freakart Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I have a nice HD (1280x720) video that I want to export as a square or vertical video for social media. In my videopad 5 there was this prompt message - do you want to crop edges by clicking yes it cropes the 16:9 edges and worked like a charm.. now in the latest 6 version, this message is missing and videopad exports the whole 16:9 video without cropping the edges. How do you export square of vertical videos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 If it doesn't distort the video or create undesired black borders, export at a different resolution/format. 640 X 480, for example, results in the old TV 4:3 presentation. To crop instead, you might import a video to VP, drop it onto the timeline as a single clip, then click the FX button at the bottom-left of the clip. The effect box opens. Click the far upper-left green + sign and choose CROP. In the preview window, drag the handles (dots) to the size desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakart Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 That the thing, it creates black borders. A square video is the closest I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakart Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 SOLVED!!! If you wish to make a vertical or a square video (Facebook/Instagram) - first you need to set the sequence to your desired size - do that by changing the format in VIDEO PREVIEW (stupid but it works) dialog (under options). And you're good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieFitz Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 freakart, I'm also trying to figure out how to create a square video for Instagram, fully filled without the black borders. This is probably a dumb question, but where the heck is the Video Preview Dialog? I don't see anything labeled Options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, KatieFitz said: freakart, I'm also trying to figure out how to create a square video for Instagram, fully filled without the black borders. This is probably a dumb question, but where the heck is the Video Preview Dialog? I don't see anything labeled Options. Go to Options. It's under one of the tabs. You can select from a list (640X480, 1280X720, etc) or put in custom width, height values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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