What It Does
Thumbs Up handles thumbnail and frame grab creation directly inside Premiere Pro (as well as After Effects and Photoshop). Instead of manually exporting frames and renaming files, you set up a preset once and generate thumbnails in a single click from your current sequence.
It’s a practical time-saver for editors who regularly deliver thumbnails to clients, post to YouTube, or maintain consistent visual assets across a project.
Key Features
Presets. Save your thumbnail settings as named presets so you can switch between different output configurations without reconfiguring each time.
Dynamic file naming. Build output filenames using variables including sequence name, resolution, width, height, and date/time components (day, month, year, hours, minutes, seconds). Useful when you need consistent naming conventions across deliverables.
Output folder selection. Point exports to any folder on your system, keeping thumbnails organized alongside other project assets.
File type selection. Choose which image formats to export, with the option to generate multiple file types in a single pass.
Custom overlays. Import overlay graphics to composite on top of the exported frame, handy for adding branding or watermarks without opening Photoshop separately.
Who It’s For
Most useful for YouTube editors, social media content producers, and post-production assistants who produce thumbnails regularly. If you’re doing one-off exports, the manual export workflow in Premiere may be sufficient. But for anyone running through a consistent thumbnail production process on multiple projects, the preset and naming system here removes repetitive steps.
Also works in After Effects and Photoshop, so it carries over if your workflow spans multiple Adobe apps.
Pricing
Thumbs Up is a one-time purchase at $49.99, sold through aescripts.com. A free trial is available before buying. Upgrade pricing may be available for existing customers.