Customize a Template
Use the right-hand edit panel to change a template's text, numbers, images, and clip length — and save the result as a preset when you're signed in.
Once you've picked a template, everything you change lives in the edit panel on the right. You edit content — the words, numbers, and images — while the built-in animation stays exactly as designed. This guide covers every control in that panel.
#Overview
The edit panel shows the fields for the currently selected template. Different templates expose different fields, because each one has different content. A Big counter has a number and a label; a Quote card has a quote and an attribution; a Photo card (image) has an image field. In every case you're filling in content, never touching the motion.
#When to Use It
Customize a template every time you build a clip. Even if the default text reads well, typing your own content ensures the preview and export show your real result.
#The Field Types
| Field type | What it's for | Example templates |
|---|---|---|
| Text input | A short line: a headline, a label, a name | TwoTone headline, Lower-third tag |
| Textarea | Longer or multi-line copy | Quote card, Checklist reveal |
| Number | A count or value | Big counter, Money counter |
| Image | Upload a picture, read in as a data URL | Photo card (image), Device frame |
| Clip length (seconds) | Duration of the exported clip, 1–20s | Every template |
The Clip length (seconds) field sits at the bottom of the panel and appears for every template. It defaults to that template's designed duration and accepts any value from 1 to 20 seconds.
Image fields read your file in-browser and embed it directly — nothing is uploaded to a server. You can also remove an image and pick a different one. See Upload an Image.
#Live Preview
The center stage loops your graphic continuously. When you type into a content field, the preview updates after a short pause (about a third of a second) so it isn't re-rendering on every keystroke. Press ↺ Replay any time to watch the animation from the start.
#Step-by-Step Instructions
- Pick a template (see Choose a Template).
- In the right-hand edit panel, read the fields top to bottom.
- Replace the placeholder text with your own content. Wait a moment for the preview to catch up.
- For any image field, click the file picker and choose a picture; it appears in the preview.
- Adjust Clip length (seconds) if you want the clip shorter or longer.
- Watch the loop, press ↺ Replay to review, and refine until it reads well.
#Saving as a Preset
If you're signed in, you can keep your work for reuse. Click Save as preset, give it a name, and it appears under My presets in the sidebar. Click a preset to reload that template with your exact content and clip length; click its x to delete it. Presets store the configuration and clip length, and sync to your account.
No account is needed to build and export. Presets and cloud sync are the reason to sign in. See Create and Save a Project.
#Best Practices
Type real content early so the preview reflects your actual graphic. Keep single-line fields short — long headlines can overflow the designed layout. And when you land on a look you'll reuse, save it as a preset so you don't rebuild it next time.
#Common Mistakes
The most common surprise is expecting a field to change the animation — it won't; fields only change content. The second is not waiting for the debounce: give the preview a moment after typing before you judge it.
#Related Articles
Start from Choose a Template, keep your work with Create and Save a Project, and add pictures via Upload an Image.