Rendering Ad Variations

How Rendering Works

When you build a video batch, Sovran:

1. Calculates the possible clip combinations.
2. Applies All or Smart combination mode.
3. Applies your saved combination shortlist.
4. Shows the video combinations for review.
5. Queues one render job for each included video.
6. Saves completed videos under Finished Videos.

Review and Select Combinations

All combinations are selected when you first open the review page.

Use a row checkbox to remove or include one combination. Use Select all or Clear all to change the full list.

Select Preview to make a free preview. You can preview a combination when it is not included. You can also include or remove it in the preview dialog.

Your shortlist saves automatically for the project workspace. All and Smart modes use separate shortlists. A change to the sequence clips starts a new shortlist.

The video count and credit cost update at once. A selected combination includes all planned music and voiceover outputs. You must select at least one combination before you build the full batch.

Edit one variation

Select Open in video editor for a combination to trim clips and correct caption text before rendering. Source order stays fixed. Batch settings control the final caption style.

Apply pending changes, then select Save and return to batch. The changes apply to this variation.

Resolve Missing Captions

When selected clips have no captions, review the list before you build.

• Select Prepare captions when saved speech timing is available.
• Select Keep all videos to use captions where available. The button shows the current video count.
• Select Exclude combinations to remove affected combinations when other videos remain. The clips stay in Assets.

If every selected video uses these clips, you cannot exclude all of them and build an empty batch.

Check Render Credits

Review the credit cost before you submit the batch. If more credits are needed, a workspace owner can buy extra render credits in Account. Return to Variation Builder after payment and check the balance before building.

Tracking Progress

The project shows the current status of each render:

• Queued
• Rendering
• Complete
• Failed

You can close the browser tab. Rendering continues in the background.

File Naming

Open Review settings and check Export filename. The preview shows the first selected combination with its first music and voiceover choices. It uses the selected source filenames.

Select Edit naming rule to change the project rule. The preview updates as you type. Save the rule to use it for the build. Cancel restores the saved rule.

If the rule uses custom fields, enter a value for each field. These values apply to the current batch. Missing values block the build.

Each output gets a unique suffix for its build, combination, audio choices, and aspect ratio. The Build version field uses the build start time in UTC. A retry keeps the original name.

Names keep valid spaces, case, and international characters. Long names are shortened to keep the unique suffix and one .mp4 extension.

After Rendering

Once all variations are rendered, you can:

• Preview and download a video.
• Open the video in the editor.
• Publish to TikTok.