Event Countdown
Midnight + cyan urgency reel iterating countdown stages (7/3/1 days) with editable event, date and toggleable note.
- Type
- Video
- Format
- Instagram Reel · 9:16
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Duration
- 14.6s
- Scenes
- 5
- Render cost
- $0.00365 / render
Free template · opens in the editor, no account required.
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Event Countdown is a ready-to-render Events / webinars video design formatted for Instagram Reel · 9:16 with 5 scenes and support for variables, data-driven repeat, conditional scenes, video. 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.
eventNameTextkickerTextdateLineTexturgencyNoteTextshowUrgencyTogglectaTextTexthandleTextaccentColorColorstagesList · 3heroVideoMedia URLmusicUrlMedia URLThe exact JSON payload
This is the full render config — POST it to the API, or open it in the editor to tweak.
{
"name": "events-countdown",
"resolution": "instagram-reel",
"frameRate": 30,
"backgroundColor": "#04070F",
"outputFormat": "mp4",
"variables": {
"eventName": "NEON NIGHTS FEST",
"kicker": "THE COUNTDOWN IS ON",
"dateLine": "Aug 30 · Harbor Grounds",
"urgencyNote": "Gates lock the moment we hit capacity.",
"showUrgency": true,
"ctaText": "Grab your pass",
"handle": "neonnights.live",
"accentColor": "#22E0D6",
"stages": [
{
"num": "7",
"unit": "DAYS TO GO",
"line": "Line-up drops this Friday."
},
{
"num": "3",
"unit": "DAYS TO GO",
"line": "Final release tickets are live."
},
{
"num": "1",
"unit": "TOMORROW",
"line": "This is your last call to lock a spot."
}
],
"heroVideo": "https://videos.pexels.com/video-files/34576602/14651995_1080_1920_30fps.mp4",
"musicUrl": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/audio/2026/02/24/audio_3f375fdf97.mp3"
},
"scenes": [
{
"id": "intro",
"duration": 3.4,
"backgroundColor": "#04070F",
"transition": "fade",
"transitionId": "stage",
"transitionDuration": 0.5,
"visuals": [
{
"type": "VIDEO",
"src": "{{heroVideo}}",
"width": 1080,
"height": 1920,
"position": "center-center",
"resize": "cover",
"volume": 0,
"track": 0,
"enterBegin": 0,
"exitEnd": 3.4
},
{
"type": "SVG",
"width": 1080,
"height": 1920,
"track": 1,
"enterBegin": 0,
"exitEnd": 3.4,
"svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><linearGradient id='cdIntro' x1='0' y1='0' x2='0' y2='1'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#04070F' stop-opacity='0.75'/><stop offset='0.5' stop-color='#04070F' stop-opacity='0.45'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#04070F' stop-opacity='0.95'/></linearGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#cdIntro)'/><rect x='44' y='44' width='992' height='1832' rx='36' fill='none' stroke='rgba(34,224,214,0.3)' stroke-width='1.5'/></svg>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"x": 540,
"y": 820,
"width": 940,
"anchor": "top-center",
"track": 2,
"enterBegin": 0.2,
"enterEnd": 0.65,
"enterAnimation": "circleopen",
"exitEnd": 3.4,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Sora"
},
"html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#22E0D6; font-size:28px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:8px;'>{{kicker}}</div><div style='margin-top:22px; text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:104px; line-height:0.98; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:-3px; font-family:Space Grotesk, sans-serif;'>{{eventName}}</div><div style='margin-top:28px; text-align:center; color:#8DA0B8; font-size:34px; font-weight:600;'>{{dateLine}}</div>"
}
]
},
{
"id": "stage",
"iterate": "stages",
"iterateAs": "s",
"duration": 3,
"backgroundColor": "#04070F",
"transition": "smoothleft",
"transitionId": "cta",
"transitionDuration": 0.5,
"visuals": [
{
"type": "SVG",
"width": 1080,
"height": 1920,
"track": 0,
"enterBegin": 0,
"exitEnd": 3,
"svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><radialGradient id='cdStage' cx='0.5' cy='0.42' r='0.85'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#0A1730'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#04070F'/></radialGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#cdStage)'/><circle cx='540' cy='760' r='400' fill='none' stroke='rgba(34,224,214,0.7)' stroke-width='3'/><circle cx='540' cy='760' r='432' fill='none' stroke='rgba(34,224,214,0.25)' stroke-width='1.5'/><circle cx='540' cy='760' r='466' fill='none' stroke='rgba(34,224,214,0.12)' stroke-width='1'/></svg>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"x": 540,
