Format · TikTok
TikTok plays videos in portrait 9:16, ideally at 1080 × 1920 pixels. Here is how to get a landscape video into TikTok format without anything important disappearing under the caption and buttons.
If you upload a landscape video unchanged, TikTok shrinks it into the middle and fills the top and bottom with black. On a phone, only a narrow strip of picture remains – exactly the space that matters in a portrait feed.
A crop that brings the subject large into the frame works better. If the subject moves across the full width, the whole picture can stay in with a filled border – blurred from the video itself or in a colour.
| Format | Aspect ratio | Pixels (1080p) | Max. length | Free of app elements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | 9:16 | 1080 × 1920 | 10 minSome accounts may upload up to 60 minutes. | ≈ 71 % |
As of 12 October 2026. Lengths as stated by the platforms; they change often, and the app is what counts. No figure where the platform does not confirm a limit. "Free of app elements" are guide values from FrameJet’s preview – no platform publishes its overlay exactly.
Turn a landscape video into TikTok
Upload the video, set the framing, done – you pick the other formats in the same run. All dimensions in the video formats guide.
1080 × 1920 pixels at an aspect ratio of 9:16. That is 1080p in portrait.
Crop it to 9:16 and place the crop so the subject stays in frame. FrameJet also detects bars that are already burned into the video and removes them before cropping.
Up to 10 minutes. Some accounts may upload up to 60 minutes.
Yes. Instagram Reel, Instagram Story, YouTube Shorts use the same aspect ratio. Only the edges the apps cover differ.