Motion: motion art for Apple Music
Make animated album art for Apple Music. The same loop editor at Apple's square and portrait frames, exported at the sizes Apple asks for.
Apple Music shows animated cover art on some releases: the sleeve moves gently behind the track. Apple calls it motion artwork on the creator side; listeners tend to search for animated album art or animated cover art. Motion, the Apple Music motion art studio, makes it.
What sizes does it export?
| Frame | Size | Frame rate |
|---|---|---|
| Square | 3840 x 3840 | 30 fps |
| Portrait | 2048 x 2732 | 30 fps |
Do I need to build it twice?
No. Switch the frame in the studio and the composition reframes: clips crop rather than stretch, so nothing is squashed. Guides show Apple's safe area so a title does not end up under the interface.
How do I get it onto Apple Music?
Through whoever distributes your music. Motion artwork is delivered with the release rather than uploaded to a player, so the exact route depends on your distributor, and not all of them offer it. We checked: see which distributors deliver motion artwork. Export the files here and hand them over the way you hand over the cover.
Both files, one project, same length
Apple wants the pair, and the quietest rejection there is comes from sending two files of different durations. Exporting both from one project means they match by construction, at 30 fps and with no audio track, which are the other two things that bounce a delivery.
Related reading
- How to make Apple Music motion art
- Apple Music motion art specs, sizes and safe zones
- The Motion product page
- Which distributors deliver motion artwork
- Animated cover art is not showing
Last updated 2026-09-15
LimePulse is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Spotify AB or Apple Inc. Product names are used only to describe what the software makes files for.