How to Make a YouTube Channel Background using GIMP

[nevittj]

hey guys if you could check out my background and pm saying how it is for my first one please.

[HDzClanzz]

your a pro =)

[elmoisbeasty]

it wont let me upload to my youtube back round please help anybody asap

[HDzClanzz]

@elmoisbeasty you half to open it in paint then save it in paint so the file is JPG

[DodingtonHD]

THX So much

[IceyDzn]

I remembered this tutorial.

Its one of my first ever youtube background tutorials that ive watched.

I've come such a long way XD

[ComputerHolmes]

are u a youtube partner?

[Qspreee]

Great Tutorial Man!

Thank you so Much! <3

[ImvuCutey]

WHat is the Screen Recorder thant you use?

[coolyann10]

can u find a solution? plz reply

[coolyann10]

This was a great tuturial i loved it but when i puted it to my youtube background it was too big we couldn't see the name

[TEMPLEOFAWESOMENESS]

i thumbs up!!! thanks a ton dude!!!

[theTOYOman]

OMFG THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! I SUBBED!

[PicoMPG]

10 people use paint



[darthjero12]

Infact colour would not show up at all.

[darthjero12]

I had some trouble, when I chose some colours to blend with, with the borders on the sides, it came up black and white :/

[LyricAnTutorials]

btw what font did u use?

[LyricAnTutorials]

thank you you are awesome this helped me out alot! :)

[xIIBREAKERXxx]

whats the pixels on the youtubebeta download??

[pete372b]

How did u get ur name look like that

[purplepictures2009]

color selection would work as well :/ 4:00

[iCONxHeadquarters]

this was hella helpful even though it didnt come out as good as i wanted it to. it came out way better than it would of if i never watched your video thnxx

[PresidentDRCI]

why does it save as a PSD file?

[TeamZombieHunterz]

gimp...

[thegameguy1000]

My friend needs partner background do you have template for partners?

[rennyboy6]

doesn't work!!!

[rb1003]

Cant get the first part. -.- My gradient colours dont show up when i draw the line for the gradient, it just shows black and white. Boring.

[grumpyman100]

nice video 

[LizeredSAB]

What Font Did you use?

[iRitaNerd]

omg thank you SO much!:) check out my channel and look what i created because of your video!(((:!

[funnycrafter]

how do you create intros with gimp?

[funnycrafter]

how do u create intros with gimp?

[DeltaStarGaming]

hey man could you check out my channel and tell me what im doing wrong? my banners on the side only show half of the text

[kylekaze808]

i also subbed. :)

[kylekaze808]

WOW. this is the best background tutorial i ever seen! thanks!

[ToxxicSniper]

VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY HELPFUL! MY CHANNEL IS LOOKING AWESOME! THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOUR A LIFESAVER! SUBED! LIKED

[rMToopsyy]

Instead of retyping in you name or whatever on the side bars, you can duplicate it before you merge it down to the background layer and when you rotate it it'll already be there in the same position as the other. After you've done that you can merge the layers down to the background layer and then rotate it to it's default. It's a lot easier and you won't have to worry about positioning it in the same spot as the other. Hope this helps.

[kmducttapestore]

@RobDob7211311 to do that you have to be a youtube partner

[SupStock]

Thanks :)

[kdude57]

wow thank you so much, this was great!!!

[ComputerTekkie]

@kdude57 No problem! Glad it worked for you!

[TheCodSniperLeague]

your mic pumf was annoying as fuck.. try moving away next time so some people like me with sensitive ears dont dip.. i had to watch this so thats the only reason i made it through or else i wouldve been gone when i heard pppppPPPPPerfeCTTTly

[XxRATHATxX]

have u heard of COPY AND PASTE?

[XDxT4L3NTxXD]

when i do the radial thingy at the very begining it wont show the color, it only shows black and white

[BullsNationMVP]

@XDxT4L3NTxXD yah me 2

[GeekyTechNews]

Thanks for the video! I have a problem, though. I used your method but half of the words I wrote are cut off. Could you help me? I really appreciate the video!

[BlackOpsSkidoo]

@zTRu3MONSt3R you need to be popular on youtube first of all, and you need at least 1,000 subscribers. Then go onto your account and select the 'partnership' button and when you do that you fill out a form to be a partner which is then approved by the youtube guys.

[BlackOpsSkidoo]

I subscribed because this video helped me out SO MUCH!!! Come check out my channel background and profile picture i made using gimp!

[XtReMeMoDDzZ]

how do u get the windows layer because i followed ur video step by step and when u click on windows to add text in u go on dockable dialogues and layers the little pop up box that says layers does'nt come up............. please help!

