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Video Safe-Zone Template Overlay

Check visual margin profiles to protect critical elements from text truncation bugs.

Social & Broadcast Safe-Zone Profiles

Select a target social media or broadcasting profile to test visual margin safety.

TikTok (9:16) Safe-Zone Viewport
1080 x 1920

CRITICAL TITLE TEXT

Check if this text gets truncated or blocked by TikTok / Reels platform buttons!

Action Safe 90%
Title Safe 80%
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Check out this safe-zone overlay tool to avoid text truncation! #shorts #editing #vfx

Original Sound - Content Creator Track
Top Header Obstruction Zone
Bottom Caption Danger Zone
Overlay Visibility Controls
85%
Obstruction Audit Checklist
Audit Passed
Top 15% Header Margin ClearKeep logos and main titles below top 180px to avoid tab bars.
Bottom 20% Subtitle Danger Zone ClearAvoid hardcoded captions in bottom 380px covered by user tags & audio tickers.
Right Side Engagement Action ClearanceLeave right 140px margin free of critical face or graphic elements.

Programmatic Safe-Zone Filters & CSS Insets

# FFmpeg Video Safe-Zone Padding Guard (TikTok (9:16))
# Add top & bottom safe margin padding to prevent UI text truncation
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "pad=iw:ih+560:0:180:black" output_safe.mp4

# FFmpeg Title Safe Box Drawtext Overlay Filter
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "drawbox=x=iw*0.1:y=ih*0.1:w=iw*0.8:h=ih*0.8:color=green@0.5:t=4" output_safe_grid.mp4

About This Tool

The Video Safe-Zone Template Overlay is an essential post-production composition and visual QA tool for social media managers, video editors, motion graphics designers, and TikTok/Reels content creators.

Vertical video platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts overlay dynamic UI elements (like buttons, channel avatars, captions, and audio banners) directly over video content. When text, subtitles, or logos fall inside these obstruction zones, key content gets truncated or blocked. This tool lets you preview custom video thumbnails or design frames over live platform UI templates, test 80% Title Safe and 90% Action Safe boundaries, and generate FFmpeg padding filters.

How to Use

  1. Select Target Platform Preset: Choose a target profile like TikTok (9:16), Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, or EBU/SMPTE Broadcast (16:9).
  2. Upload Custom Image / Frame: Upload your video thumbnail, promo graphic, or motion frame (JPG, PNG, WebP) or test with built-in gradient templates.
  3. Adjust Overlay Opacity & Toggles: Use the opacity slider and toggle switches to display native platform icons, Title Safe (80%) boxes, and Rule-of-Thirds grids.
  4. Review Obstruction Audit Checklist: Verify whether critical titles or face placements pass the top 15% header, bottom 20% subtitle danger zone, and right-side engagement bar checks.
  5. Copy Audit Report & FFmpeg Code: Copy the safe-zone compliance audit report or copy ready FFmpeg safe-padding filter commands.

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