Short video: formats, lengths and benchmarks
What the platforms require and what they leave to you: the vertical frame, the length, the first second. Benchmarks checked in their own help pages, so you post without guessing.
How long should a short be? The ideal length in seconds
Shorts, Reels, TikTok, LinkedIn: each platform’s maximum length, what they really recommend, and the rule for finding the right length.
Short video · Editing
Video captions: making a short work with the sound off
Many videos are watched with the sound off. What the studies say, how automatic and burned-in captions differ, and seven rules for captions people read.
Editing · Short video
9:16 vertical video format: dimensions and safe zones
9:16 at 1080 × 1920 pixels is accepted by LinkedIn, TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts. Dimensions, lengths and safe zones, from the platforms’ own pages.
Short video · Editing
LinkedIn video: formats, length and captions in 2026
Length, formats, vertical video, safe zones and captions: what LinkedIn asks of a video in 2026, and what works when you sell your expertise.
LinkedIn · Short video
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