• How do I select a template & start creating a video in Lumen5?

  You can check out a video walking you through the process here or read on for a text explanation below. When you click 'New Video' from the dashboard, you'll see the templates page. This page shows you all of the templates in our library — and there are a lot! Take your time here to pick the one that speaks to you because you won't be able to change this later. You'll see your most recently used templates at the topSome readers

• Creating & using Saved Templates

  Note: Multiple saved templates are available for users on the Professional plan and above. Saved templates can be used to easily apply a set of customizations for a specific brand. For example, if you're creating videos for multiple clients, then you'll want to setup a separate saved template for each of them. You'll find a link to the Saved templates page from your dashboard. From here, you can modify an existinFew readers

• What format should I select for my video?

  The format selection modal will pop up once you've picked a template and show you the option to select between landscape (16:9 ratio), square (1:1 ratio), or vertical (9:16 ratio) formats. The final option is a vertical (9:16) format that will render each scene in your video individually, so you can post them on your Facebook or Instagram story for viewers to tap through. You can sFew readers

• Make a copy of a saved template

  Note: Multiple saved templates are a feature of the Professional plan and above. To make a copy a saved template, click on the 3 dots next to the name of the template. You'll see the option to copy the saved template to a workspace of your choice. You can copy it to the same workspace to create another saved template with minor changes This is also how you can move templates between workspaceFew readers