Video, Reels & Image Styles (VPS)
What needs a VPS
Branded image cards work on any host. The richer options, rendered by headless Chrome and FFmpeg, need a VPS (for example a CyberPanel or Plesk server with Chrome and FFmpeg installed). On shared hosting these options hide themselves automatically and the branded card is used instead, so a post is never left without an image.
Image styles
- Branded card - a themed card drawn on your server (works everywhere, free). This is the safe default and the fallback for every other style.
- Claude template library (SVG) - a batch of card templates designed once, then reused for free.
- Rich HTML templates (VPS) - the richest look: Chrome renders HTML/CSS card templates. Designed once, reused free. Best for videos.
- Live Claude / Live HTML / Hybrid / AI picture - designed or illustrated per post (small AI cost each). Not used for carousels or videos, which always reuse templates to stay free.
Videos (Reels / Shorts / TikTok)
Turn on Video in Settings (needs FFmpeg on a VPS). Each video is a vertical 9:16 slideshow with a gentle Ken Burns zoom and crossfades, built from the same templates as your images. Use the Generate a video button to make one on demand, or let the autopilot post them where supported (Instagram Reels, Facebook, Telegram, and YouTube Shorts). You can also upload your own MP4 in the composer.
Built-in templates and variety
The Rich HTML style ships with 6 built-in, fill-the-frame video designs that are always available, so a video never comes out with empty space, even before you design any templates of your own. Any HTML templates you design are used alongside the built-ins for extra variety, not instead of them. Under Template order you choose smart random (avoids recently used, never repeats within one post) or strict in order (1, 2, 3 and then repeat). For plenty of variety, design about 12-18 templates.
Music
In the Video music box, upload one or more royalty-free MP3s (your own, or from a free library like Pixabay Music or the YouTube Audio Library). Each video picks a track by itself, at random or in sequence. Empty means silent videos.
Raising the upload limit on a VPS
If a music or video upload fails with a size error, your PHP upload limit is too low. On a CyberPanel or OpenLiteSpeed server the site usually runs on PHP-FPM, so the panel's "Edit PHP Configurations" screen (which edits the LiteSpeed PHP build) may not affect it. The reliable fix is a .user.ini file in your site's document root (the folder that serves index.php):
upload_max_filesize = 64M
post_max_size = 64MCreate it with the File Manager, or over SSH, then restart PHP-FPM (for example systemctl restart php8.3-fpm) or wait about five minutes for the cache to clear. The Video music box then shows the new limit.