"y": 590,
"anchor": "center-center",
"track": 2,
"enterBegin": 0.15,
"enterEnd": 0.55,
"enterAnimation": "circleopen",
"exitEnd": 3,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Space Grotesk"
},
"html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#22E0D6; font-size:340px; line-height:0.9; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:-14px;'>{{s.num}}</div>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"x": 540,
"y": 800,
"anchor": "top-center",
"track": 3,
"enterBegin": 0.35,
"enterEnd": 0.75,
"enterAnimation": "fade",
"exitEnd": 3,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Sora"
},
"html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:44px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:8px;'>{{s.unit}}</div>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"x": 540,
"y": 1330,
"width": 860,
"anchor": "top-center",
"track": 4,
"enterBegin": 0.55,
"enterEnd": 1,
"enterAnimation": "smoothup",
"exitEnd": 3,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Sora"
},
"html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#9FB2C8; font-size:38px; line-height:1.35; font-weight:500;'>{{s.line}}</div>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"x": 540,
"y": 130,
"anchor": "top-center",
"track": 1,
"enterBegin": 0,
"exitEnd": 3,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Sora"
},
"html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:rgba(141,160,184,0.75); font-size:24px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:5px;'>{{eventName}} · {{dateLine}}</div>"
}
]
},
{
"id": "cta",
"duration": 4.2,
"backgroundColor": "#04070F",
"visuals": [
{
"type": "SVG",
"width": 1080,
"height": 1920,
"track": 0,
"enterBegin": 0,
"exitEnd": 4.2,
"svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><radialGradient id='cdCta' cx='0.5' cy='0.38' r='0.95'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#0D2140'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#04070F'/></radialGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#cdCta)'/><path d='M300 560 H780' stroke='#22E0D6' stroke-width='6' stroke-linecap='round'/></svg>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"x": 540,
"y": 680,
"width": 940,
"anchor": "top-center",
"track": 1,
"enterBegin": 0.25,
"enterEnd": 0.7,
"enterAnimation": "smoothup",
"exitEnd": 4.2,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Space Grotesk"
},
"html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:92px; line-height:1; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:-3px;'>The wait<br>is almost over.</div>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"condition": "{{showUrgency}}",
"x": 540,
"y": 1010,
"width": 860,
"anchor": "top-center",
"track": 2,
"enterBegin": 0.6,
"enterEnd": 1,
"enterAnimation": "fade",
"exitEnd": 4.2,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Sora"
},
"html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#8DA0B8; font-size:36px; line-height:1.4; font-weight:500;'>{{urgencyNote}}</div>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"x": 540,
"y": 1250,
"anchor": "top-center",
"track": 3,
"enterBegin": 0.9,
"enterEnd": 1.35,
"enterAnimation": "smoothup",
"exitEnd": 4.2,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Sora"
},
"html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:{{accentColor}}; color:#04070F; border-radius:999px; padding:30px 74px; font-size:44px; font-weight:800;'>{{ctaText}}</div>"
},
{
"type": "TEXT",
"x": 540,
"y": 1440,
"anchor": "top-center",
"track": 4,
"enterBegin": 1.3,
"enterEnd": 1.7,
"enterAnimation": "fade",
"exitEnd": 4.2,
"style": {
"fontFamily": "Sora"
},
"html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#5E7088; font-size:30px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:2px;'>{{handle}}</div>"
}
]
}
],
"audios": [
{
"src": "{{musicUrl}}",
"volume": 0.17,
"track": 0
}
]
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