[whatdlilahwhat]

i freaking love you bro. for putting the link of the youtube template

[UofLCardFan08]

@zTRu3MONSt3R

I believe you have to b a Youtube partner to have a custom button like that.

[ItsCampbellCRAZIE]

i did this today, so if anyone wants to see how mine turned out then check out my channel

[MineCraftJN]

Please answer! What font are you using?:D

[MineCraftJN]

how do i open the toolbox? XD

[xiMacintyre]

You just copy, paste then move the rectangle to the other side :)

[IxATExURxMOM]

Thanks man. I Subd.

But Now I want To Know How To Make An Intro/Outro. :D

[DropShotGamingPro]

@ComputerTekkie When I do this it says file is not available to upload. Is that because it's too big?

[snip3r416]

thxs Bro fro the now about pics do u no

[VGNTacTics]

thanks!

[ST4RxiMPuLse]

Hey how did you make that outro? Could you make a video tutorial about that? This tutorial was great by the way, thanks.

[ComputerTekkie]

@ST4RxiMPuLse I used Adobe After Effects CS4.  I cannot, however, remember how I made it unfortunately. :/

[AirsoftGuru97]

what font are you using

[ComputerTekkie]

@TheHyperBolt Thank you very much! :D

[Quejuans]

@ComputerTekkie what font did you use

[MissJopieAntilopie]

dude,can you help me... my gimp doesn't show color ?? what's wrong with my gimp (srry for bad english..)

[bigducey8]

Hey imma sub thus dudes great!

[ComputerTekkie]

@bigducey8 Thank you very much! I really appreciate it! :D

[LaJtrucha]

Okay So I Did Everything In Order, And I Already Put My Youtube Backround already but it doesn't show it all . It only shows half the backround . Can You Please Vist My Channel & Tell Me Why It Shows Like That ?? K, Thanks .

[ComputerTekkie]

@LaJtrucha I just saw your channel. It looks fine.

[SeosamhMc]

sub back please

[ComputerTekkie]

No problem. :D

[riomefire]

thanks, i was wonderin why mine wasn't workin

[ApocolypticAirstrike]

thnks man you earned a sunbscription

[ComputerTekkie]

@ApocolypticAirstrike Thank you very much! I really appreciate it! :D

[Staceywwe40]

hey On the sides of the template can you add a image?

[ComputerTekkie]

@Staceywwe40 Sure, as long as the image is scaled down enough.

[MyDawgSnickers]

Hey man! thank you so much for the tutorial. check out my channel of what i made with your advice!!! :) subscribed

[ComputerTekkie]

@MyDawgSnickers Thank you very much for checking it out! It feels awesome to know that this video helped you design your channel! I'll check it out ASAP!

[Mingsoon100]

How did you make the video Full Hd Pls Tell?

[ComputerTekkie]

@Mingsoon100 In Pinnacle Studio I rendered it as an HD 1080p MP4 file. And I recorded my video with a 16:9 screen recorder.

[monstermitch123]

dude thanks for that :P

ill sub :L

[ComputerTekkie]

@monstermitch123 You're welcome! Thanks for subbing! :D

[NewWayOfRevenge]

Listen to ComputerTekkie for the best ways to do stuff...

[ComputerTekkie]

@NewWayOfRevenge And listen to NewWayOfRevenge for advice...

:D (Thank you!)

[iNeOnPredator]

Thanks So Much

[ComputerTekkie]

@iNeOnPredator You're welcome!

[Brandonpavlo]

thanks dude you helped me so much.

[ComputerTekkie]

@Brandonpavlo You're welcome! I'm glad it helped you! :)

[NewWayOfRevenge]

3:40

You can Copy and past it

[ComputerTekkie]

@NewWayOfRevenge Oh, really? I didn't realize that. That'd probably cut off about a minute of this video, LOL.

[NewWayOfRevenge]

@ComputerTekkie Haha... ya... Im a big computer geek when it comes to these kinds of things haha... Sorry if I made you feel like I was "all that". Keep in touch.

[ComputerTekkie]

@NewWayOfRevenge Thanks. And don't worry about it, dude. I totally didn't get that feeling from you. :D

[ImissMyRealAccount]

ffs gradient shit isnt working..

[ComputerTekkie]

@ImissMyRealAccount Maybe you forgot to change the gradient shape to Radial. Or, maybe you forgot to switch the FG and BG colors. If you followed all of the instructions it should work just fine.

[ImissMyRealAccount]

@ComputerTekkie i followed al steps EXACTLY

[ComputerTekkie]

@ImissMyRealAccount Well, I'm sorry, but I don't know why it isn't working for you. What is going wrong, exactly?

