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format_list_numbered Ranking Video V001 Updated 2026-05-13

Ranking Video – Simple step-by-step guide

A beginner-friendly guide to making Ranking Videos on Trending.com. Pick clips, set ranks, preview styles, then render (v001).

What this video is

A Ranking Video is a Top 5 style video. It shows a title and ranked items on screen while clips play.

Ranking Videos do not have narration.

Free plan

You can make 1 full free video each day. Ranking is one of the free choices.

  • Free works in manual mode and one-click mode.
  • Your daily free video covers the script, timed captions, and final render.
  • Free uses built-in clips. Uploads need a paid plan.
  • Free rendered Ranking videos include a small Trending watermark. Paid plans remove it.
  • The free plan also lets you choose Simple-mode List, Rants, Confession, or Did You Know videos with 5 standard voices.
  • Paid plans unlock 50+ premium voices, custom voice creation, uploads, and more formats.
  • Email signups must verify their email before using the free plan.

What you do

  • Pick a topic or category (optional).
  • Pick 5 clips (one clip per rank). Free users use built-in clips. Paid users can also use uploads.
  • Enter the rank items (like #1 to #5).
  • Pick overlay styles and preview.

What we do for you

  • Help you organize clips into a clean Top 5 flow.
  • Build the title and ranking overlays.
  • Preview the look before rendering.
  • Render the final vertical video.

Steps (simple)

  1. Name your video
    Give it a name for your library.
  2. Pick clips
    Choose 5 clips first. Use the Play/Pause button to preview clips, and on mobile a sticky footer shows how many clips are selected and how many remain.
  3. Rank info
    Set #1 to #5 and what each rank says.
  4. Styles and preview
    Pick fonts/colors and preview.
  5. Review and render
    Render the video. Once it starts, pick a generated title and review the description. After it finishes, download or render again.

One-click create (optional)

On Step 1, you can choose One-click create to make a Ranking Video automatically.

To keep it truly one click, the optional settings are hidden at first. Click Options (the tune icon) if you want to change anything.

  • Category (optional) — leave blank for random.
  • Preview only (optional) — stops before the final render so you can render later.

You will also see an Estimated cost before you start.

After you start One-click create, we send you to My Library and show progress. It usually takes about 10 minutes.

On the free plan, your daily pass is for 1 full rendered video total each day. Preview-only does not use that daily pass.

API (for developers)

You can also create Ranking Videos with an API call:

  • POST /api/v1/ranking/videos — start a Ranking Video
  • GET /api/v1/ranking/videos/{video_id} — check status and get a temporary download link when ready

See Video API docs for API key, polling, and webhooks.