Reels that read properly in Arabic
Arabic is where many video tools stumble. Letters come apart, a line that starts with a Latin word such as a brand name jumps out of place, and the text disappears into a busy background. In Engage Posts every frame is drawn by a font engine that understands right-to-left text, so Arabic is set the way it should be: direction, joined letters and diacritics.
And the words stay readable over any background. Instead of a box or a dark wash over the picture, a soft halo in your brand colour hugs the letters, so the background stays visible.
From idea to reel
- Write the idea. Describe the reel in a line or two, in Arabic or English, and its scenes are written for you: a hook, the content, then a call to action. Or start from one of the ready starters: a workshop, a feature launch or a quote.
- Shape each scene. Every scene has a headline, a subtitle, a duration, a background and a transition. Need more than a headline? Pick a layout: a list, steps, a big number, a testimonial, a comparison, or a question and answer.
- Pick the look. Backgrounds drawn in your colours, moving or still, luxury textures such as silk, marble, brushed metal and velvet, cinematic compositions, flat Swiss styles in dark or light ivory, or your own image, clip or a grid of your files.
- Add motion and sound. Camera moves, transitions and ways for the text to arrive. Add one of the built-in tracks, upload your own, or go silent.
- Open and close on your brand. Your logo appears at the start and the end, with reveals such as Shine and Crystal.
- Download or publish. Choose 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9, download the MP4, or publish it straight from the studio.
Reels made in the studio
Each of these was made in Engage Posts, in Engage colours, and is about Engage Posts itself.
One size per platform, no cropping
Reels come in 9:16 for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, 1:1 for the feed, and 16:9 for YouTube. The size drives every dimension of the frame: type size, logo position and the text area are all computed from its width, so nothing needs cropping by hand afterwards.
Everything that makes a reel yours
Your brand on every reel
Your three colours, your name and your handle. The colours feed the background generation itself, so the whole reel changes, not just its edges.
Show your screen in a device
Put a screenshot or a clip inside a laptop, a phone, a circle, a square or a card. The device and the text each get their own space, so they never overlap.
Arabic and English type
Choose an Arabic font such as Tajawal, Cairo, Almarai or Amiri and an English one such as Inter or Montserrat. One per language, saved with your brand.
A voice that tells it
On Pro and Max, add a voice-over: pick a voice, and write the script or take the one suggested to fit the length of the reel.
The caption comes with it
Under every finished reel, generate the caption for Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X or Snapchat. It follows each platform's habits: a line that hooks, an explanation, a call to action and hashtags where they fit. Cycle through three versions and copy the one you like.
Then press Publish. On a phone it opens the share sheet with the video attached and the caption copied, so you choose Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat or WhatsApp and finish there.
New to reels? Read how to make reels in Arabic. Want a person in the video? See AI UGC ads with a presenter. Comparing tools? See the Canva alternative page.