SaaS / dev tools

Release Notes Video

Terminal-style green changelog that iterates a release items array (tag/title/desc); swap product, version, install command, and CTA.

Type: Video
Format: Instagram Reel · 9:16
Orientation: Portrait
Duration: 16.8s
Scenes: 5
Render cost: $0.0042 / render

VariablesData-driven repeatConditional scenes

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Release Notes Video is a ready-to-render SaaS / dev tools video design formatted for Instagram Reel · 9:16 with 5 scenes and support for variables, data-driven repeat, conditional scenes. Open it in the editor to replace its copy and media, then render variations through the Zvid API.

10 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

FORGE CLI

versionText

v3.4.0

releaseTitleText

What shipped this release.

showVersionToggle

on

outroLineText

Update in one command.

installCmdText

npm i -g forge@latest

handleText

forge.dev/changelog

accentColor

#3DF08C

itemsList · 3

tagADDED

titleParallel task runner

descPipelines now execute up to 8 jobs at once — builds are ~3x faster.

tagIMPROVED

titleSmarter caching layer

descUnchanged steps are skipped automatically. No more cold rebuilds.

tagFIXED

titleWindows path handling

descResolved backslash edge cases that broke globs on Windows shells.

musicUrlMedia URL

audio_56ae1dae5f.mp3

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    "installCmd": "npm i -g forge@latest",
    "handle": "forge.dev/changelog",
    "accent": "#3DF08C",
    "items": [
      {
        "tag": "ADDED",
        "title": "Parallel task runner",
        "desc": "Pipelines now execute up to 8 jobs at once — builds are ~3x faster."
      },
      {
        "tag": "IMPROVED",
        "title": "Smarter caching layer",
        "desc": "Unchanged steps are skipped automatically. No more cold rebuilds."
      },
      {
        "tag": "FIXED",
        "title": "Windows path handling",
        "desc": "Resolved backslash edge cases that broke globs on Windows shells."
      }
    ],
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        }
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    }
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}

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