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Video formats, sizes and specs for social platforms
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File formats, dimensions, limits and export settings for each platform.
Topics in Formats, sizes and specs
Video codecs and containers
What MP4, MOV, H.264 and similar terms mean and which to use.
Aspect ratios and resolutions
Ratios and resolutions, and why platforms crop video.
Safe zones
Where text and faces are safe from buttons and interface overlays.
Platform limits
File size, length and bitrate limits, including clip length limits.
Compression
How platforms recompress video and how to keep quality.
Conversion
Converting video and audio between formats.
Export settings
Export settings that upload cleanly to each platform.
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