About the Screenshot This animation

Some posts are meant to be kept rather than saved in-app: a checklist, a cheat sheet, a set of dimensions. This says so, and the frame tells people exactly what to capture. Put the thing worth keeping in the panel and leave the surrounding copy out of it; anything outside the brackets will be cropped away by whoever crops.

Where it fits

  • On a cheat sheet or a set of dimensions posted to the feed.
  • In a tutorial, at the frame with the settings on it.
  • On a checklist post that people should keep on their phone.

Filling it in

Put the thing worth keeping in the image panel and leave the surrounding copy out of it. Anything outside the brackets is cropped away by whoever crops. The handle goes on so the screenshot carries its source. The frame colour tints the brackets.

Saveable tutorial recap

Start with a three-step video-editing recap. Replace the image with your own tips, recipe or checklist.

Format and timing

Screenshot This is built at 1080 × 1080, a square frame, which sits in a feed post without cropping and centres neatly over wider footage, and runs 4 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 1.2 seconds, holds for 1.8 and clears in 1.0, so cue it a beat before the moment it labels. Export it as an MP4 for a timeline or a feed, a GIF where video will not embed, or a MOV with an alpha channel to lay it over footage with nothing behind it. Renders go up to 4K, and the free plan exports at 720p with a watermark.

What you can edit

  • Kickertext
  • Headlinetext
  • Handletext
  • What to keepimage
  • Frame colourcolor

Questions about Screenshot This

What size should the panel image be?

Square, around 900 pixels, with the content set a little in from the edges. The brackets close on the panel, so a margin keeps your text clear of them.

Why a screenshot rather than a save?

A screenshot leaves the app with the person. A save keeps the post in the app. For a cheat sheet someone wants on their phone, the screenshot is the more useful ask.

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