# Bluesky video

We recommend Bluesky video in 1:1 at 1080 x 1080 pixels and 25 frames per second, with subtitles burned in. Keep your own text out of the bottom 100 pixels, where the player controls sit.

Platform: Bluesky. Ratio: 1:1. Size: 1080 x 1080 pixels. These are Avola Media's own recommendations, not platform specifications.

## Specification

| Item | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Recommended | 1080 x 1080 pixels |
| Minimum | Not published |
| Frame rate | 25 frames per second |
| Subtitles | Burned into the video |
| Safe zone | About 1080 x 980 pixels |
| Shown as | Uncropped in the feed |
| File size | Up to 300 megabytes and 10 minutes |

## Notes

- Bluesky lets you attach subtitles to a video as a file, but in our test they showed on desktop and not in the phone app. Burn them in so everyone sees them.
- The pause button, the length and the mute button sit over the bottom of the video, and on desktop a control bar appears there when you hover.
- We do not recommend 9:16. On desktop it shows at about half the size of a square video, and on phones it is narrower than the screen.

## Exact areas

All positions are in pixels from the top left corner of the 1080 x 1080 pixel frame. A picture that overlaps an edge can have its centre outside the frame.

- Covered or cropped by the app, bottom edge: x 0, y 980, 1080 x 100 pixels.
- Safe zone edge: the SVG path "M0 0H1080V980H0Z", which spans x 0, y 0, 1080 x 980 pixels.
- Where we place burned-in subtitles: x 108, y 820, 864 x 140 pixels.

## Last updated

14 November 2026

## Links

- This page: https://guides.avola.dk/bluesky/video/
- Transparent PNG overlay to place on top of your work: https://guides.avola.dk/downloads/avola-bluesky-video-safe-zones-1080x1080.png
- Previous format: [Bluesky link card](https://guides.avola.dk/bluesky/link-card/index.md)
- Next format: [Bluesky profile picture](https://guides.avola.dk/bluesky/profile-picture/index.md)
- All formats as data: https://guides.avola.dk/data/formats.json