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 — AI Doodle, Freeform, or Cinematic Story; pair with Luna or Sage
- Sell — Minecraft duo commentary or UGC Creator; name the product in your prompt
- Brand story — Cinematic Story with Atlas or Sage
- Entertainment — Social media chat or Minecraft with a bold opening hook
Match your platform
- TikTok (9:16) — Social chat, Minecraft, UGC Creator
- YouTube Shorts (9:16) — Cinematic, Freeform, AI Doodle
- Instagram Reels (9:16) — Cinematic, UGC Creator
- LinkedIn (1:1) — Cinematic Story, Freeform thought-leadership clips
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 family that performed well organically, then use Campaigns to batch hook variations. Freeform scales efficiently; Cinematic Story costs more editing time per piece.
Plan and credit constraints
- Solo — 1,000 credits/month, portrait canvas, entry templates; ideal for short-form starters
- Creator — $29, 2,000 credits, 1080p scripted templates and UGC Standard
- Studio — $99, 10,000 credits, 4K on select templates and UGC Premium
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 → UGC Creator or Minecraft
- Faceless channel → Freeform
- Storytelling brand → Cinematic Story
- Viral texting vibe → Social chat
- Educational explainer → AI Doodle