Your gallery cover sets the stage for the entire client experience. With over 30 cinematic covers in Pic-Time 2.0, you can create a striking entrance that draws clients in and brings your artistic vision to life from the very first moment.
Whether you’re a wedding, family, or fashion photographer, the new cover editor lets you create a fully editorial experience with every gallery.
This Article in a Nutshell
This article introduces the new cinematic gallery cover designs in Pic-Time 2.0, which include animation and multi-image layouts, plus the ability to use videos in covers and scene headers. Discover how new customization tools for both gallery covers and scene headers help photographers create a fully branded, editorial gallery experience that makes a strong first impression.
Gallery Covers That Move
Motion is a powerful way to capture attention and create emotion. With Pic-Time 2.0, cover designs now include animated gallery covers and the ability to upload videos, adding depth and energy to the gallery experience. These cinematic designs serve as a captivating trailer that introduces your gallery and lights a spark.
Videos in Covers
Make a grand entrance with videos. Photographers can now upload a video or clip directly as the gallery cover, creating a cinematic introduction that immediately immerses clients in the story of the shoot. A video in a gallery covers sets the tone before the first photo is even viewed.
Video Trimming
Select the exact moment you want to showcase. With the new trim tool, you can easily cut a short clip from any video – even a long featured film – and turn it into a perfectly timed cover for your gallery or a specific scene.
Animated Covers
Animated cover designs add a subtle movement that enhances the gallery experience. Choose from several animation styles, including immersive scroll animations that create a sense of flow as clients explore the gallery.
Multi-Image Covers
Pic-Time 2.0 introduces layouts that can feature multiple moments – images or videos – in one cover. Some of these designs are also animated, creating a rich cinematic entrance. Use them to layer moments visually and tell a richer story from the very start, with a gallery preview that is engaging and memorable.
Make it Yours in the New Cover Editor
Alongside the new cover and scene header designs comes a redesigned editor that makes customization simple and intuitive. You now have full design control over typography and color – including font size, weight, letter spacing, text color, and background color.
These tools give you the creative freedom to adjust the design to your brand identity and to the specific gallery or scene. You can save your customized gallery cover designs as templates to reuse in future galleries.
Scene Headers: A Cover for Every Chapter
Pic-Time 2.0 introduces Scene Headers, allowing each scene within a gallery to have its own visual introduction. Scene headers can feature images or videos, creating a natural storytelling flow that guides clients through the gallery one chapter at a time.
Header designs are divided into photo/video headers and typographic headers – giving you the flexibility to shape the tone for each scene. Keep it minimal with refined typography, or make a bold statement with immersive photo or video headers.
Select a header style and then customize font type, color, size, letter spacing and more, to create a fully branded gallery experience.
Designed for Mobile
Every cover design in Pic-Time 2.0 has been fully optimized for mobile viewing. From animated covers and video intros to scene headers, every design adapts beautifully to any screen size. Whether clients view the gallery on desktop or phone, they’ll experience the full impact of your presentation without compromise.
Set the Stage for the Entire Gallery
With Pic-Time 2.0, covers become a powerful storytelling tool. The new cinematic cover designs invite photographers to create a lasting first impression, introduce their work with intention, and deliver galleries that are unmistakably their own. Explore the new cover options design galleries that truly stand out.
