Platforms YouTube (1080p) · MP4 (H.264 + AAC) H.264 up to 1920x1080, AAC 192 kbps at 48 kHz, fast start. YouTube Shorts (9:16) · MP4 (H.264 + AAC) 1080x1920, a wide video sits on a blurred fill of itself. Instagram Reels / Stories · MP4 (H.264 + AAC) 1080x1920 at 30 fps, blurred fill. Instagram feed (4:5) · MP4 (H.264 + AAC) 1080x1350 at 30 fps, blurred fill. TikTok (9:16) · MP4 (H.264 + AAC) 1080x1920 at 30 fps, blurred fill. Spotify Canvas · MP4 (H.264 + AAC) 720x1280 (9:16), no sound, the first 8 seconds: Spotify asks for 3 to 8. Discord (under 10 MB) · MP4 (H.264 + AAC) Bitrate set from the length so the file lands under 10 MB, up to 720p. Small web video · MP4 (H.264 + AAC) Up to 1280x720, compressed hard for sharing and email.
Editors Background video loop · WebM (VP8 + Vorbis) WebM without sound, up to 1920x1080: a video-loop background in Classic or a media layer in Studio. Song for the editors (WAV) · WAV (16-bit PCM) 48 kHz stereo WAV: decodes in every browser, so beat analysis and export always work. Transparent overlay (ProRes 4444) · MOV (ProRes 4444) Keeps transparency for After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci and CapCut desktop. Transparent overlay (WebM) · WebM (VP8 + Vorbis) VP8 with alpha, for OBS, browsers and the editors.
Audio MP3 320 kbps · MP3 The highest MP3 quality. Podcast MP3 · MP3 Mono 128 kbps at 44.1 kHz, loudness normalised to -16 LUFS. Normalise to -14 LUFS (WAV) · WAV (16-bit PCM) One-pass EBU R128 normalisation to the streaming level. For a real master use the Mastering tool. CD / distribution WAV · WAV (16-bit PCM) 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo. FLAC (lossless) · FLAC Lossless at about half the size of WAV. Small OGG · OGG (Vorbis) Vorbis at a low quality setting, for previews and games.
GIF GIF for social · GIF 480 px wide, 12 fps, a shared palette. GIF sticker · GIF 320 px, 10 fps, fewer colours: small enough for chats.
Pictures YouTube thumbnail · JPG 1280x720 JPG, under YouTube's 2 MB limit. Cover art (3000x3000) · JPG The square size distributors ask for, as JPG. Web picture (WebP) · WebP Up to 1920 px, WebP at quality 80, keeps transparency. PNG (lossless) · PNG Exact pixels, keeps transparency.