Reelsmith
On-brand 9:16 short videos from your own photos and clips — captions, brand colours and end card, rendered in minutes.
Your media
Upload photos or short clips you own or have licensed. PNG, JPEG, WebP, MP4 or WebM, up to 25 MB.
Projects
What Reelsmith does
Small businesses, agencies and restaurants that post short vertical videos and want them on brand.
- Builds a vertical (9:16, 1080×1920) H.264 MP4 from images and video clips you upload and one caption line per scene.
- Two templates: Bold (zoom-in, caption on accent-colour bars in the lower third, uppercase brand end card) and Minimal (slow zoom-out, outlined caption near the top, understated end card).
- Adds your brand name and accent colour to the end card, and exports captions as an SRT file.
- Up to 12 scenes, up to 8 seconds per scene and 60 seconds per video, captions up to 120 characters per line.
How it works
- Upload images or clips you own or are licensed to use (you confirm the rights on upload).
- Write one caption line per scene, pick a template, scene length, brand name and accent colour.
- Preview the storyboard, then render. The video is rendered in your browser (Canvas + WebCodecs), uploaded, checked (MP4 structure, H.264, 1080×1920, duration) and saved to your library.
- Download the MP4 or the SRT captions.
Plans and limits
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 10 renders per month, 300 seconds of rendered video per month, 500 MB of stored media |
| Starter | USD 19 per month | 100 renders per month, 3,000 seconds of rendered video per month, 5,000 MB of stored media |
| Pro | USD 49 per month | 1,000 renders per month, 30,000 seconds of rendered video per month, 25,000 MB of stored media |
Paid checkout is not switched on yet, so paid plans cannot be bought for now.
Good to know
- No voice-over, music or AI-generated footage: videos use only the media you upload.
- Rendering needs a browser with WebCodecs H.264 encoding (recent Chromium-based browsers); keep the tab open until it finishes.
- Only the 9:16 format is available.
- Free-plan videos carry a "Made with Reelsmith" badge in the lower-right corner; paid plans do not.
Your data
- Your media is processed in your own browser; the finished MP4 is stored in your account so you can download it.
- Passwords are stretched in your browser (PBKDF2) and only a salted hash is stored; the plain password is never sent.
- Each workspace's data is isolated from other workspaces, and you can export your workspace data or delete your account.
- Paid third-party providers are off by default, and sandbox and test-mode results are always labelled as such.
Questions and answers
What does Reelsmith make?
Vertical 1080×1920 H.264 MP4 videos, up to 60 seconds, built from your own photos and clips with one caption per scene, your brand colour and an end card. You can also export the captions as SRT.
Does Reelsmith add a voice-over or generate footage?
No. Reelsmith uses only the media you upload and the captions you write. There is no voice-over, music or generated footage.
Where is the video rendered?
In your browser, using Canvas and WebCodecs. The finished file is uploaded, checked and saved to your library. A failed or abandoned render gives its credit back.
Is Reelsmith free to use?
Yes, there is a Free plan with no card needed: 10 renders per month, 300 seconds of rendered video per month, 500 MB of stored media. Starter costs USD 19 per month and Pro costs USD 49 per month, with higher limits. Paid checkout is not switched on yet, so paid plans cannot be bought for now.