Guide
A visual that looks perfect fullscreen on your laptop can fail on a phone feed: clipped titles, endless strobe, muddy audio, or a first second that doesn’t hook. This guide covers export craft for social — with COMMERD as the render path.
Specs change. What doesn’t: vertical and square crops punish edge-hugging UI, algorithms punish unreadable first frames, and loudness wars still clip. Design for the center safe area and a strong opening.
| Goal | Tip |
|---|---|
| Stories / Reels / TikTok | Keep titles inward; test vertical framing |
| YouTube | Longer cuts OK; still lead with a clear hook |
| Looping clips | End state should reconnect visually if possible |
Thin type dies on mobile encodes. Prefer larger titles, high contrast, and fewer simultaneous lines. During builds, calm motion behind text so names stay legible.
Exporting a video with sound doesn’t grant you the right to publish the music. Use tracks you own, licensed stems, or cleared demos. Platform Content ID can mute or block uploads regardless of your visual craft.
Live tab capture is for preview. For a reliable download with sound, use an uploaded audio file in COMMERD.
COMMERD prefers MP4 when the browser supports it and falls back to WebM. Both carry audio when capture succeeds.
Often Content ID / rights — not the visualizer. Confirm you can distribute the track on that platform.