Content Recap - Written Piece to Video
An editorial, deliberately quiet 34-second 9:16 recap of a single written piece - a blog post, newsletter issue, or press release turned into a Reel/Short. Seven scenes on an ink → photo → newsprint → ink rhythm: a title-page cover carrying the headline, one held hero image on a solid ink caption band, the four points that matter as full-page pull-quotes numbered 01-04 in cobalt, and a scannable close with a QR tile and the article URL. Newsreader serif for every word pulled from the piece, JetBrains Mono for all furniture, and a single cobalt accent used exactly four times in the whole video. Built for messy input: each text slot is a fixed box with a type ladder, so a six-word point and a twenty-five-word point both look set on purpose. Swap the seven per-post fields - headline, hero_image, point_1 through point_4, article_url and its qr_image - while publication_name is bound once per publisher, so an RSS item or CMS publish webhook renders a finished video per post and the same payload shape backfills an entire archive.
- Aspect ratio
- 9:16 · Vertical
- Duration
- ~34s
- Category
- Social Media
Try it with your own copy
Edit a field and the frame re-renders in your browser. No account, no credits - previews are free because they cost a browser paint, not a render.
What you can customize
This template exposes 9 dynamic fields you can swap per video - edit them in the editor or pass them to the API to batch-render variations at scale. The monospace name is the exact key to send in replacements.
Headline
textheadlineThe Complete Guide to Automating Video Creation in 2026
~100 characters max · 5 lines
Publication Name
textpublication_nameThe Renderly Blog
~55 characters max · 1 line
Hero Image
urlhero_imagehttps://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758874384555-37d50c0ee81a?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1080&h=1592&fit=crop&crop=entropy
Point 1
textpoint_1Agency video runs $1,000 a minute. A template render runs twenty cents.
~241 characters max · 12 lines
Point 2
textpoint_263% of video marketers used AI tools this year, up from 51% the year before.
~241 characters max · 12 lines
Point 3
textpoint_3Template assembly fits about 65% of business video jobs; hybrid pipelines take 25%, and only 10% genuinely need a model generating new pixels.
~494 characters max · 17 lines
Point 4
textpoint_4Budget 2.5 words per second. A 30- second video holds 75 words, not a paragraph.
~241 characters max · 12 lines
Qr Image
urlqr_imagehttps://api.qrserver.com/v1/create-qr-code/?size=600x600&margin=0&color=171613&bgcolor=F2EEE5&data=https%3A%2F%2Frenderly.video%2Fblog%2Fcomplete-guide-automating-video-creation-2026
Article Url
textarticle_urlrenderly.video/blog
~77 characters max · 2 lines
Render it from the API
Copy either call below. Both already carry this template's ID and its real variable keys - swap the values for your own.
1. Preview it — free
Same body as a render. Costs no credits, creates no job. Returns a public URL that plays the video in a browser, plus a list of problems with your payload — a mistyped key is otherwise ignored in silence.
curl -X POST https://renderly.video/api/v1/previews \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RENDERLY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"templateId": "content-recap",
"replacements": {
"headline": "The Complete\nGuide to\nAutomating Video\nCreation in 2026",
"publication_name": "The Renderly Blog",
"hero_image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758874384555-37d50c0ee81a?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1080&h=1592&fit=crop&crop=entropy",
"point_1": "Agency video runs\n$1,000 a minute. A\ntemplate render\nruns twenty cents.",
"point_2": "63% of video\nmarketers used AI\ntools this year, up\nfrom 51% the year\nbefore.",
"point_3": "Template assembly fits\nabout 65% of business\nvideo jobs; hybrid pipelines\ntake 25%, and only 10%\ngenuinely need a model\ngenerating new pixels."
}
}'2. Render it
Change one word in the URL. Keep templateId — it is what links your call to this template, so later improvements reach you automatically.
curl -X POST https://renderly.video/api/v1/renders \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RENDERLY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"templateId": "content-recap",
"replacements": {
"headline": "The Complete\nGuide to\nAutomating Video\nCreation in 2026",
"publication_name": "The Renderly Blog",
"hero_image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758874384555-37d50c0ee81a?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1080&h=1592&fit=crop&crop=entropy",
"point_1": "Agency video runs\n$1,000 a minute. A\ntemplate render\nruns twenty cents.",
"point_2": "63% of video\nmarketers used AI\ntools this year, up\nfrom 51% the year\nbefore.",
"point_3": "Template assembly fits\nabout 65% of business\nvideo jobs; hybrid pipelines\ntake 25%, and only 10%\ngenuinely need a model\ngenerating new pixels."
}
}'The body above shows 6 of 9 variables. Send any subset — every key you leave out renders its authored default. Read the full contract, with character limits, from GET /api/v1/templates/content-recap/variables. See the previewing guide, the rendering guide, or the OpenAPI spec.
Frequently asked questions
How do I customize the Content Recap - Written Piece to Video template?
Open the template in the Renderly editor and replace its 9 customizable fields (such as Headline) 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, billed by the second. 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. POST this template's ID and a replacements object to /api/v1/renders - one call per row of data, 9 fields swappable per video. Send the same body to /api/v1/previews first to check it for free. No-code integrations like Zapier work the same way.
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