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Turn horizontal video into vertical 9:16

Interviews, talks and webinars are filmed in landscape; social feeds want vertical. Cutlingo sets the 9:16 crop for you and keeps the person who is speaking in frame.

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How it works

  1. 1

    Upload a landscape video

    A regular 16:9 shot from a camera, Zoom or a livestream.

  2. 2

    Choose the part you want

    Click the sentences you want in the transcript. The preview plays them straight away in 9:16.

  3. 3

    Adjust the crop if you like

    Drag the crop sideways or switch to the full shot with a blurred background, then download a 1080 × 1920 MP4.

A crop that follows the speaker

A plain centre crop often leaves an empty wall or half a face in frame. Cutlingo finds the faces in the shot and moves the crop to whoever is talking. In a two-person interview the picture switches between them.

The full shot when you need it

Sometimes the whole picture matters: slides, a whiteboard, a group of people. Choose the full shot and the video fits the vertical frame, with a blurred copy of the same picture filling the space above and below.

Captions in the same step

Vertical video without captions barely works on social media. Add captions with highlighted words while you adjust the crop, no second app needed.

Full resolution for social

The result is 1080 × 1920 at 30 frames per second, exactly what Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts recommend.

FAQ

Didn't find your answer? Write to us at [email protected].

Will the quality drop?

The crop takes part of the frame at the source's full resolution. With Full HD or 4K footage the result looks sharp.

Can I set the crop manually?

Yes. Drag the picture sideways in the preview and Cutlingo uses exactly the framing you see.

Does it work with several people in the shot?

Yes, the crop switches to whoever is speaking. If you want everyone in frame, choose the full shot with a blurred background.

What format do I get?

A vertical 9:16 MP4 (H.264), 1080 × 1920, with audio levelled to the loudness social networks use.

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