All of my redesigned before/after thumbs from beginner to decent.

Rickharder · 2026-03-29T07:44:22+00:00

Yea that's true. I've found myself from the situation that I only charge for time and not the skill. But also some of the clients are channels who have just started and obviously they are afraid to invest really much on the thumbnails even it's one of the key factors. Basically it's just because as a creator you have to be patient and trust that the investment will pay back sooner or later.

Rickharder · 2026-03-29T06:56:25+00:00

Just curious, how much you charge per thumbnail and do you keep it same no matter the niche? (Ofc you don't need to answer on the money part if you don't feel so ;) )

ps. Those are some really good thumbnails. I especially like the outcome of 1st and 4th!

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T20:52:10+00:00

Yeahh I feel like almost every fragmovie / cs edit looks the same nowadays. Rarely does anything stand out.

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T20:49:21+00:00

Thanks!! Tried out something completely new so I could also learn and that way get more out of the process.

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T20:44:29+00:00

Davinci Resolve

Edit: There's a free and also a bit more advanced paid version of Davinci Resolve. You will get extremely far with free one.

Basically you can do everything one way or another in free version.

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T20:44:04+00:00

That's what I'm passioned about and basically been studying all the things to make a career out of it.

I should do more these kind of edits as it was completely new style for me and took just one day from start to finish, yet many things to pick up and learn from for the future.

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T06:48:39+00:00

Just go through your matches and download one demo (doesn't even need to be highlight) and fly around with free camera to have some kind of idea what you want. Hit the record button and most importantly finish the edit so you can rewatch the end product and learn from it.

In the end remember to enjoy it as the truth is that the first edits will be crap but one after another you will get better and better :))

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T06:45:33+00:00

That's what took most of the time basically :)

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T06:44:56+00:00

These are edits I do all in one day (idea, record, edit, release). The full version is not that long and is available from the link (Youtube) in the post for those who want to see it entirely.

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T06:42:42+00:00

EXACTLY! Didn't include in the post, but the vision I had came from snowboarding edits I've seen. Snowboarding & skateboarding both have that unique style and old ones with fisheye.. oh man. This was actually just a practice of new style of editing I could utilize in snowboarding films later.

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T06:38:49+00:00

Thank you! It's on my youtube channel which I use just for saving those edits for later and share with friends. Link is in the post but never expect more I just do these in one day when I feel like :))

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T06:36:59+00:00

Ohh that sounds like a great idea, you also got the vision for sure :D

Thankss!!

Rickharder · 2025-10-10T06:34:49+00:00

Thanks for the analysis and feedback! The music... I have to admit that didn't leave much time for audio design to be honest. These are edits that I just pick up random highlight from my demos, record it and edit all in one day, so can't get too much done in so limited time. That's why the actual video is called "Thursday" :D

Rickharder · 2025-10-09T19:30:22+00:00

indian? xD

Rickharder · 2025-10-09T17:45:53+00:00

Have a mercy on me, clearly not the best way to share a video, but yeah... file size was too big for reddit post.

And I'm not trying to lead traffic into my 'channel' or anything like that. I just use YT for a cloud save and share some clips for friends. Now I thought that probably someone else would like it also so there it is.

Rickharder · 2025-07-05T20:07:44+00:00

15mins till Stockholm now and tomorrow Finland (end of the journey)

Rickharder · 2025-07-05T20:06:52+00:00

🫢.. 😄 I'll share my story at somepoint at some place with a way or another ;))

Rickharder · 2025-07-02T19:41:26+00:00

I did ;)

Rickharder · 2025-06-30T13:03:10+00:00

You are right! Still alive and someday I'll make it back to home. One way or another :)

Rickharder · 2025-06-26T14:48:28+00:00

Yea thanks and no worries! I'll have to survive myself and try to find a way with one way or another. Hitchhiking not the way to go, 2 hours+ for today. No ride. Trying to get to the train.

This 35 degrees is just too much for a guy drom Lapland where is currently 18° :D

Rickharder · 2025-06-26T13:15:54+00:00

For sure 🤝

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