Cover Art for Podcasts & Videos: A Cross-Platform Size Guide
Podcast and video covers need different sizes per platform. A cross-platform size guide, plus how to produce every variant from one master visual with AI.
Cover sizes across platforms
Requirements differ by platform. The common ones:
- Podcasts (Apple/Spotify): 1:1 square, large dimensions recommended
- YouTube: 16:9 landscape
- Vertical short video: 9:16
- Visual social feeds: 3:4 or 4:5
One master visual, every platform
The efficient approach: lock one master visual first, then re-generate per platform ratio while keeping recognition unified.
- Generate the core cover at 1:1 to fix the subject and style.
- Use it as a style reference to produce 16:9, 9:16, and other versions.
- Add titles per version with text overlays, minding each platform's safe area.
Cover design essentials
- Big subject, strong contrast, type large enough to read small
- Same palette and layout across the series
- Keep key info clear of platform UI overlays
Exact ratios per platform: image size and ratio cheatsheet.
Start making
Open Peituka, pick a thumbnail scene, and ship unified covers for every platform in one pass.
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