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Preventing Blurry Pictures: The Keys to Clear Images

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Tips for resizing images: Maintain aspect ratio (ex: 4:3) to avoid distorting your image (stretching or squishing). Learn more about stretching images, resizing larger or smaller, and aspect ratios in the blog post: How to Resize an Image Correctly. PNG vs JPG. Two of the most common formats: PNG vs JPG.

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YouTube Thumbnail Sizes and Best Practices (New for 2019)

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The ideal thumbnail size is 1280 × 720 pixels with a minimum width of 640 pixels, and the ideal ratio for YouTube players and previews is 16:9. Along with the correct size, you’ll also want to keep in mind the ratio, file size, and file type of your thumbnail. An easy way to create a YouTube thumbnail is to use TechSmith Snagit.

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