Vimeo Specifications

Video Thumbnail

Dimensions	1280 × 720 px minimum (up to 9600 × 5400 px)
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Max File Size	Not officially published
File Formats	JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF
Notes	Custom thumbnails available on all plans; Vimeo auto-generates if none set; animated GIF not supported as a thumbnail. Confirmed directly against Vimeo's current 'How to change the thumbnail image for my video' help article (help.vimeo.com, checked Aug 2026): it specifies formats and recommends matching the video's own dimensions, but states no maximum file size at all — the 5 MB figure previously listed here could not be sourced anywhere in official docs and has been removed rather than left as an unverified guess

Profile Photo

Dimensions	600 × 600 px recommended
Max File Size	Not officially published
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	Displayed as a circle. Confirmed directly against Vimeo's current 'About managing your Vimeo profile page' help article (help.vimeo.com, checked Aug 2026): it gives only the 600×600 recommended dimension, with no format list or max file size stated — the 5 MB figure previously listed here could not be sourced and has been removed

Channel / Showcase Header

Dimensions	No official dimensions published for the current banner
Max File Size	Not officially published
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	The asset itself still exists: Showcase → Layout → Featured content lets you set the banner background to None, Video thumbnail, or Custom image (confirmed via help.vimeo.com 'How to customize my showcase' and the 'Enhanced Showcases' blog announcement, checked Aug 2026), but neither source states pixel dimensions, aspect ratio, or a max file size for the custom image — the previously listed 1600×460/5MB could not be sourced in any current or archived official doc and has been removed. Do not confuse this with the separate Vimeo OTT-only 'Custom Collection Images' asset (help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/20277233617937): a background image (3840×2160, 16:9) and transparent logo (1200×500, 12:5) shown only in tvOS/Roku/Android TV/Fire TV apps, not on web or mobile, and not part of standard Showcase branding

Video Upload

Aspect Ratio	Any supported; 16:9 most common
Max File Size	300 GB and 24 hours per file on any plan; storage: Free 3 GB managed (unlimited public non-embeddable), Creator 50 GB, Core 500 GB, Professional 7 TB managed (new plans rolling out Oct 2026); legacy Starter 2 TB / Standard 4 TB / Advanced 7 TB
File Formats	MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, WEBM, M4V, MPG
Resolution	Up to 8K (7680 × 4320 px); 4K (3840 × 2160) recommended
Notes	H.264 + AAC recommended; accepted frame rates: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60fps (footage above 60fps is auto-reduced)

Vimeo Review

Resolution	Same as upload
Notes	Share private review links with clients; supports time-coded comments

Video Title

Character Limit	128 characters

Video Description

Character Limit	5,000 characters

Tags

Character Limit	20 tags per video

Bio

Character Limit	2,000 characters
Notes	About-page bio; the shorter front-page bio field is capped at 160 characters

Profile Photo

Dimensions	600 × 600 px recommended
Max File Size	Not officially published
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	Displayed as a circle. See Image Specs section above — confirmed against official docs Aug 2026, no max file size stated

Showcase Header

Dimensions	No official dimensions published for the current banner
Max File Size	Not officially published
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	See Image Specs section above — asset (Featured content banner) confirmed to still exist, but no official dimensions or file size found as of Aug 2026

OTT App Icon

Dimensions	1024 × 1024 px minimum (mobile); 1280 × 768 px minimum (TV)
File Formats	PNG
Notes	Vimeo OTT branded app icon; 2000 px wide or vector recommended; transparent background supported

OTT Splash Screen

Dimensions	TV: 1920 × 1080 px (HD) or 3840 × 2160 px (4K); mobile/tablet: 2048 × 2732 px portrait or 2732 × 2048 px landscape
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	Loading screen shown on Smart TV and OTT apps