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Why the default photo/video aspect ratio on popular social media apps is square?

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Date de publication: 2015/08/16
Nouman Riaz
par Nouman Riaz , Lead Designer , Bissan Marketing Management

It is square because, the future is mobile applications, you may have noticed your applications such as "Instagram" laid-out  vertically. If your photo is lets say16:9 and you see it on a vertical layout, it will appear smaller than a photo which has ratio of4:3. 

 

Alexander ATAGANA
par Alexander ATAGANA , Optical Effects Camera Operator , A3 biz plaza

It has the best viewing status for all device

Danish kausar
par Danish kausar , Event Planer / Manage , The Sports Company

because everybody is not posting a picture taken from a DSLR.

Mohammad Ali
par Mohammad Ali , Video Editor , Fiverr

because almost all the social media websites use square video and photos on their pages.

Muhammad Ali Sarang Abro
par Muhammad Ali Sarang Abro , Monitoring and Evaluation Officer , Association for Betterment and Development of Human Being

Because its best for multiple devices to be played

Abdul Muneer N N
par Abdul Muneer N N , Media Director , Magic Animation Studio

we are using Smart phone, Tab, Laptop and multiple devices for social media. So, if all photos/videos will working common devices it will set in square ratio.

Ashkarudeen Kaleel Rahman
par Ashkarudeen Kaleel Rahman , Senior Graphic Designer , FoodUnitCo

First, let’s get obvious out of the way. The implementation of this square video style has been made to be beneficial for mobile users, with their device in a portrait orientation. Over 90% of Facebook’s 1.74 billion monthly users access the social network from their mobile device, with 60% of those being mobile-only use users, so it makes sense to create content to better suit the mobile space.

The reason for that is because it is easily optimized from one smartphone to the other and can be displayed the same and best veiwed on all phones.

In my openion, it's more easy to see the whole content + any text included 

Rex Carpentero
par Rex Carpentero , Technical Supervisor , Oneroad Media LLC

because, now a days people are more use to mobile/handheld device and has the aspect is a portrait mode, and socila medias are oftenly viewed or open in mobile flatform.

ABY B Mathew T
par ABY B Mathew T , senior customer service representative , jetairways

not everyone uses same specification devices there will be new and old devies so that makes it atleast  viewable on all devices.

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