2 templates
Memories Reel Templates
Memories reel templates are for the photos that do not belong to one event: a season, a year, a place you keep going back to. ReelXo has two, and both are built from exactly 6 photos with no video needed, so you can make one from your camera roll in a few minutes.
Paper Grid (18s) lays six pictures out on a printed page over a blurred wash of one of them, like a magazine spread. Slow Burn (20s) runs two long holds and four cuts on the beat, then closes on the frame it opened with. Both have three text lines for a title and the words around it.
Paper Grid
18s · 6 shots
Six pictures laid out on a printed page, over a blurred wash of one of them
Slow Burn
20s · 6 shots
Two long holds, four cuts on the beat, and a close on the frame it opened with
How to choose
- Want a still, editorial collage? Pick Paper Grid. Your photos sit on one page: a cover shot, a big headline photo across the top and three small tiles.
- Want movement? Pick Slow Burn. Three of its shots are on screen for half a second each, and the reel ends where it started.
- Both take 6 photos and no video. Paper Grid is 18 seconds, Slow Burn is 20.
- Paper Grid's text sits like a magazine cover (Cover title, a line above it and a line under the collage). Slow Burn has a Title, a line under it and a Closing line.
What to shoot first
- Pick a cover shot first: the one you would put on the front. For Paper Grid, choose another with soft colours for "The wash", since its blurred version is the page and the last frame.
- For Paper Grid's small tiles, choose details: a hand, a plate, a doorway.
- For Slow Burn, start with a wide, still shot. It opens and closes the reel.
- Choose three photos with movement in them (hands, feet, a face turning) for Slow Burn's half-second quick cuts.
- End Slow Burn on something quiet, with room in the frame.
- Mix close and wide shots so the collage or the cuts have contrast.
Ideas and guides
Memories reel template questions
Can I use a memories reel template for free?
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Yes. Paper Grid and Slow Burn are free in ReelXo on Android and iPhone, with no account and no watermark on the export.
How many photos do I need?
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Exactly 6 for either template. Neither needs a video clip.
What is the difference between Paper Grid and Slow Burn?
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Paper Grid (18s) is a collage: six photos laid out on a printed page over a blurred wash. Slow Burn (20s) is a sequence: two long holds, four cuts on the beat, and a close on the opening frame.
Can I add text to a memories reel?
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Yes. Each has three editable lines. Paper Grid has a Cover title, a line above it and a line under the collage. Slow Burn has a Title, a line under it and a Closing line.
Can I add more than six photos?
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The template is designed around six slots, but after applying it you can open the full timeline editor and add, remove or retime anything.