How to create reels in Senja

Proof Reels uses AI to turn your video testimonials into ready-to-share reels. Mix clips from several customers, pick the best moments, and add captions, music and your branding.

When to use Proof Reels

• Proof Reels: mix clips from several video testimonials, choose the exact moments, and add captions and music. Uses credits

• Social videos: turn one testimonial into a ready-to-post video. Quicker, and no credits needed, see How to create social videos

• Video embeds: show your video testimonials on your website, see How do I turn my video testimonials into video embeds?

Proof Reels has its own page in the sidebar, under Share. Reels you made in Studio before September 2026 were moved here automatically.

Create a reel

• Go to your Proof Reels page: https://app.senja.io/proof-reels

• Click Make a reel in the top right, or a suggested theme under Worth making (paid plans only)

  

• Choose Pick automatically or Pick manually

• Write a theme, or choose one of the suggested topics (the theme generator needs a paid plan)

• Click Make the first cut

Edit and download

• Senja takes 1 to 2 minutes to make the first cut, depending on the length

• When it's ready, the editor opens

  

• Edit your reel with the settings and timeline below

• Click Render & download

Downloading uses 1 to 3 credits, depending on the length of your reel, and reels can be up to 3 minutes long. Downloading the same version again is free. See How do Proof Reels credits work?

Reel settings

Look

• Choose a style: Clean, Punchy, Editorial, Spotlight, Neon or Handwritten

• Choose a transition: Cut, Fade, Slide or Wipe

  

Music

• Turn background music on or off

• Choose a track from the list

• Set the volume so your customers can still be heard clearly

  

Captions

Captions follow the Look you chose, but you can change them here.

• Turn Show captions on or off

• Choose the Font, Caption size and Text color

• Choose how captions appear under Reveal: Word by word (each word shows as it's spoken) or Karaoke (short sentences show, and the spoken word is highlighted)

• Choose a Highlight style: None, Text, Background or Glow

• Set the Highlight color with a HEX code or the color picker

  

• Click More options for:

  • Caption background: a background behind the text, so it's easier to read

  • Animate caption entrance: a subtle nudge when the text appears

  • Enlarge the active word: the spoken word shows bigger than the rest

  • Caption position: move the text up or down

    

Background

The background follows the Look you chose, but you can change it here.

• Turn Show a background on or off

• Set the Background color with a HEX code or the color picker

  

• Click See more backgrounds for more options

• Click More options to change the animation (Motion speed, Pattern size, Rotation) and its 4 colors

  

Brand

• Set the Primary color, shown as a vertical bar next to the customer's name, title and company

• Click the Logo preview to add or remove your logo

• Click the Spokesperson preview to add or remove their photo

• On a paid plan, turn off Show Senja Powered By to remove the Made with Senja label

  

Canvas

• Choose the size of your reel from the options, or set a custom size

• Turn Show customer role on or off to show or hide the customer's job title

  

Can I show company names?

Yes. Turn on Show customer company in Canvas to show the customer's company name in your reel.

Work with the timeline

Under the preview is the timeline, made of clip segments. Drag the playhead (the long vertical line) to move through your reel.

Any clip

• Drag a clip to change the order

• Click 🗑️ to remove a clip

• Drag the left or right edge to make a clip shorter or longer

  

Opening and closing clips

• Every first cut starts with an Opening clip and ends with a Closing clip

• You can change the text in both

• You can move the Opening to the first or second position, and the Closing to the last or second-to-last position

  

Testimonial clips

• Reframe the shot: move it left, right, up or down, and zoom in or out

• Click Replace speaker to use another customer's testimonial instead

• Click Replace moment to use a different part of the same customer's testimonial

• Drag over a line of the transcript to choose exactly which part to use

  

Open a saved reel

• Your reels are saved on the Proof Reels page: https://app.senja.io/proof-reels

• Click a reel to edit or download it