Overview
The Inspiration Gallery is a curated collection of prebuilt videos designed to help you jump-start your creative process in SundaySky. Instead of starting from scratch, you can browse videos tailored to different industries, goals, channels, data usage, and design styles. Each video serves as a starting point that you can customize to match your specific needs. Beginning with a video from the Inspiration Gallery enables you to quickly create and customize a professional-looking video. With a variety of use cases available, the gallery makes it easy to choose a video that fits your purpose.
Choosing a Video
| 1. | Log in to your SundaySky account. |
| 2. | Click Inspiration Gallery in the sidebar. |
| 3. | In the Inspiration Gallery, browse videos or select one of the five main categories: Industry, Goals, Channels, Data Usage, or Look & Feel. ▶ After selecting a main category, you can further narrow your search by choosing a relevant sub-category. ▶ While browsing, hover over any video thumbnail to preview the content before selecting the video. |
| 4. | When you find a video that interests you, click the thumbnail. You'll see detailed information about the video and the specific use cases it's best suited for. |
| 5. | Click Start in the bottom right corner to copy the video to your account, after which you can begin to customize it. |
Customizing the Video
| 1. | (Optional) If this is the first time that you are creating a video, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the SundaySky Studio. |
| 2. | Begin by editing the brand components: logo, colors, text styles, and button style. Jump to step-by-step articles related to the brand. |
| 3. | (Optional) If you are personalizing the video with data, select a data library or create a new one. Jump to step-by-step articles related to video personalization. |
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Continue to customize the video according to your preferences. Following are the major components that you can change:
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| 5. | When you have finished customizing the video, approve and share the video. |
SundaySky Studio
Click through the tabs beneath the image to read descriptions of the corresponding components.
Video Name
This is the name of the video. By default, it uses the title of the video you selected from the Inspiration Gallery. To rename the video, see Renaming a Video for instructions.
This is the name of the video. By default, it uses the title of the video you selected from the Inspiration Gallery. To rename the video, see Renaming a Video for instructions.
Sidebar
The area on the left side of the Studio, providing access to the major Studio functions. One of these is Brand, a set of design definitions (including colors, text styles, and logo) that is applied to the entire video. The brand used in the video that you choose is copied to your account and selected automatically. By default, the brand name is the same as the video name. If you'd like, you can rename it. To learn more about brands, see Creating a Brand.
The area on the left side of the Studio, providing access to the major Studio functions. One of these is Brand, a set of design definitions (including colors, text styles, and logo) that is applied to the entire video. The brand used in the video that you choose is copied to your account and selected automatically. By default, the brand name is the same as the video name. If you'd like, you can rename it. To learn more about brands, see Creating a Brand.
Scene Line-up
The area at the bottom of the screen where scene thumbnails appear in consecutive order. The scene line-up provides a global overview of the video's flow. While you work on an individual scene, the thumbnails in the line-up always remain visible.
The area at the bottom of the screen where scene thumbnails appear in consecutive order. The scene line-up provides a global overview of the video's flow. While you work on an individual scene, the thumbnails in the line-up always remain visible.
Workspace
The main work area, where you customize the scene selected in the scene line-up.
The main work area, where you customize the scene selected in the scene line-up.
Resource Center
Clicking the question mark opens the SundaySky Resource Center, providing access to a variety of services including the Help Center and SundaySky Support.
Clicking the question mark opens the SundaySky Resource Center, providing access to a variety of services including the Help Center and SundaySky Support.
Helpful Tips
| 1. | To read a short description of the scene's topic (intent), double-click the scene name in the line-up. The description, for your use only, is displayed in the Notes field and can be edited. If you edit the description, click outside the Scene Info window after you're done. |
| 2. | If you'd like to add a new scene, click the plus sign at the end of the scene line-up and then select a scene from the scene template library. |
| 3. | To delete a scene from the video, click the Options menu on the scene thumbnail and then select Delete scene. |
| 4. | To see different layouts for a scene, click Switch layout in the Scene Actions toolbar. Note that after changing to a new layout, you may need to make adjustments to the media assets in the scene. |
| 5. | We recommend that you preview your video as you work. If your video is using data for personalization, you can preview the video using viewer profiles to see how the video will play for specific audiences. |
Help Center Resources
| Topic | Article |
| Brand | Creating a Brand |
| Configuring a Logo | |
| Configuring Brand Colors | |
| Configuring Brand Text Styles | |
| Uploading a Custom Font | |
| Configuring a Button Style | |
| Using Data for Video Personalization | Video Personalization—How It Works |
| Selecting an Existing Data Library | |
| Creating a New Data Library | |
| Working with Media Assets | Managing the Media Library |
| Adding or Replacing a Media Asset | |
| Editing On-screen Text | Adding Text to a Scene |
| Setting Up Personalized Text Using a Personalization Token | |
| Text: Message by Audience | |
| Editing the Narration | Adding a Narration (Without Personalization) |
| Setting Up Personalized Narration Using a Personalization Token | |
| Narration: Message by Audience | |
| Choosing an AI Voice | Adding an AI Voice to a Video |
| Previewing a Narration | |
| Choosing Background Music | Adding Music to a Video |
| Adjusting Audio Levels |