How to Blur YouTube Thumbnails (and Why You Might Want To)
Thumbnails are designed to catch your eye. Here is why some people blur them, what you can do by hand, and how to choose videos by title and channel instead.
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Thumbnails are designed to catch your eye. Here is why some people blur them, what you can do by hand, and how to choose videos by title and channel instead.
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