Guides
Guides
Practical notes on making short vertical video — what the formats require, which footage you are allowed to use, and how publishing through an API differs from uploading in the app.
Vertical video basics: resolution, length and the first three seconds
What 9:16 actually requires, why sixty seconds outperforms fifteen for explanatory content, and how to build an opening that earns the scroll.
Using public-domain artwork without getting a copyright strike
Which museum collections publish openly licensed images, what CC0 and public domain really permit, and the licences to avoid for published video.
Publishing to TikTok through the API vs uploading in the app
What direct posting can and cannot do, why drafts are often the better route, and what the permission screen is actually granting.
Captions and loudness: the two things that decide if anyone watches
Why most short video is watched muted, where captions belong on the frame, and the loudness target that keeps your audio level with everyone else's.