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Adult platform upload specs: formats, file sizes and length limits
Every platform a producer sells on has its own upload limits, and most of them are scattered across help pages. Here they are in one table, every limit cited to the platform's own page and dated.
Updated October 2, 20265 min read
The short version
- Each platform publishes its upload limits in a different place, and some keep them behind a sign-in or an age check.
- Where a platform does not publish a limit on a public page, the table says so rather than guessing.
- Export one high quality master and cut every platform file from it, never from another delivery file.
- Ask the producer which platforms a scene is going to before you quote, because the platform list sets the deliverable list.
- Limits change. Check the cited page before a large upload, and note the date this table was checked.
A producer rarely hands an editor a spec sheet. The brief says the scene goes to two clip stores and a fan platform, and working out what each of those will accept is left to whoever does the export. The answers exist, but they sit in a help center for one platform, a creator FAQ for another, and nowhere public for a third.
This page collects what each platform publishes about video uploads in one place. Every cell links to the page it came from. Where a platform keeps a limit behind a sign-in or an age check, or does not state it at all, the cell reads "Not published". That means the limit is not stated publicly, not that there is no limit.
Upload specs by platform
| Platform | Formats | Max file size | Max length | Resolution | Thumbnail or preview | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManyVids | MP4, M4V, MOV | Under 10 GB | Not published (at least 1 minute) | Not published | Teaser: a 10-second clip, no larger than 50 MB | ManyVids help: Vid Upload Guide |
| Pornhub Model Program | AVI, WMV, MP4, MPG, MOV | 50 GB | Not published | 720p, 1920 x 1080 recommended; 30 to 60 fps; bitrate at least 1500 kb/s | Custom thumbnail allowed; text and logos no more than 1/3 of it | Pornhub help: Video Specs, custom thumbnails |
| Clips4Sale | MP4 and WMV named | 50 GB | Not published | Not published (HD and SD versions of a clip allowed) | Thumbnail: JPG or PNG, 16:9, max 5 MB. Preview: MP4, 16:9, max 60 seconds, max 100 MB | Clips4Sale help: Clip Upload, Bulk Clip Upload, formats and resolutions |
| JustFor.Fans | Not published | 10 GB | Not published | Streams at up to 1080p; larger uploads not advised | Not published | JFF Publications help desk, December 2021 |
| LoyalFans | Not published | 6 GB | Not published | Streams at 1280 x 720; downloads at the uploaded resolution | Preview: max 500 MB and/or 90 seconds | LoyalFans help: Video Store, How to Add A New Clip |
| Fansly | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Fansly help center states no upload limits |
| OnlyFans | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Help pages open only inside the signed-in app |
| IWantClips | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Help pages sit behind an age-verification gate |
Export once, then cut for each platform
Every re-encode costs quality you cannot get back. Export one high bitrate master at the resolution the scene was shot, keep it, and make every platform file from that master. A file cut from another delivery file carries two generations of compression, and on skin tones and dark sets it shows.
MP4 is the one format every platform in the table that lists formats accepts, and ManyVids recommends the H.264 codec, so H.264 in an MP4 container is the safe default for a delivery file unless a platform asks for something else. Platforms that re-encode on upload will compress whatever you send again, so send the highest quality file their size limit allows rather than a file you have already squeezed.
What to ask the producer before you quote
- Which platforms the scene is going to. The platform list sets the deliverable list, and a length or size limit can force a split or a second cut.
- Who uploads. If you upload, you need the producer's account access arranged their way. If they upload, deliver files already inside each platform's limits.
- Preview and trailer rules. Some stores want a separate preview clip or a thumbnail at a fixed size, and that is extra work to price in.
- Watermarks and title cards. Whether the producer's logo or compliance statement goes on each file, and where.
- File naming. A naming scheme agreed up front saves a round of renaming at the end.
Keeping this table current
Platforms change their limits without notice. This table carries the date it was checked, and it is checked again every quarter. If a platform has changed a limit since then, the linked page is the authority.
If you edit for adult producers, this is the kind of question a producer expects you to have answered already. The adult video editor directory lists editors who take the work, and how editors find adult video editing jobs covers where the work comes from and what a scene usually owes.
Common questions
What video format should I deliver for adult platforms?
H.264 video in an MP4 container is the safe default for a delivery file. Check the table for any platform that asks for something different, and keep a higher quality master of your own to cut every delivery file from.
Why does the table say "Not published" for some limits?
Because the platform does not state that limit on a public page. Some keep their upload rules behind the creator sign-in, and some never state them at all. Not published does not mean there is no limit, so if a scene is close to the size or length of the others on that platform, test with a short file first.
How often do these limits change?
Often enough that a table without a date is not worth much. This one shows the date it was checked and is checked again every quarter. The cited help page is always the authority if it disagrees with the table.