Use cases
Worked examples on Sume's catalog Formats and endpoints: product video and photography, try-on, app and product ads, logo animation, and more.
Start with Ready-made Formats for product video: the Sume Format catalog
Smart+ Recommended Creatives: web only, so who makes app ads?
TikTok's Recommended Creatives builds video from a destination URL and is limited to Smart+ web campaigns. What to supply yourself and what Sume can make.
TikTok has labeled 3 billion AI videos: what to log per clip
TikTok says it has labeled over three billion videos as AI-generated. If you publish AI clips in batches, keep this per-clip record.
TikTok TopView self-serve in Ads Manager: have the creative ready
TopView now books and edits in Ads Manager via allowlist, with a one-click appeal and geo exclusion up to 40%. What video to have ready before you book.
Episode chapter timestamps and Reel cutdowns from one transcript
Instagram's own series lists timestamped segments for each episode. Build a chapter list and Reel cutdowns from one Sume transcript with video inspect and trim.
YouTube deleted auto dub can't be republished: keep your own file
YouTube says a deleted auto dub is gone and cannot be republished. Unpublish instead, and keep a dub you made on Sume as a durable media.sume.com audio file.
YouTube podcast RSS makes static-image videos: add a real trailer
YouTube turns RSS episodes into show-art videos and locks published audio. Cut a short captioned trailer from a recorded episode with Sume; you upload it.
Zillow Showcase video: 120 seconds, no persistent logos
Zillow Showcase video caps at 120 seconds and bars persistent agent or brokerage logos. Here is how to cut a compliant version of a tour with Sume video trim.
Zillow Showcase video autoplays on mute: add cue captions
A Showcase video plays muted as the second carousel image, so a silent walkthrough needs on-screen words. Burn authored cues in with Sume captions.
TikTok ad caption must match the video: check with a transcript
TikTok's ad policy requires the ad caption to be consistent with the video. How to transcribe an AI ad with Sume Video inspect and compare it with the caption.
Does a TikTok ad need sound? Find silent AI videos with Sume
TikTok's ad policy says an ad must contain audio that is not muffled. Many AI video clips are silent. Probe for audio with Sume and add a bed in Timeline.
TikTok ads ban QR codes: how to check a video for one
TikTok's ad policy says ad content must not contain QR codes, with exceptions. How to pull stills from an AI-made ad video with Sume and look before upload.
Swipe up text in a TikTok ad: why it breaks policy, what to use
TikTok's ad policy names 'Swipe up to learn more' as an unsupported gesture. Keep fake gestures out of AI ad video and burn a real call to action with Sume.
Misspelled or garbled text in an AI ad: TikTok's rule and the fix
TikTok's ad policy bans spelling mistakes in captions and illegible or unclear visuals. Stop AI video models from drawing text: burn authored cues with Sume.
TikTok ad language rule: when a video needs subtitles
TikTok's ad policy requires subtitles in an accepted language when the ad's language is not accepted for the market. How to burn them with Sume Video captions.
Dialogue-only subtitles vs CC: Netflix's two English tracks, burned
Netflix offers English (dialogue only) and English (CC) as separate options. How the two differ, and how to burn either version of one clip with Sume cues.
YouTube expressive captions: ALL CAPS and [sighs], burned in
YouTube's English auto captions can show intensity in all caps, plus sighs, gasps and noises. How it works and how to author the same cues for burned-in text.
News summary video with AI: Seedance 2.5 b-roll, captions, one MP4
BytePlus lists news summary and storytelling as a Seedance 2.5 use. How to build a short news recap on Sume: clips, authored captions, Timeline.
Incompetech CC BY 4.0 credit line: wording and where to put it
Kevin MacLeod's Incompetech FAQ gives the exact credit wording, where it must sit, and when a TV or radio spot needs a Standard License instead.
Klaviyo email video: Video block or a GIF under 5 MB?
Klaviyo does not support embedded video in emails. Its Video block links a thumbnail to a hosted clip; a GIF must stay under 5 MB. Make the poster with Sume.
Kakao Moment Video native ad: 720x1280 clip and thumbnail specs
Kakao Moment added a Video native creative on 2026-09-28. The 9:16 clip, thumbnail and text limits from Kakao's docs, and how to make each file with Sume.
Taboola Realize video ad specs: 15 s motion ad vs 90 s video
Realize (Taboola) lists a 15-second motion ad and a video spec of 6 to 30 s, 90 s max. The sizes, files and how to cut a product clip for each with Sume.
NotebookLM Video Overview or a lesson video: which fits a teacher
NotebookLM turns sources into Cinematic, Explainer or Short videos. When a teacher needs their own script and slides, build the lesson with Sume.
Shorts Quiz, Q&A and Add yours stickers: add them after import
Shorts stickers (Quiz, Q&A, Add yours, Poll) are added in YouTube's app editor. The limits YouTube lists, and how to hand it a clean vertical file from Sume.
