A HELPING HAND
Turn a landscape video into a portrait clip
Filmed in landscape and need a vertical clip? First decide what needs to stay visible.
Crop or keep the whole picture?
- Choose a compatible video or try the illustrated sample.
- Choose the format, edge treatment and framing position.
- Create the MP4, check picture and sound, then download your copy.
Crop to fill removes part of the edges. If a person is on the left, move the horizontal slider until they appear inside the preview. Framing does not track movement automatically: it stays fixed from start to finish. Check several moments before deciding.
Keep everything preserves the whole picture. Empty areas become black bars or a blurred background made from the video. Blur is a backdrop effect, not background removal. It takes more processing and is limited here to 60 seconds.
Four output formats
Vertical 9:16 creates a 720 × 1280 MP4, square creates 720 × 720, portrait 4:5 creates 720 × 900 and landscape 16:9 creates 1280 × 720. The 4:5 frame is an intermediate portrait shape for feed posts, for example on Instagram or Facebook. Small sources may be enlarged without adding detail. These shortcuts set the frame, not a platform’s duration or file-size requirements.
Move the framing using the sliders or by dragging the preview. Sliders also work with a keyboard. Use the original video’s playback controls to inspect a different moment. The selected frame is applied to the entire clip.
Download and check
Video is re-encoded to H.264 at up to 30 fps. The first audio track is re-encoded to AAC; silent videos remain silent. File size may increase. This tool does not edit a timeline, add captions or publish automatically.
Check the beginning, the end, people near the edges and the sound. Failed imports, cancellations and conversion errors keep the last successful download. Changing a setting marks that result as old; create another copy to apply changes.
Compatibility and privacy
Limits help avoid oversized browser conversions. A phone video using HEVC or HDR needs a compatible H.264 SDR export first. Keep your original.
Video bytes are not uploaded to a conversion server. The engine downloads on first import, then works inside this tab. Closing or reloading interrupts the job. This version is tested in Chromium on Linux; real phones, Safari and Firefox still need qualification.