Photo slideshow

A TikTok or Instagram photo slideshow — a run of vertical, text-forward slides that move on a beat: hook, points, call to action.

When to use it

One of the highest-reach organic formats on TikTok, and far cheaper than a video render. Ideal for lists, tips, comparisons and any content that is really a series of statements.

The thing to get right

It is built as a sequence of stills rather than a continuous shot, so the text on each slide is composited and exact. Read it with the sound off — that is how the format is consumed.

The format at a glance

• Output — a video ad.
• Structure — 6 beats, each one a separately planned shot.
• Family — Organic social video.
• Recipe id — slideshow, which is what you name when you ask for it by hand or from an agent.

Is this a video or a set of images?

It is built as a sequence of stills that move on a beat, which is why the text on every slide is exact rather than approximate. Read it back with the sound off, because that is how the format is consumed.

Related formats

Video formats aimed at reach rather than a click — founder takes, behind-the-scenes, slideshows and swipeable carousels. They are written to look like content, not like an ad.

• Voiceover B-roll — aesthetic b-roll under a first-person voiceover
• Trend / relatable — a trend-style relatable scenario reel (riding a format/sound)
• Day in the life — a "day in my life" vlog montage of a creator’s real day (first-person)
• Behind-the-scenes — authentic behind-the-scenes / day-in-the-life footage
• Listicle carousel — a swipeable tips/listicle CAROUSEL — one tip per slide
• Founder hot-take — founder/creator talking to camera with an opinion or hot take (thought leadership, not selling)

The full catalog is on the creative recipes index.

Models that render it

This format is rendered by a video model. The plan picks one unless you name it, and Seedance 2.5 is the default pick. You can ask for another by name, such as Vidu Q3, MiniMax H3 or MiniMax H3 Max. All three render native sound, so a voice comes out of the same take as the picture. The video models page compares every option.

Hermoso plans and renders a photo slideshow from your brand rather than from a prompt you write, composites every on-screen word after the render so the copy comes out exact, and exposes the same format to an AI agent over MCP. How Hermoso renders a format covers all three.