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Travel recap video template

A vertical recap built for Reels, TikTok and Shorts: shots cropped to fill the phone screen, quick cross-fades, gentle pans across landscapes and a postcard-style title over the first shot.

Use this template

Free to try in your browser. Your photos stay on your device.

What this template sets

Format: Vertical 9:16 · Reels, TikTok, Shorts, Stories
Look: Fills the frame, cropped around what matters
Motion: Auto: varied zooms and pans, up to 10%
Between shots: Cross-fades of 0.5 s
Start and end: The picture fades out to black
Opening: "Our trip · 2026" over the first shot
Ending: None
Card style: Bebas Neue, capitals

Every setting stays editable after you start.

How to make it

1
Add a song with momentum
Something with a clear beat keeps a recap moving. Trim the idea of "the whole trip": 30 to 60 seconds plays best on social.
2
Sort by date taken
Your photos and clips fall into the order you lived them. Move any shot by hand if the story reads better another way.
3
Name the place
Replace "Our trip" with the city or route and the year, then export.

Tips

Fill, then check the crop

Fill crops landscape photos to the vertical frame. For a shot where the subject sits off-centre, tap it under Effects so the crop keeps it in.

Mix in clips

A two-second clip of waves or a street scene between photos makes the whole recap feel alive.

Make a landscape cut too

Switch to 16:9 for YouTube or the family TV and export again; nothing else changes.

Music and length

For Reels and TikTok, 30 to 60 seconds with 15 to 30 shots. For a full trip film, one song of three to four minutes.

Plans

Try it and preview it on any plan. Exporting the template's styling needs Creator; on Free you can remove the styling with one click and export your photos, music, format and text.

Ready when your song is.

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