Features / Reel Creator
From hundreds of submissions to one shareable reel.
A contest or campaign can generate more photos and clips than anyone has time to edit into something watchable. The Reel Creator turns a batch of submitted media into a branded highlight reel — templates, transitions, intro layouts, music, and member credits included — without opening a video editor.
Built for recap videos, not full production edits
Pull media straight from a collection or contest already sitting in your library, choose a template, and let the Reel Creator assemble the cut — pacing, transitions, and layout handled automatically, with room to swap clips, reorder, and adjust before exporting.
🎬 Templates & transitions
A library of ready-made templates and transition styles gets a reel looking finished on the first pass, not the fifth.
🖼️ Custom intro layouts
Open with your own branding, event name, or sponsor callout before the submitted content starts playing.
🎵 Music & pacing
Add a soundtrack and let clip timing sync to it, instead of manually trimming every cut to match.
🏷️ Member credit overlays
Contributors are named on screen as their photo or clip appears — recognition built into the export, not added after in a separate tool.
Draws from content you've already collected
The Reel Creator isn't a separate upload destination — it works directly with media already gathered through NewSpark's UGC and contest tools and organized through AI tagging, so a recap video is a few clicks away from submissions you've already reviewed and approved.
Once a reel is exported, publish it out the same way you distribute everything else — see streaming & distribution for how content reaches social, web, and partner channels from one place.
Questions we hear a lot
Do I need video editing experience to use the Reel Creator?
No. Pick a template, drop in the photos and clips you want (straight from your existing media library or a collection), and the Reel Creator handles transitions, pacing, and layout for you.
Can I credit the members whose content is featured?
Yes — the Reel Creator supports member credit overlays, so contributors are named on screen automatically as their submission appears.
What aspect ratios and formats does it export?
Multiple aspect ratios and output types are supported so a single reel can be exported in the shapes different placements need, rather than re-cutting it by hand for each channel.
Does it work with content collected through a contest or campaign?
Yes — the Reel Creator draws directly from media already collected and organized elsewhere in NewSpark, including contest and gamification submissions, so a recap reel doesn't require re-uploading anything.
Sitting on hundreds of submissions and no time to cut a recap?
We'll map your workflow in 30 minutes.