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News & Weather - Daily Morning Brief

A warm, broadcast-clean 38-second 16:9 daily morning-brief video - one edition rendered per day and sent to everyone (the dynamic fields are the data that changes each morning, not per-viewer). Seven scenes on a dusk-navy ↔ warm-paper rhythm: a "Good morning" open with the date, today's weather over a full-bleed backdrop (temperature, condition, high/low), a three-day forecast-card outlook, and the day's top three news stories (photo-split, mirrored, and full-bleed layouts), closing on a "See you tomorrow" sign-off. Sky-blue accent with a gold sunrise glow, Geist + JetBrains Mono type. Swap the 26 daily dynamic fields - edition date; current temp/condition/high-low + weather backdrop; three forecast days (day, high, low, condition); and three news stories (category, headline, photo) - to auto-render one finished brief every morning from a scheduled job that pulls a weather feed and the top headlines. Drop the trailing news scenes when fewer than three stories are available.

Aspect ratio
16:9 · Horizontal
Duration
~38s
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 26 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.

  • Edition Date

    text
    edition_date

    Wednesday, July 23

    ~35 characters max · 1 line

  • Weather Backdrop

    url
    weather_backdrop

    https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1470252649378-9c29740c9fa8?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1920&q=80

  • Current Temp

    text
    current_temp

    68

    ~3 characters max · 1 line

  • Current Condition

    text
    current_condition

    Partly Cloudy

    ~27 characters max · 1 line

  • Current High Low

    text
    current_high_low

    H 74° • L 55°

    ~30 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 1 Day

    text
    forecast_1_day

    Thu

    ~17 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 1 High

    text
    forecast_1_high

    76°

    ~5 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 1 Low

    text
    forecast_1_low

    Low 57°

    ~21 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 1 Cond

    text
    forecast_1_cond

    Sunny

    ~21 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 2 Day

    text
    forecast_2_day

    Fri

    ~17 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 2 High

    text
    forecast_2_high

    71°

    ~5 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 2 Low

    text
    forecast_2_low

    Low 54°

    ~21 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 2 Cond

    text
    forecast_2_cond

    Cloudy

    ~21 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 3 Day

    text
    forecast_3_day

    Sat

    ~17 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 3 High

    text
    forecast_3_high

    64°

    ~5 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 3 Low

    text
    forecast_3_low

    Low 51°

    ~21 characters max · 1 line

  • Forecast 3 Cond

    text
    forecast_3_cond

    Light Rain

    ~21 characters max · 1 line

  • News 1 Image

    url
    news_1_image

    https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1477959858617-67f85cf4f1df?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80

  • News 1 Category

    text
    news_1_category

    World

    ~25 characters max · 1 line

  • News 1 Headline

    text
    news_1_headline

    City leaders approve sweeping transit plan to cut commute times

    ~97 characters max · 5 lines

  • News 2 Image

    url
    news_2_image

    https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1454165804606-c3d57bc86b40?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80

  • News 2 Category

    text
    news_2_category

    Business

    ~30 characters max · 1 line

  • News 2 Headline

    text
    news_2_headline

    Markets rally as inflation cools for a third straight month

    ~84 characters max · 4 lines

  • News 3 Image

    url
    news_3_image

    https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1920&q=80

  • News 3 Category

    text
    news_3_category

    Sports

    ~25 characters max · 1 line

  • News 3 Headline

    text
    news_3_headline

    Hometown side clinches playoff berth in stoppage-time thriller

    ~78 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": "news-weather-updates",
  "replacements": {
    "edition_date": "Wednesday, July 23",
    "weather_backdrop": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1470252649378-9c29740c9fa8?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1920&q=80",
    "current_temp": "68",
    "current_condition": "Partly Cloudy",
    "current_high_low": "H 74°  •  L 55°",
    "forecast_1_day": "Thu"
  }
}'

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": "news-weather-updates",
  "replacements": {
    "edition_date": "Wednesday, July 23",
    "weather_backdrop": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1470252649378-9c29740c9fa8?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1920&q=80",
    "current_temp": "68",
    "current_condition": "Partly Cloudy",
    "current_high_low": "H 74°  •  L 55°",
    "forecast_1_day": "Thu"
  }
}'

The body above shows 6 of 26 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/news-weather-updates/variables. See the previewing guide, the rendering guide, or the OpenAPI spec.

Frequently asked questions

How do I customize the News & Weather - Daily Morning Brief template?

Open the template in the Renderly editor and replace its 26 customizable fields (such as Edition Date) 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. POST this template's ID and a replacements object to /api/v1/renders - one call per row of data, 26 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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