

    It's already 1920 x 1080 and I'm still getting the error...

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    6 ай бұрын

    a jpeg above 2MB on this resolution would be a world record

  • @aboutthegame
    @aboutthegame2 жыл бұрын

    For starters if you make thumbnails in Photoshop just save it as jpeg instead of quick export and quick save That did it for me Save as Then jpeg

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    2 жыл бұрын

    that is what I said in the video. But not everyone has a $300 per year photoshop subscription.

  • @bagelboy4471
    @bagelboy4471 Жыл бұрын

    I made it super tiny and made it 480p and still no work :(

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    its the file size, not the resolution

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    a jpeg over 2MB on 480p is ridiculously big. never seen or heard that

  • @LBOH96
    @LBOH967 ай бұрын

    jpeg isnt an option for me :(

  • @LBOH96

    @LBOH96

    7 ай бұрын

    nvm i exported it and it worked tysm :D

  • @Doyenn
    @Doyenn5 ай бұрын

    mine says permission denied. pls help

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    5 ай бұрын

    you either need to verify your channel or you gave someone access to your channel. There is a bug in the channel persmissions in KZread studio

  • @Doyenn

    @Doyenn

    5 ай бұрын

    @@socialvideoplaza no, not the youtube notification. It was the gimp app that said denied.

  • @DipuGamer100
    @DipuGamer1002 ай бұрын

    Hi

  • @Sn4p_Fps
    @Sn4p_Fps3 ай бұрын

    nice video so just open the file and export it , done.

  • @Chris-iz2zh
    @Chris-iz2zh Жыл бұрын

    while you were talking you were getting spittle all over me 😂😂

  • @dexxterclark-clips9684

    @dexxterclark-clips9684

    Жыл бұрын

    I hear that often :)

  • @Chris-iz2zh

    @Chris-iz2zh

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dexxterclark-clips9684 hahaha

  • @Old_Me_is_Dead_and_Gone
    @Old_Me_is_Dead_and_Gone Жыл бұрын

    Won't saving at 90-99 ruin the quality

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    ow no, below 80 it starts to show. 80-90, you have to look really closely to see it. For the best results, make the quality as high as possible as you can fit in the 2MB. You can get away with a lot with JPGs

  • @Old_Me_is_Dead_and_Gone

    @Old_Me_is_Dead_and_Gone

    Жыл бұрын

    @@socialvideoplaza oh really thanks for that, It was suspicious to me that on 100% it was 2.3 and at 99% it became 1.9 in Photoshop.

  • @BeyondTheAlchemy
    @BeyondTheAlchemy2 жыл бұрын

    Good thorough explanation!..:)

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @Erzag
    @Erzag Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!!

  • @socialvideoplaza

    @socialvideoplaza

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!