Edit AI thumbnails in chat, then get specific with Layers

To edit an AI thumbnail without starting over, describe the change in chat first and say what should stay, such as the subject or the background. When the image is close, open Layers on desktop to move, resize, hide or ask for a new version of individual parts until it is one you would put on your video.

The thumbnail is almost right. You like the image, but the text is too big, the subject needs more room, or the background is pulling attention away from the point. Starting again can lose the parts you wanted to keep.

Veri is a Creator Co-Pilot powered by a model you own, and its Thumbnails agent and Layers editor cover both stages. The steps below follow one thumbnail from a chat request to the finished file.

Say what you want to change.

1. Give Thumbnails the video’s idea or title, plus references you have the right to use.
2. Ask Veri to make a thumbnail.
3. Choose the image you want to continue.
4. Tell it what feels wrong and what should stay.

“Make the subject larger and keep the background.” “Remove the text.” “Keep the same idea, but use the colors from my reference.” These are useful directions because they explain both the change and the part you want to preserve.

You can keep the conversation about the video while you revise the image. If the picture suggests something the video does not deliver, change the idea as well as the appearance. A thumbnail should make someone curious about the content you actually made.

Use Layers for the individual parts.

Layers turns a generated thumbnail into separate, editable parts. You can select a part and work on it directly instead of describing every adjustment to the whole image.

1. On desktop, open Layers for a generated thumbnail.
2. Select the part you want to change.
3. Move or resize it, change which parts sit in front, hide it to see whether the image works without it, or remove it. You can also add text or ask for a new version of a selected generated layer.
4. Check the combined image after each change, especially fine edges, text, and overlapping objects.

A smaller word or a slightly larger subject should not need a new thumbnail concept. You can adjust the part that needs attention while continuing with the composition you chose.

Separating a finished image does not guarantee that every detail will become a perfect independent cutout.

Do you need a different idea or a smaller edit?

You need a smaller edit when one part is wrong, and a different idea when the whole image still feels wrong after those edits. Imagine a thumbnail for a desk-setup video. You like the desk and lighting, but the text covers the microphone you are talking about.

You could ask in chat for a less crowded version. If you know where you want the text, Layers lets you adjust the individual parts. You might shrink the text, move it away from the microphone, or hide it and see whether the title says enough.

A dramatic studio makeover would not fit a video about one small change to a bedroom setup. If the concept is the problem, go back to the conversation and explain the point of the video before spending more time polishing the wrong picture.

How do you keep a thumbnail look people recognize?

Keep something familiar from one thumbnail to the next, such as your face, a color, how you use text, or the kind of image you choose. Your audience should be able to recognize your channel without every thumbnail being a copy of the last one.

In Your Model, you can review and correct visual preferences. Save the thumbnail you want to use and keep references you like available for the next video. A saved image is the thumbnail you made, while a saved style preference is a choice you can return to as you make more.

Your look can develop as your channel changes, starting from your own content and preferences, without a redesign for every upload.

Keep the thumbnail with the video it belongs to.

Thumbnails and Layers sit alongside Veri’s help with ideas, research, scripts, clips, and posts. You can choose a title, make the thumbnail for it, and review the image with the script before downloading the files you need.

When you are doing all of those jobs yourself, you can ask for help and still decide which line sounds like you, which image represents the video, and which clip introduces it accurately.

Finish the image you want to post.

If you are still choosing a thumbnail tool, our thumbnail-tool comparison separates image editing from audience testing. Once you have the image:

1. Look at the thumbnail at phone size and beside the title.
2. Check the wording, the subject, and the detail you want someone to notice first.
3. Save it and download it.
4. Open the downloaded file before using it on your channel.

Start your thumbnail in Veri, explain the change you want, and use Layers when you need to adjust the individual parts.