When making TikTok videos, what are the best TikTok video dimensions? Clearly the days of regular landscape videos have moved on considerably, and mobile-first video content requires a different kind of video editing, and a different aspect ratio. But what exactly is the perfect TikTok video size, including width and height? Let’s dive right in.
A TikTok video is a short, mobile-friendly video for the social video-sharing app TikTok. Traditionally only a few seconds in duration, TikTok has become the place to go for dance challenges, sharing creative skills, jokes, and swapping educational tips. The main thing that separates TikTok from other video platforms like YouTube is that it’s designed almost exclusively for mobile. The infinite scroll, the size of the videos — it’s all best viewed on mobile devices from the app. So when it comes to making your own TikTok videos, what are the best video dimensions?
To clarify something right at the top — there’s no compulsory dimensions for a TikTok video. You can upload a vertical video, a square video, or a landscape video and they will be viewable in TikTok just fine. But there is an ideal set of dimensions for a TikTok video. The kind of video size that TikTok is designed for.
Mobile videos are best viewed when portrait, which is 1080x1920 pixels. This is the size that most smartphone cameras record at. If you film a video within the TikTok app it will automatically size it to that canvas, but if you are creating a video using video editing software like Pinnacle Studio, you will need to make sure you are setting the canvas to 1080x1920. Landscape HD video, for comparison, is 1920x1080.
Bear in mind when we speak about dimensions like 1080x1920 we’re referring to aspect ratio. TikTok also has some limitations with regard to file size, which is how big the actual video file is. If you’re using TikTok on Android the maximum file size is 72MB, and on Apple it’s 287MB. The longer your video is, the larger the file will be.
Using video editing software like Pinnacle Studio to edit your TikTok videos gives you complete control over what you’re making. Although TikTok gives you some capabilities to edit, Pinnacle Studio unlocks a full suite of professional video editing tools like color grading, animated titles, and adding and mixing music. You can also customize the size of the video canvas to create portrait videos, landscape videos, square videos, and even cinematic anamorphic videos. In doing this you will be able to make sure the video is framed perfectly for the dimensions you need, and place any text on screen exactly where you want it.
To make the most out of TikTok, you’ll need to understand TikTok video dimensions. Most TikTok videos are portrait and designed for mobile, so for your videos to work on TikTok they will need to be 1080x1920 pixels. Make sure the file size isn’t too large, either. TikTok on Android only allows videos up to 72MB in size but Apple videos can be larger. Stick within these parameters and you’ll be able to create mobile-friendly video content that will sit perfectly within TikTok, and your audience will love it.