Improving youtube video thumbnails with deep neural nets

Posted by Weilong Yang and Min-hsuan Tsai, Video Content Analysis team and the YouTube Creator team Video thumbnails are often the first things viewers see when they look for something interesting to watch. A strong, vibrant, and relevant thumbnail draws attention, giving viewers a quick preview of the content of the video, and helps them to find content more easily. Better thumbnails lead to more clicks and views for video creators....