Convert short-form video to HDR
Shorts, Reels, and TikTok clips are already under a minute, so there is no trimming before you upload. Convert to HDR10 and claim the extra brightness and color range recent phones already show in-feed.
Why HDR helps here
iPhone 12 and later, and most recent Android flagships, decode HDR10 natively inside their own apps.
A 15 to 60 second clip needs no trimming to fit the upload limit, unlike longer-form content.
Platform support varies. Test with an unlisted or private post before committing to a workflow.
What to shoot for
Vertical short-form sits at 1080x1920, and that matters for the bill: the resolution class is decided by whether the longer edge exceeds 1920 or the shorter exceeds 1080, so a standard 9:16 clip bills at the 1080p rate rather than the 4K one. Shoot with the highlights intact rather than exposing hot for a punchy SDR look, because a blown highlight stays blown after conversion.
What to expect
The gain shows up on whatever in frame is genuinely bright: a window behind the subject, a screen, a reflection, a sunlit street. It does not show up on evenly lit talking-head footage against a flat wall, where the whole frame already sits inside the SDR range and there is nothing above diffuse white to release.
Where it actually plays
Delivery is the deciding factor here, more than the footage is. YouTube detects and serves HDR to capable devices, so Shorts is where the work survives. Handling on other short-form platforms is inconsistent: some re-encode to SDR on upload, some tone-map on playback, and the result varies by app version and device. Keep the SDR original, test one clip on each platform you actually publish to, and treat anything you have not tested as SDR.
Does your footage fit
MP4, MOV, or WebM. Up to 60 seconds and 500 MB. Resolution and frame rate come back exactly as they went in, nothing is resized or retimed.
- MP4, MOV, or WebM, straight from your camera or editor.
- Up to 60 seconds and 500 MB per clip.
- Resolution and frame rate come back exactly as they went in.
- Failed conversions refund automatically, usually within minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Will Instagram or TikTok actually show my clip in HDR?
Inconsistently. Some platforms ingest HDR and re-encode to SDR, some only honor it on iOS. Treat any HDR that survives as a bonus, not a guarantee, and test with a private post first.
Do I need to shoot anything differently for this?
No. Convert your existing SDR export as-is. If your camera has a flat or log profile, use it, the extra range gives the conversion more to work with.
What if my clip is already close to 60 seconds?
It needs to be 60 seconds or under to upload. Trim to your strongest segment; a shorter, tighter cut usually performs better anyway.
Does the 60-second limit affect short-form?
Rarely. Shorts, Reels and TikTok are already built around clips at or under 60 seconds, so this is the one use case where the limit almost never bites. If a clip runs slightly over, trim the tail rather than the hook.
Will viewers on SDR phones see a worse version?
No. An SDR display tone-maps the HDR10 stream down, and platforms that serve both keep an SDR rendition. What you should not do is hand an HDR file directly to an app that neither tone-maps nor re-encodes, because that is where the washed-out look comes from.
Get started
Upload a clip and see the price before you commit to anything. $6.00 per 10 seconds at 1080p and below, $12.75 per 10 seconds above 1080p, $0.60 minimum.
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