How long should a hats unboxing be?

Six to eight seconds. Shorter clips compress the motion; longer ones slow it down rather than adding more. Render two lengths and keep the one that reads best on a phone.

Does the Unboxing type work for glossy or dark caps, beanies and brimmed hats?

Yes. The opening frame lights the hat for its material, and the unboxing motion keeps that light consistent. For very reflective caps, beanies and brimmed hats, a dark set shows the highlights moving best.

Will my hat stay identical through the unboxing?

The opening frame is painted with instructions to keep the fabric, brim shape and embroidery as uploaded, and the Unboxing motion — hands enter from below, lift the product, turn it once and set it down — moves the camera and the light rather than the product. Compare the clip with the hat before you publish.

Hats

Hats unboxing video

A unboxing of caps, beanies and brimmed hats is hands lifting the product out of an open box, and most hats sellers never get to shoot one. Upload one photo of a wool cap and the Unboxing type renders it: hands enter from below, lift the product, turn it once and set it down, with the fabric, brim shape and embroidery as photographed.

Use the unboxing clip in the video slot behind your main images: it shows hat buyers hands lifting the product out of an open box without breaking Etsy's media rules. Anything that ships in a box suit this type best, and caps, beanies and brimmed hats are squarely in that group.

Open pre-set in the Studio Unboxing Video

Clip

Rendered in the Studio from one product photo.

What this is for

Caps, beanies and brimmed hats filmed as hands lifting the product out of an open box without shipping a sample to a studio
Motion — hands enter from below, lift the product, turn it once and set it down — that keeps the fabric, brim shape and embroidery readable
A unboxing clip in 9:16, the shapes hat buyers see on Etsy
The same hat rendered as a unboxing and nine other types for split tests

Suggested order

1
Render caps, beanies and brimmed hats as hands lifting the product out of an open box
The Unboxing type sets the motion — hands enter from below, lift the product, turn it once and set it down — while keeping the fabric, brim shape and embroidery untouched.
Unboxing Video
2
Set the shape for Etsy
9:16 covers the Etsy player; switch it with the shape chips before rendering.
Unboxing Video
3
Render a still of the hat first
Four credits to approve the setting before the unboxing clip is billed; the still becomes the opening frame.
Lifestyle Still