Templates in CreativeEditor SDK (CE.SDK) are pre-designed layouts that serve as starting points for generating static designs, videos, or print-ready outputs. Templates can be used to produce a wide range of media, including images, PDFs, and videos.
Instead of creating a design from scratch, you can use a template to quickly produce content by adapting pre-defined elements like text, images, and layout structures.
Using templates offers significant advantages: faster content creation, consistent visual style, and scalable design workflows across many outputs.
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Working with Dynamic Content#
CE.SDK templates support dynamic placeholders for content such as text, images, and custom elements. You can replace dynamic content programmatically. External data (e.g., from a database, CSV file, or API) can be merged automatically into placeholders without requiring user interaction.
This flexibility supports both one-off customizations and large-scale content generation scenarios.
Exploring the Template Library#
Templates are stored, organized, and managed through the CE.SDK Template Library. This library acts as a centralized place where templates are categorized and retrieved.
You can work with:
- Default Templates: Templates that come bundled with the SDK to help you get started quickly.
- Custom Templates: Templates you create based on your specific use case, offering full flexibility over design, dynamic fields, and editing constraints.
- Premium Templates: Additional high-quality templates provided by IMG.LY, which can be integrated into your application if licensed.
Applying Templates to Existing Scenes#
It’s possible to apply a template to an existing scene. In these cases:
- The template structure can be merged with the current content.
- Alternatively, the scene can be reset and rebuilt based on the new template, depending on the chosen integration approach.
This enables workflows like refreshing an old design with a new branded layout without starting over.
Output Formats When Using Templates#
When generating outputs from templates, CE.SDK supports:
| Category | Supported Formats |
|---|---|
| Images | .png (with transparency), .jpeg, .webp, .tga |
.pdf (supports underlayer printing and spot colors) | |
| Scene | .scene (description of the scene without any assets) |
| Archive | .zip (fully self-contained archive that bundles the .scene file with all assets) |
Templates are format-aware, allowing you to design once and export to multiple formats seamlessly. For example, a single marketing template could be used to produce a social media graphic, a printable flyer, and a promotional video, all using the same underlying design.