All guides
Guides for social media video
Dimensions, lengths and safe zones per platform – and how one landscape video becomes the formats you need. Every number comes from the same platform data FrameJet exports with.
Formats and aspect ratios
Which format applies where – and how to work out dimensions yourself.
- Video formats 2026Every video format for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn: aspect ratio, pixel size, maximum length and what the apps cover.Read the guide
- Product video formatsOne product video for shop, ads and feed in every shape: square, 4:5, vertical and landscape, without re-editing it. With sizes and a worked example.Read the guide
- Video ad formatsWhich ratios Meta, TikTok and Google name for video ads, and how to get every shape from one video: 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 and 16:9.Read the guide
- Aspect ratio calculatorEnter your video size and see how much of the picture stays in 9:16, 4:5, 16:9 and 1:1, the target sizes and the empty area. Free, no sign-up.Read the guide
- Instagram feed in 4:5: how to use the spaceWhy 4:5 uses more of the Instagram feed than 1:1, which size applies, what the app covers and how to turn a landscape video into a 4:5 export.Read the guide
Platform specs
Dimensions, lengths and covered edges per platform.
- TikTok formatThe right TikTok video format: aspect ratio, pixel size, maximum length and the edges TikTok covers. Plus: landscape to portrait without black bars.Read the guide
- Instagram Reels formatThe format Instagram Reels need: aspect ratio, pixels, maximum length and how much space the caption and buttons take up.Read the guide
- Instagram Story formatWhich format Instagram Stories need, which dimensions and lengths apply, which edges the app covers and how a landscape video becomes a Story.Read the guide
- YouTube Shorts formatWhen YouTube treats a video as a Short, which dimensions and length apply and where the controls sit. Plus: turning landscape into a Short.Read the guide
- LinkedIn video formatWhich video format works best on LinkedIn, which dimensions and lengths apply and how a landscape video becomes a square LinkedIn video.Read the guide
- Facebook video formatWhich format Facebook videos should have, which dimensions and lengths FrameJet uses, which edges the player covers and how to prepare one video for Facebook and YouTube at once.Read the guide
- Video length by platformHow long a video may be on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn – as a table with notes, and how to trim one long video for every platform.Read the guide
Video tips
Converting landscape, removing bars, setting a cover and processing video in line with data protection.
- Landscape to portraitThree ways to turn a landscape video into portrait for TikTok, Reels and Shorts – without black bars and without the subject falling out of frame.Read the guide
- Remove black barsWhere burned-in black bars in videos come from, why they hurt twice in portrait and how to remove them automatically.Read the guide
- Zoom and webinar recordingsRemove black borders from Zoom, Teams and webinar recordings and export clips in landscape, square and vertical. With a worked example.Read the guide
- GDPR video processingWhere FrameJet stores and processes videos, what that means for the GDPR and how it differs from video tools with servers in the USA.Read the guide
- Preview image and CoverWhen platforms accept your own preview image, when the first frame of the video counts, and how to put a Cover before your video in FrameJet – with duration and transition.Read the guide
Your video, any format
Upload a landscape video and export the formats you need – without losing any of the picture.