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Turn a wide video into a tall one

It starts with a 9:16 frame in the middle. Move the frame to pick what you want to show.

  1. Choose a video

    Drop a video here, or

    Your video never leaves your device

  2. What do you want to do?

  3. How do you want to edit it?

  4. Make the file

Four promises

No upload

Your video is handled only on your own device. It is never sent anywhere, so you can safely use it with work or school videos.

Just pick

Pick Discord as the place you are sending to, and the size and the picture quality are set for you. There is nothing complicated to set up.

No watermark

Nothing is stamped onto your video, and there is no limit on how many you make.

Picture quality like the pros

We use the numbers people use in video work. If the picture quality is going to drop a lot, we tell you before you save.

How to use it

  1. Press "Choose a video" and pick a wide video.
  2. Drag the 9:16 frame in the middle to the part you want to show.
  3. Change the size of the frame with the handle at the bottom right.
  4. Press "Compress and save" and it is saved at 1080x1920.

Tips from the pros

  • Cropping a 1080p wide video to 9:16 means stretching it about 1.8x. If you start from 4K, it stays clean when it goes tall.
  • Putting a person a little above the middle is easier to watch.
  • If you are adding words, leave a little room at the top and bottom so the app's own display does not cover them.

Common questions

What happens to the picture quality?

You are using only part of the wide video, so it gets rougher by as much as it is stretched. Above 1.5x you get a warning.

Can I add black bars at the top and bottom instead?

For now it is cropping only. We will look at black bars in the next version.

What size is the finished video?

1080x1920. It works for TikTok, Shorts, and Reels.

Is there room to spare with a 4K video?

Yes. A 9:16 crop from 4K is still bigger than 1080x1920, so nothing has to be stretched.

Does the sound stay the same?

Yes, it stays the same.

Keep going with this video

Your video carries over. You do not have to choose it again.