Social media video maker for Reels, TikTok and stories
Pick Social media video and every clip comes out vertical, 1080 × 1920 and about 10 seconds long, paced to hook viewers from the first moment. Words, logos and faces stay clear of the spots where Reels and TikTok put their own buttons and captions.
- vertical 9:16 video
- 1080 × 1920
- default length
- 10 s
- kept clear at the bottom
- 20%
Social media video maker, step by step
Choose Social media video
In a video chat, pick the Social media video format. The shape and size are set for you.
Describe the clip
Say what it promotes and what should happen. The video is paced hook first, so the opening seconds carry the point.
Download and post
Download the video and upload it to Reels, TikTok or your stories, with your caption.
Vertical, full screen, ready to upload
Short-form video is watched upright on a phone. Every social media video is 1080 × 1920, the 9:16 shape that Reels, TikTok and stories fill the screen with, so there is nothing to crop or reframe before you post.
A safe zone for vertical video
Vertical video apps cover parts of the screen with their own interface: the account name, the caption, the music line and the buttons. Melon Cut keeps words, logos and faces 8% from the sides, 14% from the top and 20% from the bottom, where most of those controls sit.
Hook first
People decide in a moment whether to keep watching. Social media videos are paced hook first, with the most interesting part at the start rather than after an intro, and run about 10 seconds unless you ask for a different length.
A set of videos in one plan
Ask for several - "three vertical videos, one per product" - and they arrive as Vertical video items in a plan, each with a caption. Attach product photos and each video can be made from the pictures it needs.
Social media video maker: the details
- Size
- 1080 × 1920 pixels, 9:16
- Default length
- About 10 seconds
- Safe area, sides
- 8% from the left and right
- Safe area, top
- 14%
- Safe area, bottom
- 20%
- Pacing
- Hook first
What size should a Reel or TikTok video be?
1080 × 1920 pixels, a vertical 9:16. Every Melon Cut social media video is made at that size.
Why is the bottom safe area bigger?
The bottom of a Reel or TikTok holds the caption, the account name, the music line and buttons. Keeping words and logos 20% from the bottom stops them disappearing under all that.
Can my logo appear in the video?
Yes. When you make a video from pictures with your brand added, it gets a generated opening frame and an end card with your real logo in the centre.
Works well with
- Video AI video generator Text to video, up to 30 seconds, in the shape you need.
- Video Branded video An opening frame and a logo end card, from your guidelines.
- Video Image to video Photos in, video out: first frame, last frame and keyframes.
- Social media AI story generator Full-screen 9:16 stories, clear of the app's buttons.
People also ask
- Video How do I make vertical videos for Reels and TikTok? Make them 1080 × 1920 pixels, a 9:16 vertical, open with a hook in the first second, and keep words, logos and faces away from the parts the app covers: 8% from the sides, 14% from the top and 20% from the bottom. Melon Cut Design's Social media video format does all three, about 10 seconds long by default.
- Social media What size is a TikTok video? Make TikTok videos 1080 × 1920 pixels, a 9:16 vertical that fills the phone screen. TikTok lays its caption, username and buttons over the video, so keep words, logos and faces 8% from the sides, 14% from the top and 20% from the bottom. Melon Cut's social media videos use this size and safe area.
- Social media What size is an Instagram Reel? Make Instagram Reels 1080 × 1920 pixels, a 9:16 vertical video that fills the phone screen. The caption, account name and buttons sit over the lower part of the video, so keep words, logos and faces 8% from the sides, 14% from the top and 20% from the bottom. Melon Cut's social media videos use this size and safe area.
Try it on your next post
Vertical 1080 × 1920 videos, hook first, clear of the buttons.