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Manual vs Automated

Red-cross manual workflow wiped away by a green-check automated one, verdict scene.

Type: Video
Format: Instagram Reel · 9:16
Orientation: Portrait
Duration: 14.4s
Scenes: 3
Render cost: $0.0036 / render

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Manual vs Automated is a ready-to-render SaaS / dev tools video design formatted for Instagram Reel · 9:16 with 3 scenes and support for variables. Open it in the editor to replace its copy and media, then render variations through the Zvid API.

13 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.

productNameText

InvoiceOwl

titleLineText

Invoicing: the old way vs the Owl way

manualLabelText

Manual

autoLabelText

With {{productName}}

manual1Text

Copy client data into a Word template

manual2Text

Chase payments with awkward emails

manual3Text

Reconcile everything in a spreadsheet at 11pm

auto1Text

Invoices generate themselves from your CRM

auto2Text

Polite reminders send automatically

auto3Text

Books reconcile in real time — go to bed

verdictText

6 hours a week, back in your calendar.

ctaTextText

Automate your invoicing

musicUrlMedia URL

audio_56ae1dae5f.mp3

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{
  "name": "saas-comparison",
  "resolution": "instagram-reel",
  "frameRate": 30,
  "backgroundColor": "#101216",
  "outputFormat": "mp4",
  "variables": {
    "productName": "InvoiceOwl",
    "titleLine": "Invoicing: the old way vs the Owl way",
    "manualLabel": "Manual",
    "autoLabel": "With {{productName}}",
    "manual1": "Copy client data into a Word template",
    "manual2": "Chase payments with awkward emails",
    "manual3": "Reconcile everything in a spreadsheet at 11pm",
    "auto1": "Invoices generate themselves from your CRM",
    "auto2": "Polite reminders send automatically",
    "auto3": "Books reconcile in real time — go to bed",
    "verdict": "6 hours a week, back in your calendar.",
    "ctaText": "Automate your invoicing",
    "musicUrl": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/audio/2025/03/19/audio_56ae1dae5f.mp3"
  },
  "scenes": [
    {
      "id": "manual",
      "duration": 5.6,
      "backgroundColor": "#101216",
      "transition": "wiperight",
      "transitionId": "automated",
      "transitionDuration": 0.7,
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 5.6,
          "svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='#101216'/><rect x='80' y='560' width='920' height='860' rx='36' fill='rgba(255,92,92,0.05)' stroke='rgba(255,92,92,0.35)' stroke-width='1.5'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 220,
          "width": 960,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0.15,
          "enterEnd": 0.55,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothdown",
          "exitEnd": 5.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:52px; font-weight:800;'>{{titleLine}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 150,
          "y": 620,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.5,
          "enterEnd": 0.9,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 5.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:#FF5C5C; color:#101216; border-radius:12px; padding:14px 34px; font-size:30px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:2px;'>{{manualLabel}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 150,
          "y": 770,
          "width": 780,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 0.8,
          "enterEnd": 1.25,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 5.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#D9DBDF; font-size:34px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600;'><span style='color:#FF5C5C;'>✕</span>&nbsp; {{manual1}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 150,
          "y": 960,
          "width": 780,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 4,
          "enterBegin": 1.5,
          "enterEnd": 1.95,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 5.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#D9DBDF; font-size:34px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600;'><span style='color:#FF5C5C;'>✕</span>&nbsp; {{manual2}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 150,
          "y": 1150,
          "width": 780,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 5,
          "enterBegin": 2.2,
          "enterEnd": 2.65,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 5.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#D9DBDF; font-size:34px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600;'><span style='color:#FF5C5C;'>✕</span>&nbsp; {{manual3}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1560,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 6,
          "enterBegin": 3,
          "enterEnd": 3.4,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 5.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#6E727B; font-size:28px; font-weight:600;'>There's a better way →</div>"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "automated",
      "duration": 6,
      "backgroundColor": "#0D1512",
      "transition": "smoothup",
      "transitionId": "verdict",
      "transitionDuration": 0.5,
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 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='#0D1512'/><rect x='80' y='560' width='920' height='860' rx='36' fill='rgba(74,222,128,0.06)' stroke='rgba(74,222,128,0.4)' stroke-width='1.5'/><circle cx='540' cy='300' r='90' fill='rgba(74,222,128,0.12)' stroke='rgba(74,222,128,0.6)' stroke-width='2.5'/><path d='M505 300 L532 328 L585 270' stroke='#4ADE80' stroke-width='11' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 150,
          "y": 620,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0.3,
          "enterEnd": 0.7,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:#4ADE80; color:#0D1512; border-radius:12px; padding:14px 34px; font-size:30px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:2px;'>{{autoLabel}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 150,
          "y": 770,
          "width": 780,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.6,
          "enterEnd": 1.05,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#E8F5EC; font-size:34px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600;'><span style='color:#4ADE80;'>✓</span>&nbsp; {{auto1}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 150,
          "y": 960,
          "width": 780,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 1.3,
          "enterEnd": 1.75,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#E8F5EC; font-size:34px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600;'><span style='color:#4ADE80;'>✓</span>&nbsp; {{auto2}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 150,
          "y": 1150,
          "width": 780,
          "anchor": "top-left",
          "track": 4,
          "enterBegin": 2,
          "enterEnd": 2.45,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothleft",
          "exitEnd": 6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:#E8F5EC; font-size:34px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:600;'><span style='color:#4ADE80;'>✓</span>&nbsp; {{auto3}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "verdict",
      "duration": 4,
      "backgroundColor": "#0D1512",
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 4,
          "svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><radialGradient id='scpEnd' cx='0.5' cy='0.4' r='0.9'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#15251D'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#0D1512'/></radialGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#scpEnd)'/><circle cx='540' cy='640' r='120' fill='none' stroke='rgba(74,222,128,0.5)' stroke-width='3'/><path d='M540 560 V640 L596 696' stroke='#4ADE80' stroke-width='10' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 880,
          "width": 900,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0.25,
          "enterEnd": 0.7,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:64px; line-height:1.15; font-weight:800;'>{{verdict}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1220,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.85,
          "enterEnd": 1.25,
          "enterAnimation": "circleopen",
          "exitEnd": 4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Manrope"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:#4ADE80; color:#0D1512; border-radius:999px; padding:26px 64px; font-size:36px; font-weight:800;'>{{ctaText}} →</div><div style='margin-top:16px; text-align:center; color:#6E8B78; font-size:24px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:3px;'>{{productName}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "audios": [
    {
      "src": "{{musicUrl}}",
      "volume": 0.16,
      "track": 0
    }
  ]
}

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