{"id":5165,"date":"2026-02-19T16:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crepal.ai\/blog\/?p=5165"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:02:01","slug":"blog-seedance-2-0-export-settings-tiktok-reels-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crepal.ai\/blog\/aivideo\/blog-seedance-2-0-export-settings-tiktok-reels-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Seedance 2.0 Export Settings: Best Specs for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts (No Upload Surprises)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m Dora. On February 3, 2026, I uploaded a short clip I’d cut in Seedance 2.0<\/a><\/strong> and watched Instagram turn my clean text into fuzzy soup. I actually winced. That little sting sent me down a rabbit hole of export settings, what Seedance gives you, what each platform tolerates, and which knobs actually change the outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are my field notes from hands-on tests. I exported, uploaded, and re-uploaded to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. If you’re trying to squeeze more clarity out of your videos (especially text-on-screen), here’s what worked for me inside Seedance 2.0<\/strong> and why it held up after each platform’s recompression grinder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Choose the platform first (9:16 vs 16:9 vs 1:1)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aspect ratio is the first fork in the road. I used to ignore it until the final export and then scramble to crop. That’s how you lose text readability and crucial framing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I do now in Seedance 2.0: pick the platform up front and lock the canvas\/sequence to that aspect, then design titles and safe margins around it. If I plan to repurpose, I keep a “center-safe” grid in mind from the start so nothing important gets chopped when I switch ratios later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple decision table by channel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the quick cheat sheet I kept open while testing. It’s not theory, I exported and checked each on mobile and desktop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Channel<\/td>Best Aspect<\/td>Base Resolution<\/td>Notes<\/td><\/tr>
YouTube (feed\/long-form)<\/td>16:09<\/td>3840\u00d72160 (4K) or 1920\u00d71080<\/td>4K triggers better VP9\/AV1 on YT: gives sharper text.<\/td><\/tr>
YouTube Shorts<\/td>9:16<\/td>1080\u00d71920<\/td>Keep captions big: avoid tiny UI elements.<\/td><\/tr>
TikTok<\/td>9:16<\/td>1080\u00d71920<\/td>High motion + overlays \u2192 watch bitrate.<\/td><\/tr>
Instagram Reels<\/td>9:16<\/td>1080\u00d71920<\/td>Safe zones top\/bottom for UI chrome.<\/td><\/tr>
Instagram Feed (square)<\/td>1:01<\/td>1080\u00d71080<\/td>Clean for carousels and grid look.<\/td><\/tr>
LinkedIn<\/td>1:1 or 16:9<\/td>1920\u00d71080 or 1080\u00d71080<\/td>Auto-captions crush thin fonts, choose bolder weights.<\/td><\/tr>
X (Twitter)<\/a><\/td>16:09<\/td>1920\u00d71080<\/td>Avoid rapid cuts with small text: encoder is aggressive.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Resolution + fps rules that survive recompression<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two big levers matter most after upload: resolution and fps. Everything else helps, but if you miss these, text sharpness takes the hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n