Education / EdTech

Micro-Lesson

45-second lesson: title card, three timed teaching points, takeaway scene.

Type: Video
Format: Instagram Reel · 9:16
Orientation: Portrait
Duration: 16.65s
Scenes: 2
Render cost: $0.00416 / render

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Micro-Lesson is a ready-to-render Education / EdTech video design formatted for Instagram Reel · 9:16 with 2 scenes and support for variables. Open it in the editor to replace its copy and media, then render variations through the Zvid API.

11 variables: Every value below is a variable you can override — send them in the variables field of the render request (or edit them in the editor) to generate on-brand versions at scale.

courseNameText

Money Basics

lessonNumberText

Lesson 12

lessonTitleText

The 50/30/20 rule in 45 seconds

instructorNameText

Prof. Ada Lindqvist

point1Text

50% of income covers needs: rent, food, transport, bills.

point2Text

30% is for wants — guilt-free, because it's budgeted.

point3Text

20% goes to future-you: savings, investing, debt payoff.

takeawayText

Three buckets. One rule. Zero spreadsheets to start.

ctaTextText

Next lesson drops Thursday

bgImageMedia URL

pexels-photo-8085253.jpeg

musicUrlMedia URL

audio_ed6f0ed574.mp3

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{
  "name": "edu-micro-lesson",
  "resolution": "instagram-reel",
  "frameRate": 30,
  "backgroundColor": "#1E2622",
  "outputFormat": "mp4",
  "variables": {
    "courseName": "Money Basics",
    "lessonNumber": "Lesson 12",
    "lessonTitle": "The 50/30/20 rule in 45 seconds",
    "instructorName": "Prof. Ada Lindqvist",
    "point1": "50% of income covers needs: rent, food, transport, bills.",
    "point2": "30% is for wants — guilt-free, because it's budgeted.",
    "point3": "20% goes to future-you: savings, investing, debt payoff.",
    "takeaway": "Three buckets. One rule. Zero spreadsheets to start.",
    "ctaText": "Next lesson drops Thursday",
    "bgImage": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/8085253/pexels-photo-8085253.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1620",
    "musicUrl": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/audio/2025/04/21/audio_ed6f0ed574.mp3"
  },
  "scenes": [
    {
      "id": "lesson",
      "duration": 12.6,
      "backgroundColor": "#1E2622",
      "transition": "smoothup",
      "transitionId": "takeaway",
      "transitionDuration": 0.55,
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "IMAGE",
          "src": "{{bgImage}}",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "position": "center-center",
          "resize": "cover",
          "opacity": 0.25,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 12.6
        },
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 12.6,
          "svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='rgba(30,38,34,0.65)'/><rect x='80' y='150' width='920' height='250' rx='28' fill='rgba(30,38,34,0.85)' stroke='rgba(255,209,102,0.45)' stroke-width='1.5'/><path d='M80 1690 H1000' stroke='rgba(255,209,102,0.35)' stroke-width='1.5'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 140,
          "y": 200,
          "width": 810,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 0.2,
          "enterEnd": 0.65,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothdown",
          "exitEnd": 12.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Fraunces"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#FFD166; font-size:24px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:4px; font-family:Manrope, sans-serif;'>{{courseName}} · {{lessonNumber}}</div><div style='margin-top:12px; color:#F4F1E8; font-size:52px; line-height:1.1; font-weight:700;'>{{lessonTitle}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 100,
          "y": 560,
          "width": 880,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 4,
          "enterBegin": 1,
          "enterEnd": 1.4,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 12.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:flex;'><div style='width:120px; color:#FFD166; font-size:64px; font-weight:800;'>50</div><div style='flex:1; color:#F4F1E8; font-size:32px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600; padding-left:20px; border-left:3px solid rgba(255,209,102,0.6);'>{{point1}}</div></div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 100,
          "y": 880,
          "width": 880,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 5,
          "enterBegin": 4.4,
          "enterEnd": 4.8,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 12.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:flex;'><div style='width:120px; color:#8FD6A0; font-size:64px; font-weight:800;'>30</div><div style='flex:1; color:#F4F1E8; font-size:32px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600; padding-left:20px; border-left:3px solid rgba(143,214,160,0.6);'>{{point2}}</div></div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 100,
          "y": 1200,
          "width": 880,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 6,
          "enterBegin": 7.8,
          "enterEnd": 8.2,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 12.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:flex;'><div style='width:120px; color:#82C0F4; font-size:64px; font-weight:800;'>20</div><div style='flex:1; color:#F4F1E8; font-size:32px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600; padding-left:20px; border-left:3px solid rgba(130,192,244,0.6);'>{{point3}}</div></div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 100,
          "y": 1730,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 12.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#94A399; font-size:24px; font-weight:600;'>👩‍🏫 {{instructorName}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "takeaway",
      "duration": 4.6,
      "backgroundColor": "#1E2622",
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 4.6,
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        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
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          "y": 850,
          "width": 880,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 1,
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          "exitEnd": 4.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Fraunces"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#FFD166; font-size:26px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:5px; font-family:Manrope, sans-serif;'>REMEMBER THIS</div><div style='margin-top:20px; text-align:center; color:#F4F1E8; font-size:56px; line-height:1.25; font-weight:700;'>{{takeaway}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
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          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 2,
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          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:#FFD166; color:#1E2622; border-radius:999px; padding:24px 60px; font-size:32px; font-weight:800;'>{{ctaText}}</div><div style='margin-top:16px; text-align:center; color:#94A399; font-size:23px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:3px;'>{{courseName}} · {{instructorName}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "audios": [
    {
      "src": "{{musicUrl}}",
      "volume": 0.14,
      "track": 0
    }
  ]
}

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