Turn StreamYard live shows into 60-90 second Instagram Reels with overlay-aware cropping, Reels-licensed audio, and longer B2B-aware captions. Workflow plus Kompozy automation.
StreamYard-to-Reels is the workflow with the highest tolerance for showing branded overlays. Reels viewers respond positively to clips that look like they belong to a recurring show — the lower-third name graphic and the show logo actually help with credibility instead of hurting. The crop still has to be overlay-aware, but you can lean into the branding instead of stripping it.
The practical difference from the TikTok flow is the caption length and the music licensing. Reels caption text goes 200-400 characters comfortably, which lets you frame the show context properly. Music has to come from the Reels-licensed in-app library, not the StreamYard ambient mix.
Live-show hosts and podcasters use this move to extend StreamYard content into the Reels audience. Most effective for shows targeting business, finance, parenting, and lifestyle niches where Reels over-indexes.
StreamYard MP4 with burned overlays, 16:9, mixed audio. Up to 4-hour recordings. Whisper covers transcription.
Instagram Reels caps at 3 min, 9:16, 4 GB. Captions native. Caption text up to 2,200 chars. Music must be Reels-licensed.
| Issue | Fix |
|---|---|
| Cropping the lower-third out instinctively | Reels actually rewards recurring-show branding; consider keeping it if it adds credibility. |
| StreamYard ambient mix on the Reel | Strip and add a Reels-licensed sound bed. |
| No SRT from StreamYard | Run Whisper. |
| Tagging guests without consent | Confirm consent before tagging. |
| Posting all clips in 2-3 days | Stagger across 2-3 weeks. |
| Show-intro music triggers Reels music-rights strike | Trim show-intro music and swap to Reels-licensed bed. |
Following the workflow above by hand: trimming, reframing, captioning, writing copy, publishing.
Paste the source URL or upload the file. Kompozy handles transcript, scoring, reframe, captions, copy, and publish.
For Reels — often yes. Reels viewers respond well to recurring-show signals. Crop to preserve the lower-third if it adds credibility.
Trim it; intro music often triggers Reels music-rights strikes. Use a Reels-licensed bed instead.
Stacked split-screen with each guest in a vertical slice. Burn captions in the middle-third covering the active speaker.
60-90 seconds. Reels tolerates slightly longer clips than TikTok.
With consent — tags compound reach via follower graphs.
Yes — Kompozy runs Whisper, applies overlay-aware crop preserving lower-thirds, stacks multi-guest layouts, swaps audio to Reels-licensed, burns captions, drafts longer captions with guest tags. Typical run: 4 minutes per show.
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