Have you ever ruined a beautifully crafted video by uploading it at the wrong resolution for your hosting platform? Never again, my friend. Now you have this high quality video upload guide to ensure you get it right every time.
As a follow up to our “Social Media Sizes: An Always Up-to-Date Guide,” we’ve covered all of the big video marketing platforms here. That includes YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, and Wistia, so you’ll never have to look anywhere else to stay up-to-date on what makes for a high quality video again.
The following info is up-to-date as of April 30, 2024.
YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | Vimeo | Wistia
YouTube
Maximum Upload Size: 128GB or 12 hours, whichever is less | 15 minutes for unverified accounts
Minimum audio-visual duration: 33 seconds
File Type: MPEG-2 or MPEG-4
Video Codec: H.264
Frame Rate (fps): Videos should be in their native frame rates without resampling.
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 or 16:9
Resolution Standard: You should provide the highest resolution available. A minimum resolution of 1280×720 is recommended for 16:9 and at least 640×480 for 4:3.
Bitrate: no recommended minimum value
Audio File Formats: MP3, PCM, AAC, and FLAC
Audio Bitrate: 64kbps or better
File Size: 4GB Max
Video Length: 4 hours Max
File Type: Most file types are supported (MP4 or MOV Recommended)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (Full Landscape), 9:16 (Full Portrait).
Vertical: videos with aspect ratio taller than 4:5 may be masked to 4:5
Resolution Standard: Upload the highest resolution video available that meets file size and ratio limits.
Video Codec: H.264 (Recommended)
Frame Rate: fixed/constant, not variable
Audio Codecs: AAC, 128+ kbps (Recommended)
File Size: 4GB Max
File Type: MP4 or MOV (Recommended)
Aspect Ratio: 1.91:1 (maximum), 4:5 (minimum)
Minimum Width: 500 pixels
Resolution: Upload the highest resolution video available that meets file size and ratio limits.
Video Codec: H.264
Frame Rate: fixed/constant, not variable
Maximum length: 120 seconds
Audio Codecs: AAC, 128+ kbps (Recommended)
Vimeo
File Size: Dependent on membership (free accounts have up to 250 GB)
Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 16:9, 17:9, 2:1
Resolution Standard:
- 8192 × 4320 (8K UHD)
- 4096 × 2048 (4K Stereoscopic 360*)
- 4096 × 2048 (4K Monoscopic 360)
- 4096 × 2160 (DCI 4K UHD)
- 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)
- 2560 × 1440 (2K)
- 1920 × 1080 (HD)
- 1280 × 720 (HD)
- 640 × 480 (SD)
- 640 × 360 (SD)
*Stereoscopic video should be uploaded with the left and right view stacked on top of each other as 4096 x 1024 (4:1 aspect ratio) for each eye.
Video Codec: H.264, Apple ProRes 422, H.265 (HEVC)
Frame Rate: Videos over 60 fps will be reduced, Constant
Bit Rate: Minimum: 2 mbps (360p) | Maximum: 80 mbps (8K)
Audio: AAC-LC codec | 320 kbit/s data rate | 48 kHz sample rate
Wistia
File Size: 8GB Max
File Type: MP4 (recommended)
Aspect Ratio: Any
Resolution Standard:
- between 640px and 3840px wide
Video Codec: H.264
Frame Rate: Constant, 15-60 frames per second
Bitrate: 5-8 mbps (recommended)
Audio Codecs: AAC codec | 44.1kHz sample rate | 2-channel Stereo (not surround)
Plan out your video content
Make sure you’re publishing video content that supports your overall inbound marketing strategy by including it in your content calendar. We’ve created this handy-dandy template to help you get started.
