Start with a shot description or a rough cover sketch. Use GPT Image 2.6 to place the subject, leave room for a headline and choose a still or animated output.
Try this prompt: “Wide thumbnail for a repair film. A scratched red bicycle bell fills the left half. On the right, a hand holds a tiny brass screw against a plain blue workbench. Hard morning light, no lettering.”
Pick a canvas before describing the shot. A still can use reference images, while a GIF starts with a written motion cue.
Choose 16:9 for a landscape thumbnail or 9:16 for a vertical cover. Tell the model which side of the frame should carry the subject.
Upload the cover sketch and describe one change, such as a tighter crop. Name the details to keep, including the product color or the direction of the light.
Use 1K to review a composition. Select 2K or 4K when small props or fine edges need closer inspection.
Remove reference images, choose GIF and describe a single repeating action, such as the bicycle bell rocking back into place.
A thumbnail has to read at a small size. Test the silhouette, check the crop and reserve the larger render for a composition worth keeping.
View the draft at its intended size. If the bell disappears into the workbench, ask for stronger separation between the two colors.
Specify a plain area for the headline. Check any generated words for spelling before publishing the cover.
Keep the brief and ratio fixed while changing the light or the camera angle. The two stills then show which choice affected the composition.
Check the credits shown for the selected settings before generating a larger still or adding more reference images.
A single release can need a thumbnail, a vertical teaser and a still for a production review. Give each asset its own framing instructions.
Describe the location and the first object viewers should notice. Generate a wide still for the treatment.
Supply a product photo and ask for two clearly separated states, with matching scale and a clean central divide.
Use the approved still as a reference. Ask for a portrait composition that leaves space above the subject for a caption.
Describe a small signature movement, such as a desk lamp flickering on, and generate a GIF from the text brief.
Start with the thumbnail's intended placement, then refine its crop and choose the final output settings.