Templates
Choosing the right template
A practical decision guide to match Vidquel templates with your goal, audience, platform, and production volume.
The best template is the one that fits your distribution goal, not the one that looks coolest in the gallery. Use this guide to narrow your choice before you spend credits.
Start with your goal
- Educate — Lightning tip, Listicle, or Freeform; pair with Luna or Sage
- Sell — Minecraft duo commentary or Before/after; name the product in your prompt
- Brand story — Cinematic Story or Mini story with Atlas or Sage
- Entertainment — POV skit, Hot take, or Social media chat with a bold opening hook
Match your platform
- TikTok (9:16) — POV skit, Minecraft, Social chat, Hot take
- YouTube Shorts (9:16) — Cinematic, Freeform, Listicle, Before/after
- Instagram Reels (9:16) — Cinematic, Mini story, aesthetic Listicles
- LinkedIn (1:1) — Lightning tip, Before/after, thought-leadership Hot take
Tip
Select the platform preset in Create before generating. Subtitle safe zones and framing adjust automatically for 9:16 vertical or 1:1 square.
Consider your production style
If you prefer editing copy over visuals, Social media chat and Minecraft keep visuals templated while you focus on dialogue. If you want cinematic imagery per beat, choose Cinematic Story or Freeform.
Voice and tone checklist
- Confident brand voice → Atlas
- Friendly explainer → Luna
- High-energy hook → Nova
- Calm expert tone → Sage
Volume and Campaigns
Planning a content calendar? Pick one format that performed well organically, then use Campaigns to batch hook variations. Freeform and Listicle scale efficiently; Cinematic Story costs more editing time per piece.
Plan and credit constraints
- Free — 50 credits/month, 720p, watermark; ideal for testing formats
- Pro — $29, 2,000 credits, 1080p; sweet spot for solo creators
- Business — $99, 10,000 credits, 4K; built for teams and high volume
Important
Do not over-invest in 4K exports until your hook and script perform. Iterate at 1080p or 720p first, then upscale winning concepts.
Quick decision matrix
- Product demo → Before/after or Minecraft
- Faceless channel → Freeform or Listicle
- Storytelling brand → Cinematic or Mini story
- Viral texting vibe → Social chat
- Under 20 seconds → Lightning tip or POV skit