Tap on the image, press ARRANGE, and choose new images or videos to add.
Tap on the media you want to replace, press REPLACE and choose a new image or video to use.
We automatically save your project as you make changes so you never lose any work you’ve done. If you navigate back to the project screen you will find your latest project at the top of the projects list. We recommend renaming the default project title to make it easier to find.
We recommend not editing a project file that you intend to use as a template. You should duplicate a copy of that template and use that as your new project, this will make sure your original copy is not overwritten.
If you delete an image or video from your device that was used in a project, it is considered ‘missing’. Please choose another piece of media to replace it.
The project listing will have icons towards the top of the thumbnails. Click on the icon labeled Duplicate, this will give you options to duplicate your project.
The project listing will have icons towards the top of the thumbnails. Click on the icon labeled Duplicate, this will give you options to duplicate your project in different sizes.
The project listing will have icons towards the top of the thumbnails. Click on the icon labeled Delete, this will prompt a deletion confirmation message.
When you have StorySwag Pro, the watermark will be removed from your posts.
You can change the style’s fonts by tapping the button above the text box when it’s selected.
Try breaking up your text into multiple slides, we find the optimal amount of words on a slide is 10-15 words.
On the editing screen, double tap on the image, make sure to avoid tapping on the text layer. This will take you to a image edit screen, where you can pinch / zoom / rotate / reposition the image.
Stories are limited to 3 slides because Instagram Stories only allows up to 15 second clips. Slideshows can contain up to 8 slides, the maximum for StorySwag.
Instagram stories only allows up to 15 second clips, so each slide in our app takes up around 4-5 seconds depending on the template. To be safe we recommend limiting each story video to 3 images.
Tip: IG now automatically cuts up longer videos added to Stories. To use this feature, use the Instagram app to create a story by tapping the Camera icon in the top left of the home screen. Select your exported StorySwag video and the next screen will automatically split the video.
Instagram automatically uses the first frame of the video as its the thumbnail, but you can manually select your own. Follow these instructions on how to set a custom cover thumbnail for your video: https://www.lifelapseapp.com/blog/how-to-change-an-instagram-video-photo-cover
Are the songs you purchased from iTunes or your own music? If the music is from Apple Music (streaming service) they will all have DRM on them which makes them unavailable to use in 3rd party apps. This is something we do not have control over, DRM is a copyright technology used by Apple to avoid copyright infringement.
Tip: make sure you purchase your song so you have the appropriate rights to distribute the music. You can do this by purchasing the music from the iTunes Store.
You can always download your app again for free. Just make sure you’re logged into the App Store with the same email ID you originally used to purchase the app. More info for iOS - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201272
The easiest way to subscribe is to select a PRO template, then press export. You’ll see a popup that asks you to start a free trial.
Story Swag is only available for iOS.
Go to your device’s Settings -> Story Swag. Then turn the access to camera and photos switch ON.
Do you have iPhoto Cloud Library enabled? You can check under your device’s Settings -> iCloud -> Photos -> iCloud Photo Library.
If so, unfortunately it seems to make transparent images have white backgrounds.
We haven’t found a consistent workaround, but sometimes saving your images from Safari helps. So for example you can try uploading your image to Dropbox, then opening dropbox.com in Safari. And saving your image there.
Story Swag uses Apple’s built-in Facebook integration which doesn’t let you post to Facebook Pages you manage.
Here’s how you can post to your Facebook Page:
If you’re having trouble restoring, try this:
Settings -> iTunes & App StoreGo to the image adding screen and single tap on the photos in the grid view on the top of the screen. You will see the thumbnail in the grid get outlined in blue, tap on the x in the top right corner and the image will get removed from the project.
Check out the official Apple Support page on how to use the Files app: Use the Files app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
You can use songs, podcasts, voice recordings, and more! Files with extensions .mp3, .wav, .mp4, .m4a, and .wma are supported.
It’s possible that StorySwag exported audio styles uploaded to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and other networks will be flagged with DRM warnings.
It’s your responsibility to understand which audio files you use contain DRM protected content.