@kate-m

I do! 😉

Basically, you need to set up a square-shaped movie, that is one with equal width and height. That is done in the Movie Settings. Open a new project and then hit key E (or File>Settings>Movie). In both the Width and Height boxes, type in 1080, Ratio 1:1, and frame rate as desired. In later versions of MEP/MMS, the Video Settings droplist has a "social media" item from which you can choose various widths and heights. I don't use Insta, but for Facebook I regularly use a 4:3 ratio as a compromise between 16:9 and 1:1.

From there, the movie preview window will change to a 1:1 shape and you can use Size and Position or Section/CameraZoomshot to arrange your video as needed.

When you export, check Magix is has set the correct Width, height and ratio. If not, just type them in, then export.

Thanks Gid and AAProds :) :)

When I hit "Post" after typing that, Gid's was already up. It's the quick or the dead around 'ere! 😂😊

Hey AAProds,

that's interesting to know that you use a 4:3 ratio for Facebook. Is there anything else i need to change in the movie settings apart from writing in that ratio? Probably i need to change In both the Width and Height boxes, right?

It seems to me that 16:9 format works out on Facebook, too, just like on You Tube, right?

@kate-m

Hi Kate

. . . . seems that it is important to have a 1080 x 1080 frame size, so videos look good on instagram . . . .

Where did you get this from, Instagram makes no mention of this in their recommended formats/resolutions here?

John EB

@kate-m @johnebaker I looked into this when first posted, generally 9:16 are the most uploaded/used because people use their phones vertically to film & watch, the 1:1 size is an option that allows for other stuff being shown depending on how the videos are displayed in Instagram, I don't use Instagram but if you read 'Instagram In-feed videos Size'& 'Instagram Carousel Video Ads Size' mid way through this doc link.

https://www.socialpilot.co/instagram-marketing/instagram-video-size-specifications#:~:text=In%20feed%20posts%2C%20you%20can,4%20GB%20for%20feed%20videos.

As far as i understand, i can upload a video in 16:9 format on Facebook, right?

@Former user, @kate-m

Hi

Thanks for the link Gid, having read through the article the ideal 1080 x 1080 is a little confusing and is also qualified quote:

. . . . the ideal dimension for feed videos is 1080 x 1080 pixels for landscape videos . . . .

This would be useful so the video can be viewed correctly independent of the phone orientation, however further on in the article is says:

. . . . the Instagram screen doesn’t rotate, and mobile users mostly keep the phone vertical, making the square videos look small. . . .

This I agree with, viewed square video on a phone is too small.

There is also a specific reference to the Carousel Video Ads feature - if you are not an advertiser creating and paying for adverts, then IMHO use of the square format for user videos is a moot point.

We had a topic, not so long ago, about certain Aspect Ratios(AR) in the video editor not being available - IIRC the user was recording 5:4 AR video. This AR is good for minimising loss for both Landscape and Portrait exports, from one recording. The ideal would be a square AR video, however few if any cameras/phones have this capability, however 5:4 and 8:7 AR are available on some cameras eg GoPro's for vlogging/streaming.

John EB