[ImissMyRealAccount]

@ComputerTekkie the color come up and its only black and some gray but i have green color

[iintrozz]

you can put the quality to 100% if you want to

[elkimba39]

question what if you have a long paragraph in yur channel and it will make yur channel very long what would happen?

[ComputerTekkie]

@elkimba39 The background does cut off, but you can repeat the background image by pressing "Repeat Background Image" when you upload it onto your channel.

[elkimba39]

@ComputerTekkie thanx i subed ;)

[ComputerTekkie]

@elkimba39 Thank you! :D

[AyeRReFLeX]

thanx for the tut

[ComputerTekkie]

@AyeRReFLeX No problem! :)

[AyeRReFLeX]

@ComputerTekkie can you sub to me i subbed to you

[ComputerTekkie]

@AyeRReFLeX Sure. :)

[TomTomDam]

Wait, should I download medium, small or large file of it?

[ComputerTekkie]

@TomTomDam What do you mean?

[TomTomDam]

@ComputerTekkie Because when you click the download link, the download comes up in sizes small medium or large... and then when i upload it onto my channel, its too big for the screen. I think it's cos of what browser I use (I use Internet Explorer) but i dunno. On my laptop, my main browser is Google Chrome, (and the background looks okay) but I use Internet Explorer on the computer, and I made my background on the computer.

[ComputerTekkie]

@TomTomDam Well, try downloading all of the sizes and find out which one works best for you. However, it won't fully fit your channel if you have too many Modules on your channel. If you want to expand it, put a check next to "Repeat Background Image" and it will continue as you scroll down.

[TomTomDam]

Why doesn't the background fully fit my channel? O.O

[ComputerTekkie]

@TomTomDam Because it is only set to a certain length. If you put a check next to "Repeat Background Image" it will repeat the banner all the way down your channel.

[DeadlyGerbill89]

thanks man i love my new youtube channel. can you do a tutorial on how to add pictures to the channel?

[ComputerTekkie]

@DeadlyGerbill89 You mean pictures that go on the side, beneath the box that shows all of your info? Those pictures are only available for YouTube partners. If I become a partner one day, I'll be sure to make a tutorial on it. :D

[DeadlyGerbill89]

@ComputerTekkie no no i mean like jpegs like just add some pictures of skulls and toxic symbols (thats what i want)

[ComputerTekkie]

@DeadlyGerbill89 Oh, that's simple. All you do is open the template, then open the picture you want to put on the template. The picture will open as a separate window. On the window for the picture, go up to "Edit" and click "Copy". Close the window. Now, on the window with the template, click "Edit" and click "Paste". You can now move the picture anywhere you want using the move tool and you can scale it using the scale tool.

[DeadlyGerbill89]

@ComputerTekkie Thank you so much I could never figure it out

[ComputerTekkie]

@DeadlyGerbill89 No problem! :D

[JmvboyProductions]

Hey thanks man I needed to make a decent channel because I make website tutorials and I wanted to look professional so not only will I give u a thumbs up but I will also sub to u because u helped me out :)

[ComputerTekkie]

@JmvboyProductions Thank you very much! That's very considerate of you! I subbed you back! :D

[mrmodzZ123]

thanks helped

[ComputerTekkie]

@mrmodzZ123 Your welcome. :D

[FreeVidsForYou]

Finally a video that is useful to people wanting to make their own youtube background... DOUBLE LIKED SUBBED I APPRECIATE IT!!!

[ComputerTekkie]

@FreeVidsForYou Thanks so much, FreeVidsForYou! I really appreciate that!

[ComputerTekkie]

@ullloatech Thanks, Ulloa. :D

[JoSieLove2Sing4u]

Cool! *Smile*

I want to try this.

[ComputerTekkie]

@JoSieLove2Sing4u Thanks, Josie! I appreciate that.

[CyberSynQ]

Cool tutorial... :D

[ComputerTekkie]

@CyberSynQ Thanks dude!

[helghastx]

respect thanks^^

[osjcag]

Nice one again! I'll send this video to some people who might use it ;-)

Thumbs up!

[ComputerTekkie]

@osjcag Thanks, Oscar! I appreciate your help. :)

[chessdude67]

WOW, CT! You are making excellent videos! I learned a lot from this one. You're an excellent teacher. Saving to my favorites!

Take care,

Tim

[ComputerTekkie]

@chessdude67 Thank you so much, Tim! Tons of people have been asking me how to design a channel background like mine, so I finally made a video about it. I waited until now because I have more time, now that school's out.