Make a faceless video with a narrator
Upload and tag your clips, run the Faceless template, check the narration and captions, and approve the post, with a real LoopBatch run's length and cost.
23 practical guides
Guides to making and posting short videos
Choose the task you are working on. Find practical steps, worked examples and dated sources for planning, exports, carousels and your final review.
By LoopBatch · Checked 7 October 2026
6 guides
Plan & create
Choose a workflow, estimate creation costs and plan a series you can keep making.
Schedule a repeatable AI video workflow
Set up recurring video production, distinguish run times from publishing times, and choose manual review or eligible schedule rules in LoopBatch.
Turn a long video into short social clips
Use an uploaded recording to make one to five captioned clips in LoopBatch. Review context, framing, platform checks and publishing before sharing.
How much does an AI video cost?
Estimate the visual generation cost of an AI video, compare images with clips and budget for the rest of your workflow using clear credit examples.
Plan a monthly AI video budget
Build a monthly AI video budget from length, production volume and visual choices, with a worked example and a separate allowance for repeat attempts.
AI images or video clips: what should you use?
Compare AI images, generated video clips and existing footage for social videos, including generation costs, motion needs and a practical shot-list example.
10 guides
Format & export
Prepare a delivery file, compare export choices and check the destination's requirements.
YouTube Shorts export settings
Prepare a YouTube Short with a practical export checklist for dimensions, frame rate, codec and audio, then check the file before publishing.
Instagram Reels export settings
Prepare an Instagram Reel with a portrait export workflow, review LoopBatch's publishing checks and keep captions readable before uploading.
TikTok video export settings
Export a portrait TikTok video, distinguish API constraints from editing recommendations and check the file's dimensions, duration and frame rate.
Choose a vertical video aspect ratio
Understand 9:16, 4:5 and square video formats, choose between cropping and fitting, and prepare a portrait edit without cutting off your subject.
Understand social video file size
Estimate video file size from duration and bitrate, distinguish MB from MiB and make a smaller export while keeping captions and motion readable.
Facebook Reels export settings
Prepare a clear Facebook Reel with a practical export preset, a worked file-size example and the checks LoopBatch applies before publishing.
Compress a social video while keeping it readable
Reduce a video file with a sensible export budget, a worked bitrate example and a final quality check for social posting.
Choose MP4 or MOV for a social video export
Understand MP4 versus MOV, separate a container from its codecs, and decide whether your delivery copy needs repackaging or a new encode.
Choose a frame rate for Reels and Shorts
Choose 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps from your source footage and destination checks, and review motion and captions before posting.
Reframe a landscape video for a vertical post
Choose crop, fit or a new composition for a horizontal video, calculate a 9:16 crop and preserve subjects, text and captions.
3 guides
Design carousels
Choose slide dimensions, leave room for the interface and make text readable on a phone.
Size a carousel for Instagram and TikTok
The picture counts, file sizes, shapes and caption limits of an Instagram carousel and a TikTok photo post, from their own pages, and where to keep the text.
Design readable Instagram carousel text
Design Instagram carousel slides with a clear text hierarchy, deliberate line breaks and LoopBatch's suggested margins, then preview your headline.
Design a TikTok photo carousel
Plan a TikTok photo carousel with a strong opening, one idea per slide and a readable portrait layout using LoopBatch's suggested text margins.
4 guides
Captions & review
Review caption meaning, AI disclosures and the finished post before approval.
AI video labels: TikTok, YouTube and Meta
Know when to disclose AI video on TikTok, YouTube and Meta, with practical examples, platform differences and a checklist before you publish.
Review a social post before it is published
Check the finished video, caption, account, privacy and posting time in LoopBatch. Learn who can approve and when a schedule rule applies.
Facebook Reels AI labels and disclosure
Review AI disclosure for Facebook Reels, with clear examples, caption wording and the difference between a disclosure and Meta's AI info label.
Add captions that make a short video easier to follow
Prepare and review captions for short videos: check the words, timing, important sounds and mobile layout before publishing.