Say what users can do now
Release notes say what changed; a video should say what the viewer can now do. Write each change as a result, such as ‘your prompt now sets the size for you’, not as the name of the code change.
Changelog video maker: turn release notes into a product update
A changelog video turns your latest release notes into a short product update that people watch: one beat per change, on your own screens, in 20 to 60 seconds. Paste the notes into Voom with your product link, and it writes the script, shows each change, and adds a voice-over, original music and optional captions, ready for X, LinkedIn, email and your changelog page.
Prompt A 30-second changelog video for Voom's November update, one beat per change: the Create form now reads the size, length and language from your prompt; share links now show the film's own preview card when you post them; and the new Studio plan starts your films first when the queue is busy. Calm and clear. Link: madewithvoom.com
How do you make a changelog video with Voom?
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Paste the release notes
Copy the changes from your changelog or release notes into the prompt. Three to five changes users will notice make a good update video.
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Add your link and screens
Put your product link in the prompt for your brand, and add screenshots of the new screens with Images.
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Pick where it goes
16:9 for your changelog page and YouTube, 1:1 or 4:5 for X and LinkedIn, 9:16 for Stories. Voom renders the MP4.
How to make a changelog video worth watching
Three changes, not thirty
Pick the three to five changes users will notice and leave the fixes for the written changelog. Each change gets one beat of about five to ten seconds.
Same format every release
A monthly update people recognise works better than a one-off. Keep the length, size and voice the same each time and change only the news, so followers know what to expect.
Only what is live
Show only what has shipped. Voom states only what your notes and your page say, so write the exact names, prices and dates of each change in the prompt.
Prompts to start from
- Example prompt
A 30-second changelog video for this month’s release, one beat per change, on our own screens, captions on: dark mode, CSV export and a faster search.
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Turn our latest release notes into a 45-second square video for X and LinkedIn: what each change lets users do, captions on.
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A 15-second vertical update for Instagram Stories: our app now works offline. Show it on our real screens.
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A 60-second monthly product update for our customer email: five changes, a calm voice, our brand from our link.
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Why product teams make changelog videos with Voom
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From notes to video
Paste the release notes; Voom writes one beat per change.
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Only what shipped
Names, prices and dates come from your notes and your page.
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Your screens, your brand
Screenshots you upload, colours and fonts from your link or brand kit.
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Every channel
16:9 for the changelog page, 1:1 or 4:5 for X and LinkedIn, 9:16 for Stories.
What does a changelog video cost?
A 30-second update uses 13 credits, about $0.67 on Pro. One update a month uses a small part of Pro’s 560 credits. Your first video, up to 30 seconds, is free.
Questions, answered
A short video that shows what changed in a product release: new features, improvements and notable fixes, usually in 20 to 60 seconds. Teams post it with the release on X, LinkedIn and in email, and put it at the top of the changelog page.
Yes. Paste the notes and your product link into Voom. It writes one beat per change, shows each on your screens or as a simple diagram, adds a voice-over, music and captions, and renders an MP4 in the size you pick.
A feature announcement video covers one feature in depth: what it does, why it matters and how to start. A changelog video rounds up several changes from one release, a beat each. For one big feature, make an announcement; for the monthly round-up, a changelog video.
Yes. Add screenshots of the new screens with Images on the Create page, up to 20 per video, or put your product link in the prompt so Voom reads the pictures on your site. Without screens, Voom draws each change as a simple diagram.
As often as you ship something users will notice. Monthly, or with each major release, suits most teams, and a fixed rhythm helps followers expect it. Keep the format the same each time so the videos read as a series.
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