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
LinkedIn Thought Leader ads: which posts qualify and which don't
Thought Leader ads can sponsor a member's public text, image, video, article or Live event post, not documents, polls or multi-image posts. What to prepare.
Merchant Center video link dangerous products violation: fix it
Merchant Center disapproves a video_link as dangerous products: remove or replace the URL, wait 24-72 hours. The product stays live. Make a new clip with Sume.
Meta Says 9:16 Video With Audio Cuts Cost Per Result 34.5%: Test It
Meta reports 34.5% lower cost per result for 9:16 video with audio and safe-zone messaging vs image ads. Build a fair test with Sume trim, captions and music.
Meta Sound Collection and Up to Five Songs vs Sume Music
Meta offers a free royalty-free Sound Collection and Advantage+ Creative music from up to five songs. Compare that with the Sume Music API at $0.125 a track.
Meta Tailored Campaigns: Creative Checklist for 4:5 and 9:16 Video
Meta's Tailored campaigns guide asks for 4:5 or 9:16 video, the key message in the first 3 seconds, and human presence. Prepare both cuts with Sume trim.
Can you premiere a YouTube Short or make it members-only?
No Premieres for Shorts, but members-only Shorts exist: 60 seconds, square or vertical, original audio only. What Help says and how to cut a 60-second version.
Rakuten Ichiba image rule: text on 20% or less of the photo
Rakuten Ichiba's image guideline: text on 20% or less, white or photo background, no frames, no GIF, square 700x700. Make the base text-free on Sume.
Reddit carousel ad specs: 2 to 6 images, 4:5 at 1200x1500
Reddit carousel ads take 2 to 6 JPG, PNG or GIF cards, 4:5 at 1200x1500 is the cross-device size. Limits for headline, caption, URLs, plus a Sume batch.
Reels Carousel Ads With Multiple Destinations: Build the Tiles
Meta's 2023 Reels update added multi-destination Reels carousel ads and swipe-left. Make the product tiles and the lead clip with Sume Images and trim.
Shopify hosted video limit by plan: 250 to 100,000 videos
Shopify caps hosted videos and 3D models per store by plan, 250 on Basic to 100,000 on Enterprise, plus 50 GB to 10 TB of storage. Budget Sume clips for both.
Shorts feed vs other traffic sources in YouTube Analytics
Where YouTube Analytics separates Shorts feed views from search and other sources, and how to compare Short variants cut with Sume without fooling yourself.
Snapchat Dynamic Story ads: 360x600 preview tile, 993x284 logo
Snap Dynamic Story ads show 3 to 10 catalog products from a Discover tile: 360x600 PNG, 993x284 logo, 55-character headline. Make the tile with Sume.
Snapchat product-level video ads: one video per product, 1080x1920
Snap product-level video for Dynamic Product Ads: one video per product, 1080x1920 minimum, 3 to 180 s, 1 GB, with an image fallback. Make the clips with Sume.
Squarespace 30 minutes of video storage: how many AI clips fit?
Squarespace gives a site 30 minutes of uploaded video: 225 clips of 8 seconds. Core is 5 hours, Plus 50. Plan Sume clips against the quota before you upload.
Storyboard with stills first: how many images cost one AI clip
One 15-second Seedance 2.5 clip at 720p costs as much as 1,733 higgsfield-soul or 231 flux-2-pro stills. A cost-ratio table for screening with images.
Tag products in a YouTube Short: the sound rule and a Sume clip
Product tags in a Short: tag in the order products appear, use a Shopping sound or no sound, and block reasons like copyright claims. Plan the clip with Sume.
TikTok Ads Manager Video Editor: Three Ways In and What to Prepare
TikTok's Video Editor opens from Tools, from campaign creation, or from the Creative Library. Here is what to bring from Sume trim, captions and music.
TikTok Branded Mission Ad Specs: 9:16, 720x1280, 12-15 Seconds
TikTok's Branded Mission specs ask for 9:16 video of at least 720x1280, up to 100 MB, 12-15 seconds, over 2,500 kbps, plus MP3 music. Prepare it with Sume.
TikTok Creative Library in Ads Manager: Four Modules and Formats
TikTok's Creative Library (July 2026) has Overview, Creative Readiness, Creative Assets and Interactive Elements. See what to upload from Sume.
TikTok Instant Form Layout Limits: Banner 1080 px, Headline 30
TikTok's Instant Form layout page sets a 1080 px banner, short text limits and four layouts. Generate the banner and logo with the Sume Images API.
TikTok Instant Page Specs: Images 2 MB, Video 100 MB
TikTok's Instant Page specs set images at JPG/PNG up to 2 MB and video or carousel MP4/MOV up to 100 MB. Check your Sume clip fits before upload.
TikTok Top Ads Dashboard: Sort by 2-Second and 6-Second View Rate
TikTok's Top Ads dashboard sorts by reach, CTR, 2-second and 6-second view rate. Use it to brief your own vertical ad variants in Sume.
TikTok Video Scheduler: 10 Days Ahead, 15 Minutes Minimum, No Edits
TikTok's scheduler lets Business Accounts queue posts up to 10 days ahead, at least 15 minutes out, with no edits after. Prepare a week of clips with Sume.
