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Video content is probably the most appreciable for social media users. It doesn`t matter how exactly you use it – for advertising, for attraction or just because you want to post this content – people always enjoy it.
However, sometimes we see one huge problem – users can`t get the right specs for the video in the social media they are working. Someone can say that this is unimportant. Well, think again, because each platform differs from another, and each platform has it`s own standards. And today we show you the right video specs for all main social media platforms.
Facebook video specs
Facebook video content is very specific because it could appear in different formats depending on the gadget you are using (smartphone or laptop). Marketers often buy video ads for their brands, and they often fail because they can`t choose the right specs for it.
Recommended size: 1280×720 pixels
Minimum width: 600 pixels
Supported aspects ratio: 16×9 (horizontal), 9×16 (full portrait), 2:3 (vertical), 1:1 (square).
Facebook stream video specs:
Recommended size: 1280×720 pixels
Minimum size: 600×315, for square video – 600×600.
Facebook recommends its users to download video in the highest resolution.
Facebook carousel video ads:
Facebook carousel video ads:Recommended size: 1080×1080 pixels
Minimum size: 600×315 pixels
Recommended specs: MP4 or MOV format, maximum length 240 minutes, maximum size 4 GB.
Instagram video specs
As you know, Instagram is a social media that specializes more on images and photos. However, video content is also popular there, and people are posting video content regularly in different formats: Instagram stories, videos in posts and IGTV videos.
Instagram in-feed video specs:
Square video: 600×600 pixels
Horizontal video: 600×315 pixels
Vertical video: 600×750 pixels
Instagram stories video specs:
Recommended size: 1080×1920 pixels
Minimum size: 600×1067 pixels
Supported aspect ratios: 16:9, 4:5 and 9:16.
If you know that people are watching your stories regularly, you should keep it in one format.
Twitter video specs
Video content is becoming popular among Twitter users, because it helps them to complete their tweets and mix up different kinds of content. Sometimes it`s hard to write a completed post with just 140 symbols, so videos could help a lot.
Twitter horizontal video specs:
- Recommended size: 1280×1024 pixels
- Minimum size: 32×32 pixels
- Maximum size: 1920×1200 pixels
- Supported aspects ratio: between 1:2,39 – 2,39:1
Twitter vertical videos:
Recommended size: 1200×1900 pixels
Minimum size: 32×32 pixels
YouTube video specs
The biggest video platform also has it`s own video specs, and if you want to post good content, you need to follow them.
Recommended sizes:
426×240, 640×360, 854×480, 1280×720, 1920×1080, 2560×1440 and 3840×2160 pixels.
Supported aspects ratios: 16:9 and 4:3
LinkedIn video specs
Specs for shared videos:
Maximum size: 4096×2304 pixels
Minimum size: 256×144 pixels
Supported aspects ratios: 1:2:4 to 2:4:1
Pinterest video specs
Everyone forgets about Pinterest, but today this platform is as popular as Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The only problem is that people couldn`t find their place there.
Video ads specs:
Minimum size: 240p
Recommended size (for horizontal and vertical videos): 600×900 pixels.
Final thoughts
As you see, each social media has different video specs, and if you want to post video content to each of them, you should follow these instructions.