Instagram Multi-cam Stories: cut phone and glasses angles on one audio
Instagram's Multi-cam merges glasses and phone footage with automatic sync. Sume has no sync detection, but a Timeline can cut two angles over one audio spine.
Freesound effect in a video ad: CC0, CC BY or CC BY-NC?
Which Freesound licenses clear a sound effect for an ad, what the credit must list, and why Sume's Timeline only takes audio already on media.sume.com.
Spotify Clips ended: upload a 1080p full-length video instead
Spotify ended new Clips uploads June 17, 2026 and now takes full-length 16:9 video. See the spec and build a 1920x1080 file from your song with Sume Timeline.
Assembly or process video from a 3D render with Seedance 2.5
ByteDance shows Seedance 2.5 turning a clay render into an assembly sequence. How to plan ordered steps, references and 4-30 s clips for a process video.
YouTube Shorts templates: what makes a Short eligible
A Short may be a template if it has remixable audio, several clips and text. What YouTube's help page says, how to opt out, and how to build multi-clip Shorts.
Nonprofit day-in-the-life reel from staff clips, for GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday is Dec 1 and asks for real day-in-the-life video. Cut six staff phone clips into one vertical reel with Sume for $0.22, before captions.
Zillow Preview teaser video: a coming-soon reel from photos
Zillow Preview listings are now live on Realtor.com too. Build an 18-second vertical coming-soon teaser from listing photos with Sume Timeline and caption cues.
Can you post audio only on Instagram? Meta wants a visual component
Meta says a video should always have a visual component, and recorded audio should not be the primary purpose. Turn a voice file into a Reel with a still.
iOS 27 generated subtitles: do you still need burned-in captions?
iOS 27 generated subtitles are an on-device fallback for uncaptioned video, English in the US and Canada. What they leave to you, and how to burn captions.
Shorts Sync to beat: how it works, and a manual version in Python
Sync to beat needs at least two photos or videos and cuts them to music. The help-page steps, and a Python script that sets Sume Timeline cut times.
Refresh a fatigued TikTok ad: new hook, new music, Sume recipe
TikTok's Symphony Refresh Ads adds a hook or swaps the music on a finished ad. Build a similar variant with Sume Timeline, Video trim and Music Router.
AI pitch video: Seedance 2.5 shots for a concept or previs
BytePlus lists previs and pitch videos as a Seedance 2.5 use. How to build a concept reel from 4-30 s shots: 480p drafts, references, one Timeline.
TikTok micro-series teaser: cut a vertical trailer from an episode
TikTok Growth Max promotes micro-series published in Minis Center or Drama Center. Cut a trailer from an episode with Sume Video trim, or generate an opener.
App Store in-app event video: 1920x1080 card, 1080x1920 page
Apple wants two videos per in-app event: a 16:9 card and a 9:16 details page. Cut both from one clip with Sume Timeline and check the sizes with video inspect.
Captions when speakers switch languages: Section 508's (in Spanish)
Section 508 says to mark a language change like (in Spanish) and keep the exact words when speech is untranslated. How to burn that with authored Sume cues.
Is my AI cartoon Short 'made for kids'? YouTube's factors
YouTube asks every creator to say if a video is made for kids. Its listed factors, why a cartoon character counts, and which production choices affect it.
Upload AI-made sound to Freesound or Pixabay: tags and labels
Freesound allows generative AI sounds with a GenAI tag and the model named; Pixabay wants an AI-generated checkbox. How to record the model from a Sume job.
TikTok TopReach Creative Sequencing: plan two clips with Sume
TikTok's TopReach Creative Sequencing lets one advertiser tell a continuous story across TopView and TopFeed. Plan the two clips, then cut them with Sume.
Reply to a YouTube comment with a Short: the comment sticker
YouTube lets you answer a comment with a Short and shows the comment as a sticker. How to start one, and how Sume prepares the vertical reply clip.
Instagram for TV tests horizontal video: render a 16:9 cut as well
Instagram for TV lists horizontal video as a test, with Stories on the big screen. Meta gives no spec yet, so here is how to make a 16:9 and a 9:16 with Sume.
AI video for lessons: Seedance 2.5 demo clips for teachers
Can Seedance 2.5 make lesson videos? ByteDance names classroom use. What a teacher can request on Sume: 4-30 s clips, references, captions.
YouTube Audio Library: the credit rule and Content ID claims
What YouTube says about Audio Library tracks: credit Creative Commons artists in the description, and no Content ID claim. Plus what Content ID can do.
Spotify verified podcast trailer from your own audio, no clone
Spotify says it removes shows that clone a host's voice without permission. Cut a trailer from your own episode audio with Sume Timeline, no synthetic voice.
Instagram Story collage from 5+ photos: build the same look with Sume
Instagram's Collage turns 5 or more photos into an animated Story. How to get a similar vertical clip from stills with Sume Timeline, with timing and fades.
LinkedIn event cover at 1280x720 and the promo post video
LinkedIn event covers must be 16:9 (480x270 or 1280x720) and need a short promo post. Make the cover with GPT Image 2.5 and the promo video with Sume Timeline.