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Category: Content for Social

Sizes, formats and shooting for feeds.

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Horizontal or Vertical Video for Social Media?

by X Magic Media StudioContent for Social

How 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 and 16:9 video display on Instagram, YouTube and social feeds, plus framing and safe zones so nothing important gets cropped.

Hand in a glove holding a smartphone recording a video of a beach at dusk.

What It Really Costs to Make Videos for Social Media

by X Magic Media StudioContent for Social

A dollar-by-dollar look at what shooting social media video in-house costs a small business: gear, software, music, captions and your own hours.

A man in a beanie talks on his phone at sunset while bokeh and lens flare blur the scene behind him.

Why Does My Video Look Blurry After I Upload It?

by X Magic Media StudioContent for Social

Social platforms recompress every upload. How export settings, bitrate and processing time make videos look soft, and what to fix before you post.

A woman records a public meeting panel on her smartphone, with the panel visible on the phone's screen.

Social Video Terms to Know Before You Post

by X Magic Media StudioContent for Social

A plain-English glossary of social video terms, from aspect ratio, codecs and frame rates to safe zones, hooks and why uploads get cropped or compressed.

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