Ensure your videos meet Apple Music's quality standards with this guide. From technical specifications to content guidelines, follow these requirements to deliver professional, polished videos that align with Apple Music's platform expectations.

• Title of The File: Same title as the video

• Compression Type: H.264

• File Format: .mov | .mp4

• Dimensions: 3840 x 2160 or 1920 x 1080

• Frame Rate: 29.97fps or higher

• Bit Rate: 24mb/s minimum, 50mb/s maximum

• Speed Adjustment: Two-step coding preferred

For HD: The minimum acceptable bit rate is 50mb per second, but 150mb per

second is preferred.

Apple Music Audio format:

- Format AAC

- Channels: Stereo (L-R)

Additional Requirements:

• All videos should only display the musical content, with no distractions on the

  screen.

  
  

• Inclusion of URLs, hashtags, dates, mentions, or other promotional text on the

  screen is not allowed.

  
  

• Logos in the corners of the video are not permitted.

  
  

• Initial/final slates, title cards, or video endings (white text on black screen) are

  prohibited.

  
  

• End credits cannot exceed 3 seconds in TOTAL.

  
  

• iTunes requires at least one black frame at the beginning and end of the video;

  otherwise, we'll add it.

  
  

• iTunes does not allow widescreen black format; if your video has it, it will be

  cropped.