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Jan 3, 2023 9 tweets 5 min read Read on X
How to insert text & animations for your short-form videos WITHOUT crashing into the buttons & captions.

I'm going to show you how on each platform using safezones: YT Shorts, IG Reels & TikTok

BONUS: Use the safezone that works for all platforms at the end.

- THREAD - ImageImage
This is used by my video editing agency to produce 500+ short-form videos every month that gets millions of views. So, I would appreciate it if you can RT the first tweet so it can reach more people.

This method will work for any video editing software.

Let's get to it👇🏽 ImageImage
Save this folder and download it for you/ your video editor to use.

The image zones in this folder will save you a lot of time when editing.

Go here👇🏽

drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fold…
For Youtube shorts, you can use the file titled: #Youtube-Short_Size-&-Setting-Short-Form-Video-(Template).png

1. Download image
2. Put it in the video timeline
3. Adjust your captions and animations

Remember: Max duration for YT Shorts is 60 seconds

Watch the tutorial below👇🏽
For Instagram Reels, you can use the file titled: #Instagram_Size-&-Setting-Short-Form-Video-(Template).png

1. Download image
2. Put it in the video timeline
3. Adjust your captions and animations

Remember: Max duration for IG Reels is 90 seconds

Watch the tutorial below👇🏽
For TikTok, you can use the file titled: #TikTok_Size-&-Setting-Short-Form-Video-(Template).png

1. Download image
2. Put it in the video timeline
3. Adjust your captions and animations

Remember: Max duration for TikTok is now 10 minutes

Watch the tutorial below👇🏽
Now, if you want to save time on implementing platform-specific safezones, use #All-in-one_Size-&-Setting-Short-Form-Video-(Template).png

1. Download image
2. Put it in the video timeline
3. Adjust your captions and animations

Watch the tutorial below👇🏽
That's a wrap!

Now, you can safely edit all your animations & text into:
1. YT Shorts
2. Instagram Reels
3. TikTok
4. All 3 at once

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We'll edit your raw footages into engaging short-form (TT) & long-form (YT) videos at SCALE!

While saving you $30,000/year

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