What It Does
Thumbs Up generates thumbnails and frame captures from your current project in After Effects, Premiere Pro, or Photoshop. Select your output settings, choose a folder, and create social media ready images or client preview frames with one click.
The plugin works across all three Adobe apps with the same interface, letting you apply consistent thumbnail workflows whether you’re working in a composition, sequence, or document.
Key Features
Preset system. Save your frequently used thumbnail configurations (resolution, file type, overlay, naming convention) as presets. Switch between client-specific or platform-specific settings without reconfiguring each time.
Custom file naming. Build dynamic filenames using variables like composition name, resolution, date, time, and custom text. If you export thumbnails for multiple clients or projects daily, this keeps files organized automatically.
Multiple file formats. Export JPG, PNG, or both simultaneously. Useful when you need web-optimized JPGs for client review and high-quality PNGs for print materials.
Custom overlays. Import your own graphics (logos, watermarks, safe zones) to composite over thumbnails. Supports transparent PNGs, so you can brand thumbnails or add frame guides without opening a second app.
The plugin includes variables for day, month, year, hours, minutes, and seconds in the filename builder. This granularity helps when you’re versioning thumbnails throughout a project and need to track when each frame was captured.
Who It’s For
Useful if you deliver client review frames, create YouTube thumbnails from finished edits, or need frame grabs for portfolio sites and case studies. Also practical for studios that send daily progress snapshots to remote clients.
Because it works in Premiere Pro, you can grab frames directly from edited sequences without rendering or switching to After Effects. The Photoshop version handles design mockups and stills.
Pricing
$49.99 for a single user license. A free trial is available to test the workflow before purchasing.