StreamLive ProShort style: set the look of all your Shorts once
The Short style window sets how every new Short looks and sounds: logo, caption look, accent colour, caption language, music, effects and B-roll.
The Short style window is the one place where you decide how every new Short looks and sounds. Nothing in it is required: with the defaults, Shorts come out with a caption look chosen for each Short, the spoken language, a mood-matched music bed and B-roll where it fits. Each choice you change is saved the moment you tap it and applies to the next Shorts, automatic after a live or made with Create Shorts. Shorts already made do not change.
Before you start
- Plan. The window works on every plan and in the 7-day trial. Translating the captions of Shorts needs an active plan or trial.
- Scope. These are account-wide defaults. To change one finished Short, edit that Short: Edit a Short before you publish it.
- Captions in the editor. Caption templates for the video editor and the Translate and subtitles page are a different set with full styling: Caption templates and styles in depth.
Steps
- Open the window. On the Shorts page press Short style at the top. Or open Settings, the automatic Shorts card, the row Brand & Short style, and press Open.
- Look at the preview. The preview shows a 9:16 frame with your logo and a sample caption in the chosen look, accent and language. Bright and Dark switch the test background.
- Logo. Add, replace, hide or remove your logo. The logo is placed in one fixed top corner, at a fixed size and opacity.
- Captions. Choose a look: Smart (Recommended, picks a look for each Short), Clean, Pop, Karaoke, Highlight, Podcast, Soft or Plain. Each has an "Aa" sample.
- Caption language. "Automatic - the spoken language" is the default. Choose "Translate to" one of the listed languages to get Shorts with translated captions; the translated Short becomes the main one and the original is kept next to it. Where offered, Text direction sets Auto, Right to left or Left to right.
- Music and effects. Pick a music mood or No music, and Sound effects & transitions: Smart or Calm.
- Accent colour. Smart, or one of Gold, Sky, Mint, Coral, Rose, Lilac and White. It colours the key word or the highlight of the caption look.
- B-roll. On or off; on is the default. Then press Done.
What each choice changes
| Section | Options | What it changes in the Short |
|---|---|---|
| Logo | Add, Replace, Remove, Show on Shorts | Your logo in a fixed top corner of every Short |
| Captions | Smart, Clean, Pop, Karaoke, Highlight, Podcast, Soft, Plain | How the burned-in captions look and move |
| Caption language | Automatic, or Translate to a language | The language of the burned-in captions |
| Text direction | Auto, Right to left, Left to right | Which way the caption line runs |
| Music | Smart, Calm, Upbeat, Cinematic, No music | The music bed under the speech |
| Sound effects & transitions | Smart, Calm | Calm drops the small sound effects |
| Accent colour | Smart and seven colours | The highlight colour of the captions |
| B-roll | On, Off | Stock cutaways that match the words |
Tips for a consistent channel
- Pick one look and one accent. Smart changes the look from Short to Short. If you want every Short to look the same, choose one look and one colour.
- Hebrew and Arabic captions. Leave Text direction on Auto. Choose Right to left only if a mixed line of Hebrew and English runs the wrong way; see Hebrew captions reversed or punctuation on the wrong side.
- One audience in another language. Choose Translate to that language, and both versions are kept. For more than one language per Short, see Translate the captions of a Short.
- Test once. After changing several things, create one Short from a short video and watch it on the phone.
What can go wrong
| Symptom | Likely cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "Not available right now" when opening | The window is briefly unavailable | Reload the page and try again |
| "Not saved - please try again" | The change did not reach the server | Check the connection and tap the option again |
| "Caption translation is available on paid plans." | The account has no active plan or trial | See /pricing?lang=en |
| The Captions section is missing | The caption looks are switched off on our side for a while | The other sections still work; try again later |
| A Short does not follow the new choice | It was made before the change | Make it again |
Related: How to create Shorts from any video, no live stream needed, How many Shorts can I make?, Caption templates and styles in depth.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to set anything in the Short style window?
No. Every option has a default, and Shorts come out complete without touching the window.
Does Short style change Shorts I already made?
No. It applies to Shorts made after the change. Edit or remake an older Short to change it.
Can I have the captions of my Shorts in another language?
Yes. Under Caption language choose Translate to a language. The translated Short is the main one and the original is kept next to it.
Why does each Short have a different caption look?
The Captions option is on Smart, which picks a look per Short. Choose one look to keep them all the same.
Is Short style the same as the caption templates in the editor?
No. Short style is for automatic Shorts. The editor and Translate and subtitles have their own templates with full styling.
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