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},
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},
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},
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"volume": 1
},
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},
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},
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"fps": 25,
"size": {
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},
"destinations": [
{
"provider": "shotstack"
}
]
},
"merge": [
{
"find": "HEADLINE",
"replace": "President Biden and President Macron Sign Agreement to Strengthen Global Cooperation"
},
{
"find": "NEWS_SLUG",
"replace": "NEWS UPDATE"
},
{
"find": "STATUS",
"replace": "LIVE"
},
{
"find": "DAY",
"replace": "SATURDAY, "
},
{
"find": "DATE",
"replace": "AUGUST 30, 2025"
},
{
"find": "ALERT",
"replace": "NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL"
},
{
"find": "FONT_COLOR_1",
"replace": "#ffffff"
},
{
"find": "FONT_COLOR_2",
"replace": "#000000"
},
{
"find": "SHAPE_COLOR_1",
"replace": "#0000ce"
},
{
"find": "SHAPE_COLOR_2",
"replace": "#ce0000"
},
{
"find": "VIDEO_1",
"replace": "https://templates.shotstack.io/global-cooperation-news-update-template-sales-promo/3ae0695c-0079-44dc-bb3b-9c02804e8a4c/source.mp4"
},
{
"find": "VIDEO_2",
"replace": "https://templates.shotstack.io/global-cooperation-news-update-template-sales-promo/bd132848-2371-478f-98bc-3dad2ee2f1a3/source.mp4"
},
{
"find": "VIDEO_BACKGROUND",
"replace": "https://templates.shotstack.io/global-cooperation-news-update-template-sales-promo/2f8f3ecb-48e7-4e42-89f2-066bd259511d/source.mp4"
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}This "Global Cooperation News Update" template is designed for businesses and organisations seeking a sophisticated and impactful way to promote their sales, special offers, or marketing campaigns. It's not about listing individual products, but about creating a buzz around your larger promotional efforts. Leveraging the familiar and trustworthy format of a news broadcast, this template immediately captures attention and lends an air of authority to your message. The layout features a prominent news anchor, a split screen with a professional business meeting, and a clear lower-third banner for your main headline and date. This structure is ideal for announcing major sales events, partnership promotions, new service launches, or any significant marketing initiative that benefits from a professional, news-style presentation. The template is fully customizable, allowing you to easily update the text for your specific promotion, change colors to match your brand, and even swap out imagery to reflect your campaign's focus. Its user-friendly design ensures that even those without extensive design experience can create compelling promotional content quickly and efficiently. By framing your offers within a "news update," you can create a sense of urgency and importance, encouraging engagement and driving conversions. This template is a powerful tool for businesses aiming to enhance their promotional efforts and optimize their marketing campaigns for maximum impact.
No account needed until you render.
Render with your AI assistant
Add the Shotstack MCP server to your editor, then paste the prompt
| Output | MP4 |
|---|---|
| Size | 1920 × 1080 (16:9) |
| Length | 16.8s |
| Frame rate | 25 fps |
| Tracks / clips | 20 / 28 |
| Assets used | 8 luma, 6 rich-text, 11 svg, 3 video |
| Soundtrack | no |
| Merge fields | 13 |
Send a merge array with your values for these fields:
| Field | Default value |
|---|---|
{{ HEADLINE }} | President Biden and President Macron Sign Agreement to Strengthen Global Cooperation |
{{ NEWS_SLUG }} | NEWS UPDATE |
{{ STATUS }} | LIVE |
{{ DAY }} | SATURDAY, |
{{ DATE }} | AUGUST 30, 2025 |
{{ ALERT }} | NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL NEWS CHANNEL |
{{ FONT_COLOR_1 }} | #ffffff |
{{ FONT_COLOR_2 }} | #000000 |
{{ SHAPE_COLOR_1 }} | #0000ce |
{{ SHAPE_COLOR_2 }} | #ce0000 |
{{ VIDEO_1 }} | https://templates.shotstack.io/global-cooperation-news-update-template-sales-promo/3ae0695c-0079-44dc-bb3b-9c02804e8a4c/source.mp4 |
{{ VIDEO_2 }} | https://templates.shotstack.io/global-cooperation-news-update-template-sales-promo/bd132848-2371-478f-98bc-3dad2ee2f1a3/source.mp4 |
{{ VIDEO_BACKGROUND }} | https://templates.shotstack.io/global-cooperation-news-update-template-sales-promo/2f8f3ecb-48e7-4e42-89f2-066bd259511d/source.mp4 |
Save the JSON above as template.json, then render in the free sandbox:
# Save the JSON above as template.json, then:
curl -X POST https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render \
-H "x-api-key: $SHOTSTACK_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d @template.json
# Poll until status is "done", then download response.url
curl https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render/RENDER_ID -H "x-api-key: $SHOTSTACK_API_KEY"import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
const headers = { 'x-api-key': process.env.SHOTSTACK_API_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
const edit = JSON.parse(readFileSync('template.json', 'utf8'));
const { response } = await fetch('https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render', {
method: 'POST', headers, body: JSON.stringify(edit)
}).then((r) => r.json());
let render;
do {
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 3000));
render = (await fetch(`https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render/${response.id}`, { headers }).then((r) => r.json())).response;
} while (!['done', 'failed'].includes(render.status));
console.log(render.status, render.url);import json, os, time, requests
headers = {"x-api-key": os.environ["SHOTSTACK_API_KEY"]}
with open("template.json") as f:
edit = json.load(f)
render_id = requests.post("https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render", json=edit, headers=headers).json()["response"]["id"]
while True:
render = requests.get(f"https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render/{render_id}", headers=headers).json()["response"]
if render["status"] in ("done", "failed"):
break
time.sleep(3)
print(render["status"], render.get("url"))npm install -g @shotstack/cli
export SHOTSTACK_API_KEY=your_sandbox_key
shotstack validate template.json # offline schema check, free
shotstack render template.json --env stage --watchSandbox renders are free and watermarked. Production: the v1 endpoint and key. SDKs
Trigger a render from your CMS or RSS feed and each story ships with its own video.
Paste into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor — your AI assistant builds the workflow around your data.
Node.js, one render per CSV row, wired to this template's 13 merge fields. Setup steps in the header.
Guides: Bulk-create from a CSV · Webhooks · Templates endpoint · Render your first video
AI assistants: Markdown () · · · CLI skill: SKILL.md () · MCP server
Use the 13 merge fields listed above. Send a merge array with your own values for each field and the API swaps them in at render time, so one template can produce thousands of unique videos.
Yes. This template renders 1920×1080 by default. Set output.resolution to "1080" or output.size to a larger 16:9 size in the JSON; the layout scales with it.
Yes. Replace the video asset's src with a public URL of your file (MP4 works best). Use trim and length on the clip to pick the part you want, and the template's effects apply to your footage.
Edit the text on each rich-text asset in the JSON. Fonts come from the timeline fonts list or the asset's font family; add your own font file URL to timeline.fonts to use a brand typeface.