TikTok Video Template Tool: 10-Second Ads From Photos and Free Music
TikTok's Video Template tool turns photos, text and logos into 10-second ads with free background music. See when a Sume timeline gives more control.
Walmart Recognized Reviewer: under 15 reviews, 70% content score
Walmart's Recognized Reviewer now covers items under 15 reviews, if the content quality score is 70% or higher. What to fix first, and what Sume can make.
Where Do Instagram and Facebook Reels Ads Appear? Placements
Meta says Reels ads run in the Reels tab, Explore and the in-feed Reels unit, not on Audio pages. See which assets to render for each with Sume.
YouTube ad limits for profanity on a Short: title, thumbnail, audio
YouTube's advertiser-friendly page sorts profanity into full, limited and no ads. What counts in a Short's title, thumbnail and script, and how to check a clip.
YouTube channel profile picture: 98x98, 15 MB, formats, AI image API
YouTube's help page lists JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG under 15 MB, rendered at 98x98 px. Request a square PNG from Sume's image API and check it before you upload.
YouTube community post images: 10 images, 16 MB, 1:1 and the API
YouTube Help says an image post takes up to 10 images, JPG, PNG, GIF or WEBP up to 16 MB, shown 1:1 in the feed. Make a square set with Sume's image API.
Can a YouTube Short use clips as parody or commentary? Fair use
YouTube's fair use page on parody and commentary clips: what it says, what it never promises, and what to generate in Sume so a Short needs no borrowed footage.
YouTube impersonation policy for an AI avatar channel: name and photo
YouTube's impersonation policy on channel names, profile photos and AI likeness, and how to set up an avatar channel nobody can mistake for a real person.
Make a Short from a YouTube live stream: Clips, highlights, VOD trim
YouTube Clips run 5 to 60 seconds and need DVR; mobile highlights save as private. For a VOD file you own, Sume video-trim cuts the range for $0.02 a job.
YouTube Shorts hashtags: three show, 60 is the limit, and #Shorts
How many hashtags a YouTube Short shows, the 60-hashtag cutoff, and what YouTube Help says about #Shorts, plus where a Sume-made clip fits in.
AI traffic to retail up 130%: what a seller can actually prepare
Adobe expects generative AI traffic to retail sites up 130% this holiday season. What a seller can prepare with clean product media, and what Sume cannot do.
Mobile is 63% of Thanksgiving spend: build 9:16 product video first
Adobe expects mobile to drive 63% of Thanksgiving spend and 57.4% of the season. Make the vertical master first, then derive the 16:9 and square cuts.
Prime Big Deal Days: three deal drops a day, one clip, new price text
Amazon drops new Prime Big Deal Days deals at midnight, 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. PDT. Swap price text per drop with authored caption cues, no clip re-render.
Amazon's Prime Day video advice: product in 2 seconds, sound off
Amazon Ads' Prime Day guide says show the product in the first two seconds and design for sound-off. How to add captions and test the opening with Sume.
Amazon Sponsored Products vertical video: export both ratios now
Amazon says vertical 9:16 for Sponsored Products video is to be available in 2026, while 16:9 is recommended today. Export both ratios from one master.
Amazon Sponsored Products video: product must fill 50% of frame
Amazon's Sponsored Products video guide wants the product to fill at least half the frame and no audio. How to check a clip's stills before uploading it.
AppLovin Axon video specs: 9:16, 60 s, unskippable, 1 GB cap
Axon video ads are 9:16 MP4, MOV or M4V up to 60 seconds and 1 GB, and the video is unskippable. What to brief and how to cut the master with Sume.
CapCut AI Video Translator not in your region? Script a dub
CapCut's AI Video Translator page says availability depends on region and claims lip sync. Sume documents each step of a dubbing pipeline you can call anywhere.
Chrome heavy ad intervention for VAST video: 4 MB and 60 s limits
Microsoft's VAST guidance warns Chrome can block video ad iframes over 4 MB, 60 s of main thread or 15 s in 30 s. What a finished Sume MP4 changes.
Christmas Eve service times video for a congregation, from photos
Christmas Day is Dec 25, 2026. Make a 15-second vertical notice of service times from real photos of your building, with caption cues you type yourself.
DV360 video creative specs: H.264, 20 Mbps, -24 LKFS audio
Display & Video 360 asks for H.264 at 20 Mbps or more, 23.98 or 29.97 fps, 48 kHz audio at -24 LKFS. Which of those Sume's trim and timeline can and cannot set.
Estimated tax reminder videos for freelancers: an accounting firm plan
The IRS says sole proprietors and others generally pay estimated tax if they expect to owe $1,000. Plan short avatar clips that send clients to the IRS page.
Non-skippable YouTube ads: 6 s, 7-15 s and 16-30 s CTV lengths
Google Ads sorts non-skippable in-stream video into bumper up to 6 s, 7 to 15 s, and 16 to 30 s for CTV, bought on target CPM. How to cut each length with Sume.
Google Ads video text assets: 40 and 35 characters, not in the cut
Google lists headlines at 2 lines of 40 characters and descriptions at 2 lines of 35. Keep that copy out of the render; use Sume captions only for speech.
Google Ads video thumbnail: 1280x720 minimum, under 2 MB
Google lists custom video thumbnails at 16:9, 1280x720 minimum, JPG, GIF or PNG, under 2 MB. Pull a still from your cut with Sume's Video inspect frames.