Broadcast term: aspect ratio (16:9 and 21:9)
Aspect ratio is the frame's width to its height. 16:9 is the television and desktop standard, 21:9 the cinema-wide frame, 9:16 the vertical phone frame. From 9 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
1Reference
The standard aspect ratio for YouTube on a computer is 16:9.
YouTube Help, recommended upload encoding settings
Nineteen vendors on the sheet print shapes; two include 21:9.
YouTube calls 16:9 the standard ratio on a computer and adapts its player to other shapes.
2Vendors whose figures use it
| Tool | Figure as printed |
|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | 16:9 and 9:16 in the generator's ratio control; the FAQ says ratios for any platform |
| Alibaba Cloud Wan | Adaptive by default; fixed shapes run from 21:9 cinema width through 16:9, 4:3 and square 1:1 to 3:4 and 9:16 portrait |
| DramaSo | Native 9:16 vertical; no landscape shape is named |
| Dreamina | 16:9 for widescreen or 9:16 for vertical, chosen before generating |
| Filmora | Projects can be switched to vertical 9:16 |
| Google Veo | Landscape 16:9 by default, or portrait 9:16 |
| Grok Imagine | Seven shapes, from the default 16:9 through 3:2, 4:3 and square 1:1 to 3:4, 2:3 and 9:16 portrait |
| LTX Studio | 16:9 landscape or 9:16 portrait at each resolution |
Inclusion rule. Tools on the sheet whose recorded figure uses the term or its usual shorthand. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
- Video resolution and aspect ratio16:9 is the standard aspect ratio on a computer; the player adapts to other shapes
- Generator panel and FAQ16:9 and 9:16 in the generator's ratio control; the FAQ says ratios for any platform
- Wan3.0 video generationAdaptive by default; fixed shapes run from 21:9 cinema width through 16:9, 4:3 and square 1:1 to 3:4 and 9:16 portraitratio parameter
- ExportNative 9:16 vertical; no landscape shape is namedvertical short drama
- FAQ16:9 for widescreen or 9:16 for vertical, chosen before generatingposting to YouTube
- FAQProjects can be switched to vertical 9:16best dimensions
- Veo 3.1Landscape 16:9 by default, or portrait 9:16control the aspect ratio
- Aspect ratio tableSeven shapes, from the default 16:9 through 3:2, 4:3 and square 1:1 to 3:4, 2:3 and 9:16 portrait
- LTX-2.516:9 landscape or 9:16 portrait at each resolutionresolutions table
3Adjacent terms
4The production side of the spec
For a delivery question like “Aspect ratio”, SceneMixer states the following about what it produces:
16:9 landscape (SceneMixer's default) and 9:16 vertical (the usual short-drama frame), chosen per project.
SceneMixer, Seedance 2.0 in a Real Short-Drama Pipeline — “Which aspect ratios does the pipeline generate?” (read 2026-10-13)
Typically 60–120 seconds, always 9:16 vertical, ending on a hook. SceneMixer's episode outlines are generated with that pacing, and setting a project to 9:16 makes every segment vertical (the default is 16:9).
SceneMixer, How to Make ReelShort-Style Dramas with AI — “How long is a ReelShort-style episode?” (read 2026-10-13)