Automate data-driven news video creation
Transform articles into engaging videos by using After Effects templates and structured data.
Built for automated news video creation
Cover more platforms
Connect existing article data to a template and repurpose content for social, your website, and more
Design stays in your hands
Create high-quality templates in After Effects and stay on-brand no matter the scale.
Create at scale
Whether it’s 20 or 2,000 articles, turn each one into a branded video using the data you already have.
Some of our happy clients
How Plainly automates news video creation
Create your template
Design your news video template in After Effects and upload it to Plainly.
Native After Effects infrastructure
Design high-quality video templates for news content in After Effects without changing how you work.
Complete creative control
Make no creative compromises and use all of After Effects' features without worrying about compatibility.
Simple setup
No need to add effects to your layers, or structural project changes - go straight from After Effects to automation.
Mark dynamic elements
Mark dynamic elements in your template such as, headline, description, article image, etc.
Time-based rules
Move your layers in time, and crop the rendered videos based on inputs.
Access layer properties
Dynamically change advanced layer properties such as font style, visibility, size, and more.
Automated setup
Plainly scans your project and automatically detects parameters in the video.
Connect your article data and render videos
Connect your data through RSS, native integrations, API, or other sources. Plainly renders your news videos in the cloud and distributes them automatically.
Ready for every channel
Different platforms have different requirements; Export any kind of video format with custom encoding.
Cloud-based rendering
Render your videos securely, without compromising performance or quality.
Integrate your RSS feed
Automatically create videos every time a new story appears in your RSS feed. No manual input needed.
What others say about us
We have a great experience working with the team and Plainly. There weren’t shy to break the mould and go the extra mile. Personalisation in today’s saturated digital landscape in paramount to cut through the noise and stick out; Plainly offer a great platform, product and solution for this.
CMO, Y11 Sport & Media Holdings
Working with Plainly was great, their API is robust but simple to set up. After setting up the workflow, we literally forgot about it. The integration with After Effects allowed my team to work with tools they are familiar with and create high-quality video templates.
CTO, Tapni
Plainly allows you to produce large amounts of video content very quickly. A great advantage is that your content can be still very individual and on-brand due to the ability of using Templates made in Adobe After Effects. Its interface is quite intuitive and the software gets new interesting features often.
Motion Designer, Freelance
Start automating news videos at scale today.
