If your TikTok uploads keep appearing blurry on the app, it could be that you’ve fallen foul of one or more unwritten rules when it comes to creating and uploading content.
While nothing short of a phone or camera upgrade will fix a smeared lens or damaged device, if you find that the upload process itself is impacting the quality of your videos then you’ve come to the right place.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the reasons why your videos may appear blurry and what you can do to fix it.
Your Video Has Been Compressed
The most common reason why your video may appear blurry is that TikTok has compressed it. This happens when your video file is too large to upload as it is, and so needs to be compressed by the platform.
Typically when TikTok compresses a video, details become lost or warped and so when the playback starts on a user device, the video becomes blurry.
In order to avoid this, users should upload videos in a resolution and size that matches TikTok’s optimum settings. The best resolution for decent quality without overloading the system is 720p or even 480p, while the ideal orientation for the video is portrait.
Alternatively, videos can be filmed in a lower resolution to create a smaller file size, or footage can be edited via third party software to create smaller files.
TikTok Prioritises Speed in Cases of Weak Signal
If TikTok is trying to upload a video or piece of content in an area of weak signal, or it is struggling with a high resolution video, you will tend to find that it prioritises upload speed over the playback quality.
This can often mean that, while videos appear relatively quickly and are uploaded efficiently, the quality of them is poor.
To avoid this from happening, users should always ensure that they are in an area of good signal before trying to upload a video.
Videos Crash During the Upload Process
Annoyingly, if something goes wrong on the app during the upload process, you may find that the quality of your video is affected. This tends to be a standalone issue and may require the video to simply be deleted and re-uploaded.
When this occurs, it’s the stability of the app and the upload process that’s at fault, rather than an issue with the video itself. Nonetheless, it can be frustrating and is one of the downsides of using an app with such a vast number of users and high levels of data thanks to the constant refreshing.
There are changes that TikTok has made to reduce this from occurring – including improving server technology to minimise the time for video buffering. Again, users can optimise their own content to ensure a streamlined upload process by keeping their video below 720p resolution and in portrait mode.
Poor Camera / Device Quality
Finally, if you keep finding that your videos are low in resolution or blurry, check how clean your camera lens is and whether the quality of your device is good enough to film decent videos.
Misty and smeared camera lenses can impact the aesthetic and visual quality of a video – with a quick clean or an upgrade being an easy fix for those who want to improve their TikTok content!
Suffice to say, there are a number of reasons why you might find that your TikTok videos are blurry – but most of them come with their own assortment of fixes and things you can try. We hope this advice helps!
