{"id":5438,"date":"2023-05-16T01:41:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T01:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bandicam.com\/blog\/?p=5438"},"modified":"2024-04-23T06:53:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T06:53:38","slug":"how-to-create-short-videos-for-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bandicam.com\/blog\/how-to-create-short-videos-for-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Short Videos for Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Short videos capture people\u2019s attention quickly and can be easily shared across multiple platforms. They are also effective at conveying a message quickly and concisely, making them ideal for promoting products, sharing tutorials, and providing entertaining content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might prefer to create videos on your computer and upload them from the desktop. In this article, we will explain how to simply create a video with Bandicam Screen Recorder and upload it to social media from your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. How to Create Short-Form Videos for Social Media<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Upload Facebook Reels from Desktop PC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How To Upload YouTube Shorts from PC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. How to Post Instagram Reels from PC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. How to Upload Videos to TikTok on PC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Before you create your video, check out the video specs for each social platform:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/td>Facebook Reels<\/strong><\/td>YouTube Shorts<\/strong><\/td>Instagram Reels<\/strong><\/td>TikTok Videos <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Maximum Video Duration<\/td>60 seconds<\/td>60 seconds<\/td>90 seconds <\/td>30 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
    Recommended Video Formats<\/td>MP4, MOV<\/td>MP4<\/td>MP4, MOV <\/td>MP4, WebM <\/td><\/tr>
    Recommended Ratio<\/td>9:16<\/td>Square or vertical aspect ratio<\/a>.
    <\/td>    		Between 1.91:1 and 9:16<\/td>9:16
    (720×1280 resolution or higher)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    How to Create Short-Form Videos for Social Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    With Bandicam Screen Recorder, you can easily make short-form videos for social media, specifically videos with a 9:16 ratio in MP4 file format. You can also add a variety of overlay effects such as facecam, keystrokes, mouse effect, text effect, and drawing to the videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 1.<\/strong> Download Bandicam Screen Recorder on your PC and start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 2.<\/strong> Go to the Format Settings in Bandicam and set the file type to MP4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 3. <\/strong>Select the \u2018Rectangle on a screen\u2019 menu and click the custom size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A 9:16 aspect ratio is suitable for social media content such as stories, reels, shorts, etc. You can set the size to 720 x 1280 or 1080 x 1920, which are both a 9:16 ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 4.<\/strong> Now record short videos by clicking \u25cf<\/font> REC<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With these few steps, you can create short videos simply and effortlessly. If you want to add special effects to your video, use Bandicam’s various overlay effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Additional Tip #1<\/strong>. Create short videos with facecam.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    You can add facecam to your video<\/a>, especially to show reactions, tutorials, etc. You can also change the webcam size, location, or shape to a square, circle, ellipse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Additional Tip #2<\/strong>. Draw on your computer screen and create a video!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Bandicam provides a drawing tool<\/a> that allows you to draw lines, boxes, or highlights while recording. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Additional Tip #3<\/strong>. Keystroke capture and display. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    With Bandicam\u2019s Keystroke overlay feature<\/a>, you can display keyboard shortcuts on your screen to create short tutorials or lecture materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Upload Facebook Reels from Desktop PC <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Have you seen short videos on your Facebook newsfeed? Facebook allows users to upload Reels, a short-form video format set to music, with features such as editing tools and filters. You can watch Reels from other creators or make your own Reels to share with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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