thumbnail-ab-testerlisted

Generates multiple thumbnail concepts for the same clip and ranks them by hook strength using contrast, face presence, text legibility, and emotional cue heuristics. Trigger when user wants thumbnail options, A/B test thumbnails, or improve CTR on Reels/Shorts/YT.
rahulcommercial/claude-code-for-content-creators · ★ 0 · AI & Automation · score 72

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# Thumbnail A/B Tester Generate 3-5 thumbnail concepts, score them, ship the winner. ## When to use - User has a video and wants 3+ thumbnail variants. - User wants critique on an existing thumbnail. - User wants to know which still frame from a clip is strongest. ## Variant generation strategy For one clip, produce variants across these axes: | Axis | Option A | Option B | Option C | |---|---|---|---| | **Frame** | Hook moment (start) | Climax (mid) | Payoff (end) | | **Text** | One word | Short phrase | None (visual only) | | **Face** | Tight crop (eyes visible) | Medium shot | Object only | | **Contrast** | Dark bg + bright subject | Inverted | High saturation | Pick one option per axis → 3-5 thumbnails total. Don't generate 30 — too much noise. ## Scoring rubric (0-10 each, sum / 40) | Factor | What to check | |---|---| | **Hook clarity** | Can a viewer read the *story* in < 1 sec? | | **Face / emotion** | If a face: is the emotion strong & specific? | | **Text legibility** | Readable at 320px wide (IG feed size)? | | **Contrast** | Subject pops from background? | ## Heuristics (the boring stuff that matters) - Faces with **visible eyes** outperform face-from-behind ~2:1 on IG. - Bright single-colour backgrounds (yellow, red) beat busy stills. - Text on thumbnail: ≤ 4 words. Beyond that, no one reads. - Avoid feed-camouflage: if your thumbnail looks like 5 others on the explore grid, it loses. ## When to NOT use a thumbnail - IG Reels cover image is shown on