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Thumbnails and covers
Essential

Short video cover frame

Create TikTok Reels or Shorts cover images

Use this skill when you need a repeatable image workflow, not a one-off prompt guess. It defines the input, output, tool path, and quality gate before generation starts.

Input
video topic
Output
cover frame
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Best fit

Thumbnails and covers

IdeogramGPT Image 2

Strong social distribution

Job to be done

Create cover frame from video topic, using a task-first workflow instead of a loose prompt dump.

Workflow type

readable-text, portrait

Quality promise

The output must preserve user intent, survive visual inspection, and be ready for the target channel.

Workflow outline

  1. Prepare the source input: video topic.
  2. Pick a first tool path: Ideogram, GPT Image 2.
  3. Generate or edit toward the promised deliverable: cover frame.
  4. Review the image for drift, broken details, unreadable text, and weak composition.
  5. Save the prompt, references, and final settings that produced the best reusable result.

Copy-ready skill card

Skill: Short video cover frame

Scene: Creator / Thumbnails and covers

Input: video topic

Output: cover frame

Tools: Ideogram, GPT Image 2

Quality check: the result must match the promised output and preserve the user intent.

Copy distribution

Take this skill into your AI tool as a prompt, a workflow card, or a portable SKILL.md draft.

Quality gate

  • The final asset clearly matches the requested cover frame.
  • The main subject still reflects the original video topic.
  • Text, hands, logos, edges, and product details are not visibly broken.
  • The result is usable in the target channel without another full regeneration.

Prompt starter

Create cover frame for this task: Create TikTok Reels or Shorts cover images

Input available: video topic

Preferred tool path: Ideogram, GPT Image 2

Keep the result faithful to the input and optimize for the thumbnails and covers scene.

Evidence and maintenance

Source IDs
IMG-002, IMG-004
Priority
Essential
Library track
Starter

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