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How do I create a Reel in Pic-Time 2.0?

Written by Lauren

Easily create Reels from across your gallery media!

Please Note: Reels are available for Professional and Advanced plans only.

Create your Reel

Reels can be created in two places:

  • Start a cross-gallery search from your Main Dashboard. Learn more here.

  • Click here to create a new Reel from your Content studio. Read below to learn more.

In your Content Studio, you can choose to either:

Create a Reel from My Collections

If you want to first create a Collection or have already created a Collection, go to My collections and click + New collection or select one of your existing Collections.

Learn more about creating My Collections here!

In your Collection, you can either:

  • Checkmark to select specific media within that Collection, click Create, and select Reel

  • Click Create a reel to use all the media in that Collection.

Create a Reel from my Content

Go to My Content, click Create, and select the Reel option.

From there, use the search to find photos, select the media you want to use (Shift+click to select multiple photos at once), and click Continue.

Edit your Reel

Now you can start customizing your Reel! You’re able to adjust the following:

Click the play or pause button to start and stop the Reel preview, and click Next at any point to share, download, and save your Reel.

Template

Under Template, select from the various animated templates to find one that fits your style and the number of media you’ve chosen.

Color

In the Color section, choose one of our available Color palettes or one of your pre-made Custom color palettes to use its background color for the Reel.

Or you can Manually add color by clicking Choose color and manually selecting a color or adding in the hex code, then clicking Done.

Order

Select Order, then click and drag your media to rearrange it. Each Template is limited to a certain number of media, and the Speed will also determine how much media will fit into your Reel.

Sound

Under Sounds, select one of the auto-chosen options, or select Music from social media if you want to use the music available on the native social media app.

Speed

If you selected to use Music from social media, you can go to the Speed section and use the slider to adjust the speed of the animation. This will add or remove your selected media from the Reel (go to the Order tab to see which media is included and rearrange if needed). You can adjust the speed from 15 seconds to ~30 seconds (depending on the template you chose).

Pro Tip: Depending on where you plan to share your Reel, you’ll be able to use the native social media app to further adjust the speed of your Reel.

Share, Download, and Save your Reel

When your Reel is ready to go or you want to save and come back to it later, click Next.

From there, you can:

  • Toggle on the Add your logo option to include your logo in the top left corner of the Reel.

  • Scan the QR Code with your phone to share.

  • Download the Reel to your computer.

  • Save Reel to your Content Studio.

Save Reel

Click Save Reel. Name your Reel, and then click Save. This will also save the media from your Reel to My Collections.

Access Reel again

If you need to view your Reel again, click here to go to Content Studio > My content. If needed, use the search bar and filters to find your Reel. Hover over the Reel to play, edit, or share it. Click on the three dots on the Reel to download or delete.

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