Video Stickers: clips to stickers

A funny moment from a video, a cat GIF or a video note from a friend: you want to turn it into a sticker, but Telegram demands a strict format. The Video Stickers bot takes that work off your hands. You send a clip, and it returns a ready file. 🎬

The bot's author is named in its profile. It takes just one step to use, so it suits people who have never opened a video editor.

Send a clip, get a sticker

The principle is simple. You send the bot a video, a GIF or a video note (the round kind), and it converts the material to .webm and crops it to a 512 by 512 pixel square.

The result is a file that meets Telegram's requirements for video stickers. You do not change resolution or codec yourself. The finished file is then uploaded to Telegram's official sticker pack bot.

What Telegram demands from a video sticker

This is why an ordinary video cannot just be uploaded. Guides on the topic list these limits:

• Size. One side exactly 512 pixels.
• Duration. No more than 3 seconds.
• Frame rate. No more than 30 frames per second.
• File weight. Under 256 KB.
• Format. WEBM with the VP9 codec and no audio track.

The bot fits clips into those limits, and your job is to pick a good fragment. ⏱️

A catalogue of other people's stickers

The bot's description mentions a separate Catalogue section. It helps you find ready-made video stickers if you do not feel like making your own.

The single menu command, /start, launches the bot. Everything else happens right in the conversation. 📚

Getting a sticker that looks good

1. Choose a short fragment, 2 to 3 seconds with a clear action.
2. Keep the main subject in the center of the frame, because edges vanish when cropping to a square.
3. Send the source in good quality, not a heavily compressed copy from a messenger.
4. A busy background reads worse. A simple one works better.

With the 256 KB limit, a complex picture with fine detail loses sharpness more than a simple one. That is a limit of the format, not a flaw of the bot.

Ideas worth turning into stickers

Short emotions work best: laughter, surprise, a bow, a wave. You will use stickers like that in chats every day.

• Friends' reactions. If the person agrees, their expression becomes a favorite sticker in your group.
• Pets. Animals give the most popular short scenes.
• Looping motion. A smooth repeat looks nicer than an abrupt cut.

Rights and privacy

Stickers made from other people's films and clips may violate copyright if you publish them as a shared pack. Personal use brings fewer problems, but posting other people's material publicly is a bad idea.

• People in the frame. Do not turn someone else's face into a sticker without their consent.
• Private clips. Remember that the file reaches the bot's server. Do not send anything that should stay private.