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How to create Still, GIF, and Burst Templates?
How to create Still, GIF, and Burst Templates?

How to use the template designer and adding an overlay/background for Still, GIF and Burst

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Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Hello, and welcome to an article that will guide you through our template creator and designer. We have added many ways of creating and saving templates. Explore adding an overlay or background or building a custom design using Snappic.


Table of Contents:


Adding an Overlay

How to incorporate externally created overlays into Snappic with the help of our Template Layout Creator. The tutorial will cover selecting the appropriate frame size, inserting your frames manually or using auto frame create, adjusting the size and position, and selecting which photo should be added to specific frames. We also cover how to see a preview of your design.


Adding a Background

This is a video guide on incorporating externally created backgrounds into Snappic with the help of our Template Layout Creator. The tutorial will cover the difference between overlay and background, selecting the correct frame size, inserting your frame on your background, and adjusting the size and position of frames.


Template Designer

In this video, you will learn the fundamentals of creating custom photo overlays with our user-friendly Template Builder. This guide is ideal for beginners and will walk you through each process step, from uploading your logo to incorporating text and playful stickers.


Custom Template Sizes

Learn how to create a custom-sized design using our Template Layout Creator. This video covers where to select the custom option and the size limitations when creating a custom-sized template. We also cover how to add frames to custom shapes, how to add the same photo to the design twice, and how to print custom-sized templates.

Note: Custom Template Size is limited to 5MP


Please note that there are a couple of programs online if you still need Photoshop and want to create template designs outside of Snappic and easily upload them.

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