frame
Best frame found. Click-worthy.
Frame samples your video every 5 seconds, scores each candidate with visual AI, picks the highest-energy frame, and overlays your brand template. Exported at 1280x720 in under 10 seconds.
Replaces Canva Pro · saves $15/mo
From frames to finished thumbnail.
One candidate frame every 5 seconds, adjustable with --interval.
Up to 12 candidates ranked on expression, composition, contrast, and blur.
Title, accent strip, and badge applied. Exported as a 1280x720 PNG.
Canva replaced. 10 seconds per thumbnail.
Scores expression, composition, contrast, and motion blur. Rankings returned as JSON.
Title in the lower third, accent strip on the left, badge bottom-right. No external design tools.
--variants 3 exports three options from the top three frames. Test without re-running.
YouTube's recommended size in sRGB, under 2MB. Drop sets it as the video thumbnail automatically.
Pass --accent with any hex to match your channel.
Enough coverage to find the frame where your expression actually lands.
Questions, answered.
Anything else, write to hello@vertexcore.studio.
01How are frames ranked?
--interval). Our visual AI scores up to 12 candidates on facial expression, composition, contrast, absence of motion blur, and on-screen graphics, 0 to 100.02Can I use my own brand template?
--accent 8b5cf6. Custom template images are on the roadmap via --brand-template.03What format does Frame output?
--variants 3 you get thumbnail_v1.png through thumbnail_v3.png. Drop picks it up as the thumbnail.