How to Use the Remix Editor to Customize Your Reel
Learn how to tweak captions, reposition text, and fine-tune any reel before downloading — using Reelscraft's built-in Remix editor.
Generated a reel that's almost perfect but the caption is slightly off? That's what the Remix editor is for. No re-generating, no waiting — just open, tweak, download.
Opening the Remix editor
Go to your Gallery. Every reel you've saved from the swipe deck lives here. Click the edit icon on any card to open it in the Remix editor.
What you can change
Caption text
Click directly on the caption overlay to edit the text. The font, size, and color are locked to match the reel's original style — you're just changing the words.
Keep edits surgical. If you're rewriting more than 10 words, consider generating a new batch with a slightly different URL context instead.
Text position
Drag the caption anywhere on the frame. Most meme formats work best with text in the upper third or lower third — the greenscreen action in the middle is what people are watching.
Text scale
Pinch (on mobile) or use the scale handle (on desktop) to resize. Go bigger than you think — captions on mobile need to be legible on a 6-inch screen at a thumb's scroll distance.
What you can't change (by design)
- The greenscreen video clip itself
- The background footage
- The audio / SFX
These are locked because changing them effectively makes it a different reel. If you want a different combination, hit Remix from the gallery card — it generates a new variant using the same brand context.
Saving and downloading
When you're happy with the edit, hit Download. This uses one credit (the same as a fresh reel). Your edited version is saved back to the gallery automatically.
Common remix scenarios
Caption too long? Split it into two punchy lines. Two-line captions outperform single-line walls of text on most formats.
Caption sounds too formal? Add a lowercase word, a stutter ("wait—"), or an em-dash. Breaking grammar slightly reads as more authentic on short-form video.
Want to A/B test two caption variants? Remix the same reel twice with different text. Post both to your account on different days and see which gets more watch time.
The Remix editor is designed for fast iteration, not deep production work. Make one change, download, post. Speed beats perfection in the meme feed.