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Social Media Video Template

Content Recap - Photo Plate

The photo-led sibling of Content Recap, for pieces that arrive with an image library. A 31-second 9:16 recap where a photograph fills every single frame and the writing sits on an inset chalk plate laid over it, bottom-anchored at a fixed line so only its top edge moves: short copy leaves three-quarters of the picture visible, a long pull leaves a third, and the photograph simply donates the space. Seven scenes: a cover carrying the headline under a deep-green category kicker, the four points each paired with their own picture and numbered 01-04, a full-bleed 2x2 contact sheet at the midpoint that is nothing but photography, and a close where the image drops to grayscale so the QR tile is the only thing competing for attention. Instrument Serif set dark on chalk rather than light on ink, a four-segment progress rule instead of a counter, and the deep green used exactly three times in the whole video, never on a photograph. Twelve variables: the nine that v1 and v2 already take (headline, point_1 through point_4, publication_name, article_url, qr_image, hero_image) plus image_1, image_2 and image_3, so the same RSS or CMS-webhook row renders through any of the three looks once the scraper also pulls the first three in-body images. Nothing is used once - the hero opens the video, returns in the contact sheet, and comes back tighter-cropped on the last point. Pick this one when the piece has real photography behind it; pick v1 or v2 when it does not, because this template has nowhere to hide a missing picture.

Aspect ratio
9:16 · Vertical
Duration
~31s
Category
Social Media

What you can customize

This template exposes 12 dynamic fields you can swap per video — edit them in the editor or pass them to the API to batch-render variations at scale.

  • Hero Image

    https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758874384555-37d50c0ee81a?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1512&h=2688&fit=crop

  • Headline

    Personalized Video at Scale: The Complete Guide

  • Publication Name

    Renderly Blog

  • Image 1

    https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1594521870728-a988b3fc4d99?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1080&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces

  • Point 1

    83% of consumers can spot an AI video. 36% trust the brand less.

  • Image 2

    https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/11/19/14/00/code-1839406_1280.jpg

  • Point 2

    Personalized video is 3.5× more likely to convert and 4× more likely to make a customer feel valued.

  • Image 3

    https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/01/08/18/29/entrepreneur-593358_1280.jpg

  • Point 3

    A thousand videos: $50 on a template API, $5,000 with a human in the loop.

  • Point 4

    Avatar APIs are fastest to the first video and slowest to the first thousand - a template’s marginal cost at video 1,001 is essentially zero, so past a couple hundred variants the curve flips.

  • Qr Image

    https://api.qrserver.com/v1/create-qr-code/?size=600x600&margin=0&color=141412&bgcolor=FFFFFF&data=https%3A%2F%2Frenderly.video%2Fblog%2Fpersonalized-video-at-scale-complete-guide-2026

  • Article Url

    renderly.video/blog

Frequently asked questions

How do I customize the Content Recap - Photo Plate template?

Open the template in the Renderly editor and replace its 12 customizable fields (such as Hero Image) with your own text, images, or video. Every change previews instantly before you render.

How much does it cost to render this template?

Rendering is credit-based — 1 credit equals 1 minute of 1080p video. You only pay when you export, and credits never expire on the pay-as-you-go plan.

Can I generate this video at scale via the API?

Yes. Mark any field as a dynamic variable and call the Renderly API (or a no-code integration like Zapier) with a JSON payload to batch-render a unique video for every row of data.

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