{"id":2534,"date":"2020-12-23T08:43:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T08:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2024-02-16T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:09:09","slug":"make-and-post-square-videos-for-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/make-and-post-square-videos-for-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Square Video for Instagram: The Best Free Way 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to learn how to make a square video for Instagram?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking to quickly convert your landscape or vertical video to square dimensions?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wondering how to post a square video on Instagram?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we show you how.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Things to Keep in Mind When Creating Square Videos<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you plan to expand or zoom your video to full square; that is, your footage completely fills the entire video without any blank space, then:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t shoot the video too close to make sure that the important parts of the video, say your face or your body, don\u2019t get cut off.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure to record your video in HD quality. A low-quality video may turn out blurry when you expand it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Create Square Videos for Instagram on Your Desktop<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re on your computer, you can use Animaker to convert your videos to square dimensions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animaker\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/square-video-maker\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">square video maker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lets you create beautiful square videos online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t need any video making experience to use the tool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you want to post a vertical video to Instagram, you need to know that Instagram automatically crops the vertical video to a 4:3 ratio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This cuts off the top and bottom parts of your vertical video.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you want to fit your whole video into your Instagram post, you\u2019re going to have to convert it to square dimensions before posting it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use Animaker to easily turn your videos to the square format. Here\u2019s how:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the dashboard, pick \u201cSquare\u201d from the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a video<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2522 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/choose-the-square-option.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1205\" height=\"524\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now click on the button with the plus icon and text that says \u201cBlank\u201d. This will open a blank square video project.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2523 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/create-a-blank-square-video-project-or-use-a-theme.png\" alt=\"create a blank square video project or use a theme\" width=\"1440\" height=\"782\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To upload your video, head to the \u201cUpload\u201d tab in the main navigation bar, then click on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upload<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button at the bottom of the tab window. Once the video has been uploaded, simply click on it to use it in your project.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2524 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/upload-your-video.png\" alt=\"upload your video\" width=\"1440\" height=\"608\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, there\u2019s some empty space that appears on either side of the video\u2014if it\u2019s vertical (9:16)\u2014 or top and bottom\u2014if it\u2019s a landscape video (16:9).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2536 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/vertical-video.png\" alt=\"vertical video\" width=\"1007\" height=\"456\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2535 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/landscape-video.png\" alt=\"landscape video\" width=\"1072\" height=\"559\" \/><br \/>\nYou can make use of the empty space and add some text or your logo.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/how-to-animate-your-text-in-under-5-minutes\/\">add text to the video<\/a>, click on the \u201cText\u201d tab in the main navigation bar, then click on one of the text sizes to add it to to your video.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2537 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-text-to-your-vertical-video.png\" alt=\"add text to your vertical video\" width=\"1004\" height=\"664\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2530 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/add-text-to-square-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"511\" \/><br \/>\nOr you can adjust or expand the video to make it fit the square dimensions the way you want it to.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> icon in the top right corner of the video, then drag the edges of the video to expand it and adjust its position. once you\u2019re done, click on the green button that says \u201cApply\u201d.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2538 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/click-on-resize-icon.png\" alt=\"click on resize icon\" width=\"727\" height=\"339\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2539 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/drag-corners-to-crop-for-instagram.png\" alt=\"drag corners to crop for instagram\" width=\"724\" height=\"640\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to change the white background color, simply click on the background area, this will bring up the color palette at the bottom of the screen. You can use the color picker or one of the colors listed to set the background color.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2540 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/use-color-picker-to-set-bg.png\" alt=\"use color picker to set bg\" width=\"1440\" height=\"681\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, you can use readymade stickers, shapes, emojis, gifs (from GIPHY), HD stock videos, and photos from Animaker&#8217;s huge built-in library.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2541 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/use-stickers-and-animated-assets.png\" alt=\"use stickers and animated assets\" width=\"507\" height=\"674\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019re done creating your square video, you can download it to your local computer. Hit the \u201cPublish\u201d button in the top right corner of the app screen, then select <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download Video<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the dropdown menu. Finally, pick a resolution for your square video and hit <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2542 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/download-square-video-1.png\" alt=\"download square video\" width=\"643\" height=\"503\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s how simple it is to create a beautiful square video from scratch using Animaker!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you already haven\u2019t started creating square videos for your Instagram channel using Animaker, we\u2019d encourage you to check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/square-video-maker\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">square video maker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019d save you a ton of time and help you be more consistent in whipping up those beautiful square videos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you have any questions on creating square videos for Instagram, please let us know about them in the comment section below.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to learn how to make a square video for Instagram? 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