Spinning vinyl video for Spotify Canvas and vertical loops

How to make a vertical loop

1. Open Vinylspinn and choose Instagram Story (9:16) under Format.
2. Upload your cover art and pick a background colour that suits the track.
3. Choose vinyl or CD, and 33⅓ or 45 RPM.
4. Export as MP4 — it is the most widely accepted video format.

Why it works as a loop

The export is exactly one full rotation, so the last frame flows straight into the first. At 33⅓ RPM that is about 5.4 seconds; at 45 RPM it is about 3.9 seconds — short enough for the few-seconds loops that Canvas-style visuals use.

Check Spotify's rules before you upload

Spotify sets its own requirements for Canvas — length, resolution, file type and content rules. Read the current guidelines in Spotify for Artists before you upload, especially the rules about text and branding, because the exported video carries a small vinylspinn.com credit at the bottom of the frame.

Tips for vertical loops

• Keep the disc and cover art centred; interface elements often sit over the bottom of the screen.
• A flat background colour keeps attention on the record. A background image works too, but busy images compete with the spin.
• Vinylspinn exports a silent video, which is what a Canvas loop needs — the track itself plays underneath.

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