Reddit Post Specs for Clear Native Images and Video

Choose Reddit in the Social Media Post Specs Checker, then select native image or non-Premium native video. These records concern attached files, not videos reached through an external link. Enter the export’s actual measurements, note any manual values, and use the result alongside a review of the question, the attachment, and the intended native composer.

Write the question before choosing the evidence

Start with the uncertainty you want other people to resolve. ‘Why does this chart exclude April?’ suggests a screenshot of the chart and its date selection. ‘Why does this drawer catch halfway out?’ suggests video of the movement and a still showing the rail. A generic photograph of the whole desk is less useful for either question, even when it is sharp and fits a tidy working canvas.

List what a reader needs to compare. In the chart example, that might be the visible month labels, the selected range, and the totals that led you to expect a different result. Keep these elements close enough to read together. The attachment should let someone investigate the issue without guessing which part of a large screenshot matters or asking for the exact label hidden just outside the crop.

Choose the smallest complete piece of evidence rather than the smallest possible file. A tightly cropped chart can be clear but incomplete if it removes the active filter. A very wide screenshot can be complete but unreadable if the relevant numbers become tiny. The preparation task is to find a useful middle ground: enough context to understand the question, with enough detail to inspect the point being discussed.

Draft a descriptive title and a short explanation before exporting. Name what you observed, what you expected, and where the attachment shows the difference. This gives the image or clip a defined role in the post. It also makes review efficient, because you can ask a colleague whether the evidence supports that exact question rather than whether the media looks generally suitable for a discussion website.

Keep screenshot labels and surrounding context together

Capture the original interface directly when possible instead of photographing a monitor. A direct screenshot usually gives you a cleaner starting point for labels and grid lines, though you still need to review the saved file. Include the control that explains the current state. For the chart question, a visible date filter may be more important than a large application header that contributes no information to the problem.

If the relevant settings and the chart cannot fit legibly in one view, create a clear comparison layout or use separate views with understandable labels. Do not shrink an entire worksheet until its contents become texture. A focused chart view and a focused settings view can preserve more useful information. Keep their relationship explicit so readers know whether they describe the same dataset, the same selection, and the same moment.

Use annotations sparingly and point them at something specific. A simple marker beside the missing month is more useful than several arrows crossing the chart. Keep the underlying number or label visible. If an annotation changes or reconstructs information, describe that change in the accompanying text rather than letting readers mistake an edited illustration for an untouched screenshot of the original interface.

Remove unrelated identifiers and private content deliberately before creating the delivery copy. Check that any redaction does not cover a setting needed to answer the question. Retain a working original in your own process so you can revisit the crop later. The goal is a useful, legible excerpt, not an unexplained image in which every surrounding label has disappeared and readers cannot determine what the remaining numbers describe.

Use the image canvas as a workspace, not a Reddit requirement

The native-image record uses 1200 by 900 pixels as a Preparation target for discussion media. This 4:3 canvas is an editorial starting point, not a required Reddit ratio or a verified minimum resolution. A tall settings panel or a wide chart may need a different shape. Preserve the content’s natural layout when that makes the question easier to understand, and let the target comparison describe the difference honestly.

An 800 by 600 screenshot has the same ratio but fewer pixels. That does not automatically make it invalid. If it shows one large setting clearly, it may do its job well. If it contains a dense table, the source may need to be captured again at a more useful scale. Enlarging the saved image to the preparation target changes the dimensions without recreating the missing detail in small text.

Test readability by looking at the attachment at a modest displayed size, then opening it for closer inspection. The overall view should reveal what the image is about; the closer view should preserve the labels needed to investigate it. Check the actual characters, not just whether there is a dark shape where a number belongs. A softened decimal point can change the meaning of a measurement or a total.

Use the Image Resizer when you need a deliberate crop or fitted canvas, and inspect the saved result again. Do not make a perfect target match the only acceptance criterion. This record has no verified numeric native-image upload cap, so it does not turn file size, width, height, or ratio into a hard Reddit pass or fail. Its target is a preparation reference for your own layout decision.

Show the full movement when the question needs native video

For the drawer example, begin with a view that establishes the drawer and the rail being discussed. Show the hand starting the movement, the point where it catches, and what happens next. A dramatic close-up of the handle may hide the gap that explains the issue. Keep the meaningful parts in view throughout the action, including any change in alignment when the drawer reaches the troublesome position.

Avoid cutting across the very moment you want readers to inspect. If the clip jumps from smooth movement to a stuck drawer, people cannot see how the catch develops. Keep a continuous view of that event where possible. You can trim unrelated waiting before or after it without removing the evidence. Use a closer second shot only when it adds detail that the wider sequence cannot show clearly.

If sound matters, check it intentionally. A scrape or click may help describe the symptom, but room noise can mask it. Listen to the exported file on an ordinary playback device and make sure the sound corresponds to the visible movement. Do not add music over a diagnostic sound merely to make the video feel finished. The metadata checker cannot assess whether an audible detail is present or useful.

Keep text labels short enough that they do not obscure the mechanism. A caption naming the left rail can orient readers; a long explanation across the entire drawer can prevent inspection. Put fuller context in the post text. Review framing with the Video Safe Zone Checker when useful, then inspect the actual player separately. A layout planning overlay is not an exact map of every Reddit viewing state.

Distinguish an uploaded attachment from a link to someone else’s player

A native video attachment is a file supplied to the posting workflow. A linked video points readers toward media hosted elsewhere. They may show the same subject, but the preparation questions differ. The native-video record here concerns the attached file and its observed measurements. It does not inspect the remote destination of a link, retrieve that video’s media, or verify how an external player will present it.

Reddit’s posting help lists link, image, and video options and notes that the available choices vary by community. Look at the composer you intend to use before assuming a particular attachment path is present. This is a workflow observation, not something the local file can tell you. A clear screenshot does not cause an image control to appear, and a measured video does not establish that a native upload option is available.

For a linked demonstration, review the destination separately: whether it opens to the intended video, whether the relevant moment is understandable, and whether your post provides enough context before someone leaves the discussion. Do not substitute the size of a downloaded thumbnail for the remote video’s measurements. The checker is useful for a local asset you actually possess, not as an automatic validator of every media link you might paste.

For a native attachment, confirm that the file picker received the intended revision and that its preview matches the approved evidence. A folder can contain the original recording, a trimmed delivery clip, and a thumbnail image with similar names. Choose deliberately and inspect the visible first moment. Keep the native-versus-linked distinction in the handoff note so another person does not change the publishing route while assuming the report still describes it.

Read the video duration check with its account scope attached

Reddit Help currently distinguishes a 15-minute video upload length for non-Premium users from a longer Premium allowance. The native-video record here checks the non-Premium reference as a maximum of 900 seconds. It does not apply that number to video comments, external links, or every account tier. Keep the non-Premium label visible when sharing the report so the measured result is not mistaken for a universal Reddit video rule.

For the drawer question, the useful clip will likely be much shorter because the evidence is one movement. That is an editorial decision, not an additional platform cap. Keep the entire catching event and enough surrounding motion to interpret it. Remove duplicate attempts only when they add nothing useful; retain another attempt if the contrast between smooth and caught movement is part of the question you are asking.

The landscape video canvas of 1920 by 1080 pixels is a Preparation target, not a verified compulsory resolution. A portrait recording may show the mechanism clearly and remain the sensible source. A smaller landscape clip may also be useful. The duration comparison and canvas comparison answer different questions, so do not treat a target mismatch as another hard constraint or assume that matching the target resolves an overlong export.

No numeric native-post video file-size cap was verified for this record. A separate Reddit help page documents video comments, but its numbers are not imported into native posts. Leave that missing comparison unknown rather than filling it with a familiar value from a different context. File size still belongs in the handoff because it describes the asset; it simply does not receive an unsupported platform-limit verdict here.

Treat local metadata as a description, not posting permission

The checker reads local media information when the browser can decode the selected file, or uses the measurements you enter manually. It does not sign into Reddit, inspect the target community, or evaluate the account that will post. A favorable measured result therefore says nothing about access to a posting control. Keep that distinction plain when a teammate asks whether a checked file is ready for their particular destination.

Mark manual values honestly. If the browser cannot read a video, take dimensions and duration from reliable export information rather than estimating them from a preview window. A displayed player can scale a video without revealing its encoded dimensions. Likewise, a file manager may show rounded size units that differ from decimal MB. The report is only as precise as the values supplied for the asset being described.

A local decoding failure is not a definitive native rejection. Browser support and the platform’s processing path are different, and the checker does not test codecs or frame rate. Conversely, successful playback in your browser does not verify audio completeness, final compression quality, or native acceptance. Play the actual export and review the native preview as separate tasks rather than trying to stretch one metadata result into a complete technical verdict.

Read unknowns as unknowns. The image record supplies no hard numeric cap, and the video record checks only the scoped duration. The tool’s own file-handling guards are local resource protections, not Reddit specifications. If a native upload reports a problem, retain the exact message and asset revision. That evidence is more useful for the next investigation than assuming an unchecked property must have passed because the report did not flag it.

Package a discussion post that another reader can investigate

Review the title, explanation, and attachment together as though you had not created them. Can you identify the confusing chart range or the exact point where the drawer catches? Does the text refer to a label that is actually visible? Replace vague references such as ‘this part’ with a clear name where useful. The strongest preparation outcome is a question that another person can follow without reconstructing your editing session.

Keep the relevant measurements in text when readers may need to quote or compare them. A screenshot can show a total, while the post explains what that total represents and which selection produced it. Use the Social Media Character Counter for a separate copy review if needed. Do not force essential explanation into a tiny image caption merely to keep the written post short.

Name the delivery asset clearly and keep its copied, CSV, or PDF report with the same revision. Note the selected format, observed dimensions, video duration where applicable, and any manual inputs. Add one practical review note, such as ‘date filter retained above chart’ or ‘catching movement shown without a cut.’ These observations explain why the media is useful, while the numeric fields explain which file was checked.

After a new crop, redaction, or trim, inspect the revised attachment and replace the old report. Then verify the actual native preview before completing the handoff. Keep media preparation separate from wider account routines and choose other tools from the free tools directory only when they address a real remaining task. The final package should preserve the question, the evidence, and the limits of what was measured, without promising the account’s exact outcome.

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