Travel / tourism

City Guide Short

Neon 48-hour city guide iterating a spots[] array of category, name and tip; swap city, handle and CTA.

Type: Video
Format: Instagram Reel · 9:16
Orientation: Portrait
Duration: 18.95s
Scenes: 6
Render cost: $0.00474 / render

VariablesData-driven repeat

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City Guide Short is a ready-to-render Travel / tourism video design formatted for Instagram Reel · 9:16 with 6 scenes and support for variables, data-driven repeat. 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.

channelNameText

@citycut

cityText

Mexico City

cityTagText

the 48-hour cut

introSubText

Everything you need, none of the fluff.

ctaTextText

Follow for more city cuts

ctaHandleText

citycut.travel

accentColorColor

#C77DFF

spotsList · 4

catEAT

nameContramar

tipBook the tuna tostadas for lunch — go 1pm, stay for the crowd-watching.

catSTAY

nameRoma Norte

tipTree-lined, walkable, cafe on every corner. Base yourself here, skip the hotels downtown.

catSEE

nameMuseo Frida Kahlo

tipBuy tickets online days ahead. Pair it with a stroll through Coyoacán market.

catDO

nameSunday in Chapultepec

tipLocals fill the park — rent a boat, grab elotes, end at the castle viewpoint.

coverImageMedia URL

photo-1499092346589-b9b6be3e94b2

musicUrlMedia URL

audio_56ae1dae5f.mp3

The exact JSON payload

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{
  "name": "travel-city-guide",
  "resolution": "instagram-reel",
  "frameRate": 30,
  "backgroundColor": "#100A1E",
  "outputFormat": "mp4",
  "variables": {
    "channelName": "@citycut",
    "city": "Mexico City",
    "cityTag": "the 48-hour cut",
    "introSub": "Everything you need, none of the fluff.",
    "ctaText": "Follow for more city cuts",
    "ctaHandle": "citycut.travel",
    "accentColor": "#C77DFF",
    "spots": [
      {
        "cat": "EAT",
        "name": "Contramar",
        "tip": "Book the tuna tostadas for lunch — go 1pm, stay for the crowd-watching."
      },
      {
        "cat": "STAY",
        "name": "Roma Norte",
        "tip": "Tree-lined, walkable, cafe on every corner. Base yourself here, skip the hotels downtown."
      },
      {
        "cat": "SEE",
        "name": "Museo Frida Kahlo",
        "tip": "Buy tickets online days ahead. Pair it with a stroll through Coyoacán market."
      },
      {
        "cat": "DO",
        "name": "Sunday in Chapultepec",
        "tip": "Locals fill the park — rent a boat, grab elotes, end at the castle viewpoint."
      }
    ],
    "coverImage": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1499092346589-b9b6be3e94b2?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3w3MDgwMTZ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxjaXR5JTIwc2t5bGluZSUyMGFlcmlhbCUyMHRyYXZlbHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3ODMyNjg1NjJ8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=1080",
    "musicUrl": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/audio/2025/03/19/audio_56ae1dae5f.mp3"
  },
  "scenes": [
    {
      "id": "cover",
      "duration": 3.4,
      "backgroundColor": "#100A1E",
      "transition": "slideleft",
      "transitionId": "spot",
      "transitionDuration": 0.45,
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "IMAGE",
          "src": "{{coverImage}}",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "position": "center-center",
          "resize": "cover",
          "zoom": true,
          "opacity": 0.55,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.4
        },
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.4,
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        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 770,
          "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:#C77DFF; font-size:28px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:6px;'>{{cityTag}}</div><div style='margin-top:16px; text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:108px; line-height:0.98; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:-3px;'>{{city}}</div><div style='margin-top:28px; text-align:center; color:#C7B8DA; font-size:31px; font-weight:500; font-family:Outfit, sans-serif;'>{{introSub}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "spot",
      "iterate": "spots",
      "iterateAs": "s",
      "duration": 3.6,
      "backgroundColor": "#100A1E",
      "transition": "slideleft",
      "transitionId": "outro",
      "transitionDuration": 0.45,
      "visuals": [
        {
          "type": "SVG",
          "width": 1080,
          "height": 1920,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.6,
          "svg": "<svg width='1080' height='1920' viewBox='0 0 1080 1920' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><defs><radialGradient id='tcgSpot' cx='0.5' cy='0.34' r='0.95'><stop offset='0' stop-color='#1C1230'/><stop offset='1' stop-color='#100A1E'/></radialGradient></defs><rect width='1080' height='1920' fill='url(#tcgSpot)'/><rect x='88' y='560' width='904' height='800' rx='42' fill='rgba(255,255,255,0.035)' stroke='rgba(199,125,255,0.42)' stroke-width='1.5'/><path d='M148 700 H932' stroke='rgba(199,125,255,0.28)' stroke-width='1.5'/></svg>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
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          "y": 640,
          "anchor": "center-center",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.15,
          "enterEnd": 0.55,
          "enterAnimation": "circleopen",
          "exitEnd": 3.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Sora"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:{{accentColor}}; color:#100A1E; border-radius:14px; padding:14px 34px; font-size:34px; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:4px;'>{{s.cat}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 780,
          "width": 820,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 3,
          "enterBegin": 0.35,
          "enterEnd": 0.85,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 3.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Sora"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:76px; line-height:1; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:-1px;'>{{s.name}}</div><div style='margin-top:30px; text-align:center; color:#C7B8DA; font-size:33px; line-height:1.5; font-weight:400; font-family:Outfit, sans-serif;'>{{s.tip}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1780,
          "anchor": "center-center",
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.6,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Outfit"
          },
          "html": "<div style='color:rgba(255,255,255,0.55); font-size:23px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:4px;'>{{channelName}} · {{city}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "outro",
      "duration": 3.4,
      "backgroundColor": "#100A1E",
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          "height": 1920,
          "track": 0,
          "enterBegin": 0,
          "exitEnd": 3.4,
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        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 880,
          "width": 900,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 1,
          "enterBegin": 0.2,
          "enterEnd": 0.7,
          "enterAnimation": "smoothup",
          "exitEnd": 3.4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Sora"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:72px; line-height:1.08; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:-1px;'>{{city}}, sorted<br>in 60 seconds.</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1200,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 2,
          "enterBegin": 0.7,
          "enterEnd": 1.15,
          "enterAnimation": "circleopen",
          "exitEnd": 3.4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Outfit"
          },
          "html": "<div style='display:inline-block; background:{{accentColor}}; color:#100A1E; border-radius:999px; padding:24px 56px; font-size:32px; font-weight:800;'>{{ctaText}}</div>"
        },
        {
          "type": "TEXT",
          "x": 540,
          "y": 1360,
          "anchor": "top-center",
          "track": 3,
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          "enterEnd": 1.45,
          "enterAnimation": "fade",
          "exitEnd": 3.4,
          "style": {
            "fontFamily": "Outfit"
          },
          "html": "<div style='text-align:center; color:#8A7BA0; font-size:27px; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:2px;'>{{ctaHandle}}</div>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "audios": [
    {
      "src": "{{musicUrl}}",
      "volume": 0.18,
      "track": 0
    }
  ]
}

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