Quote Video

Serif quote over misty forest video, author card and follow CTA — swap quote + author.

Type
Video
Format
Instagram Reel · 9:16
Orientation
Portrait
Duration
11.8s
Scenes
2
Render cost
$0.00295 / render
VariablesConditional scenesvideo
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Quote Video is a ready-to-render Content creator / social video design formatted for Instagram Reel · 9:16 with 2 scenes and support for variables, conditional scenes, video. Open it in the editor to replace its copy and media, then render variations through the Zvid API.

9 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.

channelNameText
@stillmind.daily
quoteText
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes. Including you.
authorText
Anne Lamott
authorNoteText
Writer & essayist
showAuthorNoteToggle
on
ctaTextText
Follow for a daily reset
musicUrlMedia URL

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This is the full render config — POST it to the API, or open it in the editor to tweak.

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{
  "name": "social-quote-video",
  "resolution": "instagram-reel",
  "frameRate": 30,
  "backgroundColor": "#1B1E22",
  "outputFormat": "mp4",
  "variables": {
    "channelName": "@stillmind.daily",
    "quote": "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes. Including you.",
    "author": "Anne Lamott",
    "authorNote": "Writer & essayist",
    "showAuthorNote": true,
    "ctaText": "Follow for a daily reset",
    "bgVideo": "https://videos.pexels.com/video-files/30149713/12928657_1080_1920_60fps.mp4",
    "bgImage": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/15637846/pexels-photo-15637846.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1620",
    "musicUrl": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/audio/2025/04/21/audio_ed6f0ed574.mp3"
  },
  "scenes": [
    {
      "id": "quote",
      "duration": 8,
      "backgroundColor": "#1B1E22",
      "transition": "fade",
      "transitionId": "author",
      "transitionDuration": 0.8,
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "VIDEO",
          "src": "{{bgVideo}}",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "position": "center-center",
          "resize": "cover",
          "volume": 0,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 8
        },
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 8,
          "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(20,24,26,0.5)'/><rect x='70' y='70' width='940' height='1780' fill='none' stroke='rgba(240,236,227,0.35)' stroke-width='1'/><text x='150' y='560' font-family='Georgia' font-size='220' fill='rgba(240,236,227,0.55)'>&#8220;</text><path d='M420 1480 H660' stroke='rgba(240,236,227,0.6)' stroke-width='1.5'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 170,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.3,
          "enterEnd": 0.9,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 8,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Inter"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#B9B4A6; font-size:23px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:7px;'>{{channelName}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 660,
          "width": 840,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 0.7,
          "enterEnd": 1.5,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 8,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Playfair Display"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#F0ECE3; font-size:62px; line-height:1.35; font-style:italic;'>{{quote}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1530,
          "width": 800,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 4,
          "enterBegin": 1.8,
          "enterEnd": 2.4,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 8,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Inter"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#F0ECE3; font-size:34px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:2px;'>— {{author}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "author",
      "duration": 4.6,
      "backgroundColor": "#14181A",
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "IMAGE",
          "src": "{{bgImage}}",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "position": "center-center",
          "resize": "cover",
          "zoom": true,
          "opacity": 0.5,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 4.6
        },
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 4.6,
          "svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><linearGradient id='sqvEnd' x1='0' y1='0' x2='0' y2='1'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#14181A' stop-opacity='0.6'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#14181A' stop-opacity='0.92'/></linearGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#sqvEnd)'/><circle cx='540' cy='760' r='6' fill='#F0ECE3'/><path d='M420 760 H520 M560 760 H660' stroke='rgba(240,236,227,0.5)' stroke-width='1'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 850,
          "width": 860,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.3,
          "enterEnd": 0.9,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 4.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Playfair Display"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#F0ECE3; font-size:56px; font-weight:700;'>{{author}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "condition": "{{showAuthorNote}}",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 960,
          "width": 800,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 0.7,
          "enterEnd": 1.2,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 4.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Inter"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#A8A396; font-size:27px; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:2px;'>{{authorNote}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1160,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 4,
          "enterBegin": 1.1,
          "enterEnd": 1.5,
          "enterAnimation": "circleopen",
          "exitEnd": 4.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Inter"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; border:1.5px solid #F0ECE3; color:#F0ECE3; border-radius:999px; padding:22px 56px; font-size:30px; font-weight:700;'>{{ctaText}}</div><div style='margin-top:16px; text-align:center; color:#7E7A6F; font-size:23px; letter-spacing:5px;'>{{channelName}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "audios": [
    {
      "src": "{{musicUrl}}",
      "volume": 0.15,
      "track": 0
    }
  ]